Category: City Desk ABQ

By PATRICK LOHMANN As the U.S. Forest Service plans to greatly increase prescribed burns to protect communities from devastating wildfires, a government report prompted by the state’s biggest-ever fire found “gaps in some key areas” in the federal agency’s strategy.  In June 2022, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, a Democrat from Las Vegas, N.M., asked the […]

By PATRICK LOHMANN As the U.S. Forest Service plans to greatly increase prescribed burns to protect communities from devastating wildfires, a government report prompted by the state’s biggest-ever fire found “gaps in some key areas” in the federal agency’s strategy.  In June 2022, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, a Democrat from Las Vegas, N.M., asked the […]

By PATRICK LOHMANN As the U.S. Forest Service plans to greatly increase prescribed burns to protect communities from devastating wildfires, a government report prompted by the state’s biggest-ever fire found “gaps in some key areas” in the federal agency’s strategy.  In June 2022, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, a Democrat from Las Vegas, N.M., asked the […]

On June 29, the Town of Mountainair was hit by a ​​torrential rainstorm that resulted in a rescue mission for two individuals and caused major damage to buildings around town.  Around 10:30 p.m., Torrance County dispatch got a call about two people and their dog being stuck in an arroyo on Red Bluff Road. The […]

On June 29, the Town of Mountainair was hit by a ​​torrential rainstorm that resulted in a rescue mission for two individuals and caused major damage to buildings around town.  Around 10:30 p.m., Torrance County dispatch got a call about two people and their dog being stuck in an arroyo on Red Bluff Road. The […]

On June 29, the Town of Mountainair was hit by a ​​torrential rainstorm that resulted in a rescue mission for two individuals and caused major damage to buildings around town.  Around 10:30 p.m., Torrance County dispatch got a call about two people and their dog being stuck in an arroyo on Red Bluff Road. The […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants Democrats in Congress to know he has no intention of exiting this year’s election, sending them a letter on Monday on his personal letterhead. Here is Biden’s letter to the congressional Democrats whose backing he likely needs: Fellow Democrats, Now that you have returned from the July 4th recess, I want you to […]

A New Mexican earning the state’s minimum wage of $12 an hour would need to work 60 hours a week to afford a one-bedroom apartment at the fair market rate of $942 a month. In order to work a typical 40-hour workweek, the renter’s hourly wage would need to be $21.81.  Albuquerque metro area renters, […]

By next year, veterans will be able to be buried right here in Albuquerque at a newly constructed national cemetery. Albuquerque will be the new home to the third national cemetery in the state — joining the Santa Fe National Cemetery and Fort Bayard National Cemetery in providing a burial place for veterans.  The U.S. […]