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By Jeremy Roebuck, Washington Post — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts from investigations of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Florida, a setback for the Trump administration amid growing calls for transparency from the president’s base. The department petitioned the court last week to release […]
By Dan Lamothe, John Hudson, Washington Post — The Pentagon’s independent watchdog has received evidence that messages from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal account previewing a U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET/NOFORN,” people familiar with the matter said. The revelation appears to contradict long-standing claims by the Trump administration […]
By Terell Wright, Laura Meckler, Washington Post The Trump administration said Friday it would release $1.3 billion for after-school and summer programs, a slice of the nearly $7 billion in already appropriated funding that the administration has been holding back. Advocates who pressed for the money to be distributed celebrated the decision, while also demanding that […]
The Washington Post · Trisha Thadani MIAMI – When first responder Jonathan Saldana arrived to a crash site in Key Largo in April 2019, he saw a bloodied and unresponsive 27-year-old man sprawled on the asphalt. At first, Saldana thought the man was the only one hit by the Tesla driver at the scene. Then his […]
Officially, the Rio Grande gauge at the Central Avenue crossing in Albuquerque’s Barelas neighborhood says the state’s most important river has water. But dog walkers and kids seen making mud castles in the center of the main channel (this is not safe, by the way), Wednesday afternoon may beg to differ. At 3 p.m. Thursday […]
This report was co-published with The Paper., Albuquerque’s weekly home for arts, culture, news and events. After weeks without air conditioning during extreme heat, tenants at The Retreat at Candelaria say repairs are finally in motion, weeks into triple-digit temperatures and days after city inspectors ordered repairs. Despite a city ordinance requiring landlords to provide […]
Access to downtown’s main government building will be restricted through the end of the year as Silver Avenue closes for an 18-month construction project to fix water damage issues at the county’s $67 million headquarters. Silver Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets will remain closed to vehicle traffic through the end of 2025 as Bernalillo […]
With the July 7 deadline in the books, 12 City Council candidates have successfully gathered the required 500 petition signatures to qualify for the ballot. The City Clerk’s office posted the final numbers Thursday morning, showing that a dozen candidates have each verified over 500 signatures, securing their spots for the November 4 election. District […]
A man died Wednesday morning after being stabbed near an Albuquerque city bus, leading to the detention of the bus driver. Albuquerque police responded around 6:30 a.m. to reports of a bus driver stabbing a man outside a bus. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he later died. Police said the bus […]
Bernalillo County is inviting local artists to submit proposals for a new public art project that will be integrated into the upcoming New Mexico COVID Memorial. This memorial will be the first publicly funded COVID memorial in the United States, offering a solemn and reflective space to honor those impacted by the pandemic. The request […]
