Practice makes perfect and preparation sets the stage for success. Albuquerque Public Schools recently set out to prepare some of the community’s youngest citizens to do their best. The district partnered with local and statewide agencies to show families what’s available for preschoolers and help them decide which options best meet their child’s needs. Allison […]
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AI, road modifications planned to reduce crashes involving pedestrians on East Central
The city is taking steps to reduce fatal crashes involving pedestrians along a heavily-trafficked stretch of East Central by modifying the road and installing safety features to warn drivers when people are about to cross the street. Seven pedestrians were killed crossing Central Avenue between Louisiana Blvd and Eubank Blvd so far this year, Mayor […]
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Shorter breaks approved for next year’s school calendar
Albuquerque Public Schools students will see shorter Thanksgiving and spring breaks next year, as the Board of Education approved a slightly different academic calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. There will also be more five-day weeks of instruction. Students will begin school on Aug. 7 and May 30, 2025 will be the last day of […]
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City Council passes bill to help residents clean up human waste
Giving some help to residents for human waste clean up, sending a message to the state Legislature to reconsider a couple of mental health bills and some lively drumming in honor of Black History Month were the top items at the regular meeting of the Albuquerque City Council on Feb. 20. Clean Up Help Councilors […]
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Route 66 Visitor Center gifted to City of Albuquerque
Albuquerque received a $13.7 million dollar gift from Bernalillo County in the form of the Route 66 Visitor Center. Bernalillo County Commissioners voted unanimously to transfer ownership and responsibility of the visitor center to the city at their meeting held Feb. 20. Commissioners also gave funding to Serenity Mesa to help teens who need detox […]
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Watch: Police release video of Chief Medina crash
Two people fighting, birds scattering and a truck T-boning a gold Ford Mustang. That’s what can be seen on surveillance video footage released by the Albuquerque Police Department of Chief Harold Medina getting into a crash Saturday morning. The incident lasted only seconds as Chief Medina and his wife were driving to a press conference […]
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Youth detox, homelessness initiatives pick up new funds
Bernalillo County Commissioners have approved a three year, $3.5 million contract with Serenity Mesa Recovery Center as part of its Behavioral Health Initiative (BHI). The initiative passed at its regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 20. The city of Albuquerque contributed $930,000 of the funds. Serenity Mesa is a youth detoxification center on Albuquerque’s Southwest Mesa. The […]
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What to expect: APS considers school boundary change
School board members Wednesday will decide on changes that could alter the future educational courses of children in neighborhoods west of Downtown. The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education is considering a boundary change regarding Duranes Elementary School, near Rio Grande Boulevard and Indian School Road. Duranes is being converted into an early childhood center. […]
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What to expect: Poop patrol tops the Albuquerque City Council meeting
Albuquerque City Councilors will meet Wednesday, Feb. 21, to talk about cleaning up human waste on public and private properties, speeding up the process for the demolition of dilapidated buildings and the possibility of ousting the police chief. Under Fire Councilor Louie Sanchez has introduced a communication resolution for a vote of no confidence in […]
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City staffers credited for drastically reducing unsolved Missing and Murdered Indigenous People cases
The City of Albuquerque is one of the top five cities in the United States where Indigenous people go missing or are murdered, according to a report by the Urban Indian Health Institute in Seattle. But, the city says, over the last two years Dawn Begay, the city’s Native American Affairs Coordinator and Commander Gerard […]