Local News in Sandoval County, New Mexico

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Algodones Bernalillo Cochiti Lake
Cochiti Pueblo Corrales Cuba
Jemez Pueblo Jemez Springs Pena Blanca
Placitas Ponderosa Regina
Rio Rancho San Ysidro Santa Ana Pueblo
Santo Domingo Pueblo Santo Domingo Pb Counselor
La Jara


County seeks new judge
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:20:20 -0800

With the criminal and civil caseload in the 13th Judicial District climbing, the New Mexico Legislature is considering adding a judge to the Sandoval County bench.

Placitas residents protest asphalt plant
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:17:56 -0800

A portable asphalt hot plant near Placitas has caused an uproar.

$1M Contract Spurs Change, Controversy
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:12:54 -0800

Officials at the UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center under construction in Rio Rancho recently sign ...

Local news in brief, Feb. 5, 2012
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:19:30 -0800

A Kewa Pueblo woman was killed late Friday when she was struck by a car while crossing Cerrillos Road from the parking lot of Denny's Restaurant to Motel 6, where she was staying.

Judge sets new House districts
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:25:27 -0800

Rio Rancho gained a new seat in the New Mexico House under a judge's redistricting ruling last week.

Gravel Plant Concerns Placitas Group
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:08:17 -0800

A Placitas group is concerned that a sand and gravel company is preparing to operate an asphalt plan ...

Plant Worries Residents
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:45:26 -0800

Citizens ask Zoning Commission to stop sand and gravel company

Ex-RRHS athlete’s case bumped to magistrate court
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:23:32 -0800

Just a day after a Rio Rancho High School athlete was indicted on a charge of felonious conspiracy in connection with a vandalism incident at rival Cleveland High, the case moved to Sandoval County Ma

Pick Up After Pets and Keep Waste Out of River Water
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:59:50 -0800

On behalf of the Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority, I'd like to ask all ...

USDA to shutter local farm services office
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:04:18 -0800

A farm service office in Santa Fe County is among 131 in the nation scheduled for the chopping block as the U.S. Department of Agriculture slims down due to budget cuts.