Mayor Gregg Hull will gavel in his final Governing Body meeting Thursday after 12 years leading Rio Rancho — and he’ll do it with a contested vote on the agenda. The Governing Body meets at 6 p.m. Thursday at Council Chambers for what will be Hull’s last regular meeting as mayor. Among the items on […]
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Placitas chipper day targets wildfire risk on May 30
Placitas residents can reduce wildfire risk around their homes at a free community chipper day hosted by the Coronado Soil and Water Conservation District on Saturday, May 30. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the San Antonio de las Huertas Land Grant property at 1 Camino de la Buena Vista, just […]
Posted inPueblos
Tamaya resort marks Earth Day with farm-to-table focus, thousands of pounds donated to Albuquerque shelter
A resort nestled along the Rio Grande between Albuquerque and Santa Fe is turning its kitchen gardens into community resources, donating more than 3,000 pounds of food last year to an Albuquerque homeless shelter. Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa, located on the Santa Ana Pueblo, highlighted its sustainability programs Wednesday in recognition of Earth […]
Posted inLocal Government
Santa Fe County, Edgewood reach multi-million dollar deal to restore fire service
Edgewood –– Santa Fe County and the the Town of Edgewood say they have reached a new agreement to avoid interruptions in fire service for Edgewood for the near future and study whether Edgewood should create it’s own fire department down the road. The framework for the agreement was shared in a joint news release […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, City Desk ABQ, Local Government
History made: ABQ confirms the first female police chief and new safety director
The Duke City just made history by shattering the glass ceiling as City Councilors confirmed Cecily Barker as the city’s first female police chief and approved a public safety overhaul that created a new public safety director role and filled it with former FBI official Raul Bujanda. On Monday, the City Council unanimously approved Barker […]
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‘It would be a lot cooler if you did’: ABQ council passes cooling rules — but not the ones the sponsor wanted
Jesse Jones, The Paper. — For thousands of Burqueños struggling to keep their homes cool as temperatures climb earlier each year, a common landlord workaround is now off the table — but the stronger protections one councilor fought for didn’t make it through. City councilors voted 5-4 Monday night to approve O-26-22, an amendment to […]
Posted inSandoval County
Sandoval County commissioners to tackle bonds, water, bridges and landfill staffing
Sandoval County residents from Placitas to Cuba will see decisions affecting their water supply, road safety and emergency services when commissioners gather Wednesday night in Bernalillo. The Board of County Commissioners meets at 6 p.m. at the Administrative Building Commission Chambers, 1500 Idalia Road, Building D. County Financial Advisor Rob Burpo of First American Financial […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Street racing blamed in fatal NM 528 crash that killed Rio Rancho man, injured two others
A Rio Rancho man died and two others were seriously injured April 4 after police say he and another driver were racing at high speed on NM Highway 528 — a stretch where one of them had already been stopped for speeding that same morning — when he lost control and slammed into a turning […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Rio Rancho man accused of stalking, attacking mother hours after jail release
A Rio Rancho man faces five felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly battering his mother, stealing her computer and other belongings — and then smashing her truck’s windshield with a rock the day after his arrest, according to criminal complaints filed in Sandoval County Magistrate Court. Rio Rancho police filed the first complaint on April […]
Posted inFood & Drink
City orders Downtown Lindy’s Diner closed over fear the building will collapse
City officials ordered an emergency closure of Lindy’s restaurant, a Downtown staple, on Monday after public complaints about the building’s bulging exterior prompted city officials to order a structural inspection. Owners say that the location is one of the longest continually-operated restaurant locations on Route 66. For 97-years, restaurants operating out of the the Bliss […]