Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Housing & Homelessness

Estancia police arrest local man in methamphetamine trafficking operation

A 40-year-old Estancia man faces up to nine years in prison after police arrested him for methamphetamine trafficking in a buy-bust operation that underscores drug enforcement challenges even in New Mexico’s safer communities. The man was arrested July 31 following an undercover operation in which Estancia Police Department officers worked with a confidential source to […]

Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, Town of Bernalillo

Bernalillo police to host National Night Out at Rotary Park a week after deadly shooting

The Bernalillo Police Department will hold its National Night Out event Tuesday at Rotary Park, the same location where a deadly shooting occurred just one week ago. Police Chief Chris Stoyell confirmed the department will proceed with the community-building event at the park despite the recent violence that claimed one life and left another person […]

Posted inNew Mexico State Gov., Pueblos

Protecting New Mexicoโ€™s water supply and farming communities

Submitted by Representative Kathleen Cates (D-Rio Rancho) New Mexicoโ€™s arid climate means we naturally receive limited annual precipitation, but the effects of climate change have exacerbated these challenges. Rising temperatures have led to prolonged droughts, decreased snowpack, early melting, and reduced river flows, while higher evaporation rates have diminished our water storage in reservoirs. To […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov.

So close to Texas, New Mexico has been a redistricting refuge beforeโ€”but not like thisย 

Commentary Dede Feldman is a former NM State Senator representing Albuquerque’s North Valley. She served on the 2001 legislative redistricting committee. A few of us had Blackberries, but in those days, it was mostly flip phones, and thatโ€™s how we found out.  The Texans were coming. It was 2003 and the message was from the […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Local Government

East Mountain residents get chance to shape future of nearby closed open space

The East Mountains community will have a rare opportunity to influence county policy when Bernalillo County District 5 Commissioner Eric Olivas hosts a community conversation about opening Sedillo Ridge Open Space, located just 5 miles from Tijeras. The meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m. at the Sandia Ranger Station, 11776 NM-337, […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Pueblos

New Mexico senators secure nearly $400 million for military bases, rural communities

New Mexico’s U.S. senators have secured nearly $400 million in federal funding for projects spanning from military base construction to rural fire departments, as the Senate passed its first fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills before the August recess. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujรกn announced a combined total of approximately $395 million for New […]

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