NEW MEXICO TAKES THE LEAD IN THE U-S WHEN IT COMES TO HUNGRY CHILDREN. THAT’S HOW THE 2019 MAP THE MEAL GAP RATES THIS STATE … AND THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS IT WORKS OUT TO 24-POINT-1 PERCENT OF KIDS IN NEW MEXICO 18 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER WHO ARE AT RISK OF CHILDHOOD HUNGER AND…… MORE
Teen Suspect Believed Involved in Two More Shootings
SANTA FE POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR HIM … BUT NOW, SHOOTING SUSPECT HUNTER WOODS, WHO’S 16 YEARS OLD, IS SUSPECTED IN TWO MORE SHOOTINGS. THE INITIAL SHOOTING INVOLVED WOODS CRITICALLY SHOOTING HIS STEPFATHER IN HIS ABDOMEN EARLY MONDAY. THE STEPFATHER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. NOW, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS WOODS WAS IN A SILVER…… MORE
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Burglarized
TWO SANTA FE MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES WERE HIT BY BURGLARS WITHIN A HALF-HOUR OF EACH OTHER EARLY WEDNESDAY. ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, ONE BUSINESS WAS BROKEN INTO AROUND 1:30 AM…AND THE OTHER WAS STRUCK AT 2AM. AN EMPLOYEE AT “KURE” ON GUADALUPE STREET SAYS IT WAS THE THIRD TIME THEY’VE BEEN HIT…… MORE
Clarifying NM’s Wage Laws
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS IS LAUNCHING AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THE STATE’S WAGE LAWS ARE FOLLOWED. DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON STACY JOHNSTON SAYS THE EFFORT WILL FOCUS ON EDUCATING EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE LAWS THROUGH A SERIES OF WEBINARS LATER IN MAY. SHE ALSO SAYS ENFORCEMENT IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT WHEN IT…… MORE
Meow Wolf Gets National Spotlight
A RECENT ARTICLE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES NOW COMPARES NEW MEXICO’S MEOW WOLF TO ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN AND SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES IN THE WORLD: THE DISNEY COMPANY. THAT NOW PLACES MEOW WOLF IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT. MEOW WOLF ARTISTS STILL CONSIDER SANTA FE THEIR HOME BASE. THE ARTISTS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MEOW…… MORE
Former Sheriff Charged
LAST MONTH WE TOLD YOU THAT FORMER TORRANCE COUNTY SHERIFF HEATH WHITE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING COUNTY EQUIPMENT. NOW, WHITE…CURRENTLY A MAGISTRATE JUDGE IN TORRANCE COUNTY…HAS BEEN CRIMINALLY CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT OVER 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE STOLEN EQUIPMENT INCLUDED GUNS AND NIGHT VISION GOGGLES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT WHITE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM…… MORE
New App for APS
SOME DAY, PARENTS OF APS STUDENTS MAY BE ABLE TO TRACK WHERE THEIR KIDS’ SCHOOL BUS IS USING A SMART-PHONE APP. DISTRICT SPOKESPERSON MONICA ARMENTA TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’S STILL IN THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE. IT’S A GPS SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS BUS MANAGERS AND PARENTS TO TRACK WHERE BUSES ARE AT A GIVEN MOMENT. ARMENTA SAYS…… MORE
Some Albuquerque Pools to Open Early
ALBUQUERQUE CITY POOLS USUALLY OPEN ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. BUT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT FOUR POOLS WILL HAVE EARLY OPENINGS THIS YEAR. THE WEST MESA AQUATIC CENTER WILL OPEN ITS POOL FOR WEEKEND HOURS BEGINNING SATURDAY. THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY…MAY 11TH… EISENHOWER, RIO GRANDE AND SIERRA VISTA POOLS WILL OPEN FOR WEEKEND…… MORE
Making Central Avenue Safer
EVERYONE TOOK A HIT. THAT’S WHAT THE OWNER OF AMORE PIZZA IN ALBUQUERQUE TELLS KOB TV ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH CRIME AFTER A-R-T CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN OCTOBER OF 2016. AND JESS CLOUD SAYS THAT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY PEAKED AFTER SEVERAL BUSINESSES ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE CLOSED DUE TO THE A-R-T CONSTRUCTION. BUT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ANNOUNCE…… MORE
Albuquerque Voters to Decide on Bond Package This Fall
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER HAS SIGNED A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PACKAGE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL EARLIER THIS MONTH. IT’LL GO BEFORE ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS THIS FALL. THE BIG TICKET ITEM IS 30-MILLION DOLLARS FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. THERE’S ALSO 14 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A 24/7, CENTRALLY LOCATED HOMELESS SHELTER, AND MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR…… MORE
