No ‘probable cause’ in death
Police say "no probable cause" exists to charge anyone with a crime in a deadly exchange of gunfire that killed a 24-year-old Ventana Ranch man this week.The dead man was identified by police as...
View ArticleMRCOG studies options to ease traffic
Even though the interchange at Paseo del Norte and Interstate 25 will eventually be reconfigured to ease congestion, the growth along the West Side of Albuquerque and in Rio Rancho will ensure that...
View ArticleThat’s the spirit!
School pride mixed with athleticism is filling the Santa Ana Star Center again today, as the New Mexico Activities Association CenturyLink State Spirit Championships continue.Varsity dance and cheer...
View ArticleShady flower beds are perfect for hostas, ajuga
Q: We had a courtyard made for the front area of our home. We planted a beautiful redbud tree in it and have now made a nice shady space! Along the rim we made a flower bed about 3-feet-wide and its...
View ArticleTraining to battle bed bugs
The city's Environmental Health Department is hosting a special training conference for bed bug issues on Wednesday.The conference will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the South Broadway Cultural...
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Survey to identify cultural traditions
A neighborhood tradition. A mural. A play. An annual event.These are all things that can make a community unique and improve the quality of life for its residents. Bernalillo County wants to highlight...
View ArticleAnimal Humane closing West Side shelter
Animal Humane New Mexico, a private nonprofit that provides animal adoption, shelter and training services, will close its West Side location at 10700 Corrales Road NW on April 8.The organization will...
View ArticlePlayer chosen for elite soccer camp
Admitted soccer junkie Sergio Rivas, a sophomore at Cibola High School, has been selected to participate in the Real Madrid Select Training Program in Madrid, Spain."I was very surprised when my coach...
View ArticleTrying to fit into ‘doggie society’
Jennifer Solis-Ball couldn't afford an expensive epilepsy service dog - a dog trained to warn of an impending epilepsy seizure in someone - so she went to the local shelter and found a black Lab/pit...
View ArticleCounty wants to move ahead on Bridge plan
Bernalillo County is taking the first steps to make the Bridge Corridor Redevelopment plan an official document. The County Planning Commission will review the document at its April 3 meeting at 9 a.m....
View ArticleWest Central bank robbed
The FBI and Albuquerque police are looking for a man who robbed a Bank of the West branch on West Central earlier this week. The suspect was caught on bank surveillance photos smiling broadly. He's...
View ArticleRavens perfecting the art of the comeback in baseball
If there's one thing the Rio Grande baseball team seems to have mastered so far this season, it's the art of the close win.And the comeback. The Ravens on Tuesday edged Manzano 3-2, the second time in...
View ArticleStrong pitching carrying the Cougars, so far
The Cibola Cougars appear to be borrowing a page from Volcano Vista this softball season.With the 2013 season nearly half over, Cibola is following a script that worked pretty well for the Hawks during...
View ArticleAFD trains for a hazmat emergency
There have been only a handful of tanker rollovers on the interstates in Albuquerque in the past decade, but it's the one you're not prepared for that becomes a catastrophe, Albuquerque Fire Department...
View ArticleVideo footage of shooting offers insight
Video taken from an Albuquerque police helicopter captured dramatic action that appears to corroborate some of the claims made by the family of an Iraq War veteran shot dead by a neighbor recently on...
View ArticlePlan aims to spiff up Central Ave.
The city hopes to make Central Avenue more attractive to tourists, prospective and current property owners and surrounding neighborhoods.City Councilor Isaac Benton will host a meeting Tuesday to...
View ArticleTesting ROVs at West Mesa High
The bright yellow, remotely operated vehicle built from pieces of PVC tubes and flotation devices, and powered by small propellers sunk to the bottom of the pool at the West Mesa Aquatic Center.West...
View ArticleNew section to replace West Side Journal
The Journal is launching a new, weekly section and website, called Rio West, to replace the twice-a-week West Side Journal.The new weekly section will be published on Saturdays, beginning next...
View ArticleWind is orchestrating poppies’ march across yard
Q: Two years ago we planted California poppy by seed and they did very well that first year. Now they seem to be marching across the yard, nowhere near the spot they were originally started and very...
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