February Speaker Series The Manzano Mountain Art Council (MMAC) will be hosting three speakers this month for their February Speaker Series. The three speakers will be talking about topics in their expertise throughout the month of February. On Feb. 10, Alex Arnold will be talking about diversity in the heart of New Mexico. On Feb. […]
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February Speaker Series The Manzano Mountain Art Council (MMAC) will be hosting three speakers this month for their February Speaker Series. The three speakers will be talking about topics in their expertise throughout the month of February. On Feb. 10, Alex Arnold will be talking about diversity in the heart of New Mexico. On Feb. […]
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Petty politics derail border policy
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson snatched defeat from the jaws of victory again this week for the GOP by both publicly and privately declaring a bipartisan border security bill working through the Senate dead on arrival in the House. This development came as former President Trump pushed GOP members of Congress to derail any […]
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First Responder Spotlight: Khelen Howard
First Responder Spotlight is a monthly column submitted by the Bernalillo Optimist Club Khalen Howard has been a firefighter/EMT for nearly six years in the Town of Bernalillo Fire Department. He lives in Bernalillo, but has roots in Corrales where both his parents served in the Corrales Fire Department. Howard’s attachment to firefighting goes back to his grandfather who was a […]
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BREAKING: Torrance County Sheriff’s Office shoots suspect
A suspect is in the hospital after being shot by a Torrance County Sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 31. Deputies responded to a residence on Lexco Road. No deputies were hurt, and the suspect has non-life-threatening injuries, according to TCSO. The New Mexico State Police will head up the investigation and they provided no […]
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Study: Torrance County has highest rate of fatal crashes in NM
New research has revealed which New Mexico counties have the highest fatal crash rates. The researchers, Las Vegas personal injury lawyers H&P Law, looked at the most recent statistics on motor vehicle crashes in each county, scaling the total crashes per 10,000 county population. Counties with a population of less than 5,000 people were removed […]
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Tijeras Pueblo wins federal grant to create digital exhibits
The Friends of Tijeras Pueblo recently won a $61,366.50 funding grant from the Library of Congress supporting their project “The Ancestral Tiwa World Connected to the Present: Tijeras Pueblo in Context”. When completed it will include interactive exhibits and educational programs at the museum, located at Sandia Ranger Station in Tijeras, near the Tijeras Pueblo […]
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BREAKING: Torrance County Sheriff’s Office shoots suspect
A suspect is in the hospital after being shot by a Torrance County Sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 31. Deputies responded to a residence on Lexco Road. No deputies were hurt, and the suspect has non-life-threatening injuries, according to TCSO. The New Mexico State Police will head up the investigation and they provided no […]
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Family of Oñate statue shooting victim sues gunman
Last Tuesday, a civil lawsuit was filed naming Ryan Martinez and his parents, Bryan and Adelita Martinez. Martinez faces charges of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault. Martinez was arrested Sept. 28 following a shooting at the site where local officials had planned to re-install a statue of conquistador Juan de Oñate. Before the demonstration, […]
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Petty politics derail border policy
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson snatched defeat from the jaws of victory again this week for the GOP by both publicly and privately declaring a bipartisan border security bill working through the Senate dead on arrival in the House. This development came as former President Trump pushed GOP members of Congress to derail any […]