SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has received final federal approval to pursue $675 million in federal grant funding to expand high-speed internet across the state, officials said Monday. […]
Communities
Posted inAlbuquerque, New Mexico Statewide News
Gov. Lujan Grisham about ABQ street corners: ‘God help you if you’re out there at night’
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will be in Albuquerque Monday night for the second of three public safety town hall meetings. Following an anticlimactic special legislative session earlier this month aimed […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Housing & Homelessness
Advisory board alleges city ‘violates the autonomy, dignity, and rights’ of those experiencing homelessness
As Albuquerque grapples with stubbornly high housing costs and an increase in people living on the streets, a city board says there’s more reason for concern. The city’s unhoused population […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
Truck Crashes Into Cedar Crest Thrift Store
In the early morning hours of Friday, July 26, a truck crashed into the Talking Talons Thrift Store in Cedar Crest. According to footage from the store’s security camera, the […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
Truck Crashes Into Cedar Crest Thrift Store
In the early morning hours of Friday, July 26, a truck crashed into the Talking Talons Thrift Store in Cedar Crest. According to footage from the store’s security camera, the […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated
Six tribal water rights settlements for NM heard on Capitol Hill
By Danielle Prokop The Navajo Nation president and leaders from Acoma, Ohkay Owingeh and Zuni Pueblos joined tribal leadership from across the nation on Capitol Hill, offering testimony about the […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, NM State Gov., Syndicated
NM governor says special session ‘was not fair,’ but she won’t punish wildfire survivors for it
By Austin Fisher More than a week after a contentious special legislative session, New Mexico’s governor still has not signed the single piece of legislation lawmakers sent to her desk. […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated
Apache Christ icon controversy sparks debate over Indigenous Catholic faith practices
By DEEPA BHARATH MESCALERO, New Mexico (AP) — Anne Marie Brillante never imagined she would have to choose between being Apache and being Catholic. To her, and many others in […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
Breaking: Security officer shot at Coronado Mall, says APD
Albuquerque Police responded to Coronado Mall around 1 p.m. Friday afternoon and found a security officer suffering from a gunshot wound. APD officers were nearby enough to identify and follow […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Features, Housing & Homelessness
Combatting the ‘not in my backyard’ attitude
The priorities of the South San Pedro Neighborhood Association wouldn’t be strange to other neighborhoods across Albuquerque: Increased safety and cleanliness, small business support, increased engagement with residents and elected […]