Bernalillo County taxpayers are already seeing the financial benefits of an $18 million energy efficiency project that will save approximately $500,000 annually in utility and maintenance costs while reducing the county’s environmental footprint. The comprehensive project affects 11 major county facilities that residents use daily, from community centers where families gather to the courthouse where […]
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Bernalillo County seeks public input on $10 million South Valley flood project
Residents in Bernalillo County’s South Valley will get their chance Wednesday evening to learn about a $10 million infrastructure project designed to end the chronic flooding that has left neighbors feeling “trapped in their houses” during heavy rains. Bernalillo County will host a public meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Westside Community […]
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21-year-old dies at Bernalillo County jail after medical emergency
A 21-year-old inmate died Wednesday morning at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center despite life-saving efforts by jail staff and University of New Mexico Hospital medical personnel, according to a county press release. The inmate was discovered unresponsive at approximately 4:27 a.m. and was pronounced dead at 4:48 a.m. after medical staff administered emergency care, […]
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Albuquerque to beautify Westside Boulevard with landscaped medians
Albuquerque commuters will soon see a greener Westside Boulevard as the city begins an eight-week project to add landscaped medians along about one mile of the major West Side thoroughfare. The Department of Municipal Development will install trees, shrubs and decorative stamped concrete elements along Westside Boulevard, building on the $10 million road widening project […]
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Bernalillo County hosts community dialogue on small business, infrastructure needs
Bernalillo County residents will have another opportunity to influence local economic development policies at the next Community Dialogue meeting focused on small business and infrastructure needs, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, at Taylor Ranch Branch Library. The meeting represents the third in a series of five community engagement sessions designed to gather public […]
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Bernalillo County restores non-emergency phone service after technical outage
Bernalillo County Emergency Communications has resolved technical difficulties that temporarily disrupted non-emergency phone lines, affecting approximately 668,850 residents across New Mexico’s most populous county. Full service has been restored, and residents may now use the regular non-emergency number 505-798-7000 to contact Bernalillo County Emergency Communications, according to a county update. During the outage, residents were […]
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Updated: Congressional reps virtual meeting on federal funding crisis postponed
A virtual meeting designed to give Albuquerque residents a chance to hear directly from their congressional representatives about federal issues affecting thousands of local students, military families and vulnerable residents has been postponed until October. The Congressional Delegation Meeting, originally set for July 22 and rescheduled to July 28, is now planned for October and […]
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ABQ Sunport lands $3.6 million federal grant for major roadway overhaul
The Albuquerque International Sunport has been awarded a $3.66 million federal grant to overhaul Sunport Boulevard, the main roadway leading to New Mexico’s largest airport. The Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program approved the funding for what officials describe as a crucial infrastructure project that will rehabilitate the heavily traveled corridor connecting Interstate 25 to […]
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Albuquerque seeks artists to transform public housing sites with community-driven artwork
The Albuquerque Housing Authority (AHA) is calling for local artists to create vibrant artwork that will beautify three public housing sites in the International District as part of an ambitious neighborhood transformation initiative. The project, funded by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant, will commission 15 original artwork […]
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Video: Home explosion rocks Albuquerque neighborhood
A northeast Albuquerque home is a “total loss” and the home next door sustained serious damage following an early afternoon explosion that rocked an otherwise quiet residential neighborhood Wednesday. Albuquerque Fire Rescue was called to the 9400 block of Woodland Ave NE just after 1:30 p.m. and arrived to find “a large incendiary explosion that […]