Beyond Juneteenth: Breaking the Chains to Access Capital and Achieve Real Freedom

Being black and walking away from a person who legally owned you became reality on June 17, 1865, when Texas became the last state to implement the Emancipation Proclamation. The day, now known as Juneteenth, has become one of celebration for black Americans. It was a start.

Albuquerque Man Booked into CCCC

The Cibola County Correctional Center is a facility that acts as a jail for Cibola County residents; it is also a holding place for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainees; and it is a facility that holds United States Marshal Service detainees.

Arrests

Grants Police Department (May 23 – June 13) May 23 Miguel Chavez, born in 1986: Arrest and Hold Trenton Begay, born in 1991: Aggravated Battery Paul Mitchell, born in 1969: Arrest and Hold Lakeisha Nez, born in 1998: Obstructing Police May 24 Ashly Valdez, born in 1991: Shoplifting Truman...

Los Lunas Man Trafficked Drugs Through Cibola

On December 31, 2020, Esteban Renteria III was speeding through Cibola County on Interstate 40. Renteria had two active warrants out for his arrest, and he was hailing a copious number of illegal narcotics.

Petro Robbed

MILAN, N.M. – Petro Gas Station services Americans from all areas of the country, located just blocks off of Historic Route 66, with off- and on-ramps for Interstate 40 surrounding the gas station. Petro is usually busy, with shoppers coming in and out at all hours. On July 9, around 2:40 a.m.

CCSO Stops ABQ Bank Robber

LAGUNA, N.M. – Laguna Police Department attempted to stop an erratic driver on Interstate 40. The driver was reportedly causing near-accidents when LPD caught up with him.

Robbed

GRANTS, N.M. – Wearing a black hat, black hoodie, a light blue surgical mask and blue jeans, a man walked into the Wells Fargo bank on First Street in Grants, New Mexico and brandished a handgun. He demanded money from the bank teller, and in the afternoon of June 7, he walked out of the building.

Grants Riverwalk Has Seen Better Days

GRANTS, NM – After learning that the Fifth Street pump would be down for four to eight weeks, the City of Grants has decided to focus on a detailed cleaning of the Riverwalk area, specifically on the north end.

Looking at Grants

Last week, a story about visitors who enjoyed a stop at the local, Double Six Gallery, was published. This week, the focus is on the visitors’ reactions to the community. These visitors came from Italy; El Paso, Texas; Duluth, Minnesota; Rio Rancho, New Mexico; and more NM towns.

L Bar Ranch to Become Wildlife Management Area

GRANTS, N.M. – The “L Bar Ranch” outside of Grants, New Mexico has long been private property. New Mexico officials have announced that L Bar property has been purchased, and will become the largest state-owned recreational property in the state.