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Albuquerque resident Ed Benavidez says this winter’s natural gas bills aren’t hammering his pocketbook yet, but he’s ready for things to get worse. With cold weather and snow flurries expected this weekend, they just might. But Public Service Company of New Mexico has a little good news to offset the bad. The company estimates more … Read more

Everybody knows where the castle is going to be. The claim comes from James Martinez as he glances out the front windows of his Fastsigns business, admiring what has been a Downtown curiosity for months. Across the way, jammed into the southeast corner of Second Street and Lead Avenue Southwest like a grown tree into … Read more

Eighteen years ago, June Gonzales moved to Los Ranchos de Albuquerque for its quiet, semi-rural character. Now she worries that the tranquility she cherishes is threatened by longstanding plans for a residential and commercial center at Fourth Street Northwest and Osuna Road. Village leaders have some of the same concerns, and they held a public … Read more

In many ways, the celebrations that Amber K and other pagans undertake this time of year are similar to those associated with Christmas. There are trees with decorations, gift exchanges and time spent with family and friends. It’s the differences that drew Amber K – that’s her full name – to the spiritual practice she … Read more

There’s little that eases the pain Herald Baca feels since losing his granddaughter three years ago, but the tree planted in Santa Barbara Park helps. During his weekly visits to the living memorial, it helps him remember Mia, just days old when she died. It helps him imagine taking walks with her, imagine what she … Read more

Last summer, amateur astronomer Carl Kirby had five reasons to stay up all night looking for planets orbiting stars besides the Sun. With the expansion of a deep-space viewing telescope network that began in New Mexico, the Mora resident has three more. A collection of five telescopes in the southern part of the state has … Read more

When David Padilla went to meet 17 other local business people brought to an office in northeast Albuquerque by Ria Botzler, one of the first questions he had was about the rubber-ducky necklaces. “We don’t have to wear these, right?” he asked Ralynn Botzler, Ria’s sister and volunteer coordinator of the event Ria describes as … Read more

New homes could use thousands of gallons less of water every year if a draft water-conservation ordinance going before the Bernalillo County Commission on Tuesday is adopted. The plan calls for energy-efficient appliances, rain-capturing and wastewater-reuse systems in new construction to reduce the water consumption in unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County – areas estimated to … Read more

The battle to control a portion of Albuquerque’s water supply took a step forward with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority’s request for $50 million in bonds. The money, if approved, could be used to buy New Mexico Utilities Inc., a water and sewage company serving roughly 41,000 people in northwestern Albuquerque and northern … Read more

After 22 years, Pablo Martinez expected job opportunities at Kirtland Air Force Base to get better for Hispanics. But they’ve gotten worse, he says, and the New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens wants the U.S. Department of Defense and the Air Force to answer why. “We’re not asking for special, preferential treatment,” said … Read more