By Kevin Hendricks A wave of support and shaved heads marked the 19th annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser in Rio Rancho, bringing in thousands of dollars for childhood cancer research. The event, held March 1 at the Rio Rancho Events Center, raised about $33,500. In exchange for donations, people signed up for head shaves and […]
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Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team
by Lisa Rein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post They came in aggressively, a former official who witnessed Elon Musk’s team take over the Social Security Administration said, demanding access to sensitive taxpayer data and refusing briefings on how the agency ensures the accuracy of its benefit systems. They recklessly exposed data in unsecured areas […]
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Former Social Security official describes hostile takeover by Musk team
by Lisa Rein (c) 2025 , The Washington Post They came in aggressively, a former official who witnessed Elon Musk’s team take over the Social Security Administration said, demanding access to sensitive taxpayer data and refusing briefings on how the agency ensures the accuracy of its benefit systems. They recklessly exposed data in unsecured areas […]
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A dire water outlook
By Jesse Jones At the March 4 Corrales Village Council meeting, Jason Casuga, Chief Engineer/CEO of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD), warned that the region faces one of its driest years on record, with March forecasts showing river flows at just 36% of normal. The New Mexico Water Supply Outlook Report for February […]
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Edgewood Commission Sends Controversial Campbell Farming Approval Back to P&Z
By Andrea Vasquez The long-awaited public hearing at Edgewood’s Town Hall on March 6, turned contentious as the Town Commission reviewed an appeal challenging the approval of a minor subdivision for Campbell Farming Corporation. With a unanimous decision from the three commissioners present, Edgewood representatives voted to remand the subdivision application to the Planning and […]
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Edgewood Commission Sends Controversial Campbell Farming Approval Back to P&Z
By Andrea Vasquez The long-awaited public hearing at Edgewood’s Town Hall on March 6, turned contentious as the Town Commission reviewed an appeal challenging the approval of a minor subdivision for Campbell Farming Corporation. With a unanimous decision from the three commissioners present, Edgewood representatives voted to remand the subdivision application to the Planning and […]
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Edgewood Commission Sends Controversial Campbell Farming Approval Back to P&Z
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Trump threatens ‘large scale’ sanctions on Russia after major attack on Ukraine
by Sabrina Rodriguez, Kostiantyn Khudov (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President Donald Trump said Friday that he is considering imposing “large scale” sanctions on Russia to pressure the country into a ceasefire and peace deal with Ukraine. Trump’s threat on social media followed Russia’s first major missile attack against Ukraine since the Trump administration […]
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Trump threatens ‘large scale’ sanctions on Russia after major attack on Ukraine
by Sabrina Rodriguez, Kostiantyn Khudov (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President Donald Trump said Friday that he is considering imposing “large scale” sanctions on Russia to pressure the country into a ceasefire and peace deal with Ukraine. Trump’s threat on social media followed Russia’s first major missile attack against Ukraine since the Trump administration […]
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DOGE staffers bring U.S. Marshals to small federal agency that denied them access
by Brianna Tucker (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Employees of the U.S. DOGE Service, the organization overseen by Elon Musk that is tasked with slashing the size of the federal government, successfully gained access to the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) headquarters in downtown Washington on Thursday, a day after the small aid agency […]