By JILL COLVIN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said he plans to announce his vice presidential pick on Monday, the first day of the Republican National Convention. It remains unclear whether the assassination attempt on Trump Saturday at his Pennsylvania rally has changed the former president’s thinking about […]
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Paa-Ko Sold To Albuquerque Investors
Paa-Ko communities in Sandia Park have been sold to a group of Albuquerque investors. On July 2, Roger Cox & Associates sold the 2,600-acre master planned community to Steve Chavez and Randy Guzman. Chavez owns the Mesa del Sol community near the Albuquerque Sunport as well as a community located near the Rio Rancho Golf […]
Paa-Ko Sold To Albuquerque Investors
Paa-Ko communities in Sandia Park have been sold to a group of Albuquerque investors. On July 2, Roger Cox & Associates sold the 2,600-acre master planned community to Steve Chavez and Randy Guzman. Chavez owns the Mesa del Sol community near the Albuquerque Sunport as well as a community located near the Rio Rancho Golf […]
Paa-Ko Sold To Albuquerque Investors
Paa-Ko communities in Sandia Park have been sold to a group of Albuquerque investors. On July 2, Roger Cox & Associates sold the 2,600-acre master planned community to Steve Chavez and Randy Guzman. Chavez owns the Mesa del Sol community near the Albuquerque Sunport as well as a community located near the Rio Rancho Golf […]
Judge Cannon dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. The decision by U.S. District Judge […]
Man rams car into anti-Trump protesters in Nob Hill Saturday
Just hours before the world’s attention turned to an apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, Albuquerque police were called to investigate an incident apparently targeting anti-Trump protesters in Nob Hill. Social media posts spread quickly Saturday with reports that two men parked near Central Avenue and Wellesley Drive in Nob Hill […]
Trump injured but ‘fine’ after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead
By JULIE CARR SMYTH, JILL COLVIN, COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off […]
Parks & Rec is using 100 million fewer gallons of water than it was three years ago. How?
The Parks and Recreation Department (PRD) has reduced the amount of water it uses by more than 100 million gallons over the past three years, despite facing record heat. However, it is using more water than it was in 2019. Albuquerque’s Parks and Recreation Director Dave Simon told City Desk ABQ in an email the […]
Who’s using the most water in Albuquerque?
Water woes are ever-present in the Southwest, with rising temperatures and persistent drought conditions. Albuquerque, for instance, is in a moderate to severe drought this summer. With that in mind, City Desk ABQ contacted the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority to find out who uses the most water. Below is a list of the […]
From Research to Clinical Practice: Applying Lessons Learned from Long COVID Study
By Chris Ramirez, UNM Health After nearly three years of studying the effects of “Long COVID”, a variety of symptoms that linger after a SARS-CoV-2 infection, University of New Mexico clinicians are using research findings to enhance and improve treatment plans for patients. In late 2021, UNM joined two large national studies of patients through […]

