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The Town of Bernalillo unveiled its first Baby Box on Dec. 17. (Rodd Cayton)

Bernalillo Baby Box a new option for dropping off infants

by Rodd Cayton December 18, 2025January 22, 2026

The Village of Cuba will receive $11.7 million to design what officials are calling a first-of-its-kind zero-waste desalination facility that could produce more than half a million gallons of potable water daily, state officials announced Thursday.

Environment & Conservation, Westside

Cuba to receive $11.7M for zero-waste water desalination facility

by Kevin Hendricks December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

The Rio Rancho City Council closed out a marathon meeting Wednesday night by voting to contribute $1 million toward a road extension project linked to a planned hypersonic missile manufacturing facility outside city limits, but only after adding safeguards requiring formal agreements on emergency response and road construction before releasing funds.

Pueblos, Sandoval County, Westside

Op-ed: Sandoval County’s ‘blank check’ zoning is a betrayal of public trust

by Kevin Hendricks December 18, 2025January 22, 2026

The Board of Education unanimously approved Dr. Robert W. Dodd as the district's next superintendent during a meeting Wednesday. (RRPS)

Congress & Federal Gov., Rio Rancho, Westside

Rio Rancho Public Schools names first new superintendent in over three decades

by Kevin Hendricks December 18, 2025January 22, 2026

A federal judge in Albuquerque on Dec. 15, 2025 ordered ICE to immediately release Hamid Ziaei, an Iranian man held for the last six months at the Torrance County Detention Facility. (Courtesy Innovation Law Lab)

Courts, Justice & Safety, Westside

Federal judge orders Iranian bodybuilder’s release from New Mexico jail

by Kevin Hendricks December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Relatives of Darian Nevayaktewa, who went missing from the Hopi reservation in 2008, hold posters for him outside the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center on May 5, 2025. Credit: Bella Davis/New Mexico In Depth

General Interest, Pueblos

A new alert for missing Native people has been issued just six times since July implementation

by NM Political Report December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Rio Rancho City Hall. (City of Rio Rancho)

Local Gov., Rio Rancho, Westside

Rio Rancho council to receive Project Ranger update as controversy continues

by Kevin Hendricks December 17, 2025January 22, 2026

Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced a former Sandoval County Sheriff's Office detective was sentenced Friday to six years in prison after pleading no contest to charges related to child sexual exploitation material. (NMDOJ)

Courts, Justice & Safety, Westside

Habitual shoplifter gets 8-year prison sentence for thefts spanning three counties

by Kevin Hendricks December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

From left: Dr. Robert Dodd, director at Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, Dr. Heather Sanchez, chief operating officer for the Bellevue (Washington) School District, and Todd Resch, the current RRPS athletics director, are the three finalists to be the next superintendent of RRPS. (RRPS)

Congress & Federal Gov., Rio Rancho, Westside

Rio Rancho school superintendent candidates meet the community, discuss their ideas

by Rodd Cayton December 17, 2025January 22, 2026

Rep. Alan Martinez looks on during the Gov.'s State of the State speech Jan. 21 in Santa Fe. (Jesse Jones)

General Interest, Westside

New Mexico lawmaker demands release of delayed highway safety study

by Kevin Hendricks December 16, 2025December 16, 2025