Once again, the Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office is sponsoring its Thanksgiving Food Drive this year. Partnering with the Nacimiento Community Foundation, which operates The Checkerboard Food Pantry in Cuba, the fourth annual food drive led by Sandoval County Treasurer Jennifer Taylor will collect items now through Nov. 13 for Sandoval County residents who need a […]
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Opinion: It’s time to forget party lines and focus on helping New Mexicans
Submitted by Jay Block, Sandoval County Commission and candidate for NM Senate District 12 The people of New Mexico have suffered too long, due to failed policies that have delivered the worst education system, worst child well-being, and highest violent crime rate in the country. That should be enough. But we are also one of […]
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Santa Ana Pueblo debuts new Public Safety and Judicial Complex
The Pueblo of Santa Ana’s new Public Safety and Judicial Complex, which was nearly a decade in the making, opened for business Friday morning. The 20,000-square-foot, $15.5 million facility, located at 11 West Prairie Star Road near the intersection of U.S. highways 550 and 528 on the Santa Ana Pueblo, will house the Santa Ana […]
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Another officer under investigation in DWI probe
The ongoing DWI scandal within the Albuquerque Police Department has led to the suspension of a 10th officer. Gustavo Gomez, the deputy commander of the Internal Affairs Force Division, has been placed on paid administrative leave as part of the department’s ongoing investigation. Gomez, who has been with the APD since 2008, was promoted to […]
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Another officer under investigation in DWI probe
The ongoing DWI scandal within the Albuquerque Police Department has led to the suspension of a 10th officer. Gustavo Gomez, the deputy commander of the Internal Affairs Force Division, has been placed on paid administrative leave as part of the department’s ongoing investigation. Gomez, who has been with the APD since 2008, was promoted to […]
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Young adults share fentanyl stories at Albuquerque forum
The scourge of fentanyl addiction and its devastating impacts was the focus of a daylong forum in Albuquerque on Thursday as part of Bernalillo County’s “Keep New Mexico Alive” campaign. In addition to workshops and panel discussions, six forum participants who first used fentanyl in their teen years, and now in their 20s, talked about […]
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Young adults share fentanyl stories at Albuquerque forum
The scourge of fentanyl addiction and its devastating impacts was the focus of a daylong forum in Albuquerque on Thursday as part of Bernalillo County’s “Keep New Mexico Alive” campaign. In addition to workshops and panel discussions, six forum participants who first used fentanyl in their teen years, and now in their 20s, talked about […]
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City councilors expected to debate campaign finance changes for third time
Albuquerque city councilors are expected to continue a debate Monday over how much publicly funded campaign money future council candidates should get. At the last two meetings, the City Council deferred a proposal, sponsored by Councilor Joaquín Baca, that would clean up campaign finance sections of the city’s charter. Council candidates currently receive $1 per […]
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City councilors expected to debate campaign finance changes for third time
Albuquerque city councilors are expected to continue a debate Monday over how much publicly funded campaign money future council candidates should get. At the last two meetings, the City Council deferred a proposal, sponsored by Councilor Joaquín Baca, that would clean up campaign finance sections of the city’s charter. Council candidates currently receive $1 per […]
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State’s ‘Breaking Bad Habits’ beautification push includes iconic Breaking Bad character
Walter White is back from the dead and he’s got no tolerance for litterbugs. The Breaking Bad character is at the center of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s new beautification campaign, rolled out Thursday in Santa Fe. Lujan Grisham’s news conference at the Jean Cocteau Cinema included the premier of two new television ads featuring the […]