First responder highlight is a monthly column produced by the Coronado/Bernalillo Optimist Club. The Coronado/Bernalillo Optimist Club wants you to know Matthew Esquibel, an Albuquerque area native and a first […]
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East Mountain Food Pantry Prepares for a New Home
For 35 years the East Mountain Food Pantry has served its community in locations that were never designed to serve as a food pantry. Starting in a two-bedroom home and […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety, Downtown, Uncategorized
APD keeps arresting people with guns in the Downtown gun free zone. What happened to federal charges?
On Nov. 5, multiple officers were called to a Downtown parking lot on the corner of Central and Third for reports of a fight. When they arrived they found Noah […]
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Councilors propose “poop patrol” for public, private property
Those who have encountered human feces on the streets of Albuquerque would say it’s unsightly and offensive to the nostrils of residents and visitors. But the effect of these deposits […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Jobs, Workers & Economy
New program restores vacant houses into affordable housing
A program aimed at turning vacant and abandoned houses across the state into livable and affordable housing has taken its next steps. The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) board […]
Posted inBernalillo County, Education, Local Gov.
APS Board names superintendent semi-finalists
Four semi-finalists have emerged from the list of two dozen local and national educators who last month submitted their applications for the top job of Albuquerque Public Schools superintendent. The […]
Posted inBernalillo County, Education, Local Gov.
APS seeks more coats for kids as temps drop
With temperatures dropping in Albuquerque, many students don’t have the appropriate clothing options to be able to keep them warm during these frigid temperatures. To help students stay warm and […]
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$70 million and counting: Gateway Center price tag continues to rise
Albuquerque’s Gateway Center at Gibson Health Hub – a massive project designed to address the city’s burgeoning homeless population – continues to need millions of dollars for renovations and operations. […]
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The first Black woman on the City Council has a vision for her district
Nichole Rogers says she’s going to use her experience inside and outside the system to help her constituents. Rogers was tabbed by voters in a Dec. 12 runoff election as […]
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Bernalillo County Commission faced a packed agenda at its first meeting of the year
Bernalillo County commissioners took care of some New Years business Tuesday evening when they elected Commissioner Barbara Baca to continue her role as Chair. Commissioner Eric Olivas will be second […]