MORE AND MORE DRIVERS IN NEW MEXICO ARE USING NATURAL GAS IN THEIR VEHICLES. SO THE STATE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT HAS ADDED A NEW RULE TO HELP THOSE DRIVERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY’RE GETTING WHEN THEY FILL UP ON THE LIQUEFIED VARIETY AT GAS STATIONS. tHE NEW RULE ALLOWS STATIONS TO SELL LIQUEFIED GAS TO CONSUMERS…… MORE
Garduno to Bow Out of Council
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX WILL HAVE NEW REPRESENTATION AFTER THE NEXT ELECTION. CURRENT COUNCILOR REY GARDUNO HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING HE’S RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS TERM. GARDUNO WAS FIRST ELECTED IN 2007. DISTRICT SIX COVERS ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTHEAST HEIGHTS, INCLUDING U-N-M, NOB HILL AND THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. HE’S ENDORSING COMMUNITY LEADER PAT…… MORE
No Charges for Parents of Injured 1 Year Old
APD SAYS NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED AT THIS TIME AGAINST THE COUPLE WHOSE 1 YEAR OLD WAS INJURED IN A FALL FROM A 2ND FLOOR APARTMENT BALCONY SUNDAY. THE CHILD FELL FROM THE BALCONY AT APARTMENTS IN THE 44 HUNDRED BLOCK OF MONTGOMERY … SUFFERED LACERATIONS AND IS UPGRADED FROM CRITICAL TO STABLE CONDITION.…… MORE
Biggest College Enrollment Drop In NM
NEW MEXICO HAS THE BIGGEST DROP IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT IN THE U-S. THE NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE RESEARCH CENTER SAYS ENROLLMENT AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE DROPPED MORE THAN 8 PERCENT FROM SPRING 2014 TO SPRING OF THIS YEAR. BUT THE SURVEY DOESN’T SAY WHY. TERRY BABBITT WITH UNM TELLS KOB TV THEY’VE HAD…… MORE
Two Busted for Cocaine Possession at NM Border
EVER WONDER IF THEY FIND ANYTHING AT THOSE U-S BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINTS? TWO MEXICAN NATIONALS KNOW THE ANSWER. ONE WAS ARRESTED LAST FRIDAY AFTER AGENTS AT THE CHECKPOINT ON I-25 NORTH OF LAS CRUCES FOUND 24 POUNDS OF COCAINE HIDDEN IN HIS VEHICLE. THE SECOND MAN WAS HAULING 10-AND-A HALF POUNDS OF COKE IN HIS…… MORE
MISSING SIX YEAR OLD GIRL NOW HOME
AFTER GOING MISSING MORE THAN A WEEK AGO, 6-YEAR OLD ARIANNA LOPEZ IS BACK WITH HER MOTHER IN ALBUQUERQUE. POLICE SAY THE GIRL’S FATHER, ABELINO LOPEZ, TURNED THE GIRL OVER TO POLICE SUNDAY NIGHT. HE WAS CHARGED LAST WEEK WITH CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE, AND BONDED OUT OF JAIL. FOR NOW, APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS THE PEOPLE…… MORE
POLICE LOOK FOR POSSIBLE VICTIM
IF THERE’S NO VICTIM, THERE’S NO CRIME. THAT’S WHAT ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE SAYING ABOUT A POSSIBLE STABBING INCIDENT MONDAY MORNING. APD SAYS THEY GOT A CALL ABOUT A DISTURBANCE AT THE VALERO GAS STATION AT 8TH AND BRIDGE. OPERATORS OF THE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER ACCESSED A CAMERA IN THE AREA AND WERE ABLE TO…… MORE
CLICK-IT OR TICKET IS BACK
YOU’RE BEING REMINDED TO BUCKLE -UP WHEN YOU HIT THE ROAD OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. IT’S THE NATIONAL “CLICK-IT OR TICKET” CAMPAIGN. LISA KELLOFF WITH “SAFER NEW MEXICO NOW” SAYS USING A SEATBELT CAN BE A LIFE-SAVER. HER GROUP IS AN ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF THE CAMPAIGN. KELLOFF SAYS SEATBELT USE IS ACTUALLY VERY HIGH…… MORE
USDA HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS
NEXT MONTH IS NATIONAL HOME OWNERSHIP MONTH. IT’S A BIG DEAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. NEW MEXICO STATE DIRECTOR TERRY BRUNNER TELLS US THERE ARE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS RETURNING TO THEIR RURAL COMMUNITIES AFTER SERVING IN THE MILITARY. BRUNNER SAYS THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS CAN ALSO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO…… MORE
LAW LA-PALOOZA IS BACK
IF YOU’RE IN NEED OF A LITTLE FREE LEGAL ADVICE, LISTEN UP. THE SPRING LAW-LA-PALOOZA WILL BE HELD THURSDAY FROM 3 TO 6 PM AT THE WELLS PARK COMMUNITY CENTER ON MOUNTAIN ROAD IN ALBUQUERQUE. DISTRICT JUDGE SHANNON BACON SAYS YOU’LL GET 30 MINUTES WITH A VOLUNTEER LAWYER. AND SHE SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO COME…… MORE
