Author Archives: Pat Davis

The Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office will be celebrating National Voter Registration Day with its annual Voter Registration Day event.  The event is set for Sept. 17 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Bernalillo County @ Alvarado Square, located at 415 Silver Ave SW.  According to the county, the registration day event “focuses on empowering every eligible […]

A Rio Grande High School graduate and former educator will be New Mexico’s fifth education chief in as many years. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of Mariana Padilla as Cabinet secretary for the New Mexico Public Education Department. Padilla has served as the director of the New Mexico Children’s Cabinet since […]

A Rio Grande High School graduate and former educator will be New Mexico’s fifth education chief in as many years. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of Mariana Padilla as Cabinet secretary for the New Mexico Public Education Department. Padilla has served as the director of the New Mexico Children’s Cabinet since […]

By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ. The cost of taking out the trash is going up for residents of unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County. County commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve a 6.5% increase in residential solid waste user fees. Basic trash service — which includes one trash receptacle and one cart for recyclables — […]

By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ. The cost of taking out the trash is going up for residents of unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County. County commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve a 6.5% increase in residential solid waste user fees. Basic trash service — which includes one trash receptacle and one cart for recyclables — […]

In their first and perhaps only debate, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris described the state of the country in distinctly different ways. As the two traded jabs, some old false and misleading claims emerged along with some new ones. Here’s a look. Trump overstates his economic record TRUMP: “I created one […]

Horse owners across New Mexico are being urged to vaccinate their animals against West Nile virus following the state’s first confirmed human case of 2024.  The New Mexico Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Health (NMHealth) and the New Mexico Livestock Board, issued the call after a resident in Union […]

Horse owners across New Mexico are being urged to vaccinate their animals against West Nile virus following the state’s first confirmed human case of 2024.  The New Mexico Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Health (NMHealth) and the New Mexico Livestock Board, issued the call after a resident in Union […]