THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT TO WORK ON THE CITY BUDGET. BUT ANOTHER ISSUE COULD MAKE IT ONTO THE AGENDA. COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ IS PROPOSING THE CITY SPEND 350-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO BUILD A MEMORIAL PARK ON THE SITE WERE THE 11 WEST MESA MURDER VICTIMS WERE BURIED. THE FIRST…… MORE
Water Authority Work Precedes A-R-T
IT’S THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY … NOT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE … DOING PRELIMINARY WORK FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT. THE WORK STARTED MONDAY AND HAS ANGERED OPPONENTS OF THE CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT. THEY SAY THERE ARE TWO LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST LAYING IN BUS LANES AND BUS STATIONS ON CENTRAL FROM LOUISIANA…… MORE
NM Is Dead last
A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH HIGH SCHOOLERS IN NEW MEXICO ARE GRADUATING. THE REPORT FROM A GROUP CALLED BUILDING A GRAD NATION SHOWS NEW MEXICO HAD A GRADUATION RATE OF 68 AND A HALF PERCENT FOR THE CLASS OF 2014…AND THAT WAS THE WORST IN THE NATION. THE…… MORE
Energy Still Hurting NM Economy
NEW MEXICO STATE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO BE IMPACTED BY LOW ENERGY PRICES. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE STATE COLLECTED 3.6 BILLION DOLLARS IN TAX REVENUE DURING THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THAT’S DOWN TEN PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COUNCIL SAYS THE DECLINING REVENUE IS…… MORE
200 Job Openings at Smith’s
SMITH’S GROCERY STORES IS HIRING. THE SUPERMARKET CHAIN HAS 24 STORES IN NEW MEXICO … AND PLANS TO HIRE 200 OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. IT’S ALL PART OF THE COMPANY’S NATIONWIDE EXPANSION EFFORT. YOU CAN APPLY FIRST ONLINE AT WWW.JOBS.KROGER.COM … THEN YOU NEED TO GO TO A SMITH’S STORE…… MORE
Brothers’ Deaths Investigated as Homicides
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE CALLING THE DEATHS OF TWO BROTHERS A DOUBLE HOMICIDE. APD SAYS THE BODIES OF 31 YEAR OLD JOE BACA AND 29 YEAR OLD CARLOS BACA JR. WERE FOUND INSIDE A HOME IN THE 34 HUNDRED BLOCK OF MORNINGSIDE DRIVE NORTHEAST NEAR COMANCHE ON TUESDAY. POLICE AREN’T SAYING HOW…… MORE
Duke City Business Recycling Up
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS SEEING A SIZABLE INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLING COMING FROM ITS COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. LISE GORGONE IS WITH THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT. SHE SAYS THEY’VE COLLECTED ABOUT 30 PERCENT MORE RECYCLING MATERIAL SO THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, THE FIRST YEAR OF THE COMMERCIAL RECYCLING PROGRAM. SHE…… MORE
New APS ‘Super’ Proposes Money Saving Changes
CHANGES PROPOSED FOR APS BY ITS NEW SUPERINTENDENT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS SUPERINTENDENT RAQUEL REEDY WANTS TO CUT EXPENSES … AND HAS SENT A “WHITE PAPER” TO THE THE APS BOARD IN WHICH SHE OUTLINES HER COST CUTTING PLAN. THE JOURNAL SAYS REEDY’S PLAN INCLUDES CUTTING THREE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS AND REPLACING…… MORE
UNM Considers Stadium-Wide Booze Sales
IT’S UNCLEAR IF THE BOARD OF REGENTS NEEDS TO SIGN OFF ON THE IDEA, BUT THE UNM ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT IS HOPING TO START SELLING BEER AND WINE AT LOBO FOOTBALL GAMES NEXT SEASON. CURRENTLY, SALES ARE LIMITED TO EXCLUSIVE AREAS OF UNIVERSITY STADIUM. ASSISTANT A-D FRANK MERCOGLIANO ACKNOWLEDGES IT’S A SENSITIVE…… MORE
APD Investigates Suspicious Death
VERY LITTLE INFORMATION BEING RELEASED BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ON A SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF TOWN. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE 34-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MORNINGSIDE NEAR COMANCHE AROUND 5:30PM TUESDAY, WHERE THEY FOUND THE BODY OF A MAN. NO WORD ON HOW THE MAN DIED … OR WHO HE…… MORE
