Sandia Park News

Although construction projects on Interstate 40 tend to cause the most grief in the East Mountains, there are other ongoing construction projects on or near the roadway.

Construction is starting on the 2010 HGTV Dream Home give away at San Pedro Overlook, the upscale gated community along the Turquoise Trail north of Sandia Park.

An enchanting new, fully-furnished contemporary Pueblo-style home awaits the winner of the 2010 HGTV Dream Home which will be given away early next year.

Wet roads caused some slick conditions on Interstate 40. When an SUV spun out, Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies said they had to shut down the westbound lanes just past the Tramway exit.

The end of the 2009 session of the New Mexico State Legislature ended on March 21, leaving some bills hanging and some headed for the governor for a signature.

There's been some movement on some bills Sen. Sue Wilson Beffort, R-Sandia Park, has introduced.

As state revenue projections continue to bring bad news to lawmakers, several are looking at new ways of generating cash this session, including tax increases and increased penalties for not paying taxes.

Corruption cases and government scandals unleashed a small flood of ethics proposals in the Legislature including one measure to put a lid on campaign donations for the first time.

Sen. Sue Wilson Beffort, R-Sandia Park, has introduced 30 bills, memorials and joint memorials this legislative session.

Smoking a cigarette in a car when children are along for the ride may soon be illegal in New Mexico.

Days remaining in session: 31 Health care contributions: Public employees and their employers would pay more to help shore up a health care program for governmental retirees under legislation approved by the ...

Photo: Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, missed the vote on Griegoa TMs bill but said later he would have opposed it.

One ethics-reform bill moved quickly through the Senate Rules Committee this morning as lawmakers tackled an agenda that includes a number of reform bills.

For years, a measure that would enhance penalties for public officials who are convicted felons couldn't even get a hearing in the Capitol.

After getting a late start , the committee that's key to all ethics reform proposals in the Senate is scheduled to move into ethics overdrive this week.

East Mountain High School, a six-year-old public charter school located in Sandia Park, east of Albuquerque, is a model for small-school success.

With investigations of possible corruption rampant in Congress and in several states, New Mexico Attorney General Gary King says ethics reform tops his list for the January legislative session.

Kokopelli's Restaurant and Cantina is the latest casualty of the slumping economy.

No N.M. schools in Top 100 'Gold Medal' list, but three are awarded 'Silver Medals.' U.S. News & World Report magazine, long famous for its rankings of colleges, universities and graduate schools, issued its ...

New Mexico State Police said they have captured a Texas man who has been on the run for more than two years and is one of that state's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.