A LIST OF CHANGES ARE BEING SUGGESTED FOR NEW MEXICO’S RAIL RUNNER AS THE COMMUTER TRAIN CONTINUES TO LOSE RIDERSHIP. THE CHANGES ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR NEXT YEAR. MOST OF THE FOCUS IS ON A FEDERALLY MANDATED SAFETY SYSTEM ENTITLED “POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL” … OR P-T-C. SPOKESPERSON AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS THE WHOLE COST WILL BE…… MORE
E-Scooters are Coming
THE E-SCOOTERS ARE COMING TO ALBUQUERQUE. ZAGSTER, A COMPANY BASED IN BOSTON, IS ALREADY OPERATING A BIKE RIDESHARING BUSINESS IN ALBUQUERQUE. NOW IT’S APPLYING FOR E-SCOOTERS AND DROP OFF ZONES FOR THE SCOOTERS. TWENTY-NINE DROP OF ZONES HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY CITY OFFICIALS. THERE ARE SIX MORE THAT HAVE YET TO BE APPROVED. BY…… MORE
Intel Rio Rancho is Hiring
A CHANGE IN FOCUS MEANS MORE JOBS COMING TO RIO RANCHO. INTEL SAYS IT WILL BE HIRING 300 WORKERS THIS YEAR AS IT MOVES ITS BUSINESS TO, WHAT IT CALLS, DATA-RICH MARKETS. THE COMPANY SAYS THE NEW HIRES BE MADE UP OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND INTEL WORKERS BEING RE-LOCATED TO NEW MEXICO. RIGHT NOW, THERE…… MORE
Lilly Barrack Theft Continues Nob Hill’s Rising Crime
THE LILLY BARRACK JEWELRY STORE IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NOB HILL IS BASICALLY EMPTY NOW. THAT’S AFTER THIEVES BROKE INTO THE STORE LAST WEEKEND, BURROWING THROUGH SHEETROCK AND BREAKING A WINDOW TO GET INSIDE. ONCE INSIDE, THEY TOOK 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF JEWELRY AND RIPPED OFF THE CASH REGISTER. THE OWNERS OF LILLY BARRACK SAY CRIME HAS…… MORE
Highlighting Police Memorial Week in Albuquerque
THIS IS POLICE MEMORIAL WEEK, AND THE FBI IN ALBUQUERQUE IS HIGHLIGHTING AN UNSOLVED CASE INVOLVING THE MURDER OF A STATE POLICE OFFICER ALMOST 50 YEARS AGO. AGENT FRANK FISHER SAYS ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 1971 OFFICER ROBERT ROSENBLOOM WAS GUNNED DOWN DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON I-40 WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS THE SOLE REMAINING…… MORE
Driver Charged in Fatal West Side DWI Crash
SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER TWO COUSINS WERE KILLED IN A CAR CRASH ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE, THE PERSON ALLEGEDLY RESPONSIBLE HAS BEEN INDICTED. ATWENTY-TWO YEAR OLD DOMINIC MARTINEZ IS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AND DWI IN THE DEATHS OF JAKOB AND KAYDEN MONTOYA. POLICE SAY MARTINEZ CRASHED INTO THE MONTOYA’S VEHICLE ON THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING.…… MORE
No Injuries, One Arrest in West Side Shooting
NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING A RECENT SHOOTING ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE. IT HAPPENED LATE TUESDAY EVENING AROUND 9:40 PM NEAR COORS AND OURAY, PROMPTING POLICE TO SHUT THE INTERSECTION DOWN. MEANWHILE, THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS THAT SUSPECT HAD AN ACTIVE WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST AND THAT SHOTS…… MORE
Medical Cannabis Enrollment Puts Pressure on Supplies
PATIENT ENROLLMENT IN NEW MEXICO’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM GREW RAPIDLY LAST MONTH. ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, MORE THAN 16 HUNDRED PATIENTS BECAME ELIGIBLE TO USE MEDICAL CANNABIS FOR THINGS LIKE CHRONIC PAIN, CANCER, AND P-T-S-D. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS TO MORE THAN 72-THOUSAND. BUT ALBUQUERQUE-BASED ULTRA HEALTH, NEW MEXICO’S LARGEST MARIJUANA…… MORE
Thursday Meeting on Atrisco Vista Boulevard Improvements
A MEETING THURSDAY WILL CLUE RESIDENTS IN RIO RANCHO AND NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE IN ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ATRISCO VISTA BOULEVARD CORRIDOR. THE MEETING WILL HIGHLIGHT OBJECTIVES FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. THEY INCLUDE PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY WITH BETTER CONNECTIONS TO MAJOR ROADS IN SOUTHERN RIO RANCHO AND ABQ’S NORTHWEST SIDE. IT’LL ALSO FOCUS ON IMPROVING DEVELOPING…… MORE
Northern NM Teacher Sentenced
A FORMER TEACHER AT MESA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR RAPING A STUDENT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE JUDGE SUSPENDED NINE YEARS OF AN 18 YEAR SENTENCE…AND FACTORING IN TIME-SERVED, IT MEANS MIGUEL GARCIA WILL SERVE SIX YEARS BEHIND BARS. GARCIA WILL ALSO HAVE TO REGISTER AS A…… MORE
