Bernalillo County residents have had a lot of questions about proposals to make changes to the State Fairgrounds. The county put together answers for the most frequently asked questions. “The neighborhoods surrounding the state fairgrounds are active and know the solutions needed for the area. This can be the opportunity to make it happen,” Bernalillo County […]
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The rise and fall of Sandia Man Cave
This article is provided by the East Mountain Historical Society. Learn more at eastmountainhistory.org By Rick Holben, East Mountain Historical Society Reports of caves being explored in the Sandia Mountains go back to at least to the turn of the last century, generally in connection with people exploring for mining locations or commercially useable guano deposits. […]
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BCSO to conduct anti-DWI measures
<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BCSO-headquarters-scaled-e1705695298538.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="BCSO headquarters" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2024/01/RER_BCSO-headquarters-scaled-e1705695298538.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BCSO-headquarters-scaled-e1705695298538.jpg&w=370 370w, https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BCSO-headquarters-scaled-e1705695298538.jpg&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" data-attachment-id="33136" data-permalink="https://citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/rer_bcso-headquarters/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2024/01/RER_BCSO-headquarters-scaled-e1705695298538.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.5","credit":"","camera":"NIKON Z 8","caption":"Pictured is the Bernalillo County Sheriffu2019s Office in downtown Albuquerque. Photo by […]
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Bernalillo County won’t collect on Trump campaign debt
<img width="1080" height="810" src="https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Bernalillo County building" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=560%2C420&ssl=1 560w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=80%2C60&ssl=1 80w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C522&ssl=1 696w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C801&ssl=1 1068w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled-1.jpg&w=370 370w, https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_BernalilloCounty3-scaled-1.jpg&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), […]
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Bernalillo County projects received almost $300M in state funding
<img width="1080" height="720" src="https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="The New Mexico State Capitol Building, or Roundhouse, during the 2025 legislative session. Roberto E. Rosales/City Desk ABQ" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?w=2000&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=1800%2C1200&ssl=1 1800w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=1080%2C720&ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=1568%2C1045&ssl=1 1568w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg?resize=706%2C471&ssl=1 706w, https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/1-Santa-Fe-Roundhouse-scaled-10.jpg&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) […]
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BernCo Treasurer takes dispute over deputy hire to court
<img width="1080" height="702" src="https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_LindaStover.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Former Bernalillo County Clerk Linda Stover" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?w=2212&ssl=1 2212w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=300%2C195&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=1024%2C665&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=768%2C499&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=1536%2C998&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=2048%2C1330&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=647%2C420&ssl=1 647w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=150%2C97&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=696%2C452&ssl=1 696w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=1068%2C694&ssl=1 1068w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=1920%2C1247&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/02/RER_LindaStover.jpg?resize=600%2C390&ssl=1 600w, https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_LindaStover.jpg&w=370 370w, https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_LindaStover.jpg&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: […]
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East Mountains communities set to receive capital outlay funding
By Hannah Grover About $7.4 million of state capital outlay funding could be coming to Torrance County, while other East Mountains communities also had projects included in the legislation. Capital outlay funding is awarded to local governments through legislation annually. The $7.4 million that Torrance County entities are set to receive is in addition to […]
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BernCo Commission cleared in open-meetings matter
<img width="1080" height="590" src="https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled-1.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="The Bernalillo County Commission meeting held on January 9th, 2024. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/The City Desk." decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C164&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C560&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C420&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C840&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1119&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C82&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C380&ssl=1 696w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C584&ssl=1 1068w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1049&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C328&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled.jpg?w=2340&ssl=1 2340w, https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled-1.jpg&w=370 370w, https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/RER_countycommission-scaled-1.jpg&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) […]
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Bernalillo County releases stormwater management guidance for solar projects
<img width="1080" height="720" src="https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="A solar panel farm just outside of Deming, New Mexico. Roberto E. Rosales / City Desk ABQ" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?w=1376&ssl=1 1376w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=1080%2C720&ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=400%2C267&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/citydesk.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/4/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg?resize=706%2C470&ssl=1 706w, https://eastmountains.citydesk.nm.news/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/sites/6/2025/03/unnamed-9.jpg&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw – 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) […]
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PNM again considering cutting the power in the East Mountains
The Public Service Company of New Mexico is again considering a Public Safety Power Shutoff in the East Mountains on March 18. Earlier this month, PNM announced plans to shut off power to 10,000 customers in the East Mountains due to high wind conditions that could create a fire risk. Later that same day, PNM […]