On Monday morning, after just under two hours of deliberation, a jury found Muhammad Syed guilty of first-degree murder in the first of three trials where he was accused of gunning down Muslim men. Syed, an Afghan refugee, is facing a mandatory life sentence for killing Aftab Hussein. The trial lasted four days in the […]
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Life continues for family of man accused in Albuquerque’s Muslim murders
In the year and a half since Muhammad Syed was arrested and charged in the fatal shootings of three Muslim men, his family — refugees from Afghanistan — has remained in Albuquerque. One of his children got divorced. Another enrolled in community college to study to be a dental hygienist after pleading guilty to a […]
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Commission looks at $1.25M grant for Mountain View development
The Bernalillo County Commission will give some attention to the Mountain View neighborhood, set up a process to select the new county manager and get rolling on improvements to the Dolores Huerta Gateway Park Market among other items at its meeting Tuesday, March 19. What’s Up? The neighborhood is located along Second Street and Broadway […]
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One man’s quest to help solve the city’s homelessness problem
The campaigning hasn’t stopped, but now the focus is homelessness. Daymon Ely, an attorney and former three-term state representative, has spent the past 12 months developing a proposal to address homelessness in Albuquerque. The problem is well documented: There are more people living on Albuquerque’s streets, some with severe mental health and addiction issues, and […]
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It’s time for FEMA to let New Mexicans to take over fire recovery process
Commentary by Pat Davis, City Desk Pat Davis is a former Albuquerque City Councilor. He is the publisher of City Desk ABQ and owner/publisher of a group of newspapers in Central New Mexico. A few weeks from now, the penitentes will begin planning their pilgrimages to Chimayó, and family elders will start wiping off the […]
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Mayor signs bill to speed up demolition of problem properties
City Councilor Brook Bassan and Mayor Tim Keller aren’t always on the same side of an issue, but when it comes to cleaning up problem properties, they found common ground. Mayor Keller today signed a Bassan-sponsored bill to create a new administrative hearing process to speed up notice and resolution of problem properties. One property […]
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Fourth APD officer resigns while under investigation in DWI corruption case
A fourth Albuquerque Police Department officer has resigned rather than be interviewed as part of an internal investigation into allegations of misconduct by DWI officers. Nelson Ortiz resigned Thursday, according to a news release. “Investigators were attempting to schedule an interview with Ortiz, but he decided to resign,” the release states. Ortiz, who joined APD […]
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Feds, State Fund Wildland Fire Management, Firefighters and Smokey Bear
Drought maps colored in cheerful red, orange and gold are anything but cheerful in their meaning. They confirm what ranchers already know, that it’s painfully dry here. Devastating wildfires in West Texas add an exclamation point. If there’s any good news it’s that Congress and the Legislature are more attuned to the reality of fire. […]
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Cheers For Title IX and Women’s Sports
For me, one of the most exciting sports events in New Mexico is about to get underway – the high school basketball tournament! Prep basketball has long been a community event across New Mexico, from Dulce to Eunice to Belen to Taos to neighborhoods in Albuquerque. I grew up in Hobbs, where boy’s basketball was […]
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Tribal nations receive $120 million to fight climate-related threats
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press The Biden administration will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change, the Department of the Interior announced Thursday. The funding is designed to help tribal nations adapt to climate threats, including relocating infrastructure. Indigenous peoples in the U.S. are among […]