By Rodd Cayton Sandoval County residents looking for ways to celebrate the Fourth of July will have options throughout the day. The festivities will begin at 10 a.m. in Corrales, with the village’s annual parade along Corrales Road, from Corrales K-8 School to the Rec Center. Parks and recreation director Lynn Siverts told The Paper. […]
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Rio Rancho firefighters launch month-long food, school supply drive
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho Fire and Rescue kick off a monthlong Food and Back-to-School Drive July 7 through August 7, collecting non-perishable food for St. Felix Food Pantry and school supplies for local students, the department announced in a press release. “We invite everyone to join us in helping ensure that no […]
Posted inCourts & Justice
Governor, AG accuse DEA of letting fentanyl flood NM streets, demand investigation
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. New Mexico’s overdose crisis just got a new villain, according to the governor: the federal agency that’s supposed to be fighting it. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says reporting from the Associated Press and Albuquerque Journal revealed the Drug Enforcement Administration knowingly let hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills reach New […]
Posted inCorrales
Recycling rides: A creative new life for discarded bicycles in Corrales
By Rodd Cayton The cycling community in Corrales is among the village’s best-known constituencies. Corrales even has a Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission to look out for those who use the machines to commute, run errands and stay fit. Commission member Stevie Kuenzler wants to make the village’s love for bikes more apparent. He and […]
Posted inTown of Bernalillo
Hopi artist brings ancient pottery tradition to Coronado Historic Site
A Hopi-Tewa artist who learned her craft from her grandmother will demonstrate the centuries-old art of Hopi Polychrome pottery — from raw clay to finished figurine — at Coronado Historic Site this Sunday. Valerie Namoki will show visitors how she harvests natural materials, grinds clay by hand with a mano and metate, sculpts and paints […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Growing pains: Inside the New Mexico Chupacabras’ challenging inaugural season
By Tristen Critchfield The learning curve has been steep and the growing pains have been severe for the New Mexico Chupacabras in their inaugural season. After the Duke City Gladiators went dormant for the 2025 Indoor Football League campaign, professional football was revived in Albuquerque under new ownership this year. Optimism was high when the […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
The long game: New Mexico United navigates timeline for future home
By Tristen Critchfield, The Paper. — While the New Mexico United is cautiously optimistic regarding future plans for its own stadium, the franchise is still very much in a holding pattern. In March, a group of state leaders including Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller voted 6-1 to build a sports stadium […]
Posted inCorrales
Brown appointed to Corrales council as replacement for Alsobrook
By Rodd Cayton Lisa Brown, a longtime Corrales resident and water-rights attorney has been named to the Village Council. Brown was sworn in immediately after Councilors ratified her appointment by Mayor Fred Hashimoto at the June 23 meeting. Brown, who grew up in Corrales and whose parents still live in the village, said she’s familiar […]
Posted inSandoval County
Sandoval County hands salary power to the people
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to stop setting their own salaries — handing that authority to a new five-member citizen commission instead. Ordinance 624-2610 creates the Sandoval County Elected Official Salary Commission, a resident panel that will set pay for all county elected officials, including commissioners themselves. The ordinance […]
Posted inOpinion
America’s next energy revolution is being built in New Mexico
Commentary by Andrew Holland — Commercial fusion energy is no longer a line on the horizon, with a timeline that stretches to the theoretical. It is now an emerging, multi-billion-dollar global industry transitioning from laboratory experiments to commercial reality – at a pace that will bring this clean, safe, sustainable energy to market soon. Fusion, […]