Jessica Dyer / Journal Staff Writer, Author at Albuquerque Journal

Jessica Dyer / Journal Staff Writer, Author at Albuquerque Journal

A ribbon cutting was held last September for Albuquerque's Route 66 Visitors Center. Why hasn’t it opened yet?

The 21,000-square-foot visitor center just outside Albuquerque's western boundary, on Nine Mile Hill, includes a taproom, event space, museum and amphitheater.

Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 at 7:06AM
Updated: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 at 7:15AM

New far West Side fire station expected to slash response time to jail

Station 37 is slated to cover the far West Side, including the county jail and the business corridor encompassing the Amazon fulfillment center.

Sunday, May 14th, 2023 at 10:30PM

Benefits, perks and desk jobs: Three new city hires discuss why they came aboard

The Journal spoke with three new City of Albuquerque employees and asked them what made them choose to join the city crew

Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2023 at 9:02PM
Updated: Monday, May 15th, 2023 at 12:02AM

Looking for a job? The City of ABQ would like to talk to you

Job vacancy highest in at least 12 years — and Albuquerque is not alone in seeking employees.

Published: Sunday, May 14th, 2023 at 9:02PM
Updated: Monday, May 15th, 2023 at 12:02AM

A third of Albuquerque's city councilors are on their way out. The race to replace them has begun.

The 2023 campaign season has begun for the four Albuquerque City Council seats on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Friday, May 5th, 2023 at 3:33PM

Do you have two or more unpaid speed camera tickets in Albuquerque? The boot might be coming for you.

The Albuquerque City Council on Monday approved legislation aimed at curbing nonpayment of speed camera fines. It allows parking officers to ticket, boot or even impound vehicles tied to repeated unpaid speed camera citations when those vehicles are parked on city streets or at city facilities.

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 12:16PM

Neighbors seek major change at problem-plagued Central underpass

Neighborhood leaders say more than 150 people — from residents to business owners — have signed a letter imploring the city to close pedestrian access to the walkways that border Central Avenue as the road dips beneath the railroad tracks and instead build a sidewalk that crosses the tracks above ground.

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 at 10:06PM

Albuquerque’s Coronado Park to get new life as site of fire station, public safety training facility

Eight months after the city shut down Coronado Park to break up the large homeless encampment that had for years developed on site, officials are detailing how they plan to repurpose the property north of Downtown.

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 at 4:56PM

Albuquerque City Council quashes rental property registry

The City Council rejected Tammy Fiebelkorn's "residential rental database ordinance" on a 7-2 vote, heeding landlord concerns that it was intrusive, burdensome and anti-business.

Monday, May 1st, 2023 at 11:26PM

Jail to use wrist-worn technology to monitor high-risk inmates’ vitals

The Bernalillo County-run Metropolitan Detention Center - where 21 inmates have died in three years - is turning to wrist-worn technology to better monitor detainees' vital signs.

Published: Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at 8:05AM
Updated: Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at 8:15AM

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Isotopes manager Lopez can toast to a career milestone

Veteran manager gets 1,000th career victory ... Veteran manager gets 1,000th career victory with the Isotopes on Sunday, days after getting loss 1,000 as well.

June 7, 2023 5:26AM

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Photos: Isotopes take on Sugar Land during Mariachis Night ...

June 7, 2023 4:29AM

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Track and field: Lobos send a dozen to NCAA ...

Twelve athletes from the New Mexico ... Twelve athletes from the New Mexico track and field team have made, in total, 15 qualifying marks for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ...

June 7, 2023 3:32AM

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UNM women's basketball adds Gonzaga to this season's schedule

UNM will take on powerhouse Gonzaga ... UNM will take on powerhouse Gonzaga in a pre-conference matchup this season in Spokane, Washington. It will be the opener of a home-and-home series ...

June 7, 2023 3:20AM

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Pro golf's feud is over; Notah Begay III weighs ...

Begay, 50, checked his email to ... Begay, 50, checked his email to make sure it was real — "I actually thought, 'is it April Fools Day?'" — and sure enough, ...

June 7, 2023 3:25AM

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Florida official says migrants flown to California went willingly, ...

Asylum-seekers, mostly from Colombia and Venezuela, ... Asylum-seekers, mostly from Colombia and Venezuela, had been picked up in El Paso, Texas, taken to New Mexico and then put on charter flights ...

June 7, 2023 2:17AM

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Michael J. Sheehan legacy: Archbishop took over in Santa ...

Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan, who ... Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan, who died earlier this week, took reins of Archdiocese of Santa Fe at crisis point and led for the ...

June 7, 2023 1:29AM

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Nine in New Mexico and Texas accused of operating ...

Members of the ring allegedly picked ... Members of the ring allegedly picked up undocumented immigrants in Doña Ana County and El Paso County, Texas, and drove them north, often to ...

June 7, 2023 1:15AM

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US House panel investigates ties between US Interior secretary, ...

Republican members of the U.S. House ... Republican members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources are raising concerns about ties between Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and an Indigenous group ...

June 7, 2023 12:57AM