Two of the county’s top cops are holding a townhall meeting in the South Valley Wednesday evening. Second Judicial District Attorney Sam Bregman and Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen will hold the meeting in order to allow residents to provide their input on the future of law enforcement in the county. “Your voice matters, and this […]
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Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, Westside Albuquerque
Extreme heat drives up food prices. Just how bad will it get?
Kate Yoder/Source NM Sometimes climate change appears where you least expect it — like the grocery store. Food prices have climbed 25 percent over the past four years, and Americans have been shocked by the growing cost of staples like beef, sugar, and citrus. While many factors, like supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, have contributed to […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov.
Trump casts immigrants as “poisoning the blood” of America
By WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrapping […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Courts, Justice & Safety, Westside Albuquerque
Watch: APD horse-mounted cops chase down shoplifter
Shoppers outside a West Central Walgreens got a vision of old-fashioned wild west law enforcement last week. Officers from APD’s horse-mounted unit were on patrol near Coors and Central on March 20 when an employee of a nearby Walgreens alerted them to a man who had just shoplifted from the store. Three officers (and their […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
New Mexico regulators worry about US plans to ship radioactive waste back from Texas
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press, ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials gathered Tuesday in southern New Mexico to mark the 25th anniversary of the nation’s only underground repository for radioactive waste resulting from decades of nuclear research and bomb making. Carved out of an ancient salt formation about half a mile (800 meters) deep, […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News
Fined and stripped of his marijuana license, Dineh Benally keeps on growing
This story is republished from Searchlight NM, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Ed Williams / Searchlight New Mexico Three months ago, New Mexico issued a $1 million fine to embattled Navajo marijuana grower Dineh Benally and […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness
Cuidando Los Niños sounds alarm on child homelessness
The picture of homelessness for many Albuquerque residents is likely one of a panhandler at an intersection or bus stop who is almost always an adult male. But that picture is woefully incomplete, says Ashley Martinez, because it should include children and families too — a group that has been increasing in number. “It is […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Heinrich introduces legislation to expand abortion access
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich introduced new legislation yesterday to establish and support abortion services and reproductive care in New Mexico and other states where abortion is legal. This legislation, the Abortion Care Capacity Enhancement and Support Services, would establish a grant program for healthcare organizations to provide abortion services and additional reproductive care. Heinrich introduced […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos
Oops! Typo could stop campaign before it starts
By Pat Davis/Sandoval Signpost The state senate campaign of a high-profile former DREAMer may be stopped before it starts if a judge agrees with a small group of voters that the candidate’s petitions to qualify for the ballot don’t count. A lawsuit prepared this week by Audrey Trujillo, a Corrales Republican candidate for State Senate […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
San Juan County scraps gerrymandered voting map
Austin Fisher/Source NM After more than two years in court, San Juan County officials agreed to adopt a new county commission voting map that supporters say gives Native American voters a bigger voice in who is elected to the local seats. The settlement announced on Monday resolves a dispute between the county and the Navajo […]