AUTO THEFT IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN ALBUQUERQUE. SO IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT AUTO THEFT IS ALSO A MAJOR ISSUE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. THERE WERE 222 AUTO THEFTS OR ATTEMPTED AUTO THEFTS LAST YEAR. THAT’S ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FILED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT ADDS-UP TO A 28 PERCENT…… MORE
Man Recovering from NE Albuquerque Shooting
A MAN IS HOSPITALIZED AT THIS TIME AFTER BEING SHOT EARLY MONDAY MORNING . APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THE NORTHEAST AREA COMMAND GOT A “SHOTS-FIRED” CALL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE SEDONA RIDGE APARTMENTS NEAR WYOMING AND MONTGOMERY WHERE THEY FOUND THE MAN WITH AT LEAST ONE GUNSHOT WOUND. DROBIK SAYS…… MORE
Balloons Are Good Business
THE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA HELD EACH YEAR IN ALBUQUERQUE IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY. RESEARCH SURVEYS DONE IN 2015 SHOW THE FIESTA GENERATING 177-MILLION DOLLARS. KOB-TV REPORTS TOM GARRITY, DIRECTOR OF THE FIESTA’S MEDIA RELATIONS, SAYS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS THE EVENT’S FRINGE BENEFIT. IN FACT, THE DEMAND FOR HOTEL ROOMS LAST YEAR…… MORE
Trinity Site Open for Business
TWICE A YEAR YOU’RE ABLE TO VISIT THE TRINITY SITE ON WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, THE SPOT WHERE THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS DETONATED IN 1945. ONE OF THOSE TIMES IS THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6TH. THE OPEN HOUSE IS FREE AND NO RESERVATIONS ARE NEEDED. YOU CAN VISIT THE EXACT SPOT WHERE THE BOMB WENT…… MORE
Councilors Consider Resolution for APD
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS MONDAY NIGHT CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE 3-MILLION DOLLARS TO APD. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE MONEY WOULD BE USED TO PAY FOR AN EXTRA CLASS OF 40 LATERAL OFFICERS. THE TWO SPONSORS OF THE MEASURE ARE COUNCILORS DON HARRIS AND CYNTHIA BORREGO. THEIR RESOLUTION WOULD FUND A CONDENSED ACADEMY FOR OFFICERS…… MORE
Fewer Uninsured Adults in NM
SOME POSITIVE NEWS REGARDING NEW MEXICO’S UNINSURED ADULTS. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROFESSOR JACK HOADLEY TELLS US NEW MEXICO’S RATE OF LOW INCOME UNINSURED ADULTS IN SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE OPTION TO EXPAND MEDICAID CONTINUES. THE RATE DROPPED FROM 46 PERCENT IN 2009 TO 21 PERCENT IN 2016, DOWN 25 PERCENTAGE…… MORE
Mobile Voting for Bernalillo County
BERNALILLO COUNTY VOTERS WILL HAVE A UNIQUE OPTION THIS YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO CASTING THEIR BALLOT. COUNTY CLERK LINDA STOVER SAYS THE COUNTY HAS RENTED A MOBILE VOTING UNIT. IT’S A 40-FOOT LONG R-V LIKE VEHICLE THAT CAN GO COUNTYWIDE. STOVER SAYS SHE HOPES TO GET A GRANT TO PURCHASE A MOBILE VOTING UNIT.…… MORE
More Legal Issues for Youngblood
THERE COULD BE MORE LEGAL TROUBLE AHEAD FOR ALBUQUERQUE STATE REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD, RECENTLY CONVICTED OF DRUNK DRIVING. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS DETERMINED YOUNGBLOOD USED HER ELECTED POSITION TO TRY TO INFLUENCE OFFICERS DURING HER ARREST EARLIER THIS YEAR…A POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF NEW MEXICO’S GOVERNMENTAL CONDUCT ACT. THAT COULD MEAN…… MORE
City Services Simplified
NEED A CITY SERVICE, BUT DON’T KNOW WHERE TO TURN? MAYOR KELLER’S OFFICE HAS STARTED A SERIES OF MEETINGS AROUND TOWN TO HELP ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. THE MAYOR TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THEY ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CALL 3-1-1…BUT SOMETIMES CITIZENS WANT TO HAVE A LONGER DISCUSSION. THEY ALSO WANT TO INTERACT WITH THE MAYOR’S OFFICE,…… MORE
Cost of Living in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho
THE COST OF LIVING IN ALBUQUERQUE AND RIO RANCHO IS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS SHOW THE DUKE CITY HAS A SCORE OF 96-POINT-FOUR AND RIO RANCHO A SCORE OF 91-POINT-2. RIO RANCHO’S SCORE IS NEARLY 9 PERCENT BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. NOT SURPRISINGLY, NEW YORK CITY HAS THE HIGHEST COST OF…… MORE
