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State, county, and city representatives are hosting a public safety town hall at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Manzano High School cafeteria.

"It's important we resolve issues of homelessness, public safety and gun violence in our counties, in our cities and throughout the state," Rep. Pamelya Herndon said.

“Pharmaceutical companies have caused damage, death, and suffering that have impacted thousands of New Mexican families and will have negative impacts for generations to come. This one-time funding can build the system of care our families, businesses and communities have been literally dying for," stated Commissioner Adriann Barboa. | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

An advocate for behavioral health in Albuquerque asked the Legislative Courts, Corrections and Justice Committee for $1 billion to build a “world class” behavioral health and substance abuse treatment center in New Mexico. Connie Elizabeth Vigil, behavioral health master plan coordinator for the Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Committee and president of the Greater Albuquerque Business […]

Commissioners unanimously approved changes to Bernalillo County's Food Code, including allowing pet dogs in outdoor dining spaces.

Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office is getting some new gear, following a June 20 county commission vote to approve an approximately $4 million dollar contract for new body cameras to all

A little over three months ago, a working group began meeting weekly to hash out where New Mexico’s largest county is faltering in its support of residents’ behavioral health and how it could improve. The Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Initiative Working Group recommended Wednesday that the county start by building an actual system of care.

A popular hiking spot in Tijeras is reopening this weekend after being shut down for nearly five years.

A decades-old U.S. Air Force jet fuel spill into Albuquerque’s groundwater is garnering renewed attention from officials as concerns rise over a lagging clean-up effort.

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.