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Albuquerque’s downtown saw a large presence of anti ICE protesters marching throughout downtown in June 2025. Many holding signs and chanting demanding that ICE gets out of Albuquerque. Pictured are protesters in downtown Civic Plaza. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales / The Paper

Keller blasts federal policy after deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller calling federal immigration policies “dangerous” following a fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis. “This incident raises serious questions and reflects a dangerous pattern that we are seeing across the country because of the president’s divisive policies,” Keller said in the statement posted on social media. “My […]

Pictured is the scene of an APD officer-involved shooting near I-40 and 6th street near the Love’s truck stop. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/The City Desk. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/The City Desk

APD shootings rise as federal oversight ends

Albuquerque Police police officers shot 15 individuals last year, according to department statistics, an increase from each of the previous two years when the department was under federal oversight. Data examined by City Desk ABQ shows last year’s total number of police shootings is up from 13 the previous year and 14 in 2023. Those […]

Albuquerque renters have rights on paper but who’s enforcing them?

The City Council on Monday deferred a vote on a rental protections ordinance as officials pointed to an enforcement gap that leaves renters facing hidden fees despite state laws meant to cap them. The proposed Rental Practices Ordinance, O-25-102, would fold state tenant protections into the city’s Housing Code to give local enforcement real authority. […]

Albuquerque Police Department officials report 63 homicide incidents in calendar year 2025, with a total of 65 people killed. (Roberto. E. Rosales)

APD reports significant decline in homicide

Albuquerque Police Department officials report 63 homicide incidents in calendar year 2025, with a total of 65 people killed. That total is down by more than one-third from 2024, when 98 people were killed in the city. Police say 87%, or 55 of 63, of 2025 homicide cases have been solved, along with 25 cases […]

Albuquerque Community Foundation picks Native New Mexican to lead

For the first time in 20 years, the state’s largest community foundation has a new leader — and they didn’t have to go far to find her. Marisa Magallanez officially took the helm of the Albuquerque Community Foundation and the New Mexico Community Trust as president and CEO on Jan. 1. Magallanez, a native of […]

Inside City Council’s budget transparency meltdown

Albuquerque’s push for more budget transparency collapsed Monday night as the City Council voted 1-8 against overriding Mayor Tim Keller’s veto of an ordinance that had passed 8-1 just three weeks earlier. The failed override leaves the city’s $1.5 billion budget process largely unchanged. The administration will not have to share detailed vacancy data, drop […]

Women now hold the majority of Albuquerque City Council seats as Peña takes presidency

A month after nearly losing her Albuquerque City Council seat, Klarissa Peña is back at the helm. The council elected Peña president in a 5-4 vote over Joaquín Baca. The same five councilors — Peña, Dan Champine, Renée Grout, Dan Lewis and outgoing President Brook Bassan — voted to install the new leadership. In separate […]

Traffic across Rio Grande crossings in the Albuquerque metropolitan area has reached record levels, with approximately 580,000 vehicles crossing daily on average weekdays, according to 2024 data released by the Mid-Region Council of Governments in November.

Westside commuters aren’t wrong: Rio Grande crossing times keep climbing, data shows

Traffic across Rio Grande river crossings in the Albuquerque metropolitan area has surged to record levels, jumping from approximately 500,000 vehicles daily in 2014 to nearly 580,000 in 2024, according to 2024 data released by the Mid-Region Council of Governments in November. The 16% increase over the past decade represents the highest river crossing volumes […]

Health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Albuquerque hotel

Health officials are warning of possible measles exposure after a traveler diagnosed with the disease spent several hours at an Albuquerque hotel late last month. The New Mexico Department of Health said Tuesday that a traveler from South Carolina who was diagnosed with measles stayed at the Quality Inn at 450 Paisano St. NE from […]

Opinion: What it will take to grow New Mexico’s economy

Steven B. Chavez is the principal at Mesa del Sol, SC3 International, SC3 Development and SC3 Mechanical and Electrical. Originally from Grants, he now lives in Albuquerque. New Mexico stands at a crossroads. We have the natural resources, creative talent, and geographic advantages to thrive in the 21st-century economy—but for too long, we’ve struggled to […]