New Mexicans planning to travel through Albuquerque’s Sunport anytime soon will be relieved to know that the FAA’s plan to reduce services at airports just before the holiday travel season starts won’t impact the Sunport — but it does impact ABQ’s most popular connections. President Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced last week that the […]

Voters getting ready to cast their votes for mayor, city council, school board and other local elections will have one more big decision to make before polls close on Election Day next Tuesday: what to name a new baby hippopotamus? The ABQ BioPark’s new baby female hippo, born on Oct. 14 to parents Karen and […]

The City of Albuquerque is once again offering to repair broken windows for businesses that are victim of vandalism — but the offer is good only for business in a handful of neighborhoods. According to program requirements reviewed by City Desk, the city will reimburse owners for 80% of the cost of replacement, up to […]

This report is compiled from information submitted by the City of Albuquerque, which is responsible for the content. The City of Albuquerque has renamed the Singing Arrow Child Development Center to the Clara Padilla Andrews Early Learning Center, honoring the lifelong contributions of a pioneering New Mexican leader dedicated to equity, education, and community empowerment. Padilla-Andrews has long been […]

A couple of lines of text buried in a developers planning application to the city tease that Target is targeting a new Southeast Albuquerque site for expansion. The city’s Environmental Planning Commission held a hearing on Thursday to consider zoning changes requested by UNM and private developers working to bring the large Lobo Landing development […]

Last week, City Desk ABQ reported that Albuquerque mayoral candidate Daniel Chavez had not disclosed to voters that he was facing battery charges for inappropriately touching a former staffer. This weekend, a new poll found that he had earned just six percent of support.  Now the parking lot company owner says he’s had enough and […]

Bernalillo County will host a free overdose recognition and response training this week as part of ongoing efforts to address the community’s drug overdose crisis. The Behavioral Health Education and Awareness Council will conduct the training Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the CARE Campus, 5901 Zuni Rd. SE. The session […]

Bernalillo County commissioners will convene Tuesday night to establish policy priorities for the upcoming New Mexico Legislature special session and recognize National Recovery Month during their administrative meeting. The Board of County Commissioners, led by Chair Eric Olivas, will meet at 5 p.m. in the Ken Sanchez Commission Chambers to consider an administrative resolution outlining […]

The Albuquerque Police Department has officially launched a drone program that has already assisted in four arrests and conducted more than 200 flights in its first month of operation, city officials announced Thursday. The program, which began in August, features drones housed in strategically placed “hives” on rooftops and city facilities throughout Albuquerque that can […]

The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office has been named a finalist for a national award recognizing how deputies used drone technology to safely disarm two young children who were armed with a loaded handgun. The sheriff’s office is competing for Skydio’s 2025 Lifesaving Achievement Award, with the winner to be determined by public voting at skydio.com/vote, […]