Pet owners in the city may now face civil fines in addition to possible criminal citations for violating the city’s HEART Ordinance. The HEART Ordinance, or the “Humane and Ethical Animal Rules and Treatment,” is the city animal ordinance. The ordinance states that anyone living in the city limits may only have six animals, dogs […]
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Albuquerque Bernalillo County Air Quality Board will meet for first time following controversy
The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board is set to meet at 5:30pm Wednesday for the first time since last year. The air quality board was established to regulate air pollution in Bernalillo County including Albuquerque. Happenings in a Nutshell The air quality board first came under the microscope back in November 2022, after […]
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Waiting periods for gun sales passes state Senate
By Nathan Brown and Maya Hilty | The Santa Fe New Mexican. One of the more significant and controversial gun bills to be introduced during this year’s session is getting close to the finish line. House Bill 129, which would put a seven-day waiting period on gun sales in New Mexico, passed the Senate on a […]
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‘If I am out of a job someday, I would be thrilled’
This is part one of a series on child abuse and the professionals who are tasked with handling these cases. Read part two and part three. It was the culmination of five years of hard work—Krista Cruz was about to be sentenced for her role in the 2019 murder of her four-year-old son, after he […]
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Six APD detectives responded to nearly 700 child abuse reports last year
This is part two of a series on child abuse and the professionals who are tasked with handling these cases. Read part one and part three. Last year, the Albuquerque Police Department’s crimes against children unit responded to just under 700 cases of child abuse in the city and went to 67 that were physically […]
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New police oversight board meets after year hiatus
After more than a year, the city’s Civilian Police Oversight Advisory Board met Feb. 8 to get organized on how to go about clearing a backlog of more than 82 civilian complaints against the Albuquerque Police Department. This was their first meeting in more than a year after city councilors did a major revamp of […]
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Family leave bills are not quite ready
Trades, especially the construction trades, have been saying for years that they need more workers. Community colleges and unions are doing their best to make that happen, but funding is up and down. A bill that easily passed the House last week would stabilize funding for apprentice and training programs in the state. It lines […]
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Rio Rancho elementary installs a book vending machine
Ernest Stapleton Elementary School is taking reading to the next level with a new addition to the school. The school has recently brought a new vending machine into the school, but it’s not just any vending machine– but one where students work to earn a free book. “We brought in the best vending machine, because […]
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Rio Rancho Police catch cell phone thief
On January 25, Rio Rancho Police responded to the Cricket Wireless store located at 1109 Highway 528 SE in response to a call for an armed robbery. The male suspect, who was wearing all black clothes and a black gator mask, brandished a gun and demanded the clerk give him cell phones. Cricket employees told […]
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Placitas Studio Tour Enters Its 27th Year
Twenty-six years ago, a small group of artists created the first Placitas Studio Tour, which has become one of the most highly-anticipated annual studio tours in New Mexico. What makes the Placitas Studio Tour unique among all other artist tours around the state is not that the art is created in Placitas, but artists living […]