Vandals last week filled an Old Town fountain surrounding a statue of Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdes with dish soap, causing mountains of suds. 

Luckily, the soap used is tough on grease, but gentle on statues. 

The Albuquerque zoo is launching its Australian Lorikeet Experience where visitors can feed the colorful birds. 

Crikey, those are some rippa birds, mate!

The Sunport saw delayed flights thanks to the global tech outage last week. 

Sure, being stranded at an airport is stressful, but have you ever had a pound of frozen green chile melting in your bag while you wait?

Hulk Hogan showed up to the Republican National Convention and tore his shirt off in true form. 

Hey Hulk, maybe sit this one out, brother. 

The new Twisters film sold millions of dollars in tickets during its opening weekend. 

We’re sure it’s a fun movie, but we spent our money on the Twisters with curly fries and breakfast burritos. 

President Joe Biden dropped out of his race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement. 

Hear that? Those are the dog whistles from people losing their minds over the idea of a woman of color becoming president. 

A dispensary in Bernalillo is suing the town for being forced to abandon the building’s bright green facade. 

Might we suggest opting for more of a ’90s brick weed brown color?

Albuquerque’s Cookies Dispensary was hit with a $350,000 fine for a number of violations related to its grand opening last year.

The good news: The company was smart enough not to paint the building green.

Federal, county and city law enforcement are teaming up to combat crimes committed by youthful offenders.

Or as everyone’s favorite cousin from back east says, “The youts.”

This story is a staff report from The Paper.