The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Nov. 26 it has awarded Intel Corporation nearly $8 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities. $500 million of that funding will go to Rio Rancho’s Intel, modernizing two fabrication facilities and becoming a massive advanced packaging facility. Intel will refit […]
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Parnall Law Makes Its Case in Rio Rancho
The City of Vision marked the grand opening of Parnall Law Firm’s first office in Rio Rancho and its third overall location with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 20 at 2003 Southern Blvd. SE, Suite 126, in the Southern Plaza. Members of the Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce presented Bertrand “Bert” Parnall, owner and […]
Labor Relations Board rules PRN employees not included in UNM Hospital, union bargaining deal
The state Public Employees Labor Relations Board ruled Nov. 19 that UNM Hospital and the United Health Professionals NM division of the American Federation of Teachers should move forward without PRN (on-call) employees included in the bargaining unit, according to a press release from the hospital. After years of disagreement and uncertainty, both UNM Hospital […]
RRPD: Father, young children were victims in last week’s fatal crash
The Rio Rancho Police Department delivered an unfortunate update Nov. 19 on the devastating two-vehicle crash that killed four people last week. According to RRPD, 36-year-old father Craig Miller, 6-year-old Craig Miller Jr., Laila Miller, who was just shy of her first birthday, and the Miller family’s unborn child (26 weeks along) all died in […]
Rio Rancho teacher announced as a nationwide ARTEFFECT Ambassador
The Lowell Milken Family Foundation (LMFF) has announced the 2024-2025 cohort of ARTEFFECT Ambassadors, a prestigious visual arts education online fellowship for educators working directly with students in grades 6-12. Cleveland High School STEAM and robotics teacher Ashli Knoell is one of the 34 fellows in the second annual cohort. Members of the cohort represent […]
Two Killed, Multiple Injured in Fiery Rio Rancho Car Crash
Two people died and several others were critically injured on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 13, in a car crash that engulfed a vehicle in flames near the intersection of King Road and Sheba Drive NW in Rio Rancho. According to Jacquelynn Reedy of the Rio Rancho Police Department, Rio Rancho Police and Fire Rescue […]
Sparklight Partners with Café Bella Coffee for Free Treat Giveaway
Sparklight, a Rio Rancho internet provider, is teaming up with local favorite Café Bella Coffee to offer a special treat giveaway for the community. All Rio Rancho residents are invited to join in on this social media campaign starting Nov. 12. This campaign aims to strengthen connections between local businesses and the community. To participate […]
Enchanted Vision Art Show set for this weekend
Submitted by Carole Eagleheart Beth Waldron loves crows. She feeds them peanuts at her home in Corrales and they appear in her paintings, splashed with bold colors. Waldron is one of 34 local artists featured at the third annual Enchanted Vision Art Show this weekend at the Unitarian Universalist Westside Congregation in Rio Rancho. “I […]
Hundreds honor Veterans at Rio Rancho parade
The City of Rio Rancho recognized Veterans Day on Nov. 11 with a parade on Southern Blvd. and special ceremony. Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull and City Councilor Bob Tyler walked the parade route waving, shaking hands and handing out miniature American flags to the large crowd that lined Southern Blvd. State Rep. Kathleen Cates […]
Rio Rancho police release new information on shooting that killed teenager
A shooting in Rio Rancho Oct. 30 left a 15-year-old fatally injured, according to the teen’s family and the Rio Rancho Police Department. RRPD released more information Nov. 7 about Adrian Maestas Jr., a student and football player at Rio Rancho High School, who died two days after being shot in the head. RRPD said […]