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Posted inEast Mountains, Local Gov., Uncategorized

Carnuel Receives $2.15 Million for Water Improvement Projects

Carnuel, a census-designated place in Tijeras Canyon, received $2.15 million for water improvement projects from the 2024 capital outlay bill. Carnuel’s outdated well and septic systems have caused the community to be exposed to poor water quality.  On March 6, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed off on the $2.15 million in appropriations in the 2024 […]

Posted inMoriarty, Uncategorized

Carla Jane Brewer

Carla Jane Brewer, 59, just shy of her 60th birthday, died peacefully on May 10th, 2024 at her sister’s home, surrounded by family, in Mesa, Arizona.  Carla’s yearlong battle with small cell lung cancer is now over.  She passed away with dignity and grace. Carla was born May 26, 1964, in Augusta, Georgia, the daughter […]

Posted inMoriarty, Uncategorized

Carla Jane Brewer

Carla Jane Brewer, 59, just shy of her 60th birthday, died peacefully on May 10th, 2024 at her sister’s home, surrounded by family, in Mesa, Arizona.  Carla’s yearlong battle with small cell lung cancer is now over.  She passed away with dignity and grace. Carla was born May 26, 1964, in Augusta, Georgia, the daughter […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Sandoval County

Heinrich grills Feds over delays in protecting Valles Caldera from stray cattle

Washington – Fences make good neighbors, the old saying goes. The Valles Caldera, it seems, needs a new one to keep some messy neighbors out and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) is tired of waiting on federal agencies to get to it . More than 100 cattle from neighboring forest service grazing allotments are routinely […]

Council provides ‘basic human rights for almost everybody’

Albuquerque City Councilors passed an amendment to the city’s Human Rights Ordinance to prohibit discrimination based on mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, or conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.   The amendment is an update to the city’s Human Rights Ordinance to match the State of New Mexico’s Human Rights Act, Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn […]

Albuquerque Is Throwing Out the Belongings of Homeless People, Violating City Policy

This story is published in partnership with ProPublica as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage that matters to Albuquerque. By Nicole Santa Cruz | ProPublica ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power, co-published this story with New Mexico in Depth. On a recent morning, Christian Smith ran […]