A BIG JUMP IN HOME SALES IN THE Albuquerque AREA. FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2015, SALES WERE UP 8-PERCENT FROM THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR AGO. THAT’S THE STRONGEST FIRST QUARTER IN EIGHT YEARS. PAUL WILSON IS PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. HE SAYS THE MARKET OVERALL SEEMS TO BE CORRECTING…… MORE
Man Killed in Highway 66 Crash
A HEAD-ON CRASH TUESDAY MORNING ON HIGHWAY 66 CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A TIJERAS MAN. IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER 5AM BETWEEN CARNUEL AND TIJERAS. FIFTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD ROBERT GONZALES WAS KILLED WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVEN BY A 23 YEAR OLD WOMAN, CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND SLAMMED IN TO HIS S-U-V. GONZALES DIED AT THE…… MORE
Navajos Finally Elect New President
IT TOOK A WHILE … BUT THE NAVAJO NATION HAS FINALLY ELECTED A NEW PRESIDENT. IT’S RUSSELL BEGAYE, WHO WON TUESDAY’S ELECTION WITH MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND VOTES THAN HIS OPPONENT, JOE SHIRLEY JR. THE ELECTION WAS DELAYED SINCE LAST NOVEMBER AFTER FORMER CANDIDATE CHRIS DESCHENE WAS DISQUALIFIED BECAUSE HE WASN’T FLUENT IN NAVAJO. DESCHENE WAS…… MORE
NM Regulators Tackle Uber, Lyft
THE STATE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION ON WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO DECIDE IF RIDE SHARING COMPANIES LIKE UBER AND LYFT SHOULD END OPERATIONS IN NEW MEXICO. OUTDATED STATE RULES HAVE OFFICIALS STUMPED AS TO HOW TO DEAL WITH SUCH BUSINESSES … WHICH HAVE TAKEN OFF NOT ONLY IN NEW MEXICO BUT OTHER STATES. CHANNEL 13 NEWS…… MORE
Sign-up for Bike Share Begins
IMAGINE COVERING YOUR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS FOR 25 DOLLARS A YEAR. THAT’S THE COST OF PARTICIPATING IN ALBUQUERQUE’S BIKE SHARE PROGRAM WHICH BEGINS ON MAY 15TH. YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR IT ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND, FROM 9AM TO 4PM ON CIVIC PLAZA, AT A COST OF 25 DOLLARS. LOLA BIRD WITH “A-B-Q MAIN-STREET” TELLS US…… MORE
D-O-J Reviews UNM Sex Assault Policies
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS AT UNM IN ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY TO TALK TO STUDENTS AND REVIEW THE SCHOOL’S SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. A LAW FIRM HIRED BY UNM IN JANUARY FOUND THE SCHOOL’S POLICIES ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE TO BE CONFUSING FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF. UNM HAS TAKEN STEPS TO INCREASE SECURITY ON CAMPUS AND HOW…… MORE
APD Revamps Recruiting Requirements
IT MAY GET EASIER TO BECOME AN ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER. IN AN EFFORT TO BOOST NUMBERS ON THE FORCE, CHIEF GORDEN EDEN SAYS THEY’RE REACHING OUT TO GOVERNMENT WORKERS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN POLICE WORK. EDEN SAYS THOSE CANDIDATES MUST HAVE A PROVEN JOB HISTORY … MAINLY AT LEAST 5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. APD…… MORE
Much of KAFB Spill Veering Away from Water Wells
SOME GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE DECADES OLD UNDERGROUND FUEL LEAK AT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE. DENNIS MCQUILLAN IS A GEOLOGIST WITH THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT. HE SAYS IT APPEARS TWO OF THE WELLS THEY THOUGHT WERE IN THE PATH OF THE CONTAMINATION, WILL NOW BE BYPASSED BY THE CONTAMINATION. MCQUILLAN SAYS IT’S STILL UNCLEAR…… MORE
New Rio Rancho Ordinance Clashes with State Law
AN ORDINANCE IN RIO RANCHO COMES IN TO QUESTION NOW THAT THERE’S A STATE LAW ON THE BOOKS THAT PROHIBITS THE SEIZURE OF PROPERTY, SUCH AS A VEHICLE OPERATED BY A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER. RIO RANCHO’S LAW, SET TO TAKE EFFECT IN JULY, GIVES POLICE THAT OPTION AFTER A PERSON’S SECOND DWI ARREST. THE NEW…… MORE
Trash Station Opponents Gear Up for Meeting
OPPONENTS OF PLANS BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TO BUILD A SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION ON EDITH NEAR GRIEGOS SEEM RESIGNED TO THE FACT THAT THE FACILITY WILL BE PLACED THERE. BUT MEMBERS OF THE NORTH VALLEY COALITION AND NORTH VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS WILL BE AT TUESDAY’S PUBLIC HEARING UNVEILING PLANS FOR THE FACILITY TO…… MORE
