Rosie the Riveter is a symbolic icon — a woman who can do her part on the factory floor and keep the manufacturing industry going. She’s got a growing number […]
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Posted inBernalillo County, Courts, Justice & Safety, Local Gov.
Bernalillo County Sheriff launches animal cruelty reporting portal
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office has a new Animal Cruelty Report Form on its website to help notify the county’s Animal Cruelty Task Force of suspected animal abuse. Anyone who […]
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Albuquerque Museum acquires globally celebrated pink teeter-totter
The Albuquerque Museum announced today that it has acquired one of the award-winning and globally celebrated pink teeter-totters formerly installed at the U.S./Mexico border wall. The Teeter-Totter, created by architect […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News
Roswell police have new patches that are out of this world, with flying saucers and alien faces
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Famous for being the spot where a spacecraft purportedly crashed in 1947, Roswell, New Mexico, has become a mecca for people fascinated by extraterrestrial […]
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City Desk interview: Arts & Culture director talks iconic KiMo Theatre
One of the city’s key assets is the historic KiMo Theatre, located in the heart of Downtown, on Central Avenue and Fifth Street. The storied pueblo-deco structure built in 1927 […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
What should happen after the city has completed the police reform effort?
As the federally mandated reform of the Albuquerque Police Department closes in on 10 years — and the end is in sight — community policing groups have begun thinking about […]
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‘We are familia’
Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a series titled Downtown Albuquerque Reboot, about the city’s center, its challenges and the plans to address them. Read about why the […]
Posted inEast Mountains, Edgewood, Local Gov., Uncategorized
Commissioner to Take Inventory of East Mountain Roads in Need of Repair
Bernalillo Commissioner Eric Olivas acknowledges that there are pretty poor road conditions in the East Mountains and is taking steps for a maintenance plan and budget for how to fix […]
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Man serves joy through popcorn
On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, the lobby of 505 Marquette Ave. is permeated with the comforting aroma of “better than movie theater” popcorn and the warm laughter of an Albuquerque […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education
Special Help Wanted: 86% of APS teacher vacancies are for special education teachers
The Albuquerque Public Schools district needs more than 100 special education teachers to fill vacancies in its 176 individual schools. According to the district’s job listings on Thursday afternoon, 120 […]