HUNDREDS OF IMMIGRANT TEENS FROM EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, AND HONDURAS ARE NOW AT HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE 800 TEEN IMMIGRANTS ARRIVED ON BASE ON SUNDAY, AND WILL BE HOUSED THERE IN A BUILDING ONCE USED BY THE SPACE SURVEILLANCE SQUADRON. HOLLOMAN IS ONE OF THREE TEMPORARY…… MORE
Two Groups of Hikers Rescued in Sandias
HALF A DOZEN HIKERS FROM TWO SEPARATE GROUPS ARE SAFELY BROUGHT OFF THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING BY NEW MEXICO SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS. THEY GOT STUCK ON THE SANDIAS OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE SEARCH GOT UNDERWAY AROUND 6PM SATURDAY. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WARNS THAT TRAILS THERE ARE…… MORE
Horse Virus Surfaces at NM Racetrack
EVIDENCE OF EQUINE HERPES VIRUS IS FOUND IN FIVE HORSES AT SUNLAND PARK RACETRACK. NOW THE STATE RACING COMMISSION AND NEW MEXICO LIVESTOCK BOARD ARE WORKING THE RACETRACK TO CONTROL THE VIRUS. SEVERAL BARNS THERE ARE NOW UNDER QUARANTINE AND HORSE MOVEMENT TO AND FROM THE RACETRACK HAS BEEN LIMITED.… MORE
NM Volkswagen Suit Moves Forward
WE TOLD YOU LAST WEEK THAT NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS IS SUING VOLKSWAGEN OVER IT’S USE OF DIESEL EMISSION-CHEATING SOFTWARE … WHICH HE SAYS VIOLATES THE STATE’S CONSUMER PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. BALDERAS HAS FILED THE LAWSUIT IN SANTA FE AND IS ASKING FOR A JURY TRIAL TO BE HELD THERE.…… MORE
Metro Homebuilding Numbers Expected to Continue Rise
HOME BUILDING ACTIVITY IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA HAS BEEN SLOW FOR YEARS…BUT THERE ARE ENCOURAGING SIGNS. THE MORE THAN 16 HUNDRED BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN 2015 WERE THE MOST IN SIX YEARS. JOHN GARCIA WITH THE H-B-A SAYS ONE KEY FACTOR WAS A RELATIVELY NEW DEVELOPMENT ON ABQ’S WEST SIDE CATERING…… MORE
WIPP Settlement Reached
THE STATE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE U-S DEPT OF ENERGY HAVE FINALIZED A 74 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT OVER THE RADIATION LEAK AT THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT NEAR CARLSBAD IN 2014. NEARLY HALF THE MONEY WILL GO TOWARD IMPROVING ROADS USED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO THE WIPP FACILITY. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ…… MORE
Online Voting Available for NM
NEW MEXICANS CAN NOW REGISTER TO VOTE ON-LINE. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE THE START OF THIS YEAR. STATE SENATOR MICHAEL PADILLA TELLS US THIS MAKES IT EASY FOR ANYONE WITH INTERNET ACCESS TO REGISTER. PADILLA SAYS YOU CAN LINK TO THE REGISTRATION PAGE THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S…… MORE
Real I-D Measure Heads to Second Committee
THE COMPROMISE MEASURE THAT WOULD FIX NEW MEXICO’S REAL I-D PROBLEMS CLEARS IT’S FIRST HURDLE AT THE LEGISLATURE IN SANTA FE. THE BILL WOULD PUT AN END TO ISSUING STATE DRIVERS’ LICENSES TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND, INSTEAD, GIVE THEM DRIVER PRIVILEGE CARDS. OPPONENTS SLAM THE MEASURE AS BEING RACIST … BUT HOUSE BILL 89 STILL…… MORE
CNM Board Approves New Early Polling Sites
CNM’S GOVERNING COUNCIL VOTES “YES” ON TWO NEW ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD-APPROVED EARLY POLLING SITES ON THE WEST SIDE. BUT RIO RANCHO MAYOR GREGG HULL SLAMS CNM OFFICIALS FOR NOT PUSHING FOR THOSE VOTING SITES EARLIER. HULL TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL IT’S UNACCEPTABLE THAT CNM OFFICIALS THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY TO HAVE NO EARLY POLLING…… MORE
Duke City Still in Top 10 with Film Industry
ALBUQUERQUE CONTINUES TO BE HELD IN HIGH REGARD IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. THE DUKE CITY COMES IN AT NUMBER FIVE NATIONALLY IN MOVIE MAKER MAGAZINE’S 2016 LIST OF BEST BIG CITIES TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE INDUSTRY. THAT’S UP THREE NOTCHES FROM LAST YEAR. MUCH OF THE CREDIT IS BEING GIVEN TO NEW MEXICO’S…… MORE
