The principal at Corrales K-8 School is on administrative leave, a district official told the Corrales Comment. Principal Alvaro Ramazzini remains on leave while an internal investigation proceeds, Albuquerque Public Schools Spokesperson Martin Salazar said. He declined to comment further, saying the issue is a personnel matter. Casey Reid-Kadlec, the principal of Inez Elementary School, […]
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Memorial services set for BCSO sergeant killed during traffic stop in East Mountains
A Bernalillo County sheriff’s sergeant who was killed when a tractor-trailer struck his patrol vehicle during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 will be honored with public memorial services this weekend and Monday, with his funeral falling on what would have been his 53rd birthday. Sgt. Michael Schlattman, a 13-year veteran of the Bernalillo County […]
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Rio Rancho council vote shapes future growth with new neighborhood, property restrictions
Property owners along Rainbow Boulevard will face new building restrictions under a unanimous vote Thursday by the Rio Rancho Governing Body, while nearly 800 future residents will gain a new neighborhood in the city’s northern section, decisions that city officials say will shape Rio Rancho’s growth for decades. The governing body approved three measures at […]
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MRGCD offers tips for irrigators as water deliveries approach
As the 2026 irrigation season approaches, the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) is sharing key information for irrigators. The district says five important factors will shape how the season begins and what irrigators can expect as the season progresses: Poor snowpack means light runoff Snowpack in the Rio Grande Basin remains below average; the […]
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Memorial services set for BCSO sergeant killed during traffic stop to be held in Rio Rancho
A Bernalillo County sheriff’s sergeant who was killed when a tractor-trailer struck his patrol vehicle during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 will be honored with public memorial services this weekend and Monday, with his funeral falling on what would have been his 53rd birthday. Sgt. Michael Schlattman, a 13-year veteran of the Bernalillo County […]
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Lawsuit alleges Bernalillo teacher abused student, district ignored prior warnings
A lawsuit filed in New Mexico’s Thirteenth Judicial District Court alleges a 5th-grade teacher at Bernalillo Elementary School subjected a 10-year-old student to months of physical abuse and racist verbal attacks while school officials ignored a history of prior complaints against her. The complaint, filed under the New Mexico Civil Rights Act and the Tort […]
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Albuquerque paid $8 million in lawsuits while Council oversight went dark for a year
By Jesse Jones — For nearly 12 months, the City of Albuquerque’s legal department failed to deliver required reports detailing how much the city paid in lawsuits to the City Council. Editor’s note: In researching this story, a Council spokesperson told City Desk that the last report received by the council was “in Q1 2025.” After […]
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Supreme Court removes New Mexico judge from the bench
The New Mexico Supreme Court ordered a McKinley County magistrate judge off the bench this week, ending a months-long saga between the judge and the state’s Judicial Standards Commission which had sought his removal for abuses of authority in office. The commission’s recommendation for removal stems from what it described as a “pattern and practice” […]
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Will Rio Rancho voters show up? Turnout is down from 2022 ahead of March 3 Election Day
As the last weekend of early voting approaches, turnout for the Rio Rancho municipal election is currently lagging behind the 2022 pace, even as the city has added thousands of new registered voters over the past four years. As of Feb. 25, just 4,093 voters have cast their ballots for the March 3, election, representing […]
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Bregman polling: Epstein stories lowered Haaland support in Dem. gov primary
Columnists in NM Political ReportPat Davis is the founder and publisher of NM Political Report, City Desk ABQ and the nm.news network. He is a recovering politician having served eight years as an Albuquerque City Councilor and, in another life, served as a police officer and nonprofit organizer. Last week, I wrote about new polling […]