Three people were injured Wednesday afternoon after they were reportedly struck by a boulder in the Sandia Mountains. According to an AFR press release, eleven apparatus from Albuquerque Fire Rescue were dispatched to the Embudo Canyon Trailhead at about 3:30 p.m. for a call about a boulder that rolled down a hill in the mountains […]
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APS Board president says she’s focused on closing gap in student outcomes
Danielle Gonzales says her Albuquerque Public Schools education served her well. But she also knows that not everyone can say the same. She graduated from Valley High School, then went into education — first as a fourth-grade teacher in South Texas then working in education policy in Washington, D.C. She and her family moved back […]
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City suspends rabbit adoptions
Ahead of the Easter holiday weekend, the City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department (AWD) will be suspending rabbit adoptions at all city shelters from Thursday, March 28 through Monday, April 1. Rabbit adoptions will resume on Tuesday, April 2. The Animal Welfare Dept. wants to remind people the family life commitment for a rabbit is not one week […]
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New Topes food unveiled
Andy Lyman/The Paper. Baseball, despite being known as America’s pastime, isn’t for everyone. But anyone who’s ever been to a game in person, including those who sarcastically refer to it as “sports ball,” can probably admit there’s more fun to be had than who’s on first. I happen to fall somewhere in the middle of […]
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Court records detail arrests of three Albuquerque Fire Rescue employees
Michael Hodock/Sandoval Signpost In the past two weeks, three Albuquerque Fire Rescue employees — one firefighter and two drivers — have been arrested and charged with driving under the influence. In a press release, AFR Fire Chief Emily Jaramillo said, “Albuquerque Fire Rescue takes off-duty incidents seriously. These actions are not representative of the mission […]
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APS wants your input on how your kid’s school is doing
Albuquerque Public Schools wants to know how it’s doing. The district is collecting responses from APS families to its Quality of Education and Family Engagement Survey through March 29. The annual survey, required by the state, seeks input on school safety, technology, school buildings, learning, extracurricular activities, staff attentiveness, and more. The survey is anonymous, […]
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Prosecutors charge a South Carolina man with carjacking and the killing of a New Mexico officer
Susan Montoya Bryan/Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been charged with two federal counts stemming from the killing of a New Mexico state police officer, federal and state prosecutors announced Friday. An unsealed criminal complaint charges Jaremy Smith, 33, with two counts: carjacking resulting in death and discharge of a firearm […]
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Woof! Woof! Woof! March Madness watch party for UNM Lobos set for Civic Plaza
Looking for a spot to watch the Lobos compete in the first round of the NCAA tournament? The city is hosting a March Madness watch party on Civic Plaza tomorrow so fans can cheer on the team in the match against the Clemson Tigers. It’s the first time in a decade that the team has […]
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ACLU demands independent investigation into officer-involved killing of unarmed woman
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is calling for a transparent and thorough investigation into the death of an unarmed woman at the hands of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). According to the Albuquerque Journal, the woman was killed in Northeast Albuquerque where she was hiding from police in a backyard shed. […]
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Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials
By MORGAN LEE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two recent U.S. Supreme Court actions have opened the door to a new legal frontier in which local and state officials can be disqualified from office for life for engaging in “insurrection” or providing “aid and comfort” to enemies of the Constitution, […]