It wasn’t exactly a five-alarm fire, but four municipal departments still answered the call Tuesday when a cat found itself in quite the predicament—stranded at the top of a telephone pole in Mountainair with apparently no exit strategy. What started as one very bad day for a local feline turned into an all-paws-on-deck rescue mission […]
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77-year-old survives plague in Bernalillo County
A 77-year-old man from Bernalillo County has contracted plague, marking the second case reported in New Mexico this year, state health officials announced Wednesday. The man was hospitalized and has since been discharged, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. No deaths from plague have been reported in the state in 2025. Plague is […]
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Route 66 rabbit icon was born in Tijeras Canyon
By Rick Holben, East Mountain Historical Society If you traveled with family on Route 66 as a child in the 1950s and 1960s, you probably remember seeing jackrabbit signs that seemed to spring alongside the famous highway for miles and miles and miles, leading tourists to a trading post in Arizona. Turns out, that iconic […]
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Public lands group to open discovery center in Albuquerque’s Old Town
The Public Lands Interpretive Association will open a discovery center in Albuquerque’s Old Town next month, marking an expansion of the nonprofit’s educational outreach efforts. The Public Lands Discovery Center will officially open Oct. 1 at 422 San Felipe St. NW, according to a news release issued by the organization. A grand opening celebration is […]
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East Mountain Celebration is a hit in Sandia Park
Bernalillo County’s annual East Mountain Celebration returned Saturday, drawing families to the Vista Grande Community Center for an afternoon of entertainment, food and community recognition. The event, hosted by District 5 Commissioner Eric Olivas, featured live music from Grant Knoxlyn and a car show organized by the Village of Tijeras. Car enthusiasts displayed their vehicles […]
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Imposter nurse nearly kills Albuquerque patient with fatal morphine dose
An Albuquerque woman has been indicted on multiple felony counts after allegedly impersonating a licensed nurse and providing care at two hospice facilities, where she worked directly with vulnerable patients. In one instance, she nearly killed a patient with a fatal dose of morphine. According to the New Mexico Department of Justice (NM DOJ) and […]
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Placitas Artists Series receives $240,000 grant for community plaza project
The Placitas Artists Series has been awarded a $240,000 grant to support the design of Las Huertas Plaza in the center of Placitas. The Our Town grant includes $90,000 in federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and $150,000 in matching funds from the State of New Mexico. The project will focus on […]
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Residents return flag to Sedillo Hill after years of NMDOT bureaucracy
For years, drivers topping Sedillo Hills on I-40 marked the waypoint with a nod towards a simple American flag flying proudly on top of the hill. And then, one day, it was gone. For more than two years, members and supporters of the Sandia Lions Club in the East Mountains negotiated with the state’s Department […]
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Celebrate! Celebrate! We Can Do It!
Corner to Corner Diane Denish is a former lieutenant governor of New Mexico. She is a native of Hobbs and now lives in Albuquerque. Over the past two weeks, New Mexico has been in the national spotlight, earning rave reviews for taking the bold step of making childcare universal and free for every family. No […]
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New Mexico Democrats stand against GOP federal funding plans without healthcare cost fix
Two bills to avert a government shutdown each went down to defeat in the Senate on Friday. One of the proposals, a continuing resolution that would keep the federal government funded up through Nov. 21, cleared the U.S. House of Representatives 217-212. Reps. Melanie Stansbury, D-NM-01, Gabe Vasquez, D-NM-02, and Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-NM-03, voted […]