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The city hired a herd of goats to clear out brush along the Bosque

Do they also eat errant Christmas decorations and unfolded laundry? Asking for a friend.

The New Mexico legal community is speculating that federal investigations of some APD officers and defense attorneys involve a kickback scheme to get cases dismissed.  

Has anyone checked to make sure those goats aren’t chewing through old parking tickets?  

The state announced it’s investing more than $1 million to help businesses with training.

We already checked….APD’s not on the list.

The owner of a local private security company was arrested after he allegedly pulled a gun on an Uber driver at Popeye’s Chicken. 

If we had to guess, it happened pre-meal, because those mashed potatoes can create world peace.

A Downtown Albuquerque brewery was temporarily shut down for health code violations including “scat” from a dog or cat. 

No word on the culprit, but no one’s heard from MC Skat Kat for more than 30 years and it’s right there in his name. 

Donald Trump starts to emerge as a frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential primary. 

We’re currently looking for options for election season hibernation. 

Sunland Park, New Mexico gets attention from The New York Times as a “Little Amsterdam” after Texans flock across the border for legal weed. 

We’re not a fan of the comparison, but only because there’s a lot more to do in the Netherlands besides smoking weed on a mesa. 

A local study is looking at when police body cameras are the most effective. 

Seems like it’s when they’re turned on. That one’s on us, researchers. 

Albuquerque’s Metro Court will resume in-person weddings on Valentine’s Day. 

This comes as great news for those who are looking to forget two important events at once. 

Spring, a 10-year-old capybara living at the BioPark, died last week.

Goodbye, Spring. Though we never knew you at all, you had the grace to hold yourself, while those around you crawled.

This story is a staff report from The Paper.