Albuquerque Police Department’s Northwest Area Command recently released updated crime stats for 2022. The stats run through September of this year and show crime numbers are dipping from the summer. Previous Next
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Kevin Hendricks
Kevin, also known as Steak Sauce, is a reporter for the Neighborhood Journal with a focus on the Ventana Ranch area. He has over 14 years of journalism experience, including reporting, editing and page design.
Previous Next Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education held a Community Conversations event Thursday at Cibola High School to garner input from parents, teachers and students that will help chart future policies of the board. School board president Yolanda Montoya-Cordova, who represents District 1, and vice president Peggy Muller-Aragon, who represents District 2 in Northwest Albuquerque, spoke to a crowd of about 75 parents, APS employees and students for two hours Thursday night. “What we want to do is identify our priorities for the next several years. So this is going to be, we’re going to be looking at at…
The New Mexico State Canvassing Board ordered automatic recounts in two races after certifying the official results of the 2022 General Election on Tuesday. The will be recounts in House District 32, in southwest New Mexico, and House District 68, in northwest Albuquerque. The board will meet again to certify the results of those recounted races at 3 p.m. Dec. 13. In District 68, Charlotte Little had a 36-vote lead over Robert Henry Moss with 11,264 votes cast. State law requires an automatic recount if the margin of victory is less than 1% of the total votes cast. Little…
Ma’s Tea House isn’t just about tasty drinks. It’s also about having a good time.On Dec. 17, 2021, Lorenzo Trujillo and his wife, Jennifer, opened the doors to Ma’s Tea House, “where great tea and fantastic vibes meet.”Lorenzo, who worked as a financial advisor, gave up his career to open the tea shop basically to satisfy his wife’s craving for boba tea. Since then Ma’s Tea House has been making tasty drinks for its customers.“All of our stuff is fresh,” Lorenzo said. “Our boba is made fresh throughout the day. So smaller pots of tea are made daily. It’ll never…
James Monroe Middle School is holding its annual holiday food drive beginning Thursday and runs through Dec. 16. Items can be dropped at the school’s commons any time to help local families this holiday season. The items requested for donation are: Canned meats Stews Soup Peanut butter Canned fruits and vegetables Oatmeal Cereal Pasta
One of the largest petroglyph sites in North America is on Albuquerque’s west side. Petroglyph National Monument, located off Unser Boulevard NW on Western Trail Road, stretches 17 miles. The monument offers several cultural and natural resources, including five volcanic cones. Visitors can see images carved by Ancestral Pueblo peoples and Spanish settlers. There are five main sites at the monument: Boca Negra Canyon, Rinconada Canyon, Piedras Marcadas Canyon and the Volcano Day Use trails. The site was formed more than 100,000 years ago by a series of volcanic eruptions. The national monument was established in 1990 to protect nearly…
Holiday Dreams Cirque, “A Spectacular Holiday Show,” is coming to Rio Rancho Events Center Sunday at 3 p.m. The show features holograms, projection mapping, holiday music and lasers, along with a cast of award-winning acrobats, daredevils and cirque-performers. Get your tickets here. Absolute Real Estate is hosting its second annual Grinchmas celebration. The free event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and will feature a professional photo opportunity with The Grinch, crafts and a hot cocoa bar. Marble Brewery is hosting a Watch Party Saturday as the United States Men’s National Team takes on the Netherlands in…
The annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest is back this year for all residents in Ventana Ranch and Ventana Ranch West. The contest is free to enter, and prizes will be awarded for first ($100), second ($75) and third place ($50) in each neighborhood. Voting will take place the third weekend of December at Ventana Ranch Community Center in form of non-perishable food donations, which will go to Roadrunner Food Bank. How to enter If you live in Ventana Ranch West, contact Josh Stuhler via text at 505-238-0989 or email at hhdc2k22@gmail.com with your address. Ventana Ranch residents can send their…
Albuquerque Police Department detectives arrested a man who is suspected of shooting a man in the chest last week. The man, Johnathan Martinez, was arrested Tuesday after a lengthy search in Northeast Albuquerque. Martinez, 39, was tracked by detectives to a residence near Adams Street and Candelaria Road. He was identified as a suspect in a shooting on Nov. 23 at 7303 Montgomery Blvd., where a male victim was critically wounded after being shot in the chest. An APD Auto Theft detective was conducting surveillance of stolen vehicles in the area of the shooting on Saturday and saw Martinez driving…
The New Mexico High School Coaches Association announced the rosters this week for this weekend’s Football All-Stars Games, and five Volcano Vista High School players earned the honor. Wide receiver Tristan Cordova and center Steven Torres will suit up for the Green Team with quarterback Elliot Paskett-Bell, defensive lineman Marcus Perea and edge rusher Nathan Wallin playing for Red. Volcano Vista head coach Chad Wallin will coach the Green Team. The large school game will be at 3 p.m. at the Bulldog Bowl in Artesia Saturday, with the small school game set for noon. Tickets are $10 and will be…