The Village of Tijeras will host the 2025 East Mountain Celebration Car Show on Sunday, Sept. 21, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Vista Grande Community Center. The event will take place at 15 La Madera Road in Sandia Park, according to an announcement on the village’s website. Registration is limited to 25 cars […]
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Highway 60 lane resealing project to begin next week in Mountainair
The New Mexico Department of Transportation will begin resealing lanes on U.S. Highway 60 through Mountainair starting Sept. 15, Mayor Peter Nieto announced. The project, being carried out by NMDOT and a subcontractor, will require detours and traffic diversions through side streets while the sealing treatment cures, according to Nieto’s announcement. “We kindly ask all […]
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Special session won’t include ban on ICE private prisons after all
Although an adviser to Lujan Grisham told lawmakers a few weeks back that Lujan Grisham might put such a proposal on her call for a special session, Michael Coleman, communications director for the governor, confirmed to New Mexico Political Report that she has ruled out doing so. Instead, she plans to focus more on the […]
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Moriarty gets ready for its biggest Pinto Bean Fiesta ever
By Connor Currier With harvest season in full swing, the City of Moriarty is preparing for one of its most beloved and long-standing traditions. The Pinto Bean Fiesta is set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 27. This year’s celebration is shaping up to be the biggest in the festival’s decades-long history. Mayor Brandon Webb, […]
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Bernalillo council to consider Enchantment Games permit
The Enchantment Games are coming back for a third year, pending approval by the Bernalillo Town Council. Organizers are asking for a public celebration permit for the Sept. 20 event, a fundraiser for the Albuquerque Sign Language Academy. According to the agenda, the Games would include tournaments in kickball, cornhole, bocce ball and spikeball. The […]
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Albuquerque man pleads guilty to federal charge for online threats against Trump
A New Mexico man who was charged with making threats of violence against then-President-Elect Donald Trump on social media pleaded guilty Thursday. The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico announced in a press release that Tyler Leveque, 37, of Albuquerque, changed his initial not guilty plea to one count of […]
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Senate Democrats file resolution calling for Kennedy’s resignation from HHS
Twenty-three Senate Democrats filed a resolution of disapproval Thursday calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign, citing concerns about his stance on vaccines and scientific credibility. The resolution, led by Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., states that the Senate and American people have “zero confidence” in Kennedy’s ability to serve […]
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New Mexico’s largest pet adoption event set for September in Edgewood
New Mexico’s largest pet adoption event will bring together rescue organizations from across the state for a day of music, food and finding forever homes for animals in need. Woofstock 2025 is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Venus Park, located at 151 NM 344 in Edgewood. The multi-agency […]
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Video: ‘Gibberish’ or ‘my New Mexico accent?’ Exchange gets heated between Luján and RFK Jr.
In a rare bi-partisan challenge to the Trump administration’s people and policy, voices were raised and tensions flared in a three-hour U.S. Senate hearing Thursday featuring U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In addition to being challenged by Republican Sens. John Barrasso and Bill Cassidy, both physicians, over the recent firing […]
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Moriarty’s longtime councilor denies former city clerk’s corruption allegations
By Connor Currier A Moriarty City Councilor is denying allegations of government corruption made by the former city clerk/treasurer, attributing the claims to a disgruntled employee. Councilor Steve Anaya says he doesn’t believe former City Clerk/Treasurer Deborah Liu’s accusations of government corruption. “I don’t believe that, and I believe those comments are from a disgruntled […]