Ollie Reed Jr.
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ABQ resident donates grand piano to Easter Island
Loralee Cooley gifts her beloved Steinway to the School of Music and Arts of Rapa Nui → Read More
Northern NM residents are returning to homes reduced to ashes
Even as some residents are now able to return to their properties, new evacuations have spread into Taos County → Read More
Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire damages 200 structures
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — It took generations for the Gomez family to build their ranch in Rociada and just hours for the Calf Canyon Fire to roar in and wipe away so much of what they had built. Jerry Gomez, a 65-year-old cattle rancher and heavy equipment operator, says the fire destroyed all his ATVs […] → Read More
Lightning, high winds could fuel blazes this week, fire officials say
Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire has now burned more than 60,000 acres → Read More
Residents rush to escape an 'apocalypse' rolling through
Combined Calf Canyon, Hermits Peak blazes in New Mexico have forced some to evacuate again after returning home → Read More
Two guided Jane's Walks through Albuquerque neighborhoods set for May 7
Named for urban activist Jane Jacobs, the walks were launched in 2007 and usually take place in the first weekend in May. → Read More
420/2022: 'This is a day to mark how far we have come'
Fest moved to The Jam Spot when APD denied permits → Read More
Weeklong academy introduces teens to a career in aviation
Double Eagle Aviation Academy takes place June 6-10 and is $150. Scholarships are available. → Read More
Hermits Peak Fire threatens Las Vegas' main water supply
City can store up to 42 million gallons of water in three off-river reservoirs → Read More
Seeds of community
Country store struggles to stay open after mill fire → Read More
UNM School of Medicine in need of cadaver donors for anatomy labs
UNM School of Medicine in need of cadaver donors for anatomy labs → Read More
Higher education
UNM center teaches rescue techniques for adverse weather → Read More
'Only for heroes'
Czech Republic presents medal to Santa Fe resident for his role in liberating Czechoslovakia during World War II → Read More
Police seek man who kidnapped 3 in overnight crime spree
Albuquerque police are searching for a man who kidnapped three people, shot at bystanders and forced himself into homes during an overnight crime spre... → Read More
UNM's Rombach-Kendall was 'mentor, friend and role model'
Music professor, director on staff for nearly 30 years → Read More
Former judge turned priest, Thomas Mescall, dies at 74
Mescall practiced law in Albuquerque, was priest in native city of Chicago → Read More
A benchmark moment
Passion for civil rights fueled Urias' rise to federal judgeship → Read More
Rep. supports UNM graduate workers’ organizing for collective bargaining talks
University is fighting a labor board ruling that recognized the union → Read More
Always on duty
Museum traces the history of police work in Albuquerque → Read More
Downturn in blood donations concerns state hospitals
Copyright © 2022 Albuquerque Journal Blood donations are down 25% in New Mexico, causing a historic low in blood supplies, according to Vitalant, a nonprofit organization that collects blood from volunteer donors across the United States. “When we don’t get these blood donations in, we can’t supply hospitals,” said Evelyn Rosado, communications manager for Vitalant in New Mexico. “Doctors have… → Read More