By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper.Rio Rancho families can trade backyard boredom for pony rides, a mechanical bull and a rock wall when Sunday is Funday celebrates its 21st year Aug. 16 at Haynes Park. The Rio Rancho Kiwanis Club runs the noon-to-4 p.m. picnic, which grew out of a 2006 push by the late Tony […]
By Kevin Hendricks and Julian Paras, The Paper. — The iconic dinos and giraffes are getting a new life, and so is a shuttered Albuquerque classic. Scott Salvas, the Rio Rancho brewer behind Brew Lab 101, is resurrecting the long-dormant Putt-Putt Golf and Games course at 5100 San Mateo Blvd. NE in Albuquerque — rebranded […]
New Mexico Democrats are swapping candidates in a key State House race in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights where they have their target set on unseating one of the few Republicans representing a House or Senate district in Albuquerque. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, a nonprofit news service covering politics and policy […]
Submitted by By Adam Prior, Republican nominee for New Mexico House District 44 New Mexico’s doctor shortage is not abstract. It is a family waiting months for a specialist, a senior driving hours for care or a rural hospital struggling to stay open. Medical-malpractice policy affects patients’ rights and whether physicians can afford to practice […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A heavily armed man is still walking around Ventana Ranch, and the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office wants residents to keep their distance if they spot him. Reports of the man walking the neighborhood came in Monday and as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, BCSO is still searching for him. BCSO describes […]
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Best-selling author Anne Hillerman is joining some of New Mexico’s most celebrated artists as a recipient of the 2026 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts, an honor she says left her both surprised and deeply grateful. “Oh my gosh, I was thrilled, and I guess humbled is the […]
By Rodd Cayton Dana Petro says Puesta del Sol Preschool welcomed about 100 4-year-olds into the classroom Tuesday, but Rio Rancho Public Schools is looking down the road. “We’re already thinking about who they will be as third-graders, as fifth-graders, as middle-schoolers, and ultimately our graduates,” Petro said at a press conference announcing the grand […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A Rio Rancho homeowner wants the City Council to block construction on two narrow Northern Boulevard lots she says were illegally split to dodge zoning rules — one of several contested items facing the Governing Body when it meets Thursday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers. Rebecca Smith […]
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – The Vortex Theatre is preparing to raise the curtain on the world premiere of They Must Be Women Now, a new play by Nedra Pezold Roberts that explores family, identity and the forces that shape women’s lives across generations. The production, directed by RayRey Griego, opens Aug. 14 as […]
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Voters in Bernalillo County may get a chance to decide this November whether their tax dollars should help fund campaigns for county offices. The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing and final vote Tuesday, Aug. 11, on three companion measures. The package would place a […]
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