This week brought trick or treaters and the first sub-freezing temps to central New Mexico. Those freezing temps came earlier than normal, according to the National Weather Service’s almanac of fall freeze dates. So does that mean more cold (and maybe snowy?) weather is on the way? It depends where in New Mexico your winter […]
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Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Placitas
Decades of Work Near Long-term End to Placitas Mining Threat
It was the mid-1990s when Las Placitas Association President Carol Parker began scouting for a leader to take over nudging the feds into protecting thousands of acres of public land from mineral mining and oil drilling. Twenty-five years later, all those nudges from agencies and Congress backed by local persistence, numerous allies, and an alliance […]
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New Mexico Pulls Plug on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Task Force
This story originally appeared in New Mexico In Depth, a non-profit newsroom covering New Mexico issues. It is republished here with permission as a part of our commitment to bring our readers the best in independent local news, even if we did not write it. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration has quietly ended a state […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Politics & Elections, Sandoval County
Incumbents Keep Seats on MRGCD Board
All three incumbents retained their seats on the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District board of directors, including chairwoman Stephanie Russo Baca, following an election on Oct. 3. Russo Baca, a staff attorney for the Utton Transboundry Resource Center at the University of New Mexico and resident of Los Chavez, earned 1184 votes (56%) to defeat […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Sandoval County
Police: New Jersey Man Missing, Phone Pinged in Sandoval County
The Summit Police Department in New Jersey has been searching for Brandon Gomes, 24, since October 1 and is asking for assistance from the Albuquerque Police Department and Sandoval County Sheriff’s office to locate him. Police say Gomes left his Summit, New Jersey, home Oct. 2 in his mother’s car and sent a message to […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Sandoval County
Sandoval County Partners With BernCo To Modernize I-40 Corridor
The federal government named a stretch of Interstate 40 in central New Mexico a part of the supply chain system for clean energy logistics industrial hubs. The designation as a Regional Infrastructure Accelerator will include seed funding of $974,000 for planning. The designation includes a coalition of partners including Bernalillo County, Sandoval County and the […]
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Bernalillo Advances Road Project, Honors Ninja Warrior
The Bernalillo Old Highway 44 project, initially tripled in cost, is progressing with separate road and culvert work, while local champion climber Katie Bone is eyeing the 2028 Olympics after an injury.
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Sandoval County
Tribes at Odds Over Drilling Ban around Ancient Chaco Canyon
New protections for Chaco Culture National Historical Park have ignited a debate among Indigenous groups. While some view it as the preservation of their ancestral home, others argue that it hampers economic opportunities, underscoring the challenge of balancing cultural heritage preservation with economic needs.
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News, rio-rancho, Sandoval County
Sheriff: $500,000 in Drugs Seized In Sandoval Co. Operations
According to the sheriff’s department: On August 18, 2022, a Joint Task Force operation was put into effect working closely with other agencies. During this operation, they were able to intercept the illegal drugs and took Laura Whittenburger of Rio Rancho into custody. During the operation, Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office intercepted the shipment of 22,000 […]
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Sandoval County Community Briefs
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Everywhere U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and U.S. Representative Norma Torres (D-Calif.) introduced legislation to replace the official holiday recognized on the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The bill would also replace any mention of Columbus Day in all federal laws or regulations with Indigenous Peoples’ […]