By Kevin Hendricks and Julian Paras, The Paper. — The iconic dinos and giraffes are getting a new life, and so is a shuttered Albuquerque classic. Scott Salvas, the Rio Rancho brewer behind Brew Lab 101, is resurrecting the long-dormant Putt-Putt Golf and Games course at 5100 San Mateo Blvd. NE in Albuquerque — rebranded […]
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Posted inPolitics & Elections
Democrats swap candidates in key metro State House race
New Mexico Democrats are swapping candidates in a key State House race in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights where they have their target set on unseating one of the few Republicans representing a House or Senate district in Albuquerque. This story was originally published at New Mexico Political Report, a nonprofit news service covering politics and policy […]
Posted inSandoval County
Letter to the editor: Follow the money — and the facts — in District 44’s health care debate
Submitted by By Adam Prior, Republican nominee for New Mexico House District 44 New Mexico’s doctor shortage is not abstract. It is a family waiting months for a specialist, a senior driving hours for care or a rural hospital struggling to stay open. Medical-malpractice policy affects patients’ rights and whether physicians can afford to practice […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Armed man still on the loose in Ventana Ranch, BCSO says
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A heavily armed man is still walking around Ventana Ranch, and the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office wants residents to keep their distance if they spot him. Reports of the man walking the neighborhood came in Monday and as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, BCSO is still searching for him. BCSO describes […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Placitas’ Anne Hillerman, ABQ Museum’s Andres Connors among those honored with Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – Best-selling author Anne Hillerman is joining some of New Mexico’s most celebrated artists as a recipient of the 2026 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts, an honor she says left her both surprised and deeply grateful. “Oh my gosh, I was thrilled, and I guess humbled is the […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Rep. Stansbury visits Roadrunner Food Bank, warns of rising child hunger
By Kevin Hendricks and Julian Paras, The Paper. — U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, a Democrat from New Mexico, toured Roadrunner Food Bank on Aug. 10, warning that federal cuts have stripped food assistance from more than 21,000 New Mexicans, about half of them children, since October. Stansbury said the drop stems from H.R. 1, the […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Builder vs. neighbor: Rio Rancho Governing Body to decide fate of contested narrow-lot appeal
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A Rio Rancho homeowner wants the City Council to block construction on two narrow Northern Boulevard lots she says were illegally split to dodge zoning rules — one of several contested items facing the Governing Body when it meets Thursday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers. Rebecca Smith […]
Posted inAlbuquerque
Vortex Theater premieres ‘They Must Be Women Now’ for 50th anniversary season
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – The Vortex Theatre is preparing to raise the curtain on the world premiere of They Must Be Women Now, a new play by Nedra Pezold Roberts that explores family, identity and the forces that shape women’s lives across generations. The production, directed by RayRey Griego, opens Aug. 14 as […]
Posted inCity Desk ABQ
Council tees up ballot question to reduce mayor’s control over two big city jobs
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Burqueño voters will decide in November whether to take away the mayor’s sole power to hire and fire the city attorney and city clerk. The Albuquerque City Council approved companion measures sponsored by Council Vice President Dan Champine on Monday, Aug. 3, to place a charter amendment on the […]
Posted inCity Desk ABQ
Should taxpayers fund campaigns? Bernalillo County vote could send question to voters
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Voters in Bernalillo County may get a chance to decide this November whether their tax dollars should help fund campaigns for county offices. The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing and final vote Tuesday, Aug. 11, on three companion measures. The package would place a […]
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