Sandoval County Archives - Page 3 of 5 - The Corrales Comment

Thousands of Sandoval County residents who struggle with unpaved roads that become impassable during storms could get relief from a $77.9 million state highway project that would create the first major north-south paved route west of Unser Boulevard.

Local Gov., Sandoval County, Sandoval Signpost

$78M road project could end muddy commutes for thousands in Sandoval County

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 8th, 2025August 8th, 2025

Wrestling history will be made in Rio Rancho this fall when WWE Raw broadcasts live from Rio Rancho Events Center on Monday, Nov. 3 at 5:30 p.m., marking the first time WWE's flagship program has originated from New Mexico in the show's 31-year history.

WWE Raw to make historic New Mexico debut in Rio Rancho

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 8th, 2025August 15th, 2025

Sandoval County Treasurer Jennifer Taylor welcomed four high school juniors and seniors into the third year of the county's Junior Treasurer Program on Aug. 6, marking the program's expansion from two to four participants and the addition of high school elective course credit.

Local Gov., Sandoval County

Sandoval County expands student government program, now offers high school credit

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 8th, 2025August 8th, 2025

Bernalillo will transform Rotary Park into a musical hub this weekend as the town hosts its annual Música y Mas festival from Saturday, Aug. 9, through Monday, Aug. 11. The free, family-friendly event serves as part of the larger Las Fiestas de San Lorenzo celebration, continuing a remarkable 331-year-old tradition that represents an integral part of Bernalillo's rich culture and history.

Arts & Culture, Town of Bernalillo

Bernalillo’s Música y Mas festival returns as part of Las Fiestas de San Lorenzo

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 8th, 2025August 8th, 2025

from left: Animal Care Associates Karol Mata, Analyice Yarnell, and Kim Jaramillo, Animal Care Supervisor Mark Webb, and Animal Control Officer Kimberly Ashcraft. Dogs from left: Kiwi and Teddy

General Interest, Sandoval County

Sandoval County Animal Services earns national no-kill recognition

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 7th, 2025August 7th, 2025

The former Corrales Elementary School, now known as Corrales K-8 welcomed its first eight-grade students on Aug. 7. (APS) The campus Thursday began the 2025-2026 school year with its first-ever eighth-graders, completing a three-year transition to a K-8 school.

Corrales Elementary welcomes eighth-graders, gets a new name

by Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ August 7th, 2025August 15th, 2025

The Rio Rancho Police Department launched a School Zone Speed Blitz this week ahead of classes starting on Aug. 7. The enforcement campaign increases patrols during morning and afternoon hours across all city schools.

Courts, Justice & Safety, Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho police launch zero-tolerance school zone speed enforcement

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 6th, 2025August 6th, 2025

Art Scape Gallery co-owner Wendy FitzPatrick shows off some of her products during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 5. (Rodd Cayton)

Corrales’ Art Scape Gallery is open for business

by Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ August 6th, 2025August 6th, 2025

Music, Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho youth choruses open doors to new singers ahead of 2025 season

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 5th, 2025August 5th, 2025

Bernalillo PD

Courts, Justice & Safety, Town of Bernalillo

Bernalillo police to host National Night Out at Rotary Park a week after deadly shooting

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 5th, 2025August 5th, 2025

Community Content

Reel Gems – Overlooked Films Currently Streaming: Sword of Trust (2019)

by Guest commentary August 5th, 2025August 5th, 2025

Corrales Police Department

Courts, Justice & Safety

Corrales police officers praised for crisis intervention in Albuquerque arrest

by Corrales Comment Staff August 4th, 2025August 4th, 2025

Chico Suave, Corrales' current Pet Mayor, is issuing a call to all area pets to consider running in the highly anticipated 2025 Pet Mayor election. Applications are now open for the esteemed position.

Politics & Elections

10 pets vie for Corrales mayor seat as Harvest Festival election enters voting phase

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 4th, 2025August 4th, 2025

Heritage Day

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the editor: Preserving and protecting Corrales will take the Village

by Guest commentary August 4th, 2025August 4th, 2025

A Bernalillo High School student's family received a $1.8 million jury verdict this week after proving school officials failed to prevent a violent assault despite receiving evidence of persistent bullying and threats. (Bernalillo Public Schools)

Town of Bernalillo

Jury awards Bernalillo family $1.8 million in school bullying, assault case

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 1st, 2025August 4th, 2025

RioTECH Career Technical Education High School opens as a $55 million state-of-the-art facility designed to prepare students for high-demand careers in skilled trades and technology.

Education, Rio Rancho

RioTECH unveils $50M campus for trades education

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news August 1st, 2025August 1st, 2025

Rio Rancho Public Schools leaders are seeking ways to absorb the loss of about $780,000 in federal aid due to a pause in payments.

Back-to-school guide 2025: What Sandoval County families need to know

by Rodd Cayton, nm.news August 1st, 2025August 1st, 2025

Bernalillo PD

Courts, Justice & Safety, Town of Bernalillo

Suspect still at large in deadly Bernalillo shooting

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 31st, 2025July 31st, 2025

Live music Casa Vieja in Corrales sparks a call for a village noise ordinance // Roberto Rosales, nm.news

All abuzz about noise

by Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ July 31st, 2025July 31st, 2025

Victor Rodriguez, who previously served as a lieutenant with the Sandoval County Sheriff's Office, told supporters at a campaign rally last weekend that he's running to become sheriff in the November 2026 election.

Sandoval County

From controversy to candidacy: Former Belen police chief seeks Sandoval County’s top law enforcement job

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 29th, 2025August 4th, 2025

Local Gov., Town of Bernalillo

Bernalillo council approves firefighter incentive pay

by Rodd Cayton, nm.news July 29th, 2025July 29th, 2025

Three local singer-songwriters will perform original compositions in August to raise funds for the Placitas Community Library, which relies on community events to supplement its operations

Music, Placitas

Placitas musicians to support community library through benefit concert

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 29th, 2025July 29th, 2025

Town of Bernalillo

Courts, Justice & Safety, Town of Bernalillo

Deadly shooting at Bernalillo park prompts manhunt, shelter-in-place order lifted

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 29th, 2025July 29th, 2025

Treasure Trove Antiques & Collectibles celebrated its grand opening and ribbon cutting July 25 at Corrales Hemporium.

Corrales Hemporium expands with new antique shop

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 28th, 2025July 28th, 2025

James Green, center, received a donated wheelchair July 26 that his family desperately needed after encountering delays in the federal veterans' system, highlighting challenges faced by disabled veterans across the state.

Veteran receives donated wheelchair after being ‘abandoned’ by VA

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 28th, 2025July 29th, 2025

Bernalillo residents can celebrate both a local business milestone and the town's signature cultural event during the same weekend in August, as Camino Real Antiques marks its 29th anniversary with a sale coinciding with the 332nd annual Fiestas de San Lorenzo.

Events, Town of Bernalillo

Bernalillo antique shop celebrates 29 years as town prepares for historic Fiestas

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 28th, 2025July 28th, 2025

The New Mexico Spadefoot Toad is our official state amphibian. They can be found in all 33 New Mexico counties at elevations from 3,000 to over 8,500 feet. (Image by Sarah Beckwith, National Park Service)

Community Content, Placitas

Toads, trails and transmitters: Placitas is buzzing

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 28th, 2025July 28th, 2025

Local Gov., Sandoval County

Sandoval County fire services consolidate finances

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 28th, 2025July 28th, 2025

The 49th annual Sandoval County Fair kicked off Monday in Cuba, bringing six days of rodeo action, 4-H competitions and cultural celebrations to residents across New Mexico's fastest-growing county.

Events, Sandoval County

Sandoval County Fair opens Monday with week of rodeo, pow-wow and community events

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 28th, 2025July 28th, 2025

A Rio Rancho police officer went beyond the call of duty Tuesday, completing a food delivery after arresting the DoorDash driver on an outstanding warrant, demonstrating the community-focused policing approach that has helped the city achieve a 16% drop in crime over two years.

Rio Rancho police officer delivers DoorDash order after arresting driver

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 25th, 2025July 25th, 2025

Politics & Elections, Sandoval County

Polling places list approved, but perhaps not final

by Rodd Cayton, nm.news July 24th, 2025July 24th, 2025

Sandoval County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 24 to celebrate its new dispatch center, even as the facility remains unable to independently handle approximately 85% of 911 calls from the county's estimated 42,000 non-Rio Rancho residents.

Sandoval County

Sandoval County celebrates opening of dispatch center that can’t handle most 911 calls

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 24th, 2025July 25th, 2025

Corrales Police Department

Courts, Justice & Safety

Pistol found in Corrales not crime-related

by Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ July 23rd, 2025July 23rd, 2025

Corrales fire chief wants full hydrant coverage for the village

by Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ July 23rd, 2025July 25th, 2025

Intel Corp. has told state officials it’s laying off workers at the Rio Rancho plant.

Jobs, Workers & Economy, Rio Rancho

Intel to cut more than 220 Rio Rancho Jobs

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 22nd, 2025July 22nd, 2025

Community Content

Reel Gems – Overlooked Films Currently Streaming: Desert Bloom (1986)

by Guest commentary July 22nd, 2025July 22nd, 2025

Corrales Village Hall

Dollars and Sense of a $106 million Sewer System

by Guest commentary July 21st, 2025July 21st, 2025

Rio Rancho resident and five-time White House News Photographers Association award winner Richard Kozak will display decades of international photojournalism at the Los Lunas Museum of Heritage & Arts this fall.

Arts & Culture, Rio Rancho

Award-winning Rio Rancho photojournalist to showcase career at Los Lunas Museum

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 21st, 2025July 21st, 2025

Plans for property along the obsolete Corrales Interior Drain is to turn it into a park-like greenway.

Drain plan discussion pauses

by Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ July 21st, 2025July 21st, 2025

Sandoval County Commission

Local Gov., Sandoval County

Sandoval Commission to weigh new fire districts, polling places

by Rodd Cayton, nm.news July 21st, 2025July 21st, 2025

Beloved miniature donkey Eeyore passed away peacefully at the age of 25. He was a familiar and cherished sight for those traveling down Corrales Road. (Katherine Daugherty)

Beloved donkey leaves a lasting hoofprint on Corrales hearts

by Guest commentary July 21st, 2025July 21st, 2025

Live music Casa Vieja in Corrales sparks a call for a village noise ordinance // Roberto Rosales, nm.news

Corrales seeks public input on noise ordinance revision

by Corrales Comment Staff July 21st, 2025July 21st, 2025

Corrales police chief receives VFW National Law Enforcement Award

by Corrales Comment Staff July 21st, 2025July 21st, 2025

Historic Old San Ysidro Church

Life-saving support needed for heart of Corrales’ historic Old Church

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 21st, 2025July 21st, 2025

Seniors in Bernalillo now have access to free technology training thanks to a new partnership between Teeniors, an Albuquerque-based startup, and the Martha Liebert Library.

General Interest, Town of Bernalillo

Albuquerque startup brings free tech training to Bernalillo seniors

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 18th, 2025July 18th, 2025

Sandoval County Undersheriff Jose "Joe" Gonzales has announced his candidacy for sheriff in the 2026 election

Politics & Elections, Sandoval County

Sandoval County Undersheriff announces bid for 2026 sheriff’s race

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 17th, 2025July 17th, 2025

Madyson Kettler was named Miss New Mexico last month in Alamogordo, and now advances to the Miss America Pageant, which takes place Sept. 2-7 in Orlando, Florida.

One crown, one to go

by Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ July 17th, 2025July 18th, 2025

Trail crew members working on the new Cabin District Interpretive Trail NPS/D. Krueger

Public Lands, Sandoval County

Valles Caldera National Preserve celebrates 25th Anniversary with three-day festival

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 15th, 2025July 15th, 2025

Rio Rancho Public Schools leaders are seeking ways to absorb the loss of about $780,000 in federal aid due to a pause in payments.

Congress & Federal Gov., Rio Rancho

Hundreds of Rio Rancho students hit by federal funding delay

by Kevin Hendricks, nm.news July 15th, 2025July 15th, 2025

Corrales

Op-ed: Why I came home to Corrales

by Guest commentary July 14th, 2025July 14th, 2025