Roadrunner by the numbers: Dana Yost was named the president and CEO of Albuquerque-based Roadrunner Food Bank in August 2023. He comes to the city from Tucson, Arizona — a […]
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Posted inEducation, New Mexico Statewide News
NM ranks dead last in education. Will 180 days in the classroom help?
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has adopted a new rule mandating that school calendars consist of at least 180 days, with top state […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News
AG gets funding for proposed missing and murdered Indigenous people task force
Attorney General Raúl Torrez will have $200,000 at his disposal to create a new task force focused on the disproportionate rates at which Indigenous people experience violence and go missing. Gov. Michelle […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety
Nine yrs. later, BCSO returns suspect to ABQ from Mexico to stand trial for murder
On Christmas Eve in 2014, a family member returning home from church found Idali Reyes’ body dead in her South Valley home. Two suspects were arrested shortly thereafter but a […]
Posted inLocal Gov.
Commissioners make no decisions on Mountain View neighborhood development plans
Bernalillo County Commissioners discussed how to get a handle on the future of the Mountain View Neighborhood area, accepted close to $1 million to keep the national supply chain moving […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News
Jury convicts movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News
Defendants in terrorism and kidnapping case sentenced in New Mexico
A U.S. judge handed down sentences Wednesday for five defendants in a federal terrorism and kidnapping case that stemmed from the search for a toddler who went missing from Georgia […]
Posted inDowntown, Jobs, Workers & Economy
Attention Downtown: the city wants your email address
Downtown business and property owners will likely see some fresh faces at their doors this month. The city — through its Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (MRA) — is on a mission […]
Posted inEducation, Housing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News
New Mexico group to join White House in tackling hunger, homelessness on campus
A New Mexico group has been tabbed to help the White House in its efforts to address hunger and homelessness. Across the state, college students are not immune to those […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education
What to Expect: APS board to tackle budget decrease for next school year
The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education will discuss the expected budget decrease for fiscal year 2024-2025 at its regular meeting Wednesday night. The district’s budget office is projecting that […]