Pat Davis, Author at City Desk ABQ

Who Wins, Who Loses

It’s hard to know who the biggest loser in the Hunter Biden trial might be. Hunter Biden, of course, who was convicted on three felony counts on June 11 by a jury of his Delaware peers, lost the legal case. Donald Trump lost something bigger; his complaints about two-tiered justice were stopped cold. During the […]

Let’s Not Even Call This a Debate

At 7 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on June 27, more than four months before Election Day, Joe Biden and Donald Trump will spend 90 minutes on CNN airing rehearsed talking points in front of a moderator in two-minute soundbites in a studio empty but for the production crew and campaign staff. Happily, I will be […]

Powerful storm transformed ‘relatively flat’ Willard into ‘large lake,’ forecasters say

WILLARD, N.M. (AP) — A powerful storm battered a small New Mexico village for several hours Wednesday, causing severe flash flooding that trapped dozens of vehicles in rushing flood waters. The storm unleashed a thick curtain of rain and lime-sized hail over the 200-person village of Willard outside of Albuquerque, as fire crews farther south […]

Heinrich-led bump stock ban gained speed, then stalls when one Republican objects

By City Desk Staff Report On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that it would take an act of Congress, not a Trump-era regulatory rule, to ban bump stocks for firearms. Monday afternoon, New Mexico’s U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, joined by Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), announced that they […]

Torrance County Wants Your Input on Development Projects Around the County

The Torrance County Commission has scheduled a public hearing about the county’s Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) during the next regular council meetings. ICIP provides a framework for county leaders to build a five-year plan for community growth and development projects. Residents will have two opportunities to voice their concerns and ideas about public projects […]

PNM seeks rate increase

By Hannah Grover Customers of New Mexico’s largest electric utility may pay more for energy in the future. The Public Service Company of New Mexico filed an application with state regulators on Friday proposing a rate increase. According to the application, if approved, the average residential customer that uses 600 kilowatt hours of electricity would […]

Residents flee Ruidoso as wildfires bear down on homes

By MORGAN LEE / Associated Press Residents of the mountain village of Ruidoso in southern New Mexico fled their homes under evacuation orders with little time to rescue belongings as fast-moving wildfires bore down on the village of 7,000 residents. Traffic clogged downtown streets of the normally pastoral village and vacation destination for hours Monday as smoke […]

Dead Cows and Blowing Trash Prompt Estancia Rancher to Sue Solid Waste Facility

An Estancia rancher whose property borders the Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority has filed a lawsuit against the facility. “For a number of years, they’ve (EVSWA) completely failed to mitigate trash blowing away and blowing off their landfill onto these people’s property,” said attorney Blair Dunn who represents Ernie and Kim Ortiz. The most recent […]

New Mexico food banks say food insecurity is on the rise

This story is republished from NM Political Report, a nonprofit news outlet, as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to New Mexico. By Susan Dunlap Food insecurity is on the rise as state benefits have decreased and the future of federal benefits have an uncertain […]

Man Arrested for Suspected DUI After Flipping Car Near Cline’s Corners

A man is accused of aggravated DUI after flipping his vehicle multiple times on I-40 in Torrance County. According to a criminal complaint, Torrance County Sheriff’s deputies received several calls June 10 about a vehicle failing to maintain lanes on eastbound I-40. The reporting deputy said that while attempting to stop a gray vehicle driving […]