ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire Friday near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of interstate highway that serves as a key trucking route. No injuries were reported in the midday train wreck east of Houck, the Arizona Department of Transportation said in a […]
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Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
Crashes in ABQ outpace state
Drivers are crashing more in Albuquerque than elsewhere in New Mexico, but there are generally fewer accidents each year, according to a report released earlier this month. Busy roads, deadly roads Julian Padilla, a transportation and land-use planner with the Mid-Region Metropolitan Transportation Organization, said Albuquerque’s most dangerous areas are characterized by high traffic counts, […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
APD Chaplain Unit expands services
The Albuquerque Police Department’s Chaplain Unit is growing and expanding its services, providing resources and guidance for department employees and community members in crisis. The Chaplain Unit, which was first created in 1969, has grown from eight volunteers to 17 members. In the fall of 2023, APD made a significant push to recruit more chaplains […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education, Housing & Homelessness
UNM students join nationwide campus protest in support of ceasefire
University of New Mexico students set up camp this week at the school’s Duck Pond to protest the Israel-Hamas war — calling for a ceasefire — and demanding that the university divest from Israel. Pro-Palestinian protests have been heating up on college campuses across the country over the past two weeks as students gather to […]
Posted inBernalillo County, Local Gov.
State’s largest jail gets a new warden
After months with an interim warden overseeing the Metropolitan Detention Center, Bernalillo County has hired a new warden — from Florida — who will start his new position on June 17. Steven Kai Smith is currently a warden with the Volusia County Division of Corrections in Daytona Beach, Florida, according to a news release from […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, National News, Syndicated
When red-hot isn’t enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
BY SETH BORENSTEIN / Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer. The National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday — Earth Day — presented a […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, National News, Syndicated
Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback
By MATTHEW PERRONE and ZEKE MILLER / Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November. In a statement Friday, Biden’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, […]
Posted inBreaking News, National News, Syndicated
A look at the protests about the war in Gaza that have emerged on US college campuses
By The Associated Press Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from any companies that are advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza — and in […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, New Mexico Statewide News
Nuclear Watch New Mexico calls for comprehensive plutonium cleanup at LANL
This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Hannah Grover / New Mexico Political Report A group of anti-nuclear activists used data from Los Alamos National Laboratory to map places where plutonium contamination has been […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, rio-rancho
James Beard Semi-finalist Brings Smash-Style Burgers, Spicy Chicken to Rio Rancho
A James Beard Award semifinalist from New Mexico is expanding to Rio Rancho. Basit Gauba, a restaurant and food truck owner from Albuquerque, is preparing to bring two of his restaurants to Rio Rancho’s new indoor/outdoor retail and event space, The Block, which is set to open in June. Gauba, owner of Tikka Spice Desi […]