By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Rio Rancho got a front-row seat to the governor’s race Sunday when Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigned for Democrat Deb Haaland in Republican nominee Gregg Hull’s hometown, just over two weeks before Election Day. The two Democrats talked about cost of living before a crowd of about 80 people […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — The fight over The Luxe hits its final round Thursday. The Rio Rancho City Council will decide whether a 55-unit apartment complex, along with part of a neighborhood park, can rise at the corner of Camino Encantadas and Camino Venada NE. The council meets at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Sandoval County election workers found methamphetamine and fentanyl on multiple absentee ballots Friday morning. County officials say no one was exposed, and every affected vote will still count. Initial tests flagged the drugs in election mail at the county’s Bureau of Elections warehouse, County Clerk Anne Brady-Romero reported. Local, […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Seventeen years after the Scorpions skated off, pro hockey returns to Rio Rancho on Friday, and the Goatheads already have a packed house waiting. The New Mexico Goatheads host the Idaho Steelheads at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Rio Rancho Events Center in the first game in […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Your state income tax is on the ballot this fall, at least in spirit. Republicans running for Rio Rancho-area House seats say New Mexico’s oil windfall can cover shrinking or scrapping it. Their Democratic opponents say that would blow a hole in schools, health care and public safety. Candidates […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Lomas Encantadas neighbors brought the crowd, but the developer got the votes. Rio Rancho’s Planning and Zoning Board voted 4-1 Tuesday to recommend The Luxe, a 55-unit apartment complex on the corner of Camino Encantadas and Camino Venada NE. Speaker after speaker had urged the board to reject it. The […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. One of Rio Rancho’s busiest community hubs is getting a facelift. More than 3,000 people visit Esther Bone Memorial Library each month, and they’ll need a Plan B from January through May 2027 while crews renovate the building. The Governing Body voted 6-0 Thursday to approve a $990,431 contract with […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Nearly 300 Lomas Encantadas residents have signed a petition against The Luxe, and their homeowners association has filed a formal protest. Tonight, the Rio Rancho Planning and Zoning Board decides whether to recommend the rezoning anyway. The board meets at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers to hear Case 26-100-00005. […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Anyone running a license plate reader camera on Sandoval County roads or property without a permit could face criminal charges under an ordinance county commissioners vote on Wednesday night. The ordinance bans automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, on county rights-of-way and county-owned property unless the Planning and Zoning Commission […]
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A tripped breaker turned one of Rio Rancho’s busiest intersections into an unscheduled flushing station Wednesday. Sewage bubbled up from a manhole near the Walgreens at NM 528 and Southern Boulevard and spread across the pavement. A power surge tripped a circuit breaker at a nearby wastewater lift station and […]
