Despite the beginning of a limited dialogue with lawmakers and advocates, a letter issued on Sept. 18 by the Kevin S lawsuit monitors shows that the state’s troubled Children, Youth and Families Department has not only failed to improve from its sorry state but has actually gotten worse. The monitors – called “co-neutrals” per the […]
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Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Man Wanted in Estancia Shooting Incident
A local man is wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on the morning of Sept. 20. Deputies from the Torrance County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a shooting incident in Estancia. It was determined that the suspect, Jeremiah Sanders, shot several times at another vehicle, striking the vehicle twice, according to a […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Man Wanted in Estancia Shooting Incident
A local man is wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred on the morning of Sept. 20. Deputies from the Torrance County Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a shooting incident in Estancia. It was determined that the suspect, Jeremiah Sanders, shot several times at another vehicle, striking the vehicle twice, according to a […]
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Lightning-Sparked Fire Burning Near Gallinas Lookout
A lightning-sparked fire in the Gallinas Unit of the Mountainair Ranger District has grown to more than 100 acres since it started last week and fire fighters have now closed Forest Service Road 102 from the junction with FR 99. “Fire managers are managing the Buford Fire using a confine and contain strategy within in […]
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Lightning-Sparked Fire Burning Near Gallinas Lookout
A lightning-sparked fire in the Gallinas Unit of the Mountainair Ranger District has grown to more than 100 acres since it started last week and fire fighters have now closed Forest Service Road 102 from the junction with FR 99. “Fire managers are managing the Buford Fire using a confine and contain strategy within in […]
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Lightning-Sparked Fire Burning Near Gallinas Lookout
A lightning-sparked fire in the Gallinas Unit of the Mountainair Ranger District has grown to more than 100 acres since it started last week and fire fighters have now closed Forest Service Road 102 from the junction with FR 99. “Fire managers are managing the Buford Fire using a confine and contain strategy within in […]
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Edgewood Anti-Abortion Measure Not On Ballot
Edgewood voters will be once again denied an opportunity to decide the fate of a town anti-abortion ordinance that was passed by the town commission in April. In the wake of that decision, a citizen’s group successfully gathered enough signatures to force a special election, but the commission was unable to meet the strict timeline […]
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Edgewood Anti-Abortion Measure Not On Ballot
Edgewood voters will be once again denied an opportunity to decide the fate of a town anti-abortion ordinance that was passed by the town commission in April. In the wake of that decision, a citizen’s group successfully gathered enough signatures to force a special election, but the commission was unable to meet the strict timeline […]
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Edgewood Anti-Abortion Measure Not On Ballot
Edgewood voters will be once again denied an opportunity to decide the fate of a town anti-abortion ordinance that was passed by the town commission in April. In the wake of that decision, a citizen’s group successfully gathered enough signatures to force a special election, but the commission was unable to meet the strict timeline […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
CoreCivic Sued Over Detainee Suicide
The family of a federal immigration detainee who committed suicide at the Torrance County Detention Facility in 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against CoreCivic, which owns and operates the Estancia facility. Kesley Vial, 23, from Brazil, was seeking asylum in the United States, but was due to be deported. But in August 2022, […]