Joy Junction Founder and CEO Dies

THE MAN WHO STARTED ALBUQUERQUE’S JOY JUNCTION BACK IN 1986 FOR THE HOMELESS HAS DIED. IT WAS REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY THAT JEREMY REYNALDS DIED AFTER BATTLING A LONG ILLNESS, CANCER. REYNALDS CAME TO ALBUQUERQUE FROM GREAT BRITAIN AND STARTED JOY JUNCTION AFTER FINDING HIMSELF LIVING ON THE STREETS. REYNALDS LATER EARNED HIS PhD. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS…MORE

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Murder Victim Tried to Get Help Before Death

COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT A 13 YEAR OLD NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BOY SOUGHT HELP BEFORE HE WAS MURDERED. KOB TV REPORTS JEREMIAH VALENCIA CONTACTED A FAMILY MEMBER ON FACEBOOK AND DESCRIBED THE ABUSE AGAINST HIM. THAT PERSON THEN CONTACTED JEREMIAH’S MOTHER, TRACY PENA, TO ASK HER ABOUT IT, BUT PENA TOLD HER THE BOY WAS…MORE

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Attorney Suspended

THERE’S ONE LESS ATTORNEY PRACTICING LAW IN NEW MEXICO. ARASH KASHANIAN OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY FOR ASSISTING A COUPLE IN FILING WHAT THE COURT CALLED “FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS.” THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THEY WERE FILED ON BEHALF OF ANDREW ROSS AND THE LATE SUSAN GERARD, WHO WERE FIGHTING THEIR EVICTION FROM A…MORE

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Belen Flood Problems Will Take Time To Fix

AS THE MONSOONS BUILD IN NEW MEXICO, SO DO FLOOD CONCERNS FOR RESIDENTS IN PARTS OF VALENCIA COUNTY. STATE REPRESENTATIVE ALONZO BALDONADO SAYS HE WITNESSED THE FLOODING THAT HIT PARTS OF BELEN LAST WEEK, THE KIND OF FLOODING HE REMEMBERS AS A CHILD. HE SAYS IT’S BEEN A LONG-TERM PROBLEM THAT’S GOING TO TAKE A…MORE

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Glider Grash Kills Albuquerque Man

A 65 YEAR OLD MAN FROM ALBUQUERQUE IS DEAD FOLLOWING A GLIDER CRASH NEAR MORIARTY TUESDAY. STATE POLICE SAY RENARD ROZZONI WAS FLYING HIS 2017 VENTUS 3-F GLIDER WHEN IT CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. POLICE RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A DOWNED AIRCRAFT AROUND 8:30PM TO A LOCATION APPROXIMATELY TWO-TO-THREE MILES EAST OF THE MORIARTY AIRPORT.…MORE

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Families Displaced by Albuquerque Fire

A FIRE IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE PUTS THREE FAMILIES OUT OF A HOME FOR NOW. IT WAS AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN ALBUQUERQUE FIRE CREWS WERE SENT TO THE SPAIN GARDEN APARTMENTS, A FOURPLEX IN THE 84-HUNDRED BLOCK OF SPAIN. ON ARRIVAL, FIREFIGHTERS SAID THERE WAS HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM A SECOND FLOOR APARTMENT, AS WELL…MORE

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NM Tourism Continues to Rise

TOURISM IS UP AGAIN IN NEW MEXICO. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY THAT 35-POINT-4-MILLION TRIPS WERE TAKEN TO THE STATE LAST YEAR, BREAKING THE RECORD FOR 2016, WHICH WAS 34-POINT-4 MILLION VISITS. AND THE GOVERNOR CREDITS THE NEW MEXICO TRUE CAMPAIGN FOR HELPING TO BRING THOSE VISITORS TO THE STATE. SHE SAYS IT’S GOOD FOR…MORE

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NM’s New Businesses Rising

IF YOU’VE STARTED A BUSINESS IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR, YOU’RE FAR FROM BEING ALONE. THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE REPORTS THE NUMBER OF NEW BUSINESSES ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. IT SAYS, SINCE JANUARY FIRST, OVER 10,800 BUSINESSES HAVE STARTED, INCLUDING MORE THAN 52-HUNDRED IN THE SECOND QUARTER. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, THE NUMBER…MORE

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New Features at the Sunport

THERE’S A COOL NEW FEATURE ON THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT’S WEB PAGE. CHRIS ALBRECHT IS WITH THE CITY’S AVIATION DEPARTMENT. HE SAYS IT ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO FILE NOISE COMPLAINTS, SOMETHING THAT TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO RESEARCH. NOW, ALBRECHT SAYS, IT’S AS EASY AS A CLICK ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN. IT’LL GIVE YOU THE AIRLINE,…MORE

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Jeremy Reynalds Dies

A LONG TIME ADVOCATE FOR THE HOMELESS IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS DIED. JEREMY REYNALDS WHO BROUGHT JOY JUNCTION TO LIFE IN ALBQUERQUE, HAS DIED AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. REYNALDS ALWAYS OPERATED JOY JUNCTION USING ONLY PRIVATE DONATIONS WHICH, AS HE TOLD NEWSRADIO KKOB MANY TIMES, ALLOWED HIM TO OPERATE THE FACILITY AS A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY WITHOUT…MORE

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