Placitas Elementary expansion planned to keep middle school students closer to home
Families in the Placitas community could soon have the option to keep their children at the neighborhood elementary school through eighth grade, as Bernalillo Public... Read more.
Here’s why your water rates are going up, and what $63.4 million buys
Rio Rancho water customers will see modest but steady rate increases over the next five years — and in exchange, the city is promising safer drinking water, fewer... Read more.
Teacher forced student to urinate at desk: New federal lawsuit alleges shocking abuse by Bernalillo Elementary teacher
https://youtu.be/NwP_JBozOag Fifth-grade students in a Bernalillo Elementary School classroom documented ongoing abuse by their teacher towards a 10-year-old student,... Read more.
Rio Rancho’s weekend lineup: Races, art, laughs and live music
The City of Vision is going green this weekend as the 21st annual NM Shamrock Shuffle takes center stage, highlighting a packed schedule of community races, cultural... Read more.
Sandoval County’s first-ever Pride celebration coming to Rio Rancho this June
A question posed in these pages last May — "Where's the Pride in Sandoval County?" — is about to have an answer. Rio Rancho will host its first-ever Pride celebration... Read more.
Sandoval County election landscape takes shape with candidate filings
A wave of candidates descended on filing offices across New Mexico on March 10. In Sandoval County, more than two dozen individuals — Democrats and Republicans... Read more.
Continuity vs. change: Wymer, Piland offer Rio Rancho voters a clear choice in runoff
City Councilor Paul Wymer and former Sandoval County Democratic Party chair Alexandria Piland will square off April 14 in a runoff election to determine who will... Read more.
From pipes to premiums: How Rio Rancho’s $63M water investment impacts you
The Rio Rancho Governing Body will hold a final vote Thursday on a $63.4 million water and wastewater bond ordinance that unanimously cleared its first reading last... Read more.
Rio Rancho fire chief selected for elite national leadership program
Rio Rancho Fire Chief James Wenzel is one of 24 fire service leaders selected nationwide to participate in the 2026 Fire Service Executive Development Institute,... Read more.
Son arrested after mother suffers severe, bloody head injury in domestic dispute
A 33-year-old Rio Rancho man was arrested Sunday night after his mother was hospitalized with a serious head injury following a domestic disturbance at a southeast... Read more.