By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s Governing Body gave final approval Thursday to the sale of $18 million in voter-approved general obligation bonds, clearing the way for road reconstruction, public safety equipment and quality-of-life upgrades across the city. The council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 6 on second reading, authorizing the bond issuance. No […]
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Rio Rancho activates 3 new speed cameras on deadly N.M. 528
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Three new speed cameras went live Monday on N.M. 528 — the Rio Rancho corridor that has seen two fatal crashes in seven weeks and claimed seven lives in 18 months — as state and city officials escalate automated enforcement on the highway. Rio Rancho police deployed the units today, […]
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Sandoval County commissioners vote to demand assessor resign, she says she’ll step down on her terms
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County commissioners voted 4-1 on June 10 to demand County Assessor Linda Gallegos resign over her dual-salary arrangement — but not before Gallegos herself took the podium to endorse the resolution, submitted documents defending her conduct and walked out of chambers to work in her office downstairs. The resolution, […]
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‘Taxpayer-funded side hustle?’ County assessor faces resignation request over two government paychecks
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County commissioners will formally request the resignation of County Assessor Linda Gallegos Wednesday after she took a full-time position with the New Mexico Treasurer’s Office in May while continuing to collect her elected-office salary — but Gallegos says she has kept up with her duties and calls the commission’s […]
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Celebrating freedom: Rio Rancho marks Juneteenth with free community festival
Rio Rancho marks Juneteenth with a free community celebration Saturday, June 20 at Haynes Park, bringing together music, food and performance to honor the emancipation of enslaved Americans. The City of Rio Rancho hosts the event June 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Haynes Park, 2006 Grande Blvd. SE. Entertainment includes a Caribbean […]
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Speed camera citations more than doubled in May as Unser Boulevard becomes Rio Rancho’s top speeding corridor
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s speed cameras issued 7,095 citations in May — nearly triple April’s total — as camera deployment shifted heavily onto Unser Boulevard, the city’s busiest north-south corridor. Data from vendor Verra Mobility shows the Safe Traffic Operations Program monitored more than 1 million vehicle passes in May, flagging 12,996 […]
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Rio Rancho adding 3 speed cameras to N.M. 528, a road that has killed 7 in 18 months
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Three new speed cameras are headed to N.M. 528 — the Rio Rancho corridor that has seen two fatal crashes in six weeks and claimed seven lives in 18 months — as state and city officials escalate automated enforcement on the highway. Rio Rancho police will deploy the units June […]
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Rio Rancho’s Hull wins Republican nomination for governor, sets up fall race against Haaland
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull won the Republican nomination for New Mexico governor Tuesday, defeating two opponents in a primary race that some pundits predicted he would lose — and setting up a November general election against former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Hull captured 47% of the Republican […]
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Man arrested after SWAT standoff near Rio Rancho-Albuquerque border following alleged domestic assault
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. An Albuquerque man faces three felony charges of aggravated battery after police say he strangled his girlfriend multiple times before barricading himself at a Westside Boulevard storage facility Sunday, triggering a hours-long SWAT standoff that shut down a stretch of the road near the Albuquerque-Rio Rancho border. Albuquerque police arrested […]
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Election Day is Tuesday — here’s what Sandoval County voters need to know
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County voters head to the polls Tuesday for the June 2 primary — and more than 16,300 ballots are already in the books after early and absentee voting closed Saturday, May 30. Through the end of early voting, Democrats led Sandoval County turnout with 8,546 ballots cast, Republicans followed […]