By Kevin Hendricks, The PaperSandoval County high schoolers chasing a foot in the door in county government just got a bigger incentive: a $5,000 continuing education scholarship, sponsored by UMB Bank, now comes attached to the county’s Junior County Treasurer Program for Fall 2026. The Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office has opened applications for the semester-long […]
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Sandoval County commissioners vote to demand assessor resign, she says she’ll step down on her terms
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County commissioners voted 4-1 on June 10 to demand County Assessor Linda Gallegos resign over her dual-salary arrangement — but not before Gallegos herself took the podium to endorse the resolution, submitted documents defending her conduct and walked out of chambers to work in her office downstairs. The resolution, […]
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‘Taxpayer-funded side hustle?’ County assessor faces resignation request over two government paychecks
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County commissioners will formally request the resignation of County Assessor Linda Gallegos Wednesday after she took a full-time position with the New Mexico Treasurer’s Office in May while continuing to collect her elected-office salary — but Gallegos says she has kept up with her duties and calls the commission’s […]
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Sandoval County commissioners face full agenda: assessor ouster, $15M in bonds, labor contracts
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County commissioners will call on the county assessor to resign her elected office, vote on more than $15 million in proposed bond financing, and ratify new labor contracts for firefighters and detention staff when they convene Wednesday night in Bernalillo. The most politically charged item on the agenda asks […]
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20-year-old faces felony charges after 112 mph chase on US 550, crash in Bernalillo
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A 20-year-old man faces five criminal charges — including a felony — after a Sandoval County Sheriff’s deputy clocked his vehicle at 112 mph on northbound US 550 Monday morning and pursued him through a crash that ended on a dirt road near the Bernalillo border. According to a criminal […]
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Ancient remains close 23-year cold case in Sandoval County
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Human remains found near Cochiti 23 years ago are not the bones of a missing person — they belong to a man who walked the region roughly 1,000 years ago, the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office announced June 5. Detective Don Chewning said forensic family genealogy testing, funded by the Bureau […]
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Rio Rancho’s Hull wins Republican nomination for governor, sets up fall race against Haaland
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull won the Republican nomination for New Mexico governor Tuesday, defeating two opponents in a primary race that some pundits predicted he would lose — and setting up a November general election against former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Hull captured 47% of the Republican […]
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New Mexico voters reshape political landscape, set up fierce November battles
New Mexico voters reshaped the state’s political landscape Tuesday, setting up competitive November races for governor, secretary of state and key Sandoval County contests — including a Republican commission race that turned on a gun incident and domestic battery arrest in the campaign’s final weeks. Gov. & Lt. Gov: As predicted, Deb Haaland and Maggie […]
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Election Day voting gets underway — here’s what you need to know
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. More than 18,000 Sandoval County ballots are now on the books — and polls don’t close until 7 p.m. Tuesday. As of 10 a.m., the county has recorded 18,196 total votes cast, adding 1,741 new in-person ballots to the 16,303 that came in during early and absentee voting. Those numbers […]
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The uncrossable Rio Grande: Gregg Hull says a new bridge will never happen
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Republican governor candidate Gregg Hull has a clear message for Corrales residents worried about a new Rio Rancho river crossing: relax. Hull, the former Rio Rancho mayor, said at an Albuquerque Journal town hall on May 11 that any new crossing would require navigating approvals from Corrales, Sandia Pueblo and […]