This year’s Torrance County Fair is looking to be bigger and better than last year’s. The fair runs from July 27 through Aug. 9 and will take place at the Torrance County Fairgrounds in Estancia. The fair will feature numerous events, music, food, contests, entertainment and more. The festivities kick off with the Old Timer’s […]
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County seeks volunteers for new Behavioral Health Advisory Board
Join Bernalillo County’s effort to transform mental health care by applying for its newly established Behavioral Health Advisory Board. The board’s goal is to help the county build a comprehensive and community-based behavioral health system. The board was created after commissioners passed a law that set up the Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Authority. Read more […]
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Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California
By TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday to direct state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments, a month after a Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces. Newsom’s order is aimed at the thousands of tents and makeshift […]
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Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting race
By ZEKE MILLER, SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Insisting […]
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Wildfires prompt California evacuations as crews battle Oregon and Idaho fires stoked by lightning
By REBECCA BOONE BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Rapidly growing wildfires prompted evacuations in Northern California on Thursday, a day after powerful winds and lightning strikes in Oregon and Idaho cut power and stoked fires, including one in Oregon that was the largest active blaze in the United States. Another fast-moving wildfire forced thousands to abandon […]
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Torrance County Animal Shelter Runs Out of Food at Community Pantry
The Torrance County Animal Shelter had to close the doors of its Community Animal Food Pantry due to a lack of food for local pets. The pantry serves low-income families who need assistance feeding their animals and primarily operates from monetary and food donations from the community. According to officials from the shelter, they’ve had […]
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Torrance County Animal Shelter Runs Out of Food at Community Pantry
The Torrance County Animal Shelter had to close the doors of its Community Animal Food Pantry due to a lack of food for local pets. The pantry serves low-income families who need assistance feeding their animals and primarily operates from monetary and food donations from the community. According to officials from the shelter, they’ve had […]
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Torrance County Animal Shelter Runs Out of Food at Community Pantry
The Torrance County Animal Shelter had to close the doors of its Community Animal Food Pantry due to a lack of food for local pets. The pantry serves low-income families who need assistance feeding their animals and primarily operates from monetary and food donations from the community. According to officials from the shelter, they’ve had […]
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Body Found Near Tijeras Exit on I-40
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was found dead near the Tijeras exit on I-40. BCSO spokesperson Jayme Fuller said that at 2:30 p.m. July 23, deputies responded to reports of a body lying in the grass shoulder of the eastbound lanes of the freeway. Deputies confirmed the deceased was male. […]
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Body Found Near Tijeras Exit on I-40
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was found dead near the Tijeras exit on I-40. BCSO spokesperson Jayme Fuller said that at 2:30 p.m. July 23, deputies responded to reports of a body lying in the grass shoulder of the eastbound lanes of the freeway. Deputies confirmed the deceased was male. […]