by Rodd Cayton Albuquerque City Councilors traded barbs with Albuquerque Police Department Chief Harold Medina at a budget meeting Thursday night, criticizing the number of command staff in the department, Medina’s internal affairs strategy and a recent decision to seek National Guard troops to assist officers. Medina and Councilor Louie Sanchez accused each other of […]
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Safe, free rides available for Cinco de Mayo festivities
By Andrea Vasquez Bernalillo County and Sandoval County, in partnership with several organizations, are again offering the “Take a Ride on Us” program this weekend. This initiative aims to team up to keep the roads safe in anticipation of the Cinco de Mayo celebrations and to provide the community with a safe means of sober […]
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Proposed cuts to ABQ libraries panned
By Rodd Cayton Several public library supporters Tuesday evening told Albuquerque City Councilors the system needs more money, not less. The entire council met as the Committee of the Whole, which considers the budget and the capital improvements program proposed by the mayor. In the $1.5 billion budget proposal revealed last month by Mayor Tim […]
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Home hardening techniques to protect your residence from fire
By Hannah Grover With more than half of New Mexico experiencing extreme drought conditions, officials throughout the state are concerned about this year’s fire season. Bernalillo County and its partners hosted a wildfire preparedness town hall on Thursday at the Los Vecinos Community Center in Tijeras. While the federal funding cuts and reductions in staff […]
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Concerns mount over Head Start programs for children
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Keller slams Trump administration’s cuts to minority small business aid
by Rodd Cayton Mayor Tim Keller said a Donald Trump administration action terminating federal funding for a local business assistance organization is an attack on New Mexico’s diversity. Keller has been vocal about actions from the Trump administration he said are harming the city. City officials say the New Mexico Minority Business Development Agency (NM […]
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Feds file 82 charges for allegedly trespassing on military institutions in new border rules
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New Mexico United commentator cooking up a storm to secure spot in national chef competition
Former hotel owner and English chef Andrew “Andy” Hageman has been cooking for most of his life and keeps stirring something special year after year. Hageman, a writer for Athlon Sports and color commentator for New Mexico United who lives in the East Mountains, is competing in a national cooking competition. “I love the kitchen […]
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‘Pushing us into a recession.’ Senators react to Trump’s first 100 days in office
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján each reflected on the first 100 days of the Donald Trump administration, and both were highly critical of the job the president was doing in his second term. Both Senators are Democrats and both have been highly critical of Trump and his administration, particularly the Department of […]
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Española high school sought students’ immigration status as part of standardized test
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