By Jesse Jones W.D. Carroll Elementary in Bernalillo will celebrate cultures from around the world on May 9, with student performances, music, food trucks and activities. The event invites families and the community to share in the school’s cultural diversity. Running from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the kindergarten courtyard, Cultural Day brings together […]
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Supreme Court majority seems open to religious public charter schools
By Justin Jouvenal, Ann E. Marimow, Laura Meckler · The Washington Post (c) 2025 A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to allowing the creation of the nation’s first public religious charter school in Oklahoma, a blockbuster move that could reshape American education and redraw the boundary between church and state. A ruling for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic […]
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Oral histories and now DNA of Picuris Pueblo link their ancestors to Chaco Canyon
By CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press Science Writer For the first time, a federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history. The Picuris Pueblo, a sovereign nation in New Mexico, has oral histories and cultural traditions that link the tribe to the region of Chaco Canyon, one […]
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Kamala Harris reemerges to condemn Trump as she weighs a run for governor
By Maeve Reston · The Washington Post (c) 2025 LOS ANGELES – Kamala Harris will reemerge in California on Wednesday night for her first major speech since her departure from the White House, and she is expected to condemn President Donald Trump’s effort to upend democratic institutions, deny facts and create a culture of fear for many in […]
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Bernalillo earns clean audit, eyes safer streets and smarter spending
By Jesse Jones The Town of Bernalillo’s books are in good shape — auditors gave the town a clean bill of financial health for its 2024 fiscal year, with no findings or red flags. The April 28 Town Council meeting also recognized the community art project behind the fire department’s new ladder truck mural, designed […]
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Supreme Court asks: Can FBI be held liable for raiding the wrong house?
By Ann E. Marimow · The Washington Post (c) 2025 In the predawn hours, a team of masked FBI agents armed with rifles battered down the door of an Atlanta home, detonated a stun grenade and rushed inside in search of a gang member. Agents handcuffed Hilliard Toi Cliatt and pointed a gun at both Cliatt and his […]
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Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife, died from hantavirus, autopsy confirms
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Betsy Arakawa, the concert pianist who was married to actor Gene Hackman, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday that said that her lungs were heavy and congested. Arakawa, 65, had fluid accumulation in her chest and mild hardening of the vessels that supplied blood to the heart and […]
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First migrants charged with entering restricted military zone at border
The Maria Sacchetti, Jeremy Roebuck, Dan Lamothe · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Justice Department has begun the first criminal prosecutions of migrants who breach a newly expanded military zone at the southern border that is patrolled by U.S. troops, threatening people with additional penalties for crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. At least 28 migrants were charged Monday with […]
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It’s budget time in Albuquerque again
By Rodd Cayton Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller proposed a $1.5 billion city budget for fiscal year 2026 earlier this month, kicking off the annual budget process in the city. Now, the city council will start its process, which includes public participation, to finalize a budget before the end of May. Thursday will be the first […]
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Mayor’s proposed budget calls for 1,100 cops
By Rodd Cayton Mayor Tim Keller’s proposed budget returns to a recurring theme: Albuquerque needs to have more police officers on the streets. The $1.9 billion spending plan goes before a City Council committee Thursday, as the annual budget process starts its final stretch. More money in the proposed budget — almost $287 million — […]