Wildlife is out and about in Edgewood and the town officials are dealing with some of the impacts. A bird nest built on the exhaust on a water truck recently caused a small fire when the truck was idling. The heat from the exhaust caught the nest on fire. This melted the coating off of […]
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Posted inEast Mountains, Local Gov.
Tijeras donating firetruck to volunteer department in Mexico
The Village of Tijeras is donating a firetruck to the City of Guaymas in the state of Sonora in Mexico. The Village Council unanimously approved a resolution to donate the 2006 pumper tanker during its meeting Monday evening. The truck is valued at $15,000. Mayor Jake Bruton plans on driving the truck to Guaymas later […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Placitas
Appreciation Day is Placitas’ annual social hour
Homestead Village Shopping Center will be the spot for connecting with new neighbors and reconnecting with familiar faces this weekend. Placitas Appreciation Day, set for Saturday, will feature a variety of activities, networking not the least among them. Ruth Bouldes, an event organizer and member of the Placitas Chamber of Commerce, said the event is […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, News
Albuquerque to honor fallen emergency professionals during National Memorial procession
A national procession honoring fallen emergency medical services professionals will make a stop in Albuquerque on Wednesday. The Moving Honors procession, organized by the National EMS Memorial Service, will pause at the Bernalillo County Public Safety Training Academy to remember 29 EMS providers from across the country who died in the line of duty. The […]
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Vital worker protection or too rigid and burdensome? NM’s workplace heat protection rulemaking timeline extended
Cleveland Middle School teacher Sarah Hager isn’t the type of person to cry much. But as she faced five days without air conditioning in a sweltering classroom in August in Albuquerque, Hager broke down in tears. “I got in my car that afternoon and drove home crying the entire way,” Hager said during a press […]
Opinion
Democrats looking to reclaim mojo amidst shifting political landscape, focus on local issues
Fresh off garnering some national acclaim, two local Democratic strategists delved into the challenges and strategies facing the Democratic Party. Michelle Mayorga and Brad Elkins were big winners at the American Association of Political Consultants’ 25th Annual Pollies Conference in Colorado Springs last month. The New Mexico political consultants were awarded campaign excellence awards, the […]
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Rep. Stansbury submits $158 million in Community Project Funding requests
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) has submitted 15 Congressionally funded community projects totaling $158,450,000 for communities across New Mexico in the upcoming 2026 budget process. As the U.S. House of Representatives begins marking up appropriations bills this week, these proposals aim to address critical needs in public safety, housing, healthcare, education, and environmental protection. Stansbury’s funding […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Local Gov.
Tijeras approves $25K well repair
The Tijeras Village Council unanimously approved spending $25,000 to repair well 3 when it met Monday evening. While the well is only a few years old, the cast iron pipe has corroded and there isn’t a warranty in place to cover the costs of a new pipe. According to Mayor Jake Bruton, the water in […]
Opinion
Op-ed: Public broadcasting funding cuts would be ‘catastrophic’ in New Mexico
For the cost of one cup of coffee per person, per year—that’s about $1.60—American taxpayers have generously and continuously supported public television and radio for communities across the nation. In New Mexico, this investment in public broadcasting allows 12 radio stations and 3 television stations to provide critical educational services, vital public safety partnerships, and […]
Posted inNational News, New Mexico Statewide News
Which federal properties in New Mexico made the new sell-off list?
In March, President Donald Trump’s administration unexpectedly published a list of over 400 federal properties to be sold through “accelerated disposal” and fifteen New Mexico properties, including facilities servicing a nuclear waste disposal site in Carlsbad and the Dennis Chavez Federal Building housing the Downtown Albuquerque post office, were included. Now that list is down […]