Updates and Related Content Check back often for updates on this developing story. A shooting at the University of New Mexico’s central Albuquerque campus has left one person dead and another injured, prompting an emergency campus closure and a large-scale police response. In the early hours of Friday morning, UNM Police Department (UNMPD) responded to […]
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Posted inEnvironment, Conservation & Climate, Pueblos
Video: Ruidoso avoids more tragedy as flash flood prompts 5 rescues
Emergency responders successfully rescued all five people trapped by Thursday’s flash flooding in Ruidoso, marking a far less severe event than the deadly flooding that killed three residents just 16 days ago. Heavy monsoon rainfall caused a major flash flood near the village of Ruidoso on Thursday afternoon, with the Rio Ruidoso cresting at 12.5 […]
Posted inLocal Government, Pueblos
Moriarty could owe employees $18,000 in backpay and thousands in IRS fines
By Connor Currier Moriarty City Clerk/Treasurer Deborah Liu told councilors and the mayor at Moriarty’s City Council meeting on Wednesday night that the city has failed to disclose thousands of dollars in fines from the IRS and has short-changed employees at least $18,000 in take-home pay because of lax internal controls going back years. Liu, […]
Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque
Polling places list approved, but perhaps not final
Sandoval County election officials say they’ll keep looking for new places for voters to cast their ballots this fall. County commissioners voted July 23 to approve an updated list of polling places that drops (for now) seven locations used last year. Joey Dominguez, chief deputy county clerk, told commissioners that some voting sites are unavailable […]
Posted inEdgewood
Edgewood eyes unified approach to infrastructure with new advisory committees
By Connor Currier In a move aimed at strengthening the town’s infrastructure planning, Edgewood’s July 22 meeting centered on the proposed formation of two technical advisory committees: one focused on solid waste, and the other on water and wastewater systems. But a key suggestion from the town manager may reshape that plan entirely by combining […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Westside Albuquerque
Sandoval County celebrates opening of dispatch center that can’t handle most 911 calls
Sandoval County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 24 to celebrate its new dispatch center, even as the facility remains unable to independently handle approximately 85% of 911 calls from the county’s estimated 42,000 non-Rio Rancho residents. The Public Safety Emergency Communications Center of Sandoval County can only directly receive approximately 15% of 911 calls—those from […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Westside Albuquerque
Torrance County first responders to participate in National Night Out
Torrance County residents will have the opportunity to meet their local first responders during National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Torrance County Fairgrounds in Estancia. The Moriarty Fire Department announced it will join several other entities from across Torrance County for the community safety event, which […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Pueblos
Vehicle fire temporarily closes Interstate 40 east of Moriarty
Sunday’s vehicle fire on eastbound Interstate 40, just east of Moriarty, led to a temporary shutdown and showcased the coordinated emergency response efforts that safeguard both residents and travelers. The Moriarty Fire Department responded on automatic aid to assist Torrance County Fire Department at approximately 6:30 p.m. Sunday at mile marker 195 on Interstate 40, […]
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New Mexico opens applications for $137 million in federal disaster recovery grants
New Mexico residents devastated by last year’s deadly wildfires and flooding can now begin the process to apply for $137 million in federal disaster recovery grants aimed at helping communities rebuild stronger than before. The state is collecting intent-to-apply forms for grants funded through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery program, which will […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Pueblos
New Mexico Rep. pushes federal bill to prevent power line wildfires
A fallen aspen tree that downed a power line sparked New Mexico’s largest wildfire in state history in 2011, burning 156,000 acres in the Las Conchas Fire. Now, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández wants to give utilities better tools to prevent the next power line disaster. Leger Fernández and three other U.S. House members introduced […]