A BIPARTISAN PROPOSAL WILL BE PROPOSED AT A LATER ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT WOULD MAKE EMPLOYERS WITH 50 OR MORE EMPLOYEES GIVE THOSE WORKERS UP TO 40 HOURS OF PAID SICK LEAVE A YEAR. THE MEASURE IS FROM DEMOCRAT KEN SANCHEZ AND REPUBLICAN DON HARRIS. SANCHEZ TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL…… MORE
Third Teen Sentenced for Homeless Murders
THE THIRD TEEN CONVICTED IN THE BEATING DEATH OF TWO HOMELESS NATIVE-AMERICAN MEN IN ALBUQUERQUE IN 2014 WAS SENTENCED THURSDAY. THE D-A’S OFFICE CONFIRMS THAT GILBERT TAFOYA WAS SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON. TAFOYA WAS 15 WHEN THE ATTACK ON ALLISON GORMAN AND KEE THOMPSON TOOK PLACE AT A VACANT LOT ON…… MORE
Awards Nods for Two NM-Made TV Series
THE ALBUQUERQUE BASED TV SERIES “BETTER CALL SAUL” IS GETTING RECOGNITION FROM THE GOLDEN GLOBES AND THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD. SERIES STAR BOB ODENKIRK HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE GLOBE’S BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC TV SERIES … THE ONLY GLOBES NOMINATION FOR THE SERIES. THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD HAS…… MORE
NM Focuses on Energy Jobs
IT WILL BE A BIG BOOST IN CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION AND JOBS IN NEW MEXICO. THAT FROM THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN HIS OFFICE, SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. THE OVERALL PRICE TAG FOR THE AGREEMENT IS 57 MILLION DOLLARS…… MORE
Christmas Travel Crowded Again
TRIPLE “A” IS OUT WITH ITS TRAVEL PROJECTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS. THE GROUP SAYS 8-POINT-1 MILLION RESIDENTS OF THE MOUNTAIN REGION, WHICH INCLUDES NEW MEXICO, WILL TRAVEL STARTING ON DECEMBER 23RD THROUGH MONDAY JANUARY FIRST. TRIPLE “A” SAYS IT REPRESENTS A 3-POINT-3 INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAVELING WHEN COMPARED…… MORE
Navajo Nation Buys Alert System Update
THE NAVAJO NATION HAS BEEN CRITICIZED SINCE 11 YEAR OLD ASHLYNNE MIKE WAS RAPED AND MURDERED THERE IN 2016. NOW THERE’S WORD THE TRIBE HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT TO BUY THE SOFTWARE FOR THE ALERT SYSTEM BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH. THE AMBER ALERT ON ASHLYNNE’S DISAPPEARANCE DIDN’T ACTUALLY GO…… MORE
Keller Administration Faced With Deficit
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER TOLD THE ALBUQUERQUE ECONOMIC FORUM TODAY(WED) HIS ADMINISTRATION IS FACING A BUDGET DEFICIT. HE SAYS IT’S DUE TO THE FACT THE BUDGET WAS BASED ON 3 PERCENT GROWTH BUT THE CITY HAS ONLY SEEN GROWTH OF 1-POINT-7 PERCENT . THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL ALSO REPORTS KELLER TOLD THE…… MORE
Aztec High Renovations Dedicated to Shooting Victims
STUDENTS AT AZTEC HIGH SCHOOL ARE DUE BACK IN CLASS ON MONDAY. BUT PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS TO DEDICATE THE RENOVATION OF THE PART OF THE SCHOOL DAMAGED IN THE SHOOTING A WEEK AGO THURSDAY TO THE MEMORY OF CASEY MARQUEZ AND PACO FERNANDEZ. THEY’RE THE TWO AZTEC HIGH ATHLETES KILLED IN…… MORE
Three More on Most Wanted List
THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE IN NEW MEXICO HAS ADDED THREE NAMES TO ITS MOST-WANTED LIST. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR PAUL ANTHONY COLLINS, DAKOTA STRAUSSER AND ROBERT JONES. COLLINS IS WANTED FOR ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING HIS TERMS OF PROBATION FOR CHARGES INCLUDING AGGRAVATED FLEEING FROM AN OFFICER AND EVADING ARREST. THE NEW MEXICO PROBATION…… MORE
Air Force Pilot Training Expanding in NM
MORE AND MORE AIR FORCE PILOTS WILL BE TRAINED AT HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE IN NEW MEXICO. WITH THAT, THE AIR FORCE WANTS TO EXPAND ITS TRAINING AREAS TO INCLUDE THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST. HOWEVER, THE PLAN HAS MET WITH SOME RESISTANCE FROM RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO WHO HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT…… MORE
