THE DEBATE IS ON AGAIN…SHOULD BERNALILLO COUNTY BUY THE ALVARADO SQUARE BUILDING DOWNTOWN TO CONSOLIDATE OPERATIONS? COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O’MALLEY SAYS THE PRICE HAS GONE FROM 11 MILLION TO 6-MILLION DOLLARS…SO IT MAY MAKE SENSE. SHE SAYS THEY’RE NOW ASKING THAT THE NUMBERS BE LOOKED AT AGAIN. BUT COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON SAYS, WITH THE COUNTY…… MORE
Missing Missouri Teen Found in NM
A 13 YEAR OLD MISSOURI GIRL WHO WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN AMBER ALERT IS FOUND SAFE JUST EAST OF MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO ON MONDAY. POLICE SAY HANNAH KENNISH WAS WITH A 55 YEAR OLD MAN, RAYMOND VALLIA, WHO WAS ARRESTED. POLICE SAY IT APPEARS THE TWO HAD MET ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND HAVE BEEN…… MORE
Only 2 Motorcycle Crashes in Duke City Sunday
APD SAYS THERE WERE TWO, NOT THREE MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS ON SUNDAY … ONE TAKING THE LIFE OF A WOMAN PEDESTRIAN AT UNSER AND LADERA. THE OTHER WAS AT COORS AND LADERA, BUT THEY SAY THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES IN THE CRASH AT WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL THAT NIGHT. APD SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER TELLS US MOST…… MORE
Bad Business in NM’s Oil Patch
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SAYS SOME COMPANIES WORKING NEW MEXICO’S OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN VIOLATING WAGE LAWS. DR. DAVID WEIL IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE DEPARTMENT’S WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION. HE TELLS US VIOLATIONS OFTEN INCLUDE PAYING WORKERS A FLAT DAILY RATE, WITH NO REGARD FOR HOURS WORKED. HE SAYS HE’S MOST…… MORE
Balderas Tweaks Rules for Transparency
FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF CASES INVOLVING THE USE OF OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL, NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SEE JUST WHAT IS BEING PAID FOR THAT ASSISTANCE. IT’S ONE RESULT OF AN OFFICE WIDE REVIEW OF CASES REPRESENTED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL. BALDERAS SAYS HE’S PUTTING IN OTHER RULES FOR HIS…… MORE
It’s Severe Weather Season in NM
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT NEW MEXICO’S WEATHER, TORNADOES DON’T IMMEDIATELY COME TO MIND. BUT THEY DO HAPPEN…AND THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS THE LAST DEADLY TORNADO IN THE STATE WAS IN CLOVIS ON MARCH 23 OF 2007. HE SAYS IT WAS ALSO…… MORE
Crashes Mark End of Albuquerque Weekend
A RASH OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE SUNDAY. ONE WAS A ROLLOVER CRASH THAT OCCURRED WHEN A WOMAN LOST CONTROL OF HE JEEP WHEN IT BLEW A TIRE ON THE PASEO DEL NORTE BRIDGE OVER COORS. IT FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES … THEN NEARLY FELL OFF THE BRIDGE. A MALE PASSENGER WAS TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES,…… MORE
APD Investigates Applebee’s Shooting
A MAN SHOT DURING AN INCIDENT AT A NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE RESTAURANT SUNDAY NIGHT IS IN STABLE CONDITION MONDAY. THE MALE WAS FOUND WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS LEG AT THE APPLEBEE’S RESTAURANT ON SAN MATEO AND ACADEMY. APD DOESN’T HAVE MUCH INFORMATION ON THE SHOOTING AND IS STILL INVESTIGATING. A SPOKESMAN SAYS TWO MOTORCYCLE…… MORE
Breach Bill Failure Bad for NM
IT’LL BE EASY FOR CRIMINALS TO RIP OFF NEW MEXICO CONSUMERS SINCE LAWMAKERS FAILED TO PASS A BILL DURING THE RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WOULD HAVE MADE RETAILERS NOTIFY CUSTOMERS OF THE RISK OF IDENTITY THEFT OR FRAUD. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT’S WHAT ONE CREDIT UNION OFFICIAL THINKS. NEW MEXICO IS ONE OF JUST…… MORE
Meeting to Discuss South Valley Road Construction
ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTH VALLEY SORELY NEEDS MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THIS THURSDAY, A MEETING WILL FOCUS ON ASPECTS OF MORE THAN 20 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS SLATED FOR THE AREA. CITY COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON TELLS US IT INCLUDES PLANS TO EXTEND SUNPORT BLVD. … AND HE SAYS HE’S ALREADY GOTTEN CALLS ABOUT HOW IT WILL IMPACT THE AREA. BENTON…… MORE
