The 2,977 lives that were lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, DC and Pennsylvania were remembered and honored at an emotional ceremony at Vista Verde Memorial Park in Rio Rancho on the 23rd anniversary of the attacks. Dozens of people attended the moving ceremony that kicked off with words […]
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Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office offering property tax collection outreach services
The Sandoval County Treasurer’s Office will be hosting several property tax collection outreach events this winter. According to county treasurer Jennifer Taylor, property tax collection is a critical component of municipal revenue that funds essential services such as education, public safety and infrastructure. The Sandoval County Tax Collection Outreach Program began in 2014 to help […]
SRMC, union agree to resume bargaining
After more than two years of publicly sparring, the University of New Mexico Sandoval Regional Medical Center and the United Health Professionals New Mexico division of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which represents UNM SRMC workers, will sit down together to resume good-faith bargaining next week. A district court judge denied a request earlier […]
County commissioners delay funding for pallet homes, reaffirm support
Bernalillo County commissioners Tuesday reaffirmed support for an effort to combat the local homelessness problem, despite voting to move money they had designated for it elsewhere. At their regular meeting, commissioners decided to redistribute $600,000 that had been earmarked for a pallet-home campus planned by the City of Albuquerque. City leaders envision the pallet homes […]
Commissioners OK additional water money for Carñuel wastewater project
Residents of the Carñuel area continue to see local officials working to improve their water situation. Bernalillo County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to spend almost $578,000 in American Rescue Plan Act money toward a wastewater project in the East Mountains community. The commission in 2021 approved $3.85 million for the project, though bids for the […]
Commissioners OK additional water money for Carñuel wastewater project
Residents of the Carñuel area continue to see local officials working to improve their water situation. Bernalillo County Commissioners on Tuesday voted to spend almost $578,000 in American Rescue Plan Act money toward a wastewater project in the East Mountains community. The commission in 2021 approved $3.85 million for the project, though bids for the […]
What do we know about the shooting victims UNMH treats?
In order to get a sense of who is getting shot around the state, City Desk ABQ combed through three years’ worth of data on the people University of New Mexico Hospital treated.
Congressional Republicans try to hide from Trump’s debate performance
By Paul Kane (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Republicans tried to largely hide from former president Donald Trump’s debate performance Tuesday, mostly cheering him on or just avoiding the issue altogether. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) focused entirely on a failed government funding plan. What did he think of Trump’s […]
Trump’s D.C. trial may not begin until 2026 or later, legal experts say
By Devlin Barrett (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Donald Trump’s trial in Washington on charges of federal election obstruction may not begin until 2026 or later because of complex legal and factual issues that may ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court, according to legal experts. Even that schedule is largely dependent on a […]
Anatomy of a racist smear: How false claims of pet-eating immigrants caught on
By Sarah Ellison, Jeremy B. Merrill (c) 2024 , The Washington Post It started with a tragedy, gained momentum online with neo-Nazis and became Donald Trump’s message from the presidential debate stage. A Midwestern town grappling with the fallout from an influx of Haitian immigrants became a focal point for racist and xenophobic memes this week […]

