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Bernalillo Police Arrest Suspect After Violent Stabbing Near Dispensary

A fight between two men near U.S. 550 and Camino Del Pueblo in Bernalillo on Jan. 27 ended with one man hospitalized and another under arrest. Bernalillo Police Chief Chris Stoyell said officers arrested Armando Escarcega, 36, of Bernalillo, for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a 3rd-degree Felony, after spotting him running from the […]

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After Trump order, hospitals suspend some trans health care for youths

By Jenna Portnoy · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Children’s National Hospital this week suspended all new prescriptions, refills and medication administration for trans minors in an effort to comply with an executive order issued by the Trump administration, hospital officials said. The Northwest Washington hospital and others around the country, including the Virginia Commonwealth University health […]

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After Trump order, hospitals suspend some trans health care for youths

By Jenna Portnoy · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Children’s National Hospital this week suspended all new prescriptions, refills and medication administration for trans minors in an effort to comply with an executive order issued by the Trump administration, hospital officials said. The Northwest Washington hospital and others around the country, including the Virginia Commonwealth University health […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Westside Albuquerque

SOMA Coffee House Brings Fresh Brews and Community Vibes to Placitas

By Jesse Jones The aroma of freshly brewed coffee will soon fill the air in Placitas with the opening of SOMA Coffee House. The locally owned café aims to provide residents with a welcoming space to unwind, enjoy freshly roasted coffee and savor homemade pastries. SOMA Coffee House is located in the Homestead Village shopping […]

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Trump’s revenge targets feds, expands his power and disrupts government

By Joe Davidson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Less than a fortnight in office, President Donald Trump hasquickly targeted federal employees in his attempt to remake the government in his own image, using the politics of revenge. Newly re-inaugurated, for a second term, his roiling actions have generated workplace fear, confusion and anger – never good traits […]

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Trump’s revenge targets feds, expands his power and disrupts government

By Joe Davidson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Less than a fortnight in office, President Donald Trump hasquickly targeted federal employees in his attempt to remake the government in his own image, using the politics of revenge. Newly re-inaugurated, for a second term, his roiling actions have generated workplace fear, confusion and anger – never good traits […]

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DOJ Announces Indictment in Massive Marijuana Cultivation Scheme

By Kevin Hendricks The United States Department of Justice announced Thursday afternoon that a federal grand jury indicted three individuals for their alleged roles in a large-scale marijuana cultivation and distribution operation on Navajo Nation lands.  The indictment, unsealed Thursday, charges Dineh Benally, 48, his father, Donald Benally, 74, and Irving Rea Yui Lin, 73, […]

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Campbell Ranch Hearing Rescheduled for March

By Andrea Vasquez  The Town of Edgewood Commission released a last-minute cancellation and rescheduling notice for the Jan. 30 scheduled quasi-public hearing on Campbell Ranch.  The hearing to address an appeal of Edgewoods’ Planning and Zoning Commission’s approval of a minor subdivision was originally scheduled for Jan.30 at 2 p.m. at the Town of Edgewood’s […]

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Campbell Ranch Hearing Rescheduled for March

By Andrea Vasquez  The Town of Edgewood Commission released a last-minute cancellation and rescheduling notice for the Jan. 30 scheduled quasi-public hearing on Campbell Ranch.  The hearing to address an appeal of Edgewoods’ Planning and Zoning Commission’s approval of a minor subdivision was originally scheduled for Jan.30 at 2 p.m. at the Town of Edgewood’s […]

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RFK Jr. tries to convince skeptical senators that he won’t undermine vaccines

By Dan Diamond, Fenit Nirappil, Lauren Weber, Rachel Roubein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursdaystruggled to answer questions about Medicare, refused to rule out a debunked link between autism and vaccines, and said he would entertain conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, in a second day of hearings as he tries to […]