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Kevin Hendricks, Editor

Kevin Hendricks is an editor with nm.news where he oversees Sandoval County newsrooms. A native of Southeast ABQ, he reported for the ABQ Journal and Rio Rancho Observer before joining nm.news in 2024.

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Sandoval County property values keep climbing — up nearly $1 billion on residential improvements alone in the past year — but the office pricing them out says staffing hasn't kept pace with growth.

Court is in session: Sandoval County poised to award $45 million judicial complex expansion

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor October 27th, 2026 0

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Sandoval County residents headed to court could soon find the district and magistrate courts in the same building. On Wednesday,... Read more.

UNM Health patients can keep their Tuesday appointments. Clinics reopened Oct. 27, a day after a cybersecurity event knocked systems offline and cancelled appointments across the health system.

Courts & Justice, Statewide News

UNM Health clinics reopen Tuesday after cybersecurity event; health sciences classes stay cancelled

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor October 27th, 2026 0

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — UNM Health patients can keep their Tuesday appointments. Clinics reopened Oct. 27, a day after a cybersecurity event knocked... Read more.

Cat lovers can stop doomscrolling and start scrolling for a cause, this time on a much bigger screen. The 2026 CatVideoFest lands at the Guild Cinema on Sunday, Nov. 15, and part of every ticket helps a Corrales nonprofit rescue cats and find them homes.

Community News, Corrales, Corrales Comment

Cat VideoFest claws its way to the Guild to help Corrales rescue find cats forever homes

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor October 26th, 2026 0

By Kevin Hendricks — Cat lovers can stop doomscrolling and start scrolling for a cause, this time on a much bigger screen. The 2026 CatVideoFest lands at the Guild... Read more.

A downstream view of the Rio Grande main channel on May 19, 2026, showing the newly stabilized right riverbank following Phase 1 of the Corrales River Mile 199 Project, with the constructed side channel visible in the upper left. Reclamation photo

Community News, Corrales

Feds finish reining in a wandering Rio Grande near Corrales

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor October 26th, 2026 0

By Kevin Hendricks — Corrales farmers and homeowners who depend on Rio Grande levees for flood protection and irrigation can rest a little easier. Federal crews... Read more.

Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), nm.news

Politics & Elections

National Dems get a taste of New Mexico politics at Luján’s election season matanza

by Jesse Jones, Kevin Hendricks, Editor October 24th, 2026 0

By Jesse Jones and Kevin Hendricks, New Mexico Political Report — National Democrats came to Albuquerque on Saturday to get a taste of New Mexico, literally, at... Read more.

Corrales residents now decide which straw-stuffed creation rules the roost. Voting is open in the 2026 Corrales MainStreet Scarecrow Contest.

Community News, Corrales

Straw poll: Voting open in Corrales MainStreet Scarecrow Contest

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor October 22nd, 2026 0

By Kevin Hendricks — Corrales residents now decide which straw-stuffed creation rules the roost. Voting is open in the 2026 Corrales MainStreet Scarecrow Contest.... Read more.

Rio Rancho’s Fall Festival is still happening Saturday — just not where you might expect. Due to weather concerns, the city moved the annual autumn celebration from Campus Park to the Rio Rancho Events Center, spreading activities between the arena floor and the front parking lot. It’s the biggest local anchor of a weekend that also brings professional hockey watch parties for three straight nights, two free community lectures in Bernalillo, a prescription drug take-back event and a Goosebumps sequel on The BLOCK’s outdoor screen.

Events, Sandoval County

Fall Festival moves indoors, Goatheads watch parties and free movies round out a packed weekend

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor October 22nd, 2026 0

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Rio Rancho’s Fall Festival is still happening Saturday — just not where you might expect. Due to weather concerns, the city... Read more.

Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks at a press conference Friday after Jurors in state District Court found Friday that Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook Inc., willfully violated New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act 43,899,720 times by misleading users about their data, misinformation, hate speech and more. Each violation carries a penalty of up to $5,000, which puts Meta's maximum exposure at roughly $219.5 billion.

Courts & Justice

‘No corporation is too powerful’: New Mexico wins massive $25B ruling against Meta

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor October 21st, 2026 0

By Kevin Hendricks, NM Political Report — Meta now has a $25 billion reason to read the fine print. District Judge Francis Mathew ordered Meta Platforms Inc.... Read more.

Sandoval County voters head to the polls Tuesday for the June 2 primary — and more than 16,300 ballots are already in the books after early and absentee voting closed Saturday, May 30.

Politics & Elections, Sandoval County

Meth, fentanyl found on Sandoval County absentee ballots; clerk says no workers exposed

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor October 16th, 2026 0

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Sandoval County election workers found methamphetamine and fentanyl on multiple absentee ballots Friday morning. County officials... Read more.

Politics & Elections, Sandoval County

Early returns: Nearly 5,000 Sandoval County ballots cast as voting expands Saturday

by Kevin Hendricks, Editor October 15th, 2026 0

By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Nearly 5,000 Sandoval County voters have already cast ballots for the Nov. 3 election. Starting Saturday, everyone else gets a... Read more.