
Today is Wednesday July 23rd. Earlier this week, Bernalillo County officials showed off how their planning and prevention work prevented a “200-500 year flood” from becoming an infrastructure washout. See the video and how smart government investment in infrastructure can literally save lives in our new super weather cycles.
Meanwhile, in national news:
A federal judge in Florida made quick work of the DOJ’s request to release Epstein-related grand jury transcripts as the Wall Street Journal reports that the DOJ told Trump in May that his name was mentioned “multiple times” in the files.
Remember “Signal Gate”? The administration’s first big scandal seems like a lifetime ago. While the news cycle has moved on, government watchdogs have not. New reporting says the info Hegseth shared in the Signal chat came from an email labeled “Secret,” contradicting what Trump officials have always claimed.

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich announced that nine New Mexico law enforcement agencies will receive federal funding totaling $6,521,000 for forensic equipment, crime scene processing tools and safety improvements through the bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committeeโs passage…
Nearly 112,000 New Mexicans could lose health insurance under President Donald Trumpโs โOne Big Beautiful Bill Act,โ according to a new Democratic Party analysis that warns the federal law will disproportionately impact the stateโs rural communities and low-income families.ย
U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujรกn secured nearly $190 million in federal funding for New Mexico communities through two major appropriations bills passed by Senate committees, with the bulk targeting major construction projects at military bases alongside public safety improvements across the state.ย

We’ve all seen them: puppies and kittens (and sometimes grown animals) for sale at intersections and on sidewalks. Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn wants to give the city new powers to seize them on sight.
And, late this afternoon, MDC reported that a 21-year old inmate died in custody. The man, the son of an FBI agent assigned to violent crime cases, received lots of attention for his arrest related to a high-profile Downtown juvenile homicide last year.
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Corrales Police Chief Victor Mangiacapra received the VFW National Law Enforcement Award during the Village Council meeting July 8, recognizing his outstanding service to a community that maintains one of New Mexico’s lowest crime rates. Mayor Jim Fahey announced the honor, noting that the Veterans of Foreign Wars presents National Law Enforcement Awards to recognize […]
Rio Rancho resident and five-time White House News Photographers Association award winner Richard Kozak will display decades of international photojournalism at the Los Lunas Museum of Heritage & Arts this fall. The exhibition, titled “ART of PHOTOJOURNALISM,” will run from Aug. 23 through Oct. 11, featuring photographs from Kozak’s 30-year career documenting wars, politics and […]

A watershed restoration project behind Los Vecinos Community Center proved its worth July 12 when an extreme rainstorm – the kind that has only a 0.2% to 0.5% chance of occurring in any given year – sent floodwaters surging down Tijeras Creek with minimal damage to the community. The county’s Tijeras Creek Watershed Restoration Project, […]
By Connor Currier A high-stakes land use dispute will come before the Edgewood Town Commission next week as residents and stakeholders appeal the approval of a controversial subdivision project by…
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