IT TAKES SOME SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP YOURSELF FROM BECOMING AN I-D THEFT VICTIM WHEN YOU’RE ON VACATION. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS MOBILE DEVICES GIVE I-D THIEVES ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA … AND AN EASY WAY TO STEAL YOUR MONEY. IF THEY GET YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBERS, THEY CAN TAKE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM YOUR…… MORE
Ameer Muhammed Convicted of Murder
THERE’S A VERDICT IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF AMEER MUHAMMAD. AFTER A ONE WEEK TRIAL, HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE FELONY FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND ARMED ROBBERY. HE WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING AARON SIEBEN IN 2017. SIEBEN WAS ATTACKED NEAR AN ALBUQUERQUE GAS STATION AND FATALLY STABBED. HE THEN FLED THE AREA. MUHAMMAD…… MORE
City Encourages Local Purchases
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS EXPANDING ITS “BUY LOCAL” PROGRAM. ON FRIDAY, THE CITY ISSUED NEW GUIDELINES RAISING THE SMALL BUSINESS PURCHASE LIMIT UP TO 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS. IT WAS FORMERLY 25-HUNDRED DOLLARS. ALSO, THE CITY WILL GATHER DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON ITS VENDORS WITH THE GOAL OF DOING MORE BUSINESS WITH COMPANIES OWNED BY WOMEN OR…… MORE
Check Before You Go
THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST HAS CLOSED SOME AREAS TO ALLOW FIRE FIGHTERS TO TACKLE THE VENADO FIRE. THE CLOSURE COVERS A LARGE AREA WEST AND NORTHWEST OF JEMEZ SPRINGS. THE CLOSURE LIMITS ACCESS TO THE AREA TO FIREFIGHTERS AND LANDOWNERS. THE VENADO FIRE REMAINS AT JUST UNDER 2-THOUSAND-70 ACRES AND IS 30 PERCENT CONTAINED.…… MORE
High Times at Virgin Galactic
HIGH TIMES AT VIRGIN GALACTIC…VERY HIGH TIMES. THE COMPANY SAYS TEST PILOTS REACHED 170,800 FEET, ENTERING THE MESOSPHERE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THURSDAY MORNING. THE “V-S-S UNITY” WAS RELEASED BY THE CARRIER CRAFT AT 46-THOUSAND FEET. THE PILOTS LIT THE ROCKET MOTOR AND ASCENDED AT A RATE OF 2-POINT-4-7 TIMES THE SPEED OF SOUND.…… MORE
New ADA Projects in Albuquerque
GETTING AROUND THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT IN ALBUQUERQUE SHOULD BE GETTING EASIER FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYS NEARLY 3-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARS IS BEING EAR-MARKED FOR IMPROVED SIDEWALKS AND THE ADDITION OF RAMPS AT INTERSECTIONS IN THE TRUMBULL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROJECTS WERE ANNOUNCED LAST THURSDAY TO RECOGNIZE THE 28TH ANNIVERSARY OF WHEN THE AMERICANS…… MORE
Access Improvements for Albuquerque
GETTING AROUND THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT IN ALBUQUERQUE SHOULD BE GETTING EASIER FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYS NEARLY 3-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARS IS BEING EAR-MARKED FOR IMPROVED SIDEWALKS AND THE ADDITION OF RAMPS AT INTERSECTIONS IN THE TRUMBULL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROJECTS WERE ANNOUNCED THURSDAY TO RECOGNIZE THE 28TH ANNIVERSARY OF WHEN THE AMERICANS WITH…… MORE
Venado Fire Closures
THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST HAS CLOSED SOME AREAS TO ALLOW FIRE FIGHTERS TO TACKLE THE VENADO FIRE. THE CLOSURE COVERS A LARGE AREA WEST AND NORTHWEST OF JEMEZ SPRINGS. THE CLOSURE LIMITS ACCESS TO THE AREA TO FIREFIGHTERS AND LANDOWNERS. IF YOU’RE CAUGHT VIOLATING THE CLOSURE ORDER YOU’R SUBJECT TO 5-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE. YOU…… MORE
City Revamps “Buy Local” Rules
THE OFFICE OF MAYOR TIM KELLER HAS ISSUED SOME NEW GUIDELINES IN ITS EFFORT TO USE LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES. CITY DEPARTMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSTRUCTED TO GET AT LEAST ONE BID FROM A LOCAL COMPANY FOR PURCHASES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE NEW REQUIREMENTS. THE NEW POLICY RAISES THE SMALL PURCHASE LIMIT…… MORE
Stormy Issues for Duke City
LOTS OF PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE HUGE THUNDERSTORM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED, AND A LIGHTNING STRIKE IS BEING BLAMED FOR SETTING A HOUSE ON FIRE IN THE 10-THOUSAND BLOCK OF TOLTEC ROAD NORTHEAST. ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE WAS DISPATCHED SHORTLY BEFORE 9 P-M, ARRIVED WITHIN MINUTES AND…… MORE
