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Albuquerque police deploy drone program, report four arrests in first month

The Albuquerque Police Department has officially launched a drone program that has already assisted in four arrests and conducted more than 200 flights in its first month of operation, city officials announced Thursday. The program, which began in August, features drones housed in strategically placed “hives” on rooftops and city facilities throughout Albuquerque that can […]

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Fourth Albuquerque high school adds on-campus violence intervention program

Del Norte High School has become the fourth Albuquerque high school to host a full-time violence intervention program aimed at supporting students affected by trauma and disconnection from school. Albuquerque Community Safety announced this week that its School-Based Violence Intervention Program is now operating at Del Norte, joining West Mesa High School, RFK High School […]

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Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office wins national drone award for disarming children armed with loaded gun

The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office has won a national award recognizing how deputies used drone technology to safely disarm two young children who were armed with a loaded handgun. The sheriff’s office was awarded the 2025 Lifesaving Achievement Award and People’s Choice Award at Skydio’s Aerial Achievement Awards ceremony, according to a statement from the […]

Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Albuquerque city council passes $75,000 home repair loans for low-income homeowners

The average Albuquerque home is 44 years old, and a lot of families can’t cover the big repair bills that come with aging houses. On Sept. 15, the City Council approved a program to help, passing the measure 5-3. The Preserving Albuquerque Through Critical Housing (PATCH) program will provide up to $75,000 in forgivable loans […]

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City Councilor Requests $2 million Emergency Fix to Keep Albuquerque Parks From ‘Dying’

Albuquerque families may soon see greener parks after City Councilor Dan Lewis introduced an emergency resolution to spend $2 million from city reserves on immediate turf replacement, saying budget cuts left fields patchy and overrun with weeds. The proposed resolution, R-25-183, introduced Aug. 18, targets parks citywide that are suffering from dead grass and weeds, making […]

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From homelessness to hope: One mother’s journey through Albuquerque’s Gateway Family

When Gabrielle, a Gateway Family resident, called 311 for help, she was homeless and had spent a decade battling addiction that cost her custody of her children. Nearly two years later, she is sober, has full custody of her one-year-old, visits her older children regularly and is preparing to move from Gateway Family into her […]

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Botched euthanasia and animal fights lead to federal scrutiny for Lovelace Biomedical

The Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute in Albuquerque has received an official warning from the U.S. Department of Agriculture following two critical violations of animal welfare regulations that resulted in serious injuries to laboratory animals and a botched euthanasia procedure. The violations, documented in a USDA inspection report dated May 21, led to the federal agency […]

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Scammers pose as jail employees to target inmates’ families in Albuquerque

Officials at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center are warning the public about scammers who are impersonating jail employees and demanding money from inmates’ families in exchange for their loved ones’ release. The scammers are obtaining personal information about current inmates and using it to pose as MDC employees when calling families, according to an […]

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Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office nominated for national drone award after disarming children

The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office has been named a finalist for a national award recognizing how deputies used drone technology to safely disarm two young children who were armed with a loaded handgun. The sheriff’s office is competing for Skydio’s 2025 Lifesaving Achievement Award, with the winner to be determined by public voting at skydio.com/vote, […]