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Community Briefs
February Speaker Series The Manzano Mountain Art Council (MMAC) will be hosting three speakers this month for their February Speaker Series. The three speakers will be talking about topics in their expertise throughout the month of February. On Feb. 10, Alex Arnold will be talking about diversity in the heart of New Mexico. On Feb. […]
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Community Briefs
February Speaker Series The Manzano Mountain Art Council (MMAC) will be hosting three speakers this month for their February Speaker Series. The three speakers will be talking about topics in their expertise throughout the month of February. On Feb. 10, Alex Arnold will be talking about diversity in the heart of New Mexico. On Feb. […]
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Community Briefs
February Speaker Series The Manzano Mountain Art Council (MMAC) will be hosting three speakers this month for their February Speaker Series. The three speakers will be talking about topics in their expertise throughout the month of February. On Feb. 10, Alex Arnold will be talking about diversity in the heart of New Mexico. On Feb. […]
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Issues on Gibson pedestrian bridge trouble residents
The pedestrian bridge near Gibson and San Mateo boulevards in Southeast Albuquerque was built decades ago to give residents and workers safe access to coffee shops, restaurants and businesses along one of the city’s busiest streets. But residents say recent activity on the bridge has made the journey across it an uneasy one. The bridge […]
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Tijeras Pueblo wins federal grant to create digital exhibits
The Friends of Tijeras Pueblo recently won a $61,366.50 funding grant from the Library of Congress supporting their project “The Ancestral Tiwa World Connected to the Present: Tijeras Pueblo in Context”. When completed it will include interactive exhibits and educational programs at the museum, located at Sandia Ranger Station in Tijeras, near the Tijeras Pueblo […]
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Family of Oñate statue shooting victim sues gunman
Last Tuesday, a civil lawsuit was filed naming Ryan Martinez and his parents, Bryan and Adelita Martinez. Martinez faces charges of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault. Martinez was arrested Sept. 28 following a shooting at the site where local officials had planned to re-install a statue of conquistador Juan de Oñate. Before the demonstration, […]
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Family of Oñate statue shooting victim sues gunman
Last Tuesday, a civil lawsuit was filed naming Ryan Martinez and his parents, Bryan and Adelita Martinez. Martinez faces charges of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault. Martinez was arrested Sept. 28 following a shooting at the site where local officials had planned to re-install a statue of conquistador Juan de Oñate. Before the demonstration, […]
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Rio Rancho baseball coach put on administrative leave
Correction: This story has been corrected to say that Ron Murphy is the baseball coach for Rio Rancho, not the football coach. With the start of the high school season approaching, Rio Rancho record-breaking coach Ron Murphy has been benched – at least temporarily. Murphy, who is the only coach the Rams have had, was […]
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Cedar Crest woman charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty
On January 30, 19 charges of animal cruelty were filed against 74-year-old Deborah Battaglino in connection with a welfare check and search warrant executed last week on a Cedar Crest home by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation and search of the residence found numerous dangerous health conditions and several dead animals, leading to […]