HOW DOES OUR STATE CAPITAL STACK UP AGAINST THE OTHER 49 IN THE U-S? THAT’S WHAT WALLETHUB WANTED TO KNOW. IT’S RANKED ALL THE CAPITALS BASED ON AFFORDABILITY, ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, EDUCATION AND HEALTH, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. SANTA FE CAME IN WITH AN OVERALL RANK OF 32 WITH QUALITY OF LIFE COMING IN SECOND, JUST…… MORE
New Program Feeds Albuquerque’s Hungry Kids
MORE FOOD FOR HUNGRY KIDS IS THE GOAL OF THE BLUE BOX PROGRAM THAT STARTED LAST WEEK IN ALBUQUERQUE. ST. MARTIN’S HOSPITALITY CENTER’S DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SAYS THEY LAUNCHED THE PROGRAM AT FOUR TITLE ONE SCHOOLS IN THE CITY. AMY BERMAN TELLS US THE FAMILIES GET ENOUGH FOOD FOR A WEEK … INCLUDING FRESH FRUITS AND…… MORE
Museum Statue Thief Identified
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR 32 YEAR OLD JONATHON SILVA. DETECTIVES BELIEVE HE’S THE MAN WHO STOLE A BRONZE STATUE OF A DOG FROM OUTSIDE THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM EARLIER THIS MONTH. THERE’S NOW A WARRANT OUT FOR SILVA’S ARREST. THE STATUE WAS LATER RECOVERED WHEN A RECYCLING COMPANY BOUGHT IT…THEN CONTACTED STATE OFFICIALS AFTER REALIZING…… MORE
Ted Turner’s NM Ranch Could be Temporary Home to Mexican Wolves
THE NEW MEXICO GAME COMMISSION WILL HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS FRIDAY TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FROM THE TURNER ENDANGERED SPECIES FUND. THE GROUP WANTS PERMISSION TO TEMPORARILY HOLD FIVE MEXICAN WOLVES AT TED TURNER’S LADDER RANCH IN SIERRA COUNTY BEFORE THEY’RE RELEASED INTO THE WILD IN MEXICO. THE WOLVES ARE CURRENTLY IN…… MORE
NM Weather Makes an About-Face
NEW MEXICO IS SUDDENLY BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. BUT AS IT’S LOST A LOT OF MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS DUE TO THE WARM TEMPERATURES, THIS IS A GOOD THING. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST DAVID CRAFT SAYS THIS NEW WINTER STORM COULD HELP REVERSE THE TREND OF LOSING SNOWPACK…… MORE
Woman Arrested; Infant Recovering After Ejection from SUV
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THE INFANT EJECTED FROM A WHITE SUV ON I-40 AT WYOMING MONDAY YESTERDAY WILL BE OKAY.THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE … GEORGETTE VIGIL … LOST CONTROL OF THE SUV AND HIT A JERSEY BOUNCE. VIGIL INITIALLY DROVE OFF FROM THE SCENE BUT WAS LATER FOUND IN THE 500…… MORE
AFD Pursuing Suspect(s) in Bosque Fires
A RASH OF BOSQUE FIRES IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS ALL APPEAR TO BE INTENTIONALLY SET. AFD CHIEF DAVID DOWNEY SAYS THEY’VE RESPONDED TO 15 FIRES IN THE LAST MONTH, INCLUDING THREE SUNDAY NIGHT. HE SAYS EVERY FIRE HAS OCCURRED EITHER ON A FRIDAY OR A SATURDAY, BUT HE’S UNSURE IF IT’S A…… MORE
Few Details on U-S Marshals-Involved Shooting
STILL PLENTY OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS CONCERNING SATURDAY MORNING’S FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING AT AN ALBUQUERQUE WEST-CENTRAL TRAILER PARK. TWENTY-THREE YEAR OLD EDGAR ALVARADO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN AN APPARENT CONFRONTATION WITH A U-S DEPUTY MARSHAL. STATE POLICE SGT CHAD PIERCE SAYS THAT’S WHEN THEY GOT A CALL FROM THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE. …… MORE
Man Says He was Shot at Albuquerque Party
A SHOOTING ON TULANE NORTHEAST IN ALBUQUERQUE JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT … BUT THE VICTIM IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. APD OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE 39-HUNDRED BLOCK OF TULANE IN REFERENCE TO THE SHOOTING AND FOUND A MAN WHO’D BEEN SHOT IN THE BACK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. APD SAYS…… MORE
Governor Requests Real I-D Waiver
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ IS ASKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR A WAIVER FROM REAL I-D REQUIREMENTS. A SPOKESMAN IN THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE TELLS 770 KKOB MARTINEZ MADE THE REQUEST DURING A RECENT MEETING WITH THE U-S DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN WASHINGTON. THE WAIVER WOULD GIVE STATE OFFICIALS TIME TO IMPLEMENT A…… MORE
