EARLY VOTING CONTINUES AFTER ITS START WEDNESDAY FOR RIO RANCHO’S MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON MARCH FIRST. THERE ARE TWO EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS, AT RIO RANCHO CITY HALL AND AT THE LOMA COLORADO MAIN LIBRARY. BOTH LOCATIONS ARE OPEN FOR VOTING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8AM TO 5PM THROUGH FEBRUARY 26TH. THREE CITY…… MORE
Wilson-Beffort Retiring Soon
LONG TIME REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR SUE WILSON BEFFORT IS RETIRING. BEFFORT HAS SERVED IN THE SENATE SINCE 1997. SHE TELLS US THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR HER TO MOVE ON. WILSON-BEFFORT SAYS SHE’S PROUD OF VARIOUS PIECES OF LEGISLATION DEALING WITH EDUCATION. SHE SAYS ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES CAME WITH THE…… MORE
Pedestrian Killed on I-25 in Albuquerque
A WOMAN IS KILLED ON I-25 TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER ARGUING WITH HER BOYFRIEND AND ANOTHER PERSON IN THEIR VEHICLE. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S SPOKESMAN AARON WILLIAMSON TELLS US DEPUTIES WERE SENT TO I-25 JUST SOUTH OF BOBBY FOSTER AROUND 10:00 PM IN REFERENCE TO THE DECEASED WOMAN. DEPUTIES LEARNED THAT THE WOMAN’S…… MORE
Albuquerque Gets Fed Funds for Transit System
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS GOTTEN APPROVAL FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR A BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE. MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS WORK IS SET TO BEGIN IN LATE MAY, AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE FALL OF 2017. THE PROJECT HAS ITS OPPONENTS. STEVE SCHROEDER, THE OWNER OF NOB HILL MUSIC,…… MORE
WIPP To Reopen
THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT NEAR CARLSBAD SHOULD BE BACK OPEN BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CONFIRMED THE REOPENING OF WIPP THIS WEEK. AND IT’LL REOPEN WITH THE GREEN LIGHT TO TAKE DILUTED PLUTONIUM IN THE NEXT DECADE AS THE FEDS PLAN TO SHUT DOWN…… MORE
UTC Aerospace Closes Duke City Plant
UTC AEROSPACE IS CLOSING ITS ALBUQUERQUE PLANT THIS FALL … AND IT MEANS 150 PEOPLE WILL BE OUT OF WORK. ANOTHER 200 PEOPLE WERE LAID OFF WORLDWIDE LAST JUNE. THE COMPANY HAS A WORLDWIDE WORK FORCE OF 42-THOUSAND. UTC AEROSPACE MAKES COMPONENTS FOR AIRCRAFT AND THE SPACE PROGRAM AT ITS PLANT…… MORE
Albuquerque Toddler Still Hospitalized After Amber Alert
THE AMBER ALERT FROM EARLY TUESDAY FOR 2-YEAR OLD DENISE TIRADO OF ALBUQUERQUE WAS CANCELLED AFTER STATE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED THAT COLORADO STATE POLICE HAD SPOTTED THE VEHICLE SHE WAS IN WITH RAMIRO TIRADO AND PURSUED IT. THE WHITE ESCALADE WAS WRECKED DURING THE CAR CHASE AND ROLLED. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS DENISE…… MORE
Court Ruling on Work-Comp for NM Farm Workers
IT’S AN EXPENSE THAT COULD PUT SOME FARMERS AND RANCHERS OUT OF BUSINESS IN NEW MEXICO. THAT’S THE THINKING OF STATE SENATOR STEVE NEVILLE REGARDING A COURT RULING THAT COULD FORCE THOSE FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO PAY WORKERS COMP. NEVILLE SAYS THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY HAS HAD AN EXEMPTION FROM PAYING WORKERS…… MORE
Marking Las Cruces Bowl Massacre
IT WAS 26 YEARS AGO ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, THAT THE CITY OF LAS CRUCES WAS THE SCENE OF A MASS SHOOTING. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AT WHAT WAS THEN CALLED LAS CRUCES BOWL. POLICE SAY TWO MEN, BELIEVED TO BE HISPANIC, ENTERED THE BUILDING IN ORDER TO ROB IT. DURING THE COURSE OF…… MORE
Rapid Transit Hinges on President’s Budget Plan
THE FINAL PIECE OF THE FUNDING PUZZLE COULD COME IN PRESIDENT OBAMA’S BUDGET ON TUESDAY. THAT’S WHEN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE COULD LEARN IF 70 MILLION DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE. THE PROJECT IS NOT WITHOUT IT’S…… MORE
