Sandoval County election workers found methamphetamine and fentanyl on multiple absentee ballots Friday morning. County officials say no one was exposed, and every affected vote will still count.

Professional hockey is back in New Mexico. That alone would make this a noteworthy weekend, but Rio Rancho and the surrounding region add an R&B arena show, a free Halloween movie night, an ...

Seventeen years after the Scorpions skated off, pro hockey returns to Rio Rancho on Friday, and the Goatheads already have a packed house waiting. The New Mexico Goatheads host the Idaho Steelheads at ...

By Rodd Cayton What better way to spend a crisp Saturday afternoon enjoying family, food and fun? How about an artistic backdrop for those activities. The third annual Fiesta de Musica y Cultura hits ...

It wasn’t exactly a test Oct. 10 in Placitas, but many did P.A.S.S. The Placitas Resilience & Emergency Preparedness Alliance (PREP) and Placitas Volunteer Fire Department Station No. 41 teamed up for ...

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Homebound seniors in Bernalillo and Placitas will get more hot meals and more knocks at the door after Meals on Wheels New Mexico landed a $50,000 grant from Blue Cross ...

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Nearly 300 Lomas Encantadas residents have signed a petition against The Luxe, and their homeowners association has filed a formal protest. Tonight, the Rio Rancho ...

Only poll workers, voters, credentialed challengers, watchers and observers belong inside, according to the advisory. Self-appointed watchers don’t. Neither do uniformed police unless election ...

B, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s 4-year-olds won’t toss their caps until 2040. Rio Rancho Public Schools wants parents, students and neighbors to help map the route to graduation. The district launched ...

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. One of Rio Rancho’s busiest community hubs is getting a facelift. More than 3,000 people visit Esther Bone Memorial Library each month, and they’ll need a Plan B from ...

Voters can start casting ballots Tuesday in the 2026 primary and, in Rio Rancho, they’ll find a familiar name on the ballot. Former Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull, who handed over the mayor’s office to ...

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Twenty-six players have 10 days to carve their names into New Mexico Goatheads history before the franchise drops its first puck Oct. 16 in Rio Rancho. Training camp ...