Community Briefs

RRPD Citizens’ Police Academy Registration Now Open Registration for the next Citizens’ Police Academy is now open! The Citizens’ Police Academy is designed to give our citizens an in-depth look into the Rio Rancho Police Department, showing all how RRPD proudly serves the community. Students will receive classroom instruction from multiple police department divisions including […]

APS wants your input on how to spend its money

Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education is building on its success of asking for community input as officials begin the process of building the district’s fiscal 2024-2025 budget.  APS board members say they are focused on improving student outcomes. “Part of that commitment means adopting an annual budget that will create the conditions for the […]

The board is back together

At its first meeting since being disbanded and then reconstituted, a subdued Albuquerque Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board took no action on a request to change a controversial regulation that requires more stringent pollution control in their businesses. It also postponed a decision to stay some sweeping zero emission changes for new cars.  Slow […]

Burglary reported at office of attorney under investigation in DWI scheme

A little more than three weeks after the FBI raided the Northeast Albuquerque office of a local attorney, he reported that two people cut the power, broke the back door and entered the premises.  Thomas Clear III, who is being investigated for possible corruption along with several Albuquerque Police Department DWI officers, reported the break-in […]

APS gets a thumbs up for its financial audit

Albuquerque Public Schools financial statements are in order, according to the New Mexico Office of the State Auditor. State law requires that every state agency, including public schools, be audited once a year by an independent auditor or by representatives of the Office of the State Auditor. A financial audit is an independent evaluation of […]