Holy Week and the Easter season in New Mexico is a special time. While the rest of the country dyes eggs and buys chocolate, New Mexicans go on pilgrimages. Every Good Friday, thousands of New Mexicans either walk to El Santuario de Chimayó in the village of Chimayó or climb Tomé Hill between Los Lunas […]
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Court rulings stacking up in U.S. nuclear storage fight
Eyes are on the federal appeals courts as a slew of recent rulings is impacting the fervid fight over proposed nuclear storage facilities in the oil-rich Permian Basin, with another expected in the coming months. A recent court ruling highlighted the disagreements between federal interests that approved licenses to run these storage sites and the […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos
Judge Sides With Conservative Group In Its Push to Access, Publish Voter Rolls Online
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico election officials violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide voter rolls to a conservative group and its public online database, a federal judge has ruled. The opinion and order Friday from Albuquerque-based U.S. District Court Judge […]
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Photography Exhibit Showcases Layers of Memory
Never content with one style of photography, Dana Patterson Roth has recently been exploring encaustic photography; a process of applying hot beeswax onto an image. That’s the focus of her new exhibition, Layers of Memory. Roth says there is something about the wax, the way it looks and feels, that awakens senses beyond sight and […]
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Rio Rancho Man Charged With Killing Wife
A Rio Rancho man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife. According to a criminal complaint, around 6:42 a.m. on March 25, Rio Rancho Police arrived at 2178 Acapulco Rd. to investigate a possible homicide. The criminal complaint states a 911 call came in from a family member, […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Sen. Luján Meets With Family of Veteran, Holds Meetings With Local Leaders In Torrance County
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) visited the widow of WWII Veteran Josephat Radosevich, Griselda Radosevich. Luján helped Radosevich’s family obtain their father’s WWII awards and medals they have been seeking since February 2023. “I was honored to meet with the widow of WWII Veteran Josephat Radosevich, Griselda Radosevich to celebrate her birthday […]
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Sen. Luján Meets With Family of Veteran, Holds Meetings With Local Leaders In Torrance County
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) visited the widow of WWII Veteran Josephat Radosevich, Griselda Radosevich. Luján helped Radosevich’s family obtain their father’s WWII awards and medals they have been seeking since February 2023. “I was honored to meet with the widow of WWII Veteran Josephat Radosevich, Griselda Radosevich to celebrate her birthday […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, New Mexico Statewide News
The largest fresh egg producer in the US has found bird flu in chickens at a Texas plant
By KEN MILLER Associated Press The largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. said Tuesday it had temporarily halted production at a Texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens, and officials said the virus had also been detected at a poultry facility in Michigan. Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. said in a […]
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No-Confidence vote goes nowhere, again
The City Council also heard from the Albuquerque Police Department about its findings in the investigation into Chief Harold Medina’s crash. Read our coverage of that discussion here. It was a no vote for a vote of no confidence leveled against the Albuquerque Police Chief at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. Councilor Louie Sanchez sponsored the […]
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APS facing $2.5M budget cut
With enrollment declining in Albuquerque Public Schools, Board of Education members are looking for the best way to spend the district’s money and improve student outcomes. At Wednesday’s meeting, board members asked administrators about budget plans, programs and their effectiveness. Tutoring programs Board Member Courtney Jackson had questions about Paper, an online tutoring program designed […]