Ollie Reed Jr., ABQJournal

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New Mexico highway markers celebrate women's history

Program has placed more than 100 roadside markers throughout the state. → Read More

Conference in Albuquerque takes cerebral approach to pop culture

Ever wonder what slasher movies are really about, or ponder the role of the creep in mass entertainment? → Read More

Equine therapy program helps people deal with challenges of autism

"There are a lot of similarities between horses and autistic people," said Wilderwood executive director Rebecca Evanko. "Horses and autistic people find solace in our own kind, and find incomprehensible much of the non-autistic human world." → Read More

Reynaldo V. Saenz: Retired associate dean devoted to students, diversity

Reynaldo V. Saenz, retired associate dean of UNM pharmacy college, died Jan. 23 at his Albuquerque home. He was 82. → Read More

Mora County hopes that new $2.5M community center will be a ray of hope

Fires not only turned the mountain forests into a charred no-man's land, but also are a continuing source of mental anguish → Read More

Some missing Chihuahuas found after Jan. 3 wreck

Information indicates that up to 110 dogs were in the van → Read More

Chihuahua crisis: Area shelters, rescue operations come to aid of 64 dogs saved after a head-on collision

Flora, a Chihuahua pregnant with five puppies, finds refuge beneath furniture in Debbie Stubblefield’s Edgewood home. Stubblefield is caring for three Chihuahuas that survived a recent traffic crash. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal) EDGEWOOD — Crysta, about 6, the long-haired Chihuahua, is starting to shed the trauma of the accident and her former life. She stays mostly out in the open and… → Read More

Pat Evans, widow of New Mexico author Max Evans, reflects on a life filled with tales of Dust Bowl New Mexico to the glitz of Hollywood

"Sagebrush was the biggest thing in Taos," Pat Evans said. "You had dark gray, lavende ... → Read More

Miniature-equine therapy center in Cerrillos delights visiting kids

Liam Mohan-Litchfield, 7, right, uses sign language to read from a Dr. Seuss book as classmate Xavier Montoya, 8, and Thor, a miniature horse, take in the story. Liam and Xavier are students at the New Mexico School for the Deaf. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal) Copyright © 2022 Albuquerque Journal CERRILLOS – Serafina, a 6-year-old miniature donkey, is known for her gentle demeanor and… → Read More

Spelling bee competitors master craft one word at a time

A spelling bee competition underway recently at Eva B. Stokely Elementary School in Shiprock. There are 224 schools competing in the 2022-23 New Mexico State Spelling Bee. (Courtesy of Eva B. Stokely Elementary School) Copyright © 2022 Albuquerque Journal Meade Pandya, a seventh grader at Heights Middle School in Farmington, thinks of spelling bees as a fun experience, not a challenge. They are… → Read More

Acequias face challenges, uncertain future

Fire, flood damage to NM irrigation ditches threaten a way of life → Read More

Ken Frazier, editor of 'Skeptical Inquirer' magazine, dies at 80

His deputy editor called him 'endlessly curious' with an infectious enthusiasm → Read More

NMSU professor heads climate pecan study

'We are going to build a picture of what makes these plants tick,' says Richard Heerema, a pecan specialist at NMSU → Read More

Wildfire claim office functioning

Fire, flooding victims may begin filing Notice of Loss claim forms this week → Read More

Cheers, boos and dirt fly during groundbreaking for controversial Los Ranchos project

Trailhead at Chamizal on the north-most portion of a 12.5-acre site at the southeast corner of Fourth and Osuna NW → Read More

Young Edgewood bull rider takes 4th place at Indian National Finals Rodeo

Noah Gonzales, 15, rode the bull Dog Soldier in the competition → Read More

David Poling, 1928-2022: Presbyterian minister and author left a lasting impact

Poling remembered as a compelling preacher, deep thinker, and a straight shooter → Read More

'Voice of the Journal' for decades had a passion for people who got a raw deal

Ex-columnist also had a knack of making his readers laugh → Read More

One bad bull at a time

Young Edgewood bullrider heads to the Indian National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada this week → Read More

Fast fundraising saves Las Vegas Jewish history

Old synagogue, sold in the 1950s, is bought back from archdiocese → Read More