Corrales pet owners have until July 15 to enter their furry, feathered or hooved friends in the village’s 2026 Pet Mayor election, with proceeds benefiting Corrales Animal Services. Current Pet Mayor Apple is calling on all area pets — dogs, goats, llamas, hedgehogs, horses and more — to apply for the race, organizers said. Pets […]
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Village briefs: Council seat deadline, P&Z meeting, road cleanup and plague alert
Corrales residents interested in filling a vacant District 4 Council seat have until 5 p.m. Thursday, June 18, to apply, Mayor Fred Hashimoto said in this week’s Village update. The Council will nominate a candidate at its June 23 meeting to serve until the November 2027 municipal election. Planning and Zoning Commission meets Wednesday The […]
Posted inBernalillo County
After years of issues at MDC, Bernalillo County adds a new piece to the healthcare puzzle
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — For years, Bernalillo County has poured millions of dollars into fixing healthcare at the Metropolitan Detention Center, bringing in a new medical provider and overhauling its behavioral health system. Despite millions of dollars in new investments, turbulence continues at MDC. The facility has cycled through three wardens since 2022 […]
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After three police shootings in five days, City Councilor questions APD, ACS mental health response rules
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Imagine calling 911 for help during a mental health crisis only to have the encounter end in death. That happened in May when the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) shot and killed a man after his family called for help because he was threatening to harm himself. The shooting was […]
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Reaching for the sky: New RRPS superintendent seeking gains at high-performing district
By Rodd Cayton, The Paper. The year is 2040. The Rio Rancho Events Center is packed, as the community celebrates hundreds of newly minted graduates of a local high school. They are asked to stand, arranged by their plans for after high school. Eventually, every graduate is standing, and the community embraces its status as […]
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Rio Rancho council to hear economic development updates Tuesday
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho residents will get a look at the city’s strategy for attracting jobs and investment Tuesday when the Governing Body holds a work session focused on economic development. The 3 p.m. session in Council Chambers includes an economic development overview and an update from Economic Development Manager Alberto Solis, […]
Posted inEnergy
Fact Check: What do we really know about Blackstone’s plan to buy PNM?
Editor’s note: In August 2025, New Mexico’s largest utility, privately-owned PNM, asked state regulators for permission to sell to a subsidiary of Blackstone, a private equity firm which has offered $11.5 billion for the company. Since PNM is a public utility, the sale must be approved by the Public Regulation Commission and that process has […]
Posted inEnvironment, Conservation & Climate
Tree deaths in New Mexico tripled in 2025 as warming summers increases insects, stress on forests
Tree deaths tripled in New Mexico during the second warmest year on record, according to new analysis of the state’s forest health from the U.S. Forest Service and New Mexico Forestry Division. 2025 saw a rapid expansion of bark beetle-caused deaths with 209,000 acres of conifers now dead — up from 67,000 acres in 2024 […]
Posted inLocal Government
Here’s a preview of Albuquerque’s newest Westside open space with crazy views of the city
The City of Albuquerque is about to open its newest open space and residents are invited for a preview on Friday. The 23-acre site, formerly the Poole family estate, was purchased by the City and renamed the San Antonio Oxbow Bluffs (SAOB) Open Space. It has always been important wildlife habitat on the Westside, officials […]
Posted inElections & Politics
NM Supreme Court denies appeal over Republican Party Chair Barela’s removal
By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Republican Party of New Mexico’s appeal of a lower court ruling that ordered party Chair Amy Barela to leave her post. Thirteenth Judicial District Court Judge Cindy Mercer in late May issued a ruling that prohibited Barela from continuing […]