THE NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE IS HIRING. IT’S ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR A VARIETY OF JOBS IN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA. THE POSITIONS ARE TEMPORARY SPRING AND SUMMER JOBS. APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FROM MARCH 27TH TO APRIL 2ND. SOME OF THE OPENINGS ARE IN THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. AMONG THE JOBS ARE…… MORE
NE Albuquerque Swat Call
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS FIND THEMSELVES IN YET ANOTHER SWAT SITUATION AFTER TRYING TO TALK A HOSTILE MAN INTO SURRENDERING IN THE 5-HUNDRED BLOCK OF TEXAS NORTHEAST NEAR WYOMING AND LOMAS. POLICE INITIALLY RESPONDED TO THE HOME AROUND 4 O’CLOCK SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THEY HAD GOTTEN REPORTS OF A MN SLASHING CAR TIRES WITH A KNIFE. HE…… MORE
Remembering Justine
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CALL IT A TRAGIC ACCIDENT THAT TOOK THE LIFE OF A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL LATE LAST WEEK. THE GIRL … JUSTINE ALMUINA, CALLED ELIZA BY HER FRIENDS AT SCHOOL … WAS HIT AND KILLED AS SHE AND A FRIEND CROSSED LOUISIANA SOUTH OF MONTGOMERY AFTER ATTENDING A SCHOOL CARNIVAL AFTER HOURS. AN…… MORE
NM’s Bataan March Draws Record Crowd
A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE TAKE PART IN THE BATAAN MEMORIAL DEATH MARCH AT WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE SUNDAY. EIGHT-THOUSAND-400 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE MARCH THAT HONORS WORLD WAR 2 VETERANS WHO FOUGHT IN THE PHILIPPINES. U-S SOLDIERS AND FILIPINO TROOPS HAD TO WALK 65 MILES ACROSS THE BATAAN PENINSULA TO PRISON CAMPS. THEY ALSO…… MORE
Council Committee Takes on Front Yard Parking
MANY NEW MEXICANS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO PARKING IN THEIR FRONT YARD … AND NOT ALWAYS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS WEEK, THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL’S LAND USE, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE MEETS AT 5PM WEDNESDAY TO CONSIDER WHETHER THE RULES OF PARKING IN YOUR FRONT YARD NEED TO BE CLARIFIED. AN AMENDMENT IS BEING PROPOSED THAT…… MORE
Quitting Smoking Can Help with TB
REMEMBER WHEN NEW MEXICO WAS THE PLACE TO GO TO RECOVER FROM TUBERCULOSIS? WELL, THE STATE NOW SAYS IT’S MAKING GAINS AGAINST THE DISEASE WITH A 66 PERCENT DROP IN CASES IN THE STATE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. DIANA FORTUNE IS THE TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SHE TELLS US IT’S…… MORE
Change for Rio Bravo-I-25 Project
A MAJOR CHANGE COMING TO THE RIO BRAVO-I-25 PROJECT IN ALBUQUERQUE. STARTING NEXT TUESDAY, EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON RIO BRAVO BETWEEN PRINCE STREET AND I-25 WILL SHIFT ONTO TWO NEW LANES THAT ARE BEING INSTALLED NORTH OF THE CURRENT LANES. THE N-M-D-O-T SAYS THE NEW LANES WILL HAVE THE SAME CONFIGURATION AS THE CURRENT…… MORE
Use Your Gift Cards
DON’T LEAVE ANY MONEY ON THE TABLE. THAT’S THE ADVICE FROM THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS WHEN IT COMES TO TWO RETAILERS PLANNING ON SOON CLOSING. JAMES HALLINAN IS THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE A-G’S OFFICE. HE SAYS GIFT CARDS FROM TOYS R US AND BABIES ARE US HAVE TO BE USED BY APRIL…… MORE
Spring Time Brings Watering Limits
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR. DAYTIME WATERING RESTRICTIONS GO INTO EFFECT THIS SUNDAY, APRIL FIRST. IN APRIL AND MAY, YOU’RE ASKED TO WATER NO MORE THAN TWICE A WEEK. AND DAVID MORRIS WITH THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS DON’T WATER BETWEEN 11AM AND 7 PM, THE HOTTEST, WINDIEST TIME OF DAY. MORRIS SAYS IT’S…… MORE
Deputies Investigate Possible Murder-Suicide
BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT THEY BELIEVE WAS A MURDER-SUICIDE IN CEDAR CREST THURSDAY. IT HAPPENED AT A HOME IN THE AREA OF NORTH HIGHWAY 14 AND PENNY LANE SOMETIME BEFORE 5PM, THE TIME DEPUTIES WERE SENT TO THE HOME. THEY WERE SENT THERE IN REFERENCE TO A MURDER-SUICIDE AND FOUND A MAN…… MORE
