No More Schlepping Green Waste to the Landfill … For Now

     FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WILL PICK IT UP CURBSIDE … FOR FREE. MARCO HOLLOWAY WITH THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE’S A METHOD TO THEIR MADNESS. THE POINT IS TO DIVERT GREEN WASTE FROM ENDING UP IN THE LANDFILL. HE SAYS THEY ACTUALLY USE IT AS MULCH FOR…MORE

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Wolf Pups in the Wild

     TWO WOLF PUPS BORN IN CAPTIVITY IN MISSOURI ARE NOW PART OF A WILD WOLF DEN IN NEW MEXICO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE PUPS WERE RELEASED IN CATRON COUNTY OVER A WEEK AGO.      THE U-S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE HAD SAID IT INTENDED TO CONTINUE WITH ITS WOLF RELEASE PROGRAM,…MORE

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Arrests Made in “Mission to Kill” NM Corrections Chief

     NINETEEN OF 22 SUSPECTS ARE IN CUSTODY AFTER ARREST WARRANTS ARE EXECUTED ON EIGHT HOMES IN CONNECTION WITH A CHILLING PRISON GANG “MISSION TO KILL” NEW MEXICO CORRECTIONS CHIEF, GREGG MARCANTEL. MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE NOW ON THE HUNT FOR THE REMAINING THREE SUSPECTS STILL ON THE RUN.      NINE SUSPECTS…MORE

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Rio Rancho Child Shot to Recover

     THE RIO RANCHO CHILD ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY A SIBLING ON THURSDAY IS ON THE MEND AT THE HOSPITAL. THE CHILD WAS SHOT AROUND 6:30 PM ON 21ST STREET NEAR GOLD COURSE AND HIGHWAY 528. THE GUN ACCIDENTALLY FIRED WHEN THE OLDER SIBLING WAS HANDLING IT.      POLICE HAD NOT PROVIDED THE IDENTITIES,…MORE

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Scammers Back in Bernalillo County

     CONSIDER IT A VARIATION ON A CRIMINAL THEME. DETECTIVE RACHEL PLUM WITH THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY’RE GETTING REPORTS OF ANOTHER SCAM. PAY UP OR FACE ARREST. THIS TIME IT’S FOR FAILING TO APPEAR FOR JURY DUTY.      PLUM SAYS IT’S SIMILAR TO THE I-R-S SCAM AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT…MORE

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Santa Fe’s Bag Ban Nets 92K

     SANTA FE’S BAN ON PLASTIC BAGS IS BRINGING 92-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REVENUE IN ITS FIRST EIGHT MONTHS. THE ORDINANCE TOOK EFFECT IN JUNE 2015. IT’S MEANT TO CUT DOWN ON THE USE OF PLASTIC BAGS AT RETAIL STORES SINCE THE BAGS USUALLY END UP LITTERING THE LANDSCAPE. CUSTOMERS WHO DON’T HAVE THEIR OWN…MORE

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Back to Two Bucks a Gallon

     FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE MONTHS, THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS IN NEW MEXICO HAS CLIMBED TO TWO DOLLARS. AND DOUG SHUPE WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO SAYS THE TREND TOWARD HIGHER PRICES WILL CONTINUE. THATS AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO THE BUSY SUMMER DRIVING SEASON. SHUPE SAYS THE MAIN…MORE

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Governor Appoints New Health Secretary

     LYNN GALLAGHER IS THE NEW CABINET SECRETARY FOR THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. SHE WAS APPOINTED ON THURSDAY BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ. GALLAGHER HAS BEEN DEPUTY SECRETARY SINCE 2013.      SHE REPLACES THE LATE RETTA WARD, WHO DIED UNEXPECTEDLY IN EARLY MARCH.MORE

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Not in the Top 10 … But Close

     ALBUQUERQUE ISN’T IN THE TOP 10 … BUT WHEN IT COMES TO U-S CITIES THAT OFFER THE BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK … THE DUKE CITY IS RANKED 15TH IN THE NATION BAY THE FINANCIAL DATA PROVIDER SMART-ASSET. IT’S LISTED AMONG THE MOST UNDERVALUED CITES BASED ON THE PROJECTED VALUE OF A HOME…MORE

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