This is part one of a series on child abuse and the professionals who are tasked with handling these cases. Read part two and part three. It was the culmination of five years of hard work—Krista Cruz was about to be sentenced for her role in the 2019 murder of her four-year-old son, after he […]
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Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
Six APD detectives responded to nearly 700 child abuse reports last year
This is part two of a series on child abuse and the professionals who are tasked with handling these cases. Read part one and part three. Last year, the Albuquerque Police Department’s crimes against children unit responded to just under 700 cases of child abuse in the city and went to 67 that were physically […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety, Housing & Homelessness
New police oversight board meets after year hiatus
After more than a year, the city’s Civilian Police Oversight Advisory Board met Feb. 8 to get organized on how to go about clearing a backlog of more than 82 civilian complaints against the Albuquerque Police Department. This was their first meeting in more than a year after city councilors did a major revamp of […]
Posted inCorrales, Politics & Elections
County’s Dem party headquarters moves to Corrales
The Democratic Party of Sandoval County has settled into Corrales. The party moved its headquarters from Rio Rancho to office space they say is three times as big at the beginning of the year. The office is on the second floor of Territorial Plaza, an office park just south of the recreation center, located at […]
Posted inSandoval County
State Sen. McKenna won’t run for reelection
By all accounts, including her own, State Senator Brenda McKenna was preparing to launch her reelection campaign as soon as she finished serving in the state legislature later this month. She was posting updates to her constituents online and her campaign finance reports showed that she was raising small dollar contributions from supporters during the most recent […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Placitas
Placitas Studio Tour Enters Its 27th Year
Twenty-six years ago, a small group of artists created the first Placitas Studio Tour, which has become one of the most highly-anticipated annual studio tours in New Mexico. What makes the Placitas Studio Tour unique among all other artist tours around the state is not that the art is created in Placitas, but artists living […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Sandoval County
County Commission Chairman Deposed in Gerrymandering Lawsuit
Sandoval County Commission Chairman David Heil was scheduled to give a deposition Jan. 29 in a case alleging that the Commission approved gerrymandered boundaries to give Republican candidates an advantage. The lawsuit was brought by the Democratic Party of Sandoval County, Democratic elected officials, a voter and two pueblos: Jemez and San Felipe. The plaintiffs […]
Posted inMoriarty, Uncategorized
Moriarty Pintos power past Pojoaque for ‘huge’ district victory
The Moriarty Pintos picked up their biggest win of the season Feb. 3 against the visiting Pojoaque Valley Elks. Moriarty’s Jordan Brown sank four 3-point baskets in the first half of the contest and added another one early in the fourth quarter. But it was Brown’s sixth 3-pointer with just over a minute left in […]
Posted inMoriarty, Uncategorized
Moriarty Pintos power past Pojoaque for ‘huge’ district victory
The Moriarty Pintos picked up their biggest win of the season Feb. 3 against the visiting Pojoaque Valley Elks. Moriarty’s Jordan Brown sank four 3-point baskets in the first half of the contest and added another one early in the fourth quarter. But it was Brown’s sixth 3-pointer with just over a minute left in […]
Posted inMoriarty, Uncategorized
Suspect shot by Torrance County deputies had lengthy criminal history
The suspect who was shot by a Torrance County Sheriff’s deputy on Jan. 31 on Lexco Road, near Moriarty has a lengthy criminal history. According to a criminal complaint, Joseph M. Padilla, 29, was shot by deputies who were investigating an unrelated incident. charged with three counts of resisting an officer and has a criminal […]