The Rio Rancho Governing Body will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. in City Hall’s Council Chambers to consider several zoning ordinances, a new master plan and a budget adjustment, among other items. The meeting will also be available via Zoom and streamed live on the city’s website. Among the most substantial items on the agenda […]
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Rio Rancho’s ‘pizza slice’ gets state’s shovel-ready stamp
A triangular, 43-acre lot near King and Unser boulevards, nicknamed “the pizza slice” for its unusual shape, is one of five properties across New Mexico to receive the state’s first “strategic economic development site” designations under the Site Readiness Program, announced by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration. The program, run through the New Mexico Economic […]
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Albuquerque is making a new push to create more immigrant-friendly laws. Here’s what’s planned.
Albuquerque officials are launching a comprehensive strategy this spring to protect immigrants amid growing uncertainty about federal enforcement. Mayor Tim Keller and city councilors will introduce an ordinance in early March to permanently ban federal agents from using city resources. The move is part of the city’s Defend ABQ program. Alongside the new law, the city will […]
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Opinion: When public money moves, the public should benefit
Opinion & Commentary in City Desk ABQJavier Martinez is the Speaker of the New Mexico House. He has served since 2015 and represents House District 11 in Downtown Albuquerque. My parents came to New Mexico in search of a better future for their family. They worked hard, both of them, the way a lot of […]
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Heinrich, Luján, Stansbury, Leger Fernández to boycott Trump’s State of the Union; Vasquez is lone New Mexican to attend
When President Donald Trump enters a joint session of Congress tonight to deliver his State of the Union, only one member of New Mexico’s elected federal delegation will be there to watch. Representative Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat representing most of southern and western New Mexico and Albuquerque’s Westside, told New Mexico Political Report today that […]
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Rio Rancho’s Citizens’ Police Academy pulls back the curtain on police work
Eleven weeks. One night a week. And for many participants, a completely changed perspective on the people who patrol their streets. The Rio Rancho Police Department’s Citizens’ Police Academy is currently underway, with roughly two dozen residents getting an inside look at how one of New Mexico’s fastest-growing cities keeps itself safe. The program, which […]
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Rio Rancho police, fire departments report mixed results in 2025
Rio Rancho’s police and fire departments handled tens of thousands of calls in 2025, with new data showing faster fire response times but a notable rise in structure fires and a wide spread in police response times depending on call urgency. The Rio Rancho Police Department received 66,232 total calls for service between Jan. 1 […]
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BCSO Sergeant fatally struck during traffic stop in East Mountains: Investigation underway
By Jesse Jones — A Bernalillo County sheriff’s sergeant was killed Monday evening after a tractor-trailer crashed into his patrol unit during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near the East Mountains, Sheriff John Allen announced Monday night. Sgt. Michael Schlattman, a 13-year veteran of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, called in the stop just […]
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Gary King campaigned on prosecuting child sex offenders – while courting Epstein at lunch and accepting donations through companies designed to avoid “press coverage” for King
By Pat Davis, Julian Paras, NM Political Report — The Epstein files revealed lots of new details about people and places connected to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein — including former attorney general and candidate for governor, Gary King. When reporting from New Mexico Political Report and others showed that King used a jet arranged […]
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What does it cost to live in ABQ today? Living wage increases for singles, now exceeds $100K for families
By Jesse Jones — Even as wages inch upward across Bernalillo County, many residents still earn far less than what experts say it takes to cover basic needs like rent, food and child care. New data from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s annual Living Wage Calculator shows a single adult needs $21.87 per hour to survive in […]