Summer plans are about to get more expensive with Mayor Tim Keller’s proposed budget seeking more money from golfers, swimmers and animal lovers. The mayor’s proposed budget is $23.7 million […]
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Councilors hear pleas for ceasefire
City Councilors made some changes to how the city will handle the administrative side of all the grants that it processes. But it was pleas for a resolution calling for […]
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Suspect arrested after allegedly killing a man at a northern New Mexico rest stop, stealing cars
RATON, N.M. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested after allegedly killing a man at a northern New Mexico rest area, stealing a vehicle at knifepoint and leading state police […]
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City plans to install 50 pallet homes at former MVD site
In a close vote, the Albuquerque City Council agreed to allocate about a fifth of the opioid settlement funds the city has received so far toward developing a transitional recovery […]
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Former New Mexico football player convicted of robbing a postal carrier
ASSOCIATED PRESS / ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) A former University of New Mexico football player has been convicted of robbing a U.S. postal carrier and is facing up to 10 years […]
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How to tackle crime in Indian Country? Empower tribal justice, ex-Justice Department official says
LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press / WASHINGTON (AP) A quarter-century ago, the Justice Department had few meaningful relationships with Native American tribes. While the federal government worked with state and local […]
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Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie to be sentenced for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press | SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons supervisor is facing up to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer […]
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Could County Commissioners face fines for violating the Open Meetings Act?
At last Tuesday’s Bernalillo County Commission meeting, Commissioners Steven Michael Quezada and Walt Benson alleged they were not included in decisions regarding selecting a new county manager. These complaints reached […]
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Can former DWI officers under investigation still work as cops?
As news continues to unfold about the five officers suspected of working with a local defense attorney, Thomas Clear III, to get those accused of driving while intoxicated off the […]
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WHAT TO EXPECT: Council may debate spending $5M in opioid funding
City Councilors will debate whether to approve an expenditure of $5 million of opioid settlement dollars. According to the request, there is a lack of transitional recovery housing facilities in […]