Rodd Cayton covered local news for the Gallup Independent, The Mohave Valley Daily News and other papers across the midwest and west before joining City Desk in 2024. He is a graduate of CSU-LB.

It's been 12 years since the first bone was found at the grave site of 11 women and an unborn fetus on Albuquerque's west side. The West Mesa murders have never been solved.

Published April 3rd, 2024 at 12:03 am, Last Updated April 3rd, 2024 at 5:44 pm Anyone living in Albuquerque who doesn’t at least recognize Don Schrader either hasn’t been around long enough or isn’t ...

With about nine months until Albuquerque’s municipal election, the first official candidate emerged last week. Mayling Armijo, the executive director of a nonprofit business lending organization, ...

There are plenty of excuses to avoid international travel during the 2025 summer season – from the economic to the environmental to the political. So why ...

A judge’s decision on a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) could affect the fate of hundreds of legal cannabis operators in New ...

The Albuquerque BioPark is set for a major renovation of the Children’s Fantasy Garden at the Botanic Garden. After over 20 years of providing a space for families to explore and create memories, the ...

Sherri Brueggemann retired as the City of Albuquerque Public Art Urban Enhancement Division Manager in April, a position she held for 18 years. And during that time, she participated in hundreds of ...

Most bands are gonna get eye rolls when they tell you, “We’re a mix of genres,” but Albuquerque’s Train Conductor truly wanders off the tracks stylistically. Despite getting a well-deserved pass on ...

Prosecutors have long kept a list of cops with credibility issues, but they still make cases. We ask why.

Where are they supposed to go? Courts don’t answer that question. Neither do local governments. Except Las Cruces, where Camp Hope, a sanctioned homeless encampment, has been thriving for 13 years at ...

For the cost of one cup of coffee per person, per year — that’s about $1.60 — American taxpayers have generously and continuously supported public television and radio for communities across the ...