IN FEBRUARY, FACEBOOK COMPLETED THE FIRST OF SIX BUILDINGS PLANNED FOR A ONE BILLION DOLLAR DATA CENTER IN LOS LUNAS. NOW, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT HAS PURCHASED MORE THAN 400 ADDITIONAL ACRES, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO IMMEDIATE PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY. RECORDS SHOW THE LAND, PURCHASED IN MARCH, HAD AN ASSESSED…… MORE
Winter Calls it Quits
WHEN ALBUQUERQUE’S DISTRICT FOUR CITY COUNCIL SEAT COMES UP FOR ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, BRAD WINTER WON’T BE ON THE BALLOT. THE LONGEST SERVING CITY COUNCILOR HAS DECIDED NOT TO SEEK A SIXTH TERM. HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB HE’S NOT SURE WHAT HE’LL DO NEXT. BUT HE SAYS HE DID ENJOY SERVING ON THE COUNCIL FOR…… MORE
Have You Switched Over Yet?
TEMPERATURES COULD HIT THE 1980S THIS WEEKEND IN ALBUQUERQUE…AND THAT MEANS A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS ARE SCRAMBLING TO GET THEIR EVAPORATIVE COOLERS HOOKED UP. ONI MILLER WITH T-L-C PLUMBING AND UTILITY SAYS THEIR PHONES START RINGING OFF THE HOOK THIS TIME OF YEAR. HE SAYS THEY’LL BE AT THIS JOB THROUGH THE MONTH OF MAY.…… MORE
Albuquerque in Top 10 Most Dangerous U-S Cities
WHEN IT COMES TO DANGEROUS CITIES IN AMERICA, ALBUQUERQUE IS IN THE TOP 10 BASED ON CRIME STATISTICS. ACCORDING TO THE WEB SITE SAFE WISE, ALBUQUERQUE IS THE 8TH MOST DANGEROUS CITY IN THE U-S…UP FROM NUMBER 12 A YEAR AGO. THE STUDY SHOWS CITIES IN THE TOP 10 HAVE A VIOLENT CRIME RATE OF…… MORE
Teen Wanted in Mail Carrier’s Death Arrested
XAVIER ZAMORA, THE 17 YEAR OLD WHO ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLED U-S POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYEE JOSE HERNANDEZ IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS WEEK … HAS BEEN ARRESTED. THE TEEN WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT NEAR 98TH STREET AND TOWER ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE NEAR THE TEEN’S HOME. HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT AFTER KEEPING APD…… MORE
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Increase in Violent Teen Crime In Duke City
ALBUQUERQUE HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH BEING ONE OF THE NATION’S MOST DANGEROUS CITIES. NOW WE LEARN THE CITY’S VIOLENT CRIME COMMITTED BY TEENAGERS IS ON THE RISE. KOB TV HAS BEEN TOLD BY THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE THAT 18 TEENAGERS CURRENTLY FACE CHARGES FOR COMMITTING VIOLENT CRIMES. THE MOST RECENT IS THE SHOOTING…… MORE
Secretary of State Announces Senate Run
MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER MAKES IT OFFICIAL: SHE IS LAUNCHING HER CAMPAIGN TO BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN TO REPRESENT NEW MEXICO IN THE U-S SENATE. TOULOUSE-OLIVER WILL BE GOING UP AGAINST AT LEAST ONE OTHER DEMOCRAT… CONGRESSMAN BEN RAY LUJAN. POLITICAL BLOGGER JOE MONAHAN SAYS POLITICAL RACES ARE EXPENSIVE, AND THIS ONE WON’T BE ANY DIFFERENT…… MORE
Toulouse Oliver Asked to Resign Now that She’s a Candidate
MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER IS BEING TOLD THE RESIGN IMMEDIATELY BY THE NEW MEXICO REPUBLICAN PARTY. THE GOP IS CALLING FOR HER RESIGNATION SINCE TOULOUSE OLIVER ANNOUNCED HER BID ON WEDNESDAY TO RUN FOR THE U-S SENATE SEAT BEING VACATED NEXT YEAR OLD DEMOCRAT TOM UDALL. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SAYS TOULOUSE OLIVER SHOULDN’T MAKE VOTERS QUESTION…… MORE
Opposition to Cost of Transmission Line for Facebook
IT WAS A UNANIMOUS DECISION BY NEW MEXICO’S PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION … BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T LIKE IT. AND THAT INCLUDES GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM. THE DECISION HAS FACEBOOK … WHICH NOW HAS A HUGE DATA CENTER IN LOS LUNAS … PAYING 39 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A TRANSMISSION LINE TO HELP POWER THE DATA…… MORE
