La Cueva’s boys and girls cross-country teams both finished fifth in the 2022 5A Western Sky Community Care State Cross Country Championships on Saturday. The boys finished with a total time of 1:27:26.31 and an average team time of 17:29.27. Rio Rancho finished first in the boys 5K race with a total time of 1:22:09.40 and an average team time of 16:25.88. Spencer Gilbertson had the fastest time for the Bears, finishing 10th with a time of 16:30.96. Sandia’s Steven West finished first in the boys race with a time of 15:04.38. On the girls side, the Lady Bears finished…
Author: Scott Albright
Scott Albright
Scott covers hyper-local news in the La Cueva High School area of Albuquerque. He previously worked for The Independent newspaper in Edgewood, NM and has published work in the Alibi, Sangre de Cristo Chronicle, Taos News, Big Island Chronicle, and Hawaii 24/7.
Albuquerque Academy’s boys and girls cross-country teams won second place in the 4A 2022 Western Sky Community Care State Cross Country Championships on Saturday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Albuquerque Academy (@albacademy) The boys finished with a total time of 1:26:14.01 and an average team time of 17:14.81 in the 5K run. First-place Los Alamos had a total time of 1:23:58.35 and an average team time of 16:47.67. Charger Nate Klein placed sixth in the race with a time of 16:43.35, Alex Goss came in 14th with a time of 17:10.01 and Akalin Sankaran finished 19th…
The following incidents were reported by the Albuquerque Police Department for the week of Oct. 28 to Nov. 3 in the far northeast area between Elena Drive, Interstate 25, Paseo del Norte Boulevard and Tramway Boulevard. There were 79 incidents reported by crimemapping.com for the week. The following 53 incidents do not include traffic stops, direct traffic, onsite traffic or vehicle accidents without injuries. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office responds to incidents in different segments of the selected coverage area but does not report those incidents to crimemapping.com. To see BCSO crime data, visit bernco.gov/bernalillo-county-sheriff/crimedata. DISTURBANCE 5400 BLOCK ALAMEDA BL NE 10-28-2022 1:36 PM…
The following incidents were reported by the Albuquerque Police Department for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3 in the far Northeast Heights area between Paseo del Norte Boulevard, Louisiana Boulevard, Eubank Boulevard and Academy Road. There were 60 incidents reported by APD on crimemapping.com for the week. The following 48 incidents do not include traffic stops, direct traffic, onsite traffic or vehicle accidents without injuries. FAMILY DISPUTE 7200 BLOCK WHIPPOORWILL LN NE 10-28-2022 1:43 AM AGGR ASSAULT/BAT 7200 BLOCK WHIPPOORWILL LN NE 10-28-2022 2:34 AM DISTURBANCE 8100 BLOCK HARPER RD NE 10-28-2022 1:38 PM THEFT/FRAUD/EMBE 8200 BLOCK EDDY AV NE 10-28-2022…
Election Day Voting Convenience Centers (VCCs) will be open Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bernalillo County voters may vote in person or hand-deliver a completed absentee ballot to any of these locations in the far Northeast Heights:Caracol Plaza– 12500 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite 101, 87111Holly Plaza Shopping Center– 6600 Holly Ave. NE, Suite B-6, 87113Arroyo Del Oso Elementary School– 6504 Harper Drive NE, 87109CNM Workforce Training Center– 5600 Eagle Rock Ave. NE, 87113Double Eagle Elementary School– 8901 Lowell Drive NE, 87122Hubert H Humphrey Elementary School– 9801 Academy Hills Drive NE, 87111La Cueva High School– 7801 Wilshire Ave.…
The board president for Albuquerque Youth Rugby United E.T. Wilbur was at North Domingo Baca Park on Saturday helping athletes prepare for the spring season. Rugby players at NDB were partaking in the Rookie Rugby Camp, which runs through Nov. 19. “We’ll start official practices in February and then the season is March, April, May,” Wilbur said. The league offers non-contact and contact rugby in different divisions for boys and girls ages 6-19. Albuquerque Youth Rugby United is an all-volunteer nonprofit league teaching leadership, community and responsibility through the sport. The core values of AYRU are: Respect Unity Discipline Integrity…
Albuquerque Public Schools Police were called to investigate an individual who texted threats to harm students at Madison Middle School Thursday evening. A Nov. 4 email from Principal Tammy Crespin says the threat was determined to not be viable. The following is the message from Crespin in its entirety: Message From: Tammy Crespin Context: Grades: 06, 07, 08 Subject: Notification of Threat Nov. 4, 2022 Dear Madison Families, I am writing to let you know a student sent threatening statements to harm students at Madison via text last night. We were informed of the situation this morning. We immediately called APS police and…
Self-driven, motivated students are encouraged to apply to Sandia High School’s International Baccalaureate program before the beginning of the 2023-24 school year. Applications can be found on Sandia’s website for both the IB and the IB Preparatory programs. Sandia is one of five schools in the state that offers the program and is the only public school in New Mexico where students can earn an IB diploma. Rita Martinez, a math teacher at Sandia and IB assistant coordinator, said students in the program receive an educational experience similar to those at private schools, except there is no tuition fee. In…
Average gas prices in Albuquerque are almost as low as they were a year ago. According to AAA data, the average price of regular fuel in the Duke City was $3.36 Thursday afternoon. A year ago, the average was $3.36 a gallon. In the far Northeast Heights, Thursday’s gas prices were as follows at select stations: On Thursday the 7-Eleven/ALON at 7843 Tramway Blvd. was charging $3.24 a gallon for regular unleaded, a decrease of 16 cents since last Wednesday. The station was charging $3.68 for mid-grade, $4.08 for premium, and $4.70 for a gallon of diesel on Thursday, Nov. 3,…
Don’t forget to turn the clocks back one hour this weekend. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. Before falling back and getting an extra hour of sleep, pack some of these events into the weekend while up in the far northeast part of Albuquerque: 1. First Friday Book Group at Cherry Hills Library will discuss “Elegance of the Hedgehog” by Muriel Barbery. The group meets the first Friday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Cherry Hills Library Children’s Room. The club is open to the public. Visit the Cherry Hills Library website…