RELIEF FOR RESIDENTS OF RIO RANCHO. A VOTE BY THE SANDOVAL COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE THURSDAY NIGHT DENIES SANDRIDGE COMPANY TO CHANCE TO FRACK THERE. THAT DECISION FOLLOWED COMMENTS FROM DOZENES OF RIO RANCHO CITIZENS WHO STRONGLY OPPOSED GIVING SANDRIDGE THE GREEN LIGHT TO DRILL FOR OIL AND GAS IN THEIR COUNTY.…… MORE
More New Mexicans Go for Legalizing Pot
MOST NEW MEXICANS FAVOR MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION, ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY BY ABQ’S RESEARCH AND POLLING INC. POLLSTER BRIAN SANDEROFF TELLS 770 KKOB 61 PERCENT ARE IN FAVOR AND 34 PERCENT OPPOSED. HE SAYS SUPPORT LEVELS WERE HIGHER BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN AMONG MEN, YOUNG ADULTS, INDEPENDENTS AND DEMOCRATS. SANDEROFF SAYS…… MORE
Keep an Eye on Your Mail Box
IF YOU’RE EXPECTING YOUR W-2 FORMS IN THE MAIL…WATCH THAT MAIL BOX VERY CAREFULLY. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS SERGEANT AARON WILLIAMSON SAYS I-D THIEVES ARE STEALING THE TAX DOCUMENTS AS A WAY OF GETTING PERSONAL INFORMATION. AND IN SOME CASES, THEY’RE GOING TO EXTREME MEASURES. THE POSTAL SERVICE ALSO SAYS TWO OF…… MORE
NM Senate Produces Its Own Real I-D Bill
A RIVAL BILL TO GET NEW MEXICO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL REAL I-D ACT IS INTRODUCED IN THE STATE SENATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE MEASURE IS SIMILAR TO HOUSE BILL 99 … WHICH PASSED IN THE HOUSE AND WOULD SET UP A TWO-TIERED SYSTEM GIVING ILLEGAL…… MORE
NM Democrats Propose Jobs Bill
FOR DEMOCRATS IN SANTA FE, THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION NEEDS TO ADDRESS JOB CREATION IN THE STATE. STATE SENATOR MICHAEL PADILLA SAYS IT’S ALL ABOUT HELPING NEW MEXICANS FIND WORK. HE SAYS THEY HAVE 14 PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT COULD CREATE 24-THOUSAND JOBS THAT COULD BE CREATED OVER THE NEXT YEAR. ONE…… MORE
Three DWI Bill Advance at the Legislature
SEVERAL DWI BILLS HAVE ADVANCED IN THE NEW MEXICO HOUSE. ONE WOULD INCREASE PENALTIES FOR DRIVING DRUNK ON A SUSPENDED OR REVOKED LICENSE. ANOTHER WOULD TOUGHEN THE PUNISHMENT FOR REPEAT DRUNK DRIVERS. AND A THIRD PROPOSAL WOULD EXPAND NEW MEXICO’S HABITUAL OFFENDER LAW TO INCLUDE DWI FELONIES. ALL THREE BILLS WERE…… MORE
Two Officer-Involved Shootings in a Day
TWO OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN NEW MEXICO IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. THE FIRST WAS IN SANTA FE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AROUND 9:00 AT THE MOTEL 6 ON CERRILLOS ROAD. CITY OFFICERS WERE SENT THERE ON AN ARMED ROBBERY CALL. THE SUSPECT WAS SHOT AND LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT FIRED…… MORE
NM Due for More Winter Weather
GET READY FOR A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. ABQ COULD HIT 60 DEGREES ON SATURDAY…BUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER SAYS THAT WILL ALL CHANGE BY MONDAY, WITH STRONG WINDS AND HIGHS ONLY IN THE 30’S. HE SAYS THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO COULD ALSO GET SOME SNOW BUT MOST OF THE WHITE…… MORE
Pets of the Week | Jan 30
Well our handsome loving Chow/lab mix Oso now has a doggie cold. He is still available for adoption at our Eastside shelter. He is nearly finished with his meds to treat the cold. Oso would be happy to meet you so just ask staff to take him out for you. Gentle Peter has been popular…… MORE
Dangerous Dan
A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence, phrase, or larger discourse is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. Comedian Mitch Hedberg used it to give us some of the funniest mind stimulating lines.…… MORE
