There Might be a Choice, After All

I have been watching the White House’s damage control effort after President Biden’s catastrophic debate performance two weeks ago. The White House staff and the Biden campaign are doing what they must as good political operatives – insisting that President Biden is all in for the upcoming Democratic Convention and November election – but the […]

Bernalillo Wants to Add Walmart Gas Station to Busy Highway

Bernalillo Town councilors were presented with plans to add a new Walmart gas station and convenience store along busy Highway 528. If approved, it would be the first in Sandoval County. The council, with Mayor Pro Tem Dale Prairie presiding in the absence of Mayor Jack Torres, was presented with the ordinance by Planning and […]

Albuquerque Man Accused of Threatening Sandoval County Judge

Las Cruces police arrested an Albuquerque man June 26 in Las Cruces on charges of threatening a Sandoval County judge.  According to court documents, 54-year-old Robert Jaramillo allegedly made threats “towards the safety of” a 13th Judicial District Court Judge over a several-week period. Jaramillo faces a fourth-degree felony charge in connection with the alleged […]

Keller attended video call with Biden, mayors about campaign

Mayor Tim Keller was one of the 200 Democratic mayors who met with President Joe Biden over a video call Tuesday, City Desk ABQ confirmed.  Following his poor debate performance, Biden joined a call with the Democratic Mayors Association to discuss his vision for a second term and how they can support his campaign.  The […]

Election 2024 Latest: Democratic leadership backs Biden, Trump returns to the campaign trail

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is getting back on the campaign trail at his flagship Miami golf resort as Democrats face tough calls over President Joe Biden ’s reelection chances. Ever since his dismal debate performance, Democrats have been wrestling with whether the 81-year-old Biden should continue as the party’s nominee. As anxious congressional Democrats returned to Washington weighing […]

Trump wants Black and Latino support. But he’s not popular with either group, poll analysis shows

As he prepares to accept the Republican nomination for the third time, Donald Trump has promised new efforts to expand his coalition — and, in particular, to win over more of the nonwhite voters who largely rejected him during the 2020 election.

But an AP analysis of two consecutive polls conducted in June by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that about 7 in 10 Black Americans have a somewhat or very unfavorable view of Trump, as do about half of Hispanic Americans. While both groups do see Trump a little more favorably than when he left office in 2021, their opinion of him is still more negative than positive.

Increasing homelessness has Westsiders looking for answers

Those experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque often naturally congregate near areas where food, clothing, transit, medical care and addiction services are available. Two of the most highly trafficked areas are in Downtown and across the city’s International District. But on the city’s Westside, the stretch of Coors Boulevard from Central Avenue to I-40, has emerged as […]

City, county partner to improve access to social services

Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque are collaborating on an initiative they say will improve access to food, housing and behavioral health services.  The city and county are partnering with the software company Unite Us to offer a “secure and efficient way to connect residents to the services they need,” according to a Bernalillo […]