Albuquerque official responds to residents’ concerns about the Bosque thinning project

By Nash Jones, KUNM | Homemade signs expressing concern for the ecosystem of Albuquerque’s Bosque have popped up where a thinning project is underway. In addition to questioning the harm to native plants, shade and habitats, some call for the city to pause the work and hold a community meeting. The head of the city’s Open Space […]

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Community Briefs

March Archery Session Sabana Grande Recreation Center is offering Beginner Archery 2 & Intermediate Archery, Advanced-Explore Archery Club, and Homeschool & Beginner Archery for anyone 8 years old or older beginning March 5-26. Equipment is provided. $60 per session. To enroll visit rrnm.gov/activenet.  22nd Annual Park ‘N The Park The 22nd Annual Park ‘N The […]

Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Former Lt. Gubernatorial Candidate Announces Candidacy for State Senate

Anthony “Ant” Thornton announced last week his candidacy for Republican nominee for New Mexico Senate for District 19, which includes Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Sandoval and Torrance counties.  “This is the district I want to represent in the state senate,” Thornton said in a Facebook post. “I love living here, and I want to ensure that […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Local Gov., Westside Albuquerque

New APS program to offer courses in drones, sustainable farming, clean energy

Students in four Westside schools could soon be learning to fly drones and build a more sustainable future for the rest of us. Beginning next year, four schools in the Rio Grande High School feeder group – Los Padillas Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, Polk Middle School, and Rio Grande High School – will begin offering […]

Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Westside Albuquerque

Alec Baldwin to stand trial this summer on a charge stemming from deadly ‘Rust’ movie set shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has set a trial date for Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from the 2021 deadly shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The scheduling order entered Monday calls for jury selection to begin July 9, with the trial starting the following […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque

Commission Lauds Legislature’s Inaction to Close Detention Center

Torrance County, Estancia in particular, dodged an economic bullet recently when the State Legislature let a Senate bill die on the floor that would have prevented the Torrance County Detention Facility from continuing to house immigrant detainees. Janice Barela, county manager, told the commission last week that the bill passed two senate committees along party […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque

Commission Lauds Legislature’s Inaction to Close Detention Center

Torrance County, Estancia in particular, dodged an economic bullet recently when the State Legislature let a Senate bill die on the floor that would have prevented the Torrance County Detention Facility from continuing to house immigrant detainees. Janice Barela, county manager, told the commission last week that the bill passed two senate committees along party […]