By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Over the next two weeks, Burqueños will have a chance to weigh in on Mayor Tim Keller’s $1.47 billion budget proposal before the City Council votes to approve or amend it. Whether it’s police response times, city parks or how the city addresses homelessness, councilors are opening the floor […]
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Sandoval County Fire and Rescue adds 13 firefighters
Thirteen new firefighters joined Sandoval County Fire and Rescue following a graduation ceremony April 24 at V. Sue Cleveland High School. The Class 8 graduates represent the largest academy class in the program’s history. The new first responders completed a rigorous 14-week paramilitary training program that combined classroom work with field exercises in core firefighting, […]
Posted inRio Rancho
SWAT standoff, 9 charges: Police say Rio Rancho woman fired gun at partner while children were inside home
A Rio Rancho woman faces nine criminal charges — including aggravated assault and child abuse — after police say she fired a handgun at her partner during a domestic dispute in the early morning hours of April 18 in the High Range neighborhood. Officers dispatched around 1:47 a.m. found live rounds and spent casings in […]
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All 5 NM governor candidates head to Rio Rancho for Tuesday forum
All five candidates running for New Mexico governor will share a stage Tuesday night in Rio Rancho, giving Sandoval County residents — including registered independents — a front-row seat to a cross-party primary forum. The Governor Candidate Forum begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Rio Rancho Public Schools’ Training Center Room, 500 Laser Road NE. […]
Posted inElections & Politics
East Mountain voters have lots of contested races on primary ballots
Pat Davis, The Paper. — This election season, the multi-million dollar campaigns for statewide offices take over social media feeds and TV ad blocks, but in the East Mountains voters have almost a dozen other competitive races on primary ballots including several where well-known incumbents are facing challenges from inside their own parties. County Commissioner, […]
Posted inCorrales
Corrales councilors to review wish list
Village councilors in Corrales are going to talk about their wish list Tuesday evening. Their agenda includes a discussion of the village’s infrastructure capital improvement plan (ICIP), which spells out Corrales’ priorities for the next several years. Each local government in New Mexico assembles an ICIP, which the state legislature uses to help make budget […]
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Rio Rancho exempts employee benefits from bidding rules
Rio Rancho employees will see no gaps in their health coverage this summer after the city’s Governing Body approved a change to its procurement code Thursday that gives administrators more flexibility to secure insurance, benefits and retirement programs outside the standard bidding process. Financial Services Director Stephanie Yara told the Governing Body the exemption is […]
Posted inElections & Politics
New Mexico sues to block Trump order restricting mail-in voting
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 23 other attorneys general sued this week to permanently block President Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting. The motion for summary judgment argues the order unlawfully interferes with states’ constitutional authority to administer their own elections. Torrez and others, which includes Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as a lead […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety
State Police kill armed man after shootout with Torrance County deputies
By Kevin Hendricks, NM.News — A Torrance County man is dead after exchanging gunfire with sheriff’s deputies and a New Mexico State Police tactical team Tuesday near Manzano, following an hours-long manhunt that prompted authorities to order nearby residents to shelter in place. Torrance County Sheriff’s deputies responded around 1 p.m. Tuesday to a report […]
Posted inEstancia
Full Circle: Estancia superintendent retiring as a lover of rural schools
By Rodd Cayton, Route 66 Independent — Cindy Sims says her next role will be “the little old lady with story books.” After 45 years in education, the last seven as superintendent of the Estancia Municipal School District, Sims is retiring at the end of the school year. She said she wants to spend more […]