ATTENDING CLASS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IS GETTING HARDER FOR STUDENTS THANKS TO A SHRINKING NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES. UNM HAS ABOUT 13-THOUSAND PARKING SPOTS. BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS IT NOW HAS 50 THOUSAND DRIVERS ON CAMPUS. THE JOURNAL SAYS 53-THOUSAND TICKETS WERE ISSUED BY UNM’S PARKING AND…… MORE
Next Phase to Begin on I-40 in Albuquerque
ANOTHER PHASE IN THE I-40/LOUISIANA INTERCHANGE PROJECT BEGINS TUESDAY, MARCH 29TH, WITH THE SHUTDOWN OF THE EASTBOUND OFF RAMP. THE CLOSURE WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS. MATT KENNICOTT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACKNOWLEDGES THAT’S A BIG DEAL FOR COMMUTERS. BUT HE SAYS THE BENEFITS WILL OUTWEIGH THE INCONVENIENCE WHEN…… MORE
Central Avenue Ready for New Bus System?
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY TELLS US THEY ARE CONFIDENT ANY INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES RELATED TO THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROPOSAL ALONG CENTRAL CAN BE ADDRESSED. DAVID MORRIS SAYS THEY’VE TAKEN A LOOK AT THE EXISTING NETWORK AND ARE CONFIDENT ANY ISSUES CAN BE ADDRESSED. HE SAYS THEY DON’T…… MORE
Dangerous NM Fire Season Developing
REGARDLESS OF EL NINO AND ALL THE PRECIPITATION IT’S BROUGHT TO NEW MEXICO … THE STATE IS ALREADY IN AN EARLY FIRE SEASON … AND ONE THAT HAS FIRE CREWS CONCERNED. ONE FIRE THAT SPARKED UP RECENTLY IN THE GILA DISTRICT JUST NORTH OF MEXICO HAS ALREADY BURNED NEARLY 8 THOUSAND ACRES ……… MORE
Drought Returns to NM
DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE RETURNED TO NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ANDY CHURCH SAYS A PORTION OF FAR WESTERN NEW MEXICO, WHICH MISSED OUT ON MUCH OF THE WINTER SNOW, IS NOW UNDER MODERATE DROUGHT. BUT WHILE THE STATE HAS BEEN DRY FOR MONTHS, CHURCH SAYS THE LONG TERM FORECAST POINTS…… MORE
Mail Thief Pleads Guilty
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN COULD GO TO PRISON FOR FIVE YEARS AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO MAIL THEFT. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY 29 YEAR OLD DAVID MARTIN STOLE HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF MAIL, INCLUDING CREDIT CARDS AND IDENTIFICATION. MARTIN WAS ARRESTED IN JANUARY AND INDICTED LAST MONTH. A SENTENCING DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET.… MORE
Woman Arrested in Jail House Smuggling Caper
THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A CASE IN WHICH A WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO SMUGGLE DRUGS INTO THE COUNTY’S ADULT DETENTION CENTER. DETECTIVES SAY 31 YEAR OLD SANTA FE RESIDENT LAUREN HERRERA HID THE DRUGS IN TWO ELECTRIC HAIR CLIPPERS BEING DELIVERED TO THE JAIL. THE…… MORE
NM Losing Some Jobs … Gaining Others
ANOTHER UNIMPRESSIVE JOBS REPORT FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. IT SAYS EMPLOYMENT WAS VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED FROM FEBRUARY OF 2015 TO FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE BRIGHT SPOT WAS AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 6-THOUSAND JOBS IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES…THE BEST NUMBERS IN MORE THAN A DECADE. BUT…… MORE
Proposal Would Make Albuquerque Safer
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL NEXT MONTH IS EXPECTED TO CONSIDER A PROPOSAL TO LET THE CITY IMMEDIATELY SEIZE DOGS THAT ATTACK, MAIM OR KILL WITHOUT BEING PROVOKED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE CURRENT LAW ALLOWS ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS TO MAKE THAT CALL IN CASES WHERE A DOG ATTACKS EITHER A PERSON OR…… MORE
Magician Acquitted in Child Sex Abuse Trial
A JURY IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS FOUND NEIL STAMMER NOT GUILTY ON ALL FOUR COUNTS IN HIS CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL. THIS WAS THE SECOND CASE AGAINST THE FORMER JUGGLER AND MAGIC SHOP OWNER. IN DECEMBER, STAMMER WAS FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A 12 YEAR OLD BOY IN 1999. HE FACES…… MORE
