Downtown Albuquerque Plan Meant to Attract Visitors

THERE’S CURRENTLY A PARKING LOT THAT SITS ON TWO ACRES BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH STREETS AND MARQUETTE AND ROMA IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. NOW, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT’S CARMELINA HART SAYS CITY HALL WANTS SOME IDEAS ON HOW TO TRANSFORM THAT PROPERTY TO BRING MORE PEOPLE TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SHE SAYS THE GOAL IS TO REVITALIZE…MORE

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Jewish Leaders to Discuss More Security

JEWISH LEADERS IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE READY TO TAKE ABOUT INCREASING SECURITY FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. THE EFFORT IS TO INCLUDE SYNAGOGUES, JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS, THE SANTA FE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL AND THE ISRAELI FEST COMING UP THIS WEEKEND. THE PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF NEW MEXICO … RON DUNCAN-HART … SAYS THE FBI HAS BEEN…MORE

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Murder Suspect Wants Out of Jail for His Family

JUSTIN HANSEN IS ASKING THAT HIS SENTENCE BE REDUCED. IN JULY, HANSEN GOT 18 YEARS IN PRISON FOR BEATING AND NEARLY KILLING THEN-CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BRITTANI MARCELL IN 2008. HIS ATTORNEY SAYS HANSEN’S INCARCERATION HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR HIS FAMILY, ESPECIALLY HIS OLDEST DAUGHTER WHO SUFFERS FROM P-T-S-D AND IS STRUGGLING IN SCHOOL. HANSEN…MORE

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Murder in Small NM Community

ONE MAN IS DEAD AND ANOTHER IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING A SHOOTING IN THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF ROCIADA IN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY. STATE POLICE SAY WILLIAM DANIELS GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH ROMAN LUCERO SATURDAY NIGHT ON NEW MEXICO HIGHWAY 276…AND DANIELS SHOT LUCERO, KILLING HIM. DANIELS IS NOW CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER, AND IS…MORE

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Ex-Catholic School Teacher Convicted

A JURY IN SANTA FE HAS FOUND A FORMER PAROCHIAL SCHOOL TEACHER GUILTY ON ONE COUNT OF SEXUAL CONTACT OF A MINOR…BUT COULDN’T DECIDE ON TWO OTHER IDENTICAL CHARGES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS 50 YEAR OLD AARON DEAN CHAVEZ WAS CHARGED FOR INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS A TEACHER AT SANTO NINO REGIONAL CATHOLIC…MORE

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“Alert” Offender Arrested

THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE AN ARREST OF AN “ALERT” OFFENDER. THOSE ARE SUSPECTS IDENTIFIED AS CONTINUOUSLY COMMITTING CRIMES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE LATEST ARREST WAS 41 YEAR OLD PATCHES GRAHAM. SHE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AT THE MCDONALD’S AT 22-HUNDRED CENTRAL AFTER SHE HAD REFUSED TO LEAVE THE RESTAURANT DESPITE BEING REPEATEDLY ASKED…MORE

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Albuquerque Looks to East Central Improvements

THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS READY TO EXPAND IMPROVEMENTS BEYOND CENTRAL AND LOUISIANA . THE STRETCH OF CENTRAL THAT CARRIES THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT BUSES HAS BEEN DEALT WITH MAINLY BECAUSE OF THAT PROJECT. NOW THE CITY IS LOOKING AT THE AREA EAST OF LOUISIANA. MARK MOTSKO WITH THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY HAVE…MORE

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Mixed-Use Ideas Requested for Downtown Parking Lot

THEY CALL IT CIVIC NORTH … BUT IT’S JUST A TWO-ACRE PARKING LOT BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH STREETS AND ROMA AND MARQUETTE IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. CARMELINA HART WITH THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S A PRIME LOCATION … AND NOW MAYOR TIM KELLER IS ASKING FOR IDEAS FOR HOW TO USE THE LAND. THE CITY…MORE

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Big Weather Change for NM

LATER THIS WEEK, SOME PARTS OF ALBUQUERQUE COULD SEE FREEZING OVERNIGHT LOWS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS FALL SEASON. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE SAYS THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE ALONG THE VALLEY. SOME PLACES ALONG THE RIVER COULD SEE LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S GOING TOWARDS THURSDAY MORNING. AND THERE WILL BE SNOW…MORE

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