By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s overall crime numbers dropped again last year, but drivers didn’t get the same break — and the city’s 911 center answered 30,000 fewer calls after splitting from the county, according to the Police Department’s newly released 2025 Annual Report. Crime down, but not everywhere Reported offenses fell to […]
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Orpheum Community Hub closes its doors (for now)
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper – The Orpheum Community Hub is temporarily closed as Homewise begins a major renovation project aimed at expanding its office space while preserving one of Downtown Albuquerque’s most historic buildings. Community programming has temporarily moved to Fourth & Barelas, and the organization expects to reopen the Orpheum in 2027. Before […]
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Quelab makerspace builds itself a new home
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – After months of renovations and settling into a new home, Quelab is inviting the Albuquerque community to celebrate the grand reopening of its expanded makerspace. The nonprofit organization has spent the past year transforming its largest home yet into a collaborative space where artists, engineers, hobbyists and makers can […]
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Get Out (July 16): Our picks of the best things to do this weekend in ABQ
Need weekend plans? We got you… These Shining Lives (Friday 17, Performance) By playwright Melanie Marnich, These Shining Lives is a touching drama, based on a true story of four women who work for the Radium Dial Company, a watch company based out of Ottowa, Illinois. The play showcases the danger the women faced in this workplace […]
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We’re on a rescue mission to save the Roswell Daily Record and we need your help
I don’t have to tell you that America’s local newspapers have been in crisis. So many have closed that news of another one rarely gets noticed anymore. Guest Column by Pat Davis Pat Davis is a former police officer, recovering politician and news junkie. He is the founder and owner of Ctrl+P Publishing (nm.news). Pat […]
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We’re working to save the Roswell Daily Record, an American journalism institution. Here’s how.
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — The newspaper that told the world about a “flying saucer” crash near Roswell in 1947 nearly became history itself this week — but just two days after announcing it would shut down, it has found a new owner and will keep publishing. The Roswell Daily Record’s ownership announced Wednesday […]
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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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Federal judge sides with NM in fight over voter data
By Jesse Jones, New Mexico Political Report — New Mexico voters’ Social Security numbers and birth dates will remain protected — for now — after a U.S. district judge dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit seeking access to the personal information. U.S. District Judge Judith C. Herrera ruled Tuesday that the Justice Department failed to […]
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Safety upgrades underway at dangerous NM 528 and Pasilla intersection
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Drivers on NM 528 will see new lane markers, not new headlines, this week as crews are installing delineators, signage and striping at the Pasilla Road intersection through July 15 — the long-promised interim fix at one of Rio Rancho’s most dangerous stretches of road. Work runs 9 a.m. to […]
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