Jessica and Seth Beecher’s hip and buzzy 2022 freshman effort in Nob Hill is being followed by an equally hip and buzzy sophomore one in 2024. After the launch of the Central Bodega restaurant with two partners, the couple has embarked on an even bigger project just across the street. That means the busy Nob […]
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Bernalillo Candidates are Familiar Faces
Two incumbents and one former candidate running for the second time are vying for the two open Town Council seats in the upcoming Bernalillo municipal elections. Former businessman Phillip Valverde and former Magistrate Judge Sharon Torres-Quintana are each seeking to retain the seats they first won in 2020 and James Baca, who works for the […]
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Lawmakers will Again Push for More Tribal Control Over How Indigenous Children are Educated
A proposal to create a trust fund that would give tribes in New Mexico more money and control to run their own education programs is back for the 2024 legislative session. Supporters are optimistic about their chances this year after last year’s unsuccessful attempt to include it in the state budget. There are reasons for […]
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City Councilors Face Multiple Challengers
Three sitting City Councilors will each face multiple challengers in the March 5 municipal election in Rio Rancho, setting up a potential shakeup on the Governing Body. Incumbants Jim Owen (District 1) and Paul Wymer (District 4) will be up against two opponents in their re-election efforts, and Nicole Dahn List (District 6) has three […]
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Rio Rancho Municipal Election
Early Voting Locations Broadmoor Senior Center (Clerk’s Annex), 3241 Broadmoor Blvd Plaza @ Unser Marketplace, 701 Unser Blvd Unit A12 Loma Colorado Library, 755 Loma Colorado Blvd Rio Rancho MVD, 4114 Sabana Grande Ave SE The Hub @ Enchanted Hills, 7845 Enchanted Hills Blvd Rio West Business Center, 103 Rio Rancho Blvd Suite B1 Election […]
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“7th homicide in 4 years”: City struggles to reign in crime at Adam Market
A notorious East Central convenience store was the scene of another homicide Wednesday night. “Tonight’s fatal shooting is the 7th homicide investigation in the last 4 years at the Adam Food Market at Central and Penn,” APD Chief Harold Medina wrote on X, formerly Twitter, overnight. “And less than three weeks ago a convicted felon […]
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Police charge the “Wobbly Tire Bandit” with 122 felonies
APD detectives charged Abie Chavez, identified as the “Wobbly Tire Bandit,” with 122 felonies and cleared 23 cases after an investigation revealed he was linked to approximately 34 burglary cases. In October 2023, APD learned of the “Wobbly Tire Bandit” when a series of crimes were reported of a male flagging down elderly women, advising […]
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Moriarty Historical Society publishes local poet’s book
Supporting locals is something that New Mexicans love. As many small businesses pop up around the state. There’s always an option to support locals, whether you support your local thrift store, restaurant, or artists, but how many of us stop and support our local authors. Many authors in the Land of Enchantment may not achieve […]
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Moriarty Historical Society publishes local poet’s book
Supporting locals is something that New Mexicans love. As many small businesses pop up around the state. There’s always an option to support locals, whether you support your local thrift store, restaurant, or artists, but how many of us stop and support our local authors. Many authors in the Land of Enchantment may not achieve […]
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Watch: Video follows ABQ firefighters inside raging house fire
Albuquerque’s Fire and Rescue department is one of the busiest municipal fire agencies in the country. While many of the more than 108,000 calls for assistance the department handled in 2022 were for medical and non-fire related calls, the department is seeing a steady increase in calls to respond to vacant building fires over the […]