IF YOU LIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE, YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN WHICH TO BECOME WEALTH. THAT’S ACCORDING TO “SMART-ASSET.” THE DUKE CITY CAME IN 19TH ON THE LIST. THE STUDY LOOKED AT THINGS LIKE SHARE OF HIGH-WAGE JOBS, FIVE YEAR EARNINGS GROWTH AND HOUSING COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME. ALBUQUERQUE’S…… MORE
PNM Hopes to Alter Facebook Proposal
PNM WILL REFILE ITS REQUEST ON MONDAY WITH THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION TO RECONSIDER IT’S DECISION TO REJECT THE UTILITY’S PROPOSAL THAT WOULD HAVE RATEPAYERS RESPONSIBLE FOR HALF OF THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION LINE SERVING FACEBOOK’S DATA CENTER IN LOS LUNAS. KOB TV REPORTS THE NEW LINE WOULD RUN 45 MILES FROM CLINES…… MORE
Man Stabbed Near UNM
A PERSON IS STABBED NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT AND ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECT. BUT WE DON’T YET KNOW THE VICTIM’S CONDITION. APD SAYS THE STABBING OCCURRED AT GIRARD AND CENTRAL AROUND 7:30 SUNDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT REPORTEDLY RAN WEST TOWARD JOHNSON FIELD. THE SUSPECT IS…… MORE
Over 100 Shootings in Albuquerque in 2019
YOU KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THEM … BUT NOW WE HAVE A SOLID NUMBER. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THERE WERE 114 PEOPLE SHOT IN THE CITY IN 2019. AND THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE SHOOTING DEATH OF POSTAL SERVICE WORKER JOSE HERNANDEZ LAST MONDAY WAS NUMBER 101. SOME SHOOTINGS INVOLVED MORE THAN…… MORE
Emergency Room Visits Rise in NM
A NEW REPORT FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THERE WERE MORE THAN 800-THOUSAND EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS STATEWIDE IN 2017. AND THE HIGHEST RATE WAS IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS RESPIRATORY DISEASES, POISONINGS, INJURIES AND OTHER MEDICAL ISSUES ARE MORE PREVALENT IN THAT PART OF THE STATE. MORE THAN 40-PERCENT OF…… MORE
Tips for Older Drivers
AS WE GET OLDER, IT’LL LIKELY BRINGS SOME CHALLENGES FOR YOU WHEN YOU’RE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF YOUR CAR OR TRUCK. JOSH ZUBER WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO TELLS US RESEARCH HAS FOUND REGULAR EXERCISE AND STRETCHING HELPS WITH FLEXIBILITY AND FREE MOVEMENT WHILE ON THE ROAD AND PERFORM ESSENTIAL DRIVING FUNCTIONS. HE SAYS PHYSICAL STRENGTH…… MORE
Former NM Congressman Dies
A LONGTIME FIGURE IN NEW MEXICO POLITICS HAS DIED. FORMER CONGRESSMAN MANUEL LUJAN JR WAS 90. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SERVED AS LUJAN’S COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER IN THE 70’S AND 80’S…AND SAYS LUJAN WAS THE FIRST REPUBLICAN HISPANIC TO JOIN THE CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS. MONAHAN SAYS LUJAN WAS A TRAILBLAZER AND ONE OF THE VERY FEW…… MORE
Rabies In Eastern NM
COUNTIES IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO ARE REPORTING RABIES CASES FOUND IN FIVE SKUNKS. THE COUNTIES INCLUDE COLFAX, DE BACA, QUAY AND CURRY. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THIS SERVES AS A GOOD REMINDER TO PET OWNERS STATEWIDE TO GET THEIR ANIMAL PROPERLY VACCINATED. THE USUAL ADVICE IS BEING OFFERED: AVOID WILD ANIMALS THAT…… MORE
New I-25/Rio Bravo Loop Open
STATE D-O-T OFFICIALS SAY THERE WILL BE A MAJOR MILESTONE ON THE I-25/RIO BRAVO INTERCHANGE PROJECT ON MONDAY. SPOKESWOMAN KIM GALLEGOS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB A NEW LOOP RAMP WILL BE OPENING. IT’LL ALLOW FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON RIO BRAVO TO STAY IN THE RIGHT OUTSIDE LANE WITHOUT A SIGNAL TO ACCESS NORTHBOUND I-25. THE D-O-T…… MORE
New Safety Measures for Rail Runner and Town of Bernalillo
THE NEW MEXICO RAIL RUNNER EXPRESS AND THE TOWN OF BERNALILLO ARE UNVEILING NEW SAFETY MEASURES AT THE DOWNTOWN BERNALILLO RAIL RUNNER STATION. RAIL RUNNER SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS THESE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS WERE NEEDED BECAUSE THE AREA HAS BEEN DANGEROUS IN THE PAST. SHE SAYS ONE JOGGER WEARING HEAD PHONES WAS JOGGING IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY…… MORE
