Editor’s note: This is the final installment in a series titled Downtown Albuquerque Reboot, about the city’s center, its challenges and the plans to address them. Read about why the area matters here, about vacant buildings here, peruse a photo essay about lowriders here, and read about crime here. Beyond the crime, shuttered businesses, vacant […]
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March Sadness: Lobo fans gather, mourn after loss
Lobo fans gathered around the city to watch the team’s match-up against South Carolina’s Clemson Tigers Friday afternoon for the University of New Mexico’s first game in a NCAA basketball tournament in a decade. More than 100 people flocked to Civic Plaza where the city had set up a projector at the Al Hurrican Pavilion […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education
APS wants your input on how your kid’s school is doing
Albuquerque Public Schools wants to know how it’s doing. The district is collecting responses from APS families to its Quality of Education and Family Engagement Survey through March 29. The annual survey, required by the state, seeks input on school safety, technology, school buildings, learning, extracurricular activities, staff attentiveness, and more. The survey is anonymous, […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
Prosecutors charge a South Carolina man with carjacking and the killing of a New Mexico officer
Susan Montoya Bryan/Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been charged with two federal counts stemming from the killing of a New Mexico state police officer, federal and state prosecutors announced Friday. An unsealed criminal complaint charges Jaremy Smith, 33, with two counts: carjacking resulting in death and discharge of a firearm […]
Posted inMoriarty, Uncategorized
Moriarty Softball Pounds East Mountain in Doubleheader Slugfest
When Moriarty’s softball team played a doubleheader at East Mountain last week, it was as much a local rivalry as it was a reunion. Members from both teams began their softball journeys with East Mountain Little League — on the same field the Lady Timberwolves call home. “It’s crazy to be back here, I haven’t […]
Posted inMoriarty, Uncategorized
Moriarty Softball Pounds East Mountain in Doubleheader Slugfest
When Moriarty’s softball team played a doubleheader at East Mountain last week, it was as much a local rivalry as it was a reunion. Members from both teams began their softball journeys with East Mountain Little League — on the same field the Lady Timberwolves call home. “It’s crazy to be back here, I haven’t […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
The Independent News: March 21, 2024
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Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
The Independent News: March 21, 2024
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Posted inEdgewood, Moriarty, Uncategorized
District’s Proposal to Consolidate Schools Draws Pushback
Parents and members of the Edgewood community came together to voice their concerns over the potential impacts of the Moriarty-Edgewood School District’s proposal to consolidate schools and replace historic buildings. The Edgewood Commission held a town meeting on March 14 to inform residents of the potential outcomes of MESD’s Facilities Master Plan, which serves as […]
Posted inEdgewood, Estancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
Advocates Claim Inhumane Conditions at Detention Center
At the March 13 meeting of the Torrance County Commissioners, business was as usual until public comment began. During public comment, representatives from the Immigration Law Lab and the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center discussed alleged conditions at the Torrance County Detention Facility. Aurora Arreola, the Policy Program Manager for the New Mexico Immigrant Law […]