THE LATEST REPORT ON HOMEBUILDING IN THE U.S. SHOWS THE NUMBERS ARE INCREASING AT A HEALTHY PACE. BUT HERE IN THE METRO AREA, THINGS REMAIN FAIRLY STAGNANT. JOHN GARCIA WITH THE HOMEBUILDERS ASSOCIATION SAYS CONSUMERS MAY BE A BIT CAUTIOUS DUE TO RECENT LOCAL TAX HIKES, AND OTHER FACTORS. HE SAYS THERE’S ALSO THE INCREASED…… MORE
Change Coming to the AFD
THERE ARE PLANS TO RESTRUCTURE THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT. MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS THE CHANGES WILL ALLOW A-F-D TO MORE EFFICIENTLY RESPOND TO CALLS…AND PROVIDE TARGETED CARE TO UNDER-SERVED AREAS OF THE CITY. A COMMUNITY PARA MEDICINE PROGRAM WILL BE CREATED TO PROACTIVELY VISIT AT-RISK COMMUNITIES AHEAD OF AN EMERGENCY CALL. THERE WILL ALSO BE…… MORE
Home Sales Up in the Metro
A JUMP IN HOME SALES IN THE METRO AREA DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS ALMOST 25-HUNDRED UNITS SOLD…AN INCREASE OF 8-PERCENT FROM THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR AGO. THE MEDIAN SALES PRICE WENT UP MORE THAN 4-PERCENT TO 195-THOUSAND DOLLARS. SALES OF CONDOS AND TOWNHOMES WENT…… MORE
NM’s Jobless Rate Inching Downward
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS NEW MEXICO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT DOWN TO 5.6 PERCENT IN MARCH…A DECREASE OF TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENT. BUT THAT’S STILL THE SECOND HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE IN THE NATION, AHEAD OF ONLY ALASKA’S 7.3 PERCENT. STATE LABOR OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBER OF JOBS IN NEW MEXICO GREW BY A LITTLE…… MORE
Donating Organs in NM
THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOU KNOW SOMEONE IN NEW MEXICO WHO IS AWAITING SOME KIND OF ORGAN TRANSPLANT. MARIA SANDERS WITH NEW MEXICO DONOR SERVICES TELLS US, RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE OVER 750 PEOPLE WAITING FOR AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT. SANDERS SAYS THERE IS NO TRUTH TO THE IDEA THAT YOU MIGHT NOT GET THE MEDICAL…… MORE
No Albuquerque Jail Time for Small Amount of Pot
DON’T DRIVE HIGH IN ALBUQUERQUE. THAT’S STILL AGAINST THE LAW. BUT IF POLICE CATCH YOU IN POSSESSION OF AN OUNCE OR LESS OF MARIJUANA, YOU WON’T DO JAIL TIME. AS OF FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH. THE NEW PENALTY FOR HOLDING THAT MUCH POT IS JUST A 25 DOLLAR FINE. THE FIRST OFFENSE ONCE MEANT 15 DAYS…… MORE
Overnight Shooting Near the Zoo
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING ANOTHER POSSIBLE MURDER. THEY WERE CALLED TO THE 1-THOUSAND BLOCK OF 4TH STREET NEAR ATLANTIC THURSDAY NIGHT AND FOUND TWO MEN THERE … ONE WHO WAS DEAD AND THE OTHER WHO’D BEEN SHOT IN THE LEG. POLICE HAVE YET TO RELEASE ANY NAMES OR MUCH ELSE RELATED TO THIS. THE TWO…… MORE
No Trial for Justin Hansen
A MAN ACCUSED OF NEARLY BEATING TO DEATH A CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN 2008 HAS MADE A PLEA DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS. 34 YEAR OLD JUSTIN HANSEN HAS AGREED TO PLEAD NO CONTEST TO ATTEMPTED MURDER AND AGGRAVATED BURGLARY. HE FACES UP TO 18 YEARS IN PRISON. BRITTANI MARCELL WAS BEATEN WITH A SHOVEL INSIDE…… MORE
Former Lobo Basketball Ops Director Indicted
CODY HOPKINS, THE FORMER OPERATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE LOBO MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM, FACES A SIX-COUNT INDICTMENT ALLEGING FORGERY AND EMBEZZLEMENT. THE INDICTMENT COMES DOWN NEARLY TWO YEARS AFTER A UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AUDIT SHOWED HOPKINS HAD MISUSED A UNIVERSITY CREDIT CARD TO STEAL MORE THAN 60-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE INDICTMENT ALLEGES THE CRIMES OCCURRED DURING…… MORE
NM Settles With Credit Card Companies
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO HAS SETTLED A LAWSUIT WITH THE NATION’S TWO BIGGEST CREDIT CARD COMPANIES…VISA AND MASTERCARD. ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS THE SETTLEMENT TOTALS 3.4 MILLION DOLLARS. THE A-G’S OFFICE HAD ALLEGED THE COMPANIES CHARGED EXCESSIVE FEES DURING CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD TRANSACTIONS IN NEW MEXICO. BALDERAS SAYS THE AGREEMENT WILL COMPENSATE…… MORE
