Property values in Sandoval County have seen a huge increase this year. In particular, Rio Rancho business property owners have seen some of the highest increases in the county. Several property owners urged county commissioners at the April 24 meeting to do something about the high property values from the Assessor’s Office. During the commission […]
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Ozone Pollution Continues to Plague New Mexico
Four of the nine New Mexico counties evaluated in the annual State of the Air report received failing marks for ozone pollution. The counties with failing grades were Bernalillo, Doña Ana, Eddy and San Juan. The annual State of the Air report looks at ozone and particulate matter pollution in more than 200 metropolitan statistical […]
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County Clerk Hosting Voter Roll Accuracy Event
Sandoval County Clerk Anne Brady-Romero is hosting a Voter Rolls Accuracy event on May 6. The public is invited to attend the event at the County Administration Building from 1-4 pm. The event includes a media campaign and polling site promotional signage is part of the continuing effort by the clerk’s office to further improve […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Westside Albuquerque
Trail Mix: Adventure to Cabezon Peak
Trail Mix is a monthly column featuring off-the-beaten-path adventures in New Mexico. Rising over 1,100 feet from the Rio Puerco Valley, Cabezon Peak dominates this remote and rugged valley just west of Albuquerque. Despite its relative isolation, it’s just over an hour’s drive from Albuquerque and an easy stop to cooler temperatures in the higher […]
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Exxon Mobil deal with Pioneer gets FTC nod, but former Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield barred from board
WASHINGTON (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources on Thursday received clearance from the Federal Trade Commission, but the former CEO of Pioneer was barred from joining the new company’s board of directors. The FTC said Thursday that Scott Sheffield, who founded Pioneer in 1997, colluded with OPEC and OPEC+ to potentially […]
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Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over the war in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza. “Dissent is essential for democracy,” he said at the White House. “But dissent must never lead to disorder.” Tensions have been building for […]
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Governors oppose Air National Guard move to Space Force
By ROBIN OPSAHL / Source NM New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed on to a letter Monday alongside 47 other state governors, as well as five territories and commonwealths, opposing the Biden administration’s move to incorporate Air National Guard service members into the Space Force. The letter from the National Governors’ Association is addressed to Secretary […]
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UNM Gaza Solidarity Encampment still in place after arrests
BY AUSTIN FISHER / Source NM Every protester arrested Tuesday morning during a protest inside the University of New Mexico Student Union Building was released by the evening, and the outdoor encampment at the university’s main campus showed no signs of stopping. Early in the morning, two UNM Police Department officers booked 16 protesters into the […]
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F-16 fighter jet crashes near Holloman Air Force Base; pilot safely ejects and taken to a hospital
ASSOCIATED PRESS WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. (AP) — An F-16 fighter jet crashed west of Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico on Tuesday and the pilot safely ejected, authorities say Base officials said the Fighting Falcon went down near White Sands National Park shortly before noon. The pilot was the only person aboard […]