AN OFFICIAL WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK SAYS THEY’RE ALREADY HEARING FROM FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS REQUESTING FOOD ASSISTANCE AS THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES. COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER SONYA WARWICK SAYS THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT SNAP BENEFITS IF THE IMPASSE IN WASHINGTON CONTINUES. SHE SAYS SNAP WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY. BEYOND THAT, SHE…… MORE
Lawmakers to Consider Cig Tax Hike
SMOKING CIGARETTES COULD ACTUALLY GET MORE EXPENSIVE IN NEW MEXICO. THAT’S THANKS TO STATE LAWMAKERS WHO WANT TO RAISE THE TAXES ON BUYING CIGARETTES AS WELL AS VAPE JUICE FOR E-CIGARETTES. DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKER CLEMENTE SANCHEZ TELLS KOB TV IT WOULD RAISE THE TAX ON A BOX OF CIGARETTES FROM A DOLLAR-66 TO A FULL 2-DOLLARS.…… MORE
Readying for Rail Yard Redevelopment
MOVES ARE BEING MADE TO REDEVELOP ALBUQUERQUE’S RAIL YARDS AFTER MAYOR TIM KELLER LAST YEAR RIPPED UP AN AGREEMENT THE CITY HAD WITH AN OUT-OF-STATE CONTRACTOR. THE CITY THEN TOOK BACK CONTROL OF THE RAIL YARD AND IS NOW PLANNING TO GIVE THE FACILITY A FACE LIFT THIS YEAR. CARMELINA HART WITH THE CITY PLANNING…… MORE
More South Valley Housing to Come
BERNALILLO COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THERE WILL SOON BE MORE HOUSING OPTIONS IN THE SOUTH VALLEY. THE COUNTY COMMISSION HAS APPROVED ISSUING EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS IN MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS FOR THE VALLE DEL RIO APARTMENTS NEAR BRIDGE BOULEVARD AND ORCHARD GARDEN ROAD. THE 58 UNIT PROJECT WILL CATER TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME SENIORS. COMMISSIONER…… MORE
Commission to Name Lawmaker
ON MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14TH, THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION WILL SELECT A NEW STATE SENATOR FOR DISTRICT 16. THE VACANCY WAS CREATED WHEN LONG-TIME STATE SENATOR CISCO MCSORLEY RESIGNED TO SERVE IN THE LUJAN-GRISHAM ADMINISTRATION. IF YOU’RE 25 YEARS OF AGE, A U-S CITIZEN AND A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 16, THEN YOU CAN PUT YOUR…… MORE
TJ Trout Announcement
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Juveniles Arrested After Carjacking
TWO JUVENILES ARE CAUGHT ON A HOME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM PULLING GUNS AND CARJACKING TWO PEOPLE ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IT HAPPENED AROUND 3PM NEAR IRVING AND UNSER. CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS NEIGHBORS SAY THE PEOPLE WHO WERE CARJACKED WERE FOLLOWED FOR SOME TIME BEFORE THEY DECIDED TO PULL OVER. APD SAYS THE SUSPECTS…… MORE
Shutdown Impacting NM Breweries
NEW MEXICO BREWERIES ARE STARTING TO FEEL THE IMPACT OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THOSE BUSINESSES DEPEND ON FEDERAL INSPECTIONS TO MAKE MONEY. JEFF ERWAY OWNS AND IS CEO OF LA CUMBRE BREWING AND TELLS KOB TV THE TAX AND TRADE BUREAU HAS TO PROVIDE IT WITH CERTIFICATES OF LABEL IN ORDER FOR THE COMPANY TO…… MORE
Double Homicide in Grants Investigated
TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT AT A MOBILE HOME PARK IN GRANTS…AND POLICE SAY IT WAS A CASE OF DOUBLE HOMICIDE. KOB TV REPORTS THAT ONE PERSON WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE MONDAY NIGHT, AND ANOTHER DIED LATER AT THE HOSPITAL. POLICE SAY ONE PERSON OF INTEREST HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, BUT AS…… MORE
Westbound Montgomery to Close for Three Weeks
IT WILL START THIS COMING MONDAY AND CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. WESTBOUND MONTGOMERY AT JUAN TABO WILL BE CLOSED FOR THAT LONG SO THE ABQ-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY CAN REPLACE A WATER LINE IN THAT AREA. IF YOU CHOOSE TO TAKE THAT ROUTE, YOU’LL DEAL WITH DETOURS AND DELAYS. IF YOU AVOID…… MORE
