Bernalillo County residents have had a lot of questions about proposals to make changes to the State Fairgrounds. The county put together answers for the most frequently asked questions. “The neighborhoods surrounding the state fairgrounds are active and know the solutions needed for the area. This can be the opportunity to make it happen,” Bernalillo County […]
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BCSO to conduct anti-DWI measures
<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BCSO-headquarters-scaled-e1705695298538.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="BCSO headquarters" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/01/RER_BCSO-headquarters-scaled-e1705695298538.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BCSO-headquarters-scaled-e1705695298538.jpg&w=370 370w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BCSO-headquarters-scaled-e1705695298538.jpg&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="33136" data-permalink="https://citydesk.nm.news/rer_bcso-headquarters/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/01/RER_BCSO-headquarters-scaled-e1705695298538.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.5","credit":"","camera":"NIKON Z 8","caption":"Pictured is the Bernalillo County Sheriffu2019s Office in downtown Albuquerque. Photo by […]
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Bernalillo County won’t collect on Trump campaign debt
<img width="1080" height="810" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Bernalillo County building" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=560%2C420&ssl=1 560w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=80%2C60&ssl=1 80w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C522&ssl=1 696w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C801&ssl=1 1068w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled-1.jpg&w=370 370w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled-1.jpg&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), […]
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Bernalillo County projects received almost $300M in state funding
<img width="1080" height="720" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="The New Mexico State Capitol Building, or Roundhouse, during the 2025 legislative session. Roberto E. Rosales/City Desk ABQ" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=1800%2C1200&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=1080%2C720&ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) […]
Posted inCity Desk ABQ, Local Government
BernCo Treasurer takes dispute over deputy hire to court
<img width="1080" height="702" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_LindaStover.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Former Bernalillo County Clerk Linda Stover" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?w=2212&ssl=1 2212w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=300%2C195&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=1024%2C665&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=768%2C499&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=1536%2C998&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=2048%2C1330&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=647%2C420&ssl=1 647w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=150%2C97&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=696%2C452&ssl=1 696w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=1068%2C694&ssl=1 1068w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=1920%2C1247&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=600%2C390&ssl=1 600w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_LindaStover.jpg&w=370 370w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_LindaStover.jpg&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: […]
Posted inCity Desk ABQ, Local Government
BernCo Commission cleared in open-meetings matter
<img width="1080" height="590" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="The Bernalillo County Commission meeting held on January 9th, 2024. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/The City Desk." decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C164&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C560&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C420&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C840&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1119&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C82&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C380&ssl=1 696w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C584&ssl=1 1068w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1049&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C328&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled-1.jpg&w=370 370w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled-1.jpg&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) […]
Posted inCity Desk ABQ
Bernalillo County releases stormwater management guidance for solar projects
<img width="1080" height="720" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="A solar panel farm just outside of Deming, New Mexico. Roberto E. Rosales / City Desk ABQ" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?w=1376&ssl=1 1376w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=1080%2C720&ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=706%2C470&ssl=1 706w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) […]
Posted inNM.news
Medical psilocybin bill passes its final committee, but runs low on time for its final hurdle
By Daniel Montaño, KUNM A bill that would legalize medical psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, passed its final committee vote on Monday. Now it has four days to clear a full House vote before landing on the governor’s desk, making New Mexico only the third state to legalize the drug. Senate Bill 219 passed […]
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State agencies request advance funding for pending Tribal water settlements
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Commission goes all in on speed cameras
<img width="1080" height="720" src="https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Rer_countyspeedcameras01.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/Rer_countyspeedcameras01.jpg?w=1500&ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/Rer_countyspeedcameras01.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/Rer_countyspeedcameras01.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/Rer_countyspeedcameras01.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/Rer_countyspeedcameras01.jpg?resize=1080%2C720&ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/Rer_countyspeedcameras01.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/Rer_countyspeedcameras01.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://eastmountains.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/03/Rer_countyspeedcameras01.jpg&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="1661239" data-permalink="https://citydesk.nm.news/2025/commission-goes-all-in-on-speed-cameras/rer_countyspeedcameras01/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/03/Rer_countyspeedcameras01.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1500,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"Roberto E. Rosales","camera":"NIKON Z 8","caption":"Pictured […]