By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Before the weekend even starts, Rio Rancho has a reason to celebrate. The Paper. throws open the doors Thursday night for a free Summer BLOCK Party marking its expansion into the City of Vision — and everyone’s invited. The open house runs 7-9 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at The BLOCK, […]
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WATCH: Heinrich presses Trump’s spy pick on Epstein cover-up, victim data leak
New Mexico’s Zorro Ranch sits at the heart of a Senate showdown over who’s protecting Jeffrey Epstein’s paper trail — and whether Trump’s pick to run U.S. intelligence will keep stonewalling the state’s own investigation. At Wednesday’s confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., pressed nominee Jay Clayton on why the […]
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The battle for the ballot: New Mexico Forward Party challenges state law
The New Mexico Forward Party sued the state Tuesday, arguing New Mexico’s ballot access law punishes a newly qualified minor party by forcing its candidates to gather far more signatures than Democrats or Republicans ever have to touch. Party Chairman Bob Perls filed the federal suit in Albuquerque after the Secretary of State’s office disqualified […]
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Goatheads land their first-ever player and he’s got hockey in his blood
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Before the Goatheads have played a single shift, they’ve already made history: forward Grant Ahcan is officially the O.G. (Original Goathead) and the first player ever signed by the new franchise, inking an ECHL deal for the 2026-27 season. “Grant Ahcan embodies everything we want the New Mexico Goatheads to […]
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DEA, grieving mom bring fentanyl awareness walk to Rio Rancho
By Kevin Hendricks and Julian Paras, The Paper. Rio Rancho families who’ve lost someone to fentanyl got a chance to walk, grieve and organize together Saturday, as the second annual Walk for Lives came to Haynes Community Center and Park. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s El Paso Field Division and the Rio Rancho chapter of […]
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Albuquerque Museum takes a road trip along The Other Route 66
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For many people, Route 66 conjures images of classic cars, roadside diners and the nostalgia of the open road. But a new exhibition at the Albuquerque Museum invites visitors to look beyond those familiar images and discover a more complex history. The Other Route 66: 100 Years of People, […]
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Profiles in Creativity: Diné sculptor Jazmin Novak tells traditional stories in glass and metal
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – For Diné sculptor Jazmin Novak, art has long been tied to home, family and the act of making things together. Growing up in Albuquerque, Novak spent time creating art at community events and at home with her mother. “Art became a really big part of the household,” says Novak. […]
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Heinrich wants more NM workers on the path to hardhats
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. New Mexicans eyeing a career with a hardhat instead of a diploma just got a boost in Washington, as U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) reintroduced legislation aimed at funding the training programs that feed skilled trades apprenticeships. Heinrich’s Pre-Apprenticeships To Hardhats (PATH) Act would direct the U.S. Department of Labor […]
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Daring rope rescue saves six after ravine crash
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper.Six people are recovering after a side-by-side rolled down a steep ravine near Southern Blvd. and 60th St. NW early Saturday, triggering a technical rope rescue that pulled them from terrain crews couldn’t reach on foot. Rio Rancho Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of the rollover with multiple injured occupants, […]
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Rio Rancho woman charged with felony after vehicle title dispute turns violent
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A 48-year-old Rio Rancho woman is facing a third-degree felony charge after police say a dispute over signing over a vehicle title turned violent Friday, leaving her ex-wife with a puncture wound from a writing pen. Rio Rancho police responded to the 3000 block of Southern Boulevard SE around 5:48 […]