MORE RANKINGS COMING IN FOR SOME NEW MEXICO COMMUNITIES. RECENTLY, KIPLINGER’S PUT NEW MEXICO PRETTY LOW ON IT’S LIST OF WHERE TO RETIRE. NOW, A-A-R-P SAYS LOS ALAMOS IS ONE OF IT’S 10 MOST LIVABLE U-S NEIGHBORHOODS WITH WEATHER AND INCOME POSSIBILITIES BOOSTING IT’S RANKING. ALSO, WALLET-HUB-DOT-COM IS OUT WITH A SURVEY THAT SAYS ALBUQUERQUE…… MORE
New Archbishop of Santa Fe Named
THE 12TH ARCHBISHOP OF SANTA FE IS NOW NAMED. HE’S 65 YEAR OLD BISHOP JOHN C. WESTER … APPOINTED BY POPE FRANCIS TO REPLACE ARCHBISHOP MICHAEL SHEEHAN, WHO RETIRED. WESTER IS NOW IN SANTA FE AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS NEW APPOINTMENT THERE WILL BE MADE OFFICIAL MONDAY AFTERNOON. WESTER HAILS FROM SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA…… MORE
New Mexicans Survive Nepal Quake
TWO NEW MEXICANS SURVIVE THE 7-POINT-8 EARTHQUAKE IN NEPAL OVER THE WEEKEND. BOTH ARE FROM TAOS. THE TAOS NEWS REPORTS DAVID HAHN WAS ON MOUNT EVEREST WHEN THE QUAKE HIT ON SATURDAY, SETTING OFF AVALANCHES ON THE MOUNTAIN. HAHN HAS BEEN KNOW TO CLIMB EVEREST SEVERAL TIME. DEL ENDRES … WHO WAS IN NEPAL AS…… MORE
Weekend Rains Will Boost “Green-up”
NEW MEXICO GOT A DRENCHING OVER THE WEEKEND … AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SENIOR METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON SAYS ALL THAT RAIN WAS UNUSUAL, ESPECIALLY FOR APRIL. THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA ALONE GOT THREE DAYS OF RAIN. WHILE THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO GOT BETWEEN FROM A QUARTER OF AN INCH TO ONE INCH TOTAL, ANDERSON SAYS THE EASTERN…… MORE
APD Says Felony Charges Against Cop a Mistake
AN ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH BEATING A SUSPECT AT A LOCAL MOTEL FACES A JUDGE SUNDAY … BUT 24 YEAR OLD CEDRIC GREER WAS SHOWN AS BEING CHARGED WITH A FELONY INSTEAD OF A MISDEMEANOR. APD SAYS IT WAS THE COURT’S MISTAKE. GREER IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY AFTER A CADET IN TRAINING REPORTED…… MORE
Police Search Continues for UFC Fighter
POLICE ARE ASKING U-F-C FIGHTER JON JONES TO CONTACT THEM REGARDING HIS POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN A HIT-AND-RUN IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE OVER THE WEEKEND. IT HAPPENED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF JUAN TABO AND SOUTHERN. APD SPOKESMAN SIMON DROBIK SAYS A PREGNANT FEMALE IN HER 20S WAS DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN SHE WAS HIT.…… MORE
Gathering of Nations Provides Big Economic Boost
ALBUQUERQUE’S ECONOMY GETS A HUGE BOOST WITH THE GATHERING OF NATIONS THAT ENDED ITS RUN OVER THE WEEKEND. TANIA ARMENTA WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU SAYS IT’S THE SECOND BIGGEST ANNUAL EVENT IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEXT TO BALLOON FIESTA. ARMENTA SAYS THE EVENT DRIVES SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF VISITORS TO THE CITY. AS MANY AS 100-THOUSAND…… MORE
City Sets Civic Plaza “Makeover” in Place
WITH THE WARMER WEATHER, ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY IS HOPING TO BRING MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN…AND SPECIFICALLY TO CIVIC PLAZA. THE MAYOR TELLS 770 KKOB IT’S PART OF AN OVERALL EFFORT TO MAKE THE AREA MORE APPEALING. BERRY SAYS PART OF THE MAKEOVER INCLUDES MAINTENANCE ON CIVIC PLAZA’S FOUNTAIN, WHICH HAS HAD LEAKAGE ISSUES IN THE…… MORE
Tax Fix Could Reverse NM Retiree Loss
NOW THAT KIPLINGER’S MAGAZINE NO LONGER COUNTS NEW MEXICO AMONG THE BEST STATES FOR RETIRING … WHAT CAN STATE OFFICIALS DO ABOUT IT? STACY RAPACON SAYS THE EASIEST FIX IS THE TAX ISSUE. SHE SAYS SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ARE SUBJECT TO BEING TAXED, WHICH IS NOT COMMON ACROSS THE U-S. SHE SAYS SOME OTHER RETIREMENT…… MORE
Get Onboard with Rail Runner Survey
THE NEW MEXICO RAIL RUNNER PASSENGER SURVEY IS AVAILABLE ON THE TRAIN’S WEB SITE AT “N-M-RAIL RUNNER -DOT-COM”. MARKETING MANAGER JAY FAUGHT SAYS IT’S A SURVEY FOR CURRENT RIDERS AND THOSE WHO MAY HAVE STOPPED USING THE TRAIN. HE TELLS US IT’S WORTH TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AS IT’S POSSIBLE THE SCHEDULE WILL ONCE AGAIN FIT…… MORE
