Edgewood leaders on April 23 prepared for a training retreat, approved the purchase of a new car and worked toward installing the town’s new baby box. At the Edgewood Commission’s regular meeting, Town Clerk Rachel Martinez said the town is moving ahead with the installation of a baby box, but it is not clear when […]
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Posted inPueblos, Uncategorized
Moriarty Fire Fights Three Fires in One Week
The City of Moriarty Fire Department and Torrance County Fire Department have already had a busy 2024 fire season. Last week firefighters and EMS put out three structure fires in a seven-day period that left two people dead and several acres of land burned. Around 10:30 am on April 17, Moriarty and Torrance County fire […]
Posted inPueblos, Uncategorized
Moriarty Fire Fights Three Fires in One Week
The City of Moriarty Fire Department and Torrance County Fire Department have already had a busy 2024 fire season. Last week firefighters and EMS put out three structure fires in a seven-day period that left two people dead and several acres of land burned. Around 10:30 am on April 17, Moriarty and Torrance County fire […]
Posted inEdgewood, Housing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Torrance County Mayors Protest Water Usage of Billion-dollar Wind Farm Project
Estancia and Mountainair officials are protesting a billion-dollar wind farm project’s water usage request they say will strip away the towns’ water. SunZia Wind and Transmission — developed by Pattern Energy — is a new renewable energy infrastructure project that installs wind farms in Arizona and New Mexico, harnessing more than 3,500 megawatts of new […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Pueblos
Remembering Grandfather
Sammie Charlie, Alan Charlie’s grandfather, served in the Marines during the Korean War which lasted from 1950 to 1953. The artist’s latest series is from his memory and the memory of all 800 Navajo soldiers who served in Korea and those who continue to serve. The paintings were inspired by stories from Alan’s father, photos […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Westside Albuquerque
These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today
By KATE BRUMBACK / Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud. At least five states won in 2020 by President Joe Biden have […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Native American tribes want US appeals court to weigh in on $10B SunZia energy transmission project
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN / Associated Press Native American tribes and environmentalists want a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on their request to halt construction along part of a $10 billion transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. The disputed stretch of the SunZia Transmission […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by New York’s top court
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press / NEW YORK New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, reversing a landmark ruling of the #MeToo era. The court found the trial judge unfairly allowed testimony against the ex-movie mogul based on allegations that weren’t part of the case. Weinstein, 72, will remain […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Torrance County Commission votes to extend ICE contract
This story is republished from Source NM as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. BY AUSTIN FISHER / Source NM Torrance County’s elected officials unanimously voted to extend the contract that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to incarcerate asylum seekers at the Torrance […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos, Westside Albuquerque
See which legislative races are close, which are lopsided based on fundraising data
This story is republished from Source NM as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. BY PATRICK LOHMANN / Source NM Two long-time Gallup lawmakers and one from Elephant Butte have the most money to spend in the New Mexico Legislature as they and their […]
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