Alleged Carjacker, Kidnapper Still at Large

     THE MAN WANTED FOR KIDNAPPING THREE YEAR OLD CARALINE LEON OF ALBUQUERQUE AFTER STEALING HER MOTHER’S VEHICLE IS STILL ON THE RUN FROM APD OFFICERS. BUT THE TODDLER IS BACK WITH HER FAMILY.      POLICE SAY CARALINE LEON WAS FOUND LATE SATURDAY BY APD OFFICER CHRIS POCCIA AFTER A FIVE OR SIX…MORE

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Two Arrested in New Year’s Eve Murder

     TWO MEN ARE IN THE METRO DETENTION CENTER AFTER BEING ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF A 60 YEAR OLD BERNALILLO COUNTY MAN ON THE NIGHT OF NEW YEAR’S EVE. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 20 YEAR OLD ANDREW ROMERO AND 33 YEAR OLD STEVE SALAZAR WAITED UNTIL…MORE

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Winter Storm Impacts NM Dairy Biz

     NEW MEXICO’S DAIRY BUSINESS IS BRACED FOR A MAJOR HIT FROM THE RECENT WINTER STORM THAT BURIED PART OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE UNDER SNOW. IT’S ESTIMATED THAT 20 THOUSAND CATTLE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE STORM … SOME OF THEM DAIRY COWS.      KOB-TV REPORTS ONE DAIRY BUSINESS…MORE

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Public Meeting This Week on Bosque Project

     THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS HOSTING A MEETING THIS WEEK TO OUTLINE PROPOSALS FOR THE BOSQUE MULTI -USE ACCESSIBLE PATH PROJECT. PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT GOES FROM 1-40 TO CAMPBELL ROAD. BARBARA TAYLOR IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY’S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. SHE SAYS THERE WILL BE SOME PEDESTRIAN-ONLY PATHS AND…MORE

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NM Upgrades to Online Voter Registration

     AS OF FRIDAY, JANUARY FIRST, YOU CAN NOW DO SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO BEFORE IN NEW MEXICO: REGISTER TO VOTE ON LINE:      BERNALILLO COUNTY CLERK MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER TELLS 770 KKOB YOU’LL BE ABLE TO REGISTER THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S WEB SITE. THE LEGISLATURE PASSED, AND THE…MORE

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More Power From the Sun

THE ABUNDANT NEW MEXICO SUNSHINE IS ADDING TO PNM’S ENERGY FROM SOLAR POWER. IT’S PUTTING SEVERAL NEW UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR CENTERS ON LINE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, INCLUDING ONE IN RIO COMMUNITIES, THE FOURTH IN VALENCIA COUNTY. OTHER NEW SITES ARE IN SANTA FE COUNTY AND TWO IN BERNALILLO COUNTY.MORE

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Another Effort to Legalize Pot

SAYING THE STATE COULD REAP MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE, A STATE LAWMAKER IS AGAIN PROPOSING THAT NEW MEXICO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA. REPRESENTATIVE BILL MCCAMLEY OF LAS CRUCES INTRODUCED A SIMILAR BILL LAST SESSION, BUT IT WAS KILLED IN COMMITTEE. MCCAMLEY SAYS POT LEGALIZATION HAS WORKED WELL IN OTHER STATES…LIKE COLORADO, WASHINGTON AND…MORE

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Warm-up Drive-offs in ABQ

ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE ONCE AGAIN WARNING DUKE CITY MOTORISTS TO NOT LEAVE VEHICLES UNATTENDED WHILE THEY’RE WARMING UP. APD SAYS THEY HAVE HAD 69 WARM-UP DRIVE-OFFS IN DECEMBER ALONE. POLICE SAY, QUITE OFTEN, THOSE STOLEN VEHICLES END UP BEING USED IN OTHER CRIMES. ALSO, YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY MAY HOLD THE VEHICLE OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE…MORE

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Major Interchange Project to Begin

THE NEW YEAR WILL BRING WITH IT A MAJOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO ALBUQUERQUE. A THIRD LEFT TURN LANE ONTO LOUISIANA IS BEING ADDED AT THE EASTBOUND I-40 OFF RAMP. THE STATE D-O-T SAYS IT’S INTENDED TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THAT AREA. THE WORK WILL BEGIN JANUARY 11TH, AND COST 3.7 MILLION DOLLARS. IT’S…MORE

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Arrest in Teen Killing

GUNFIRE AT A PARTY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING LEAVES ONE TEEN DEAD AND ANOTHER IN CRITICAL CONDITION. APD SAYS 18 YEAR OLD ESIAS MADRID WAS ARRESTED MONDAY MORNING, CHARGED WITH KILLING 18 YEAR OLD ARTURO VILLA DURING A FIGHT AT A HOME IN THE 43-HUNDRED BLOCK OF CAMINO BELLO SOUTHWEST. THE SECOND TEEN, 17 YEAR OLD…MORE

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