THERE’S A REPORT OUT TELLING US HOW MUCH MONEY NEW MEXICANS ARE LIKELY TO SPEND THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. AND THE SHOPPING HAS ALREADY STARTED. WALLET HUB, A FINANCIAL WEB SITE, FINDS THAT THE AVERAGE ALBUQUERQUE SHOPPER WILL SPEND 526 DOLLARS ON GIFTS THIS YEAR. IT’S ABOUT 480 DOLLARS LESS THAN THE AVERAGE SHOPPER ACROSS THE…… MORE
Public Asked to Weight in on Petroglyph Trails
IF YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON A PROPOSED TRAIL SYSTEM FOR PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT, THEN BOOK SOME TIME FOR THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14TH, STARTING AT 6PM. EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RELEASED A USE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE MONUMENT WHICH IS CO-MANAGED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S OPEN SPACE DIVISION. THE PLAN WOULD…… MORE
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Questions Raised About NM Lottery Sports Event Game
THERE ARE QUESTIONS CONCERNING PLANS TO CREATE A NEW MEXICO LOTTERY GAME THAT’S TIED TO SPORTING EVENT OUTCOMES. DURING A LEGISLATIVE HEARING TUESDAY, STATE REP JASON HARPER ASKED IF THE GAME COULD PUT THE STATE’S GAMBLING COMPACTS WITH INDIAN TRIBES IN JEOPARDY. THIS IS A DEBATE EXPECTED TO COME UP AGAIN DURING THE 60-DAY LEGISLATIVE…… MORE
2nd Congressional District Results Stalled
AS OF TUESDAY, REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE YVETTE HERRELL, THE LOSING CANDIDATE IN THE 2ND DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL RACE, FILED A LAWSUIT TO IMPOUND BALLOTS IN HER RACE AGAINST DEMOCRAT XOCHITL TORRES SMALL. TORRES SMALL WON THE RACE AFTER ALL THE VOTES WERE COUNTED. BUT NOW, THERE’S NO OFFICIAL WINNER WITH HERRELL’S LAWSUIT. HERRELL TOLD FOX NEWS…… MORE
Democrats Rack Up Numbers in NM Legislature
WHEN THE NEXT NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE SESSION GETS UNDERWAY IN JANUARY, DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE SOME POWERFUL NUMBERS ON THEIR SIDE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS, FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S ELECTION, THERE WILL BE 19 NEW MEMBERS IN THE 70 MEMBER HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE DEMOCRATS WILL INCREASE THEIR MARGIN IN THE HOUSE BY 8 SEATS,…… MORE
Commission Approves IRB for Local Tech Company
AN ALBUQUERQUE TECH COMPANY IS GETTING BERNALILLO COUNTY INDUSTRIAL BONDS TO THE TUNE OF 25-MILLION DOLLARS. THE COUNTY COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE IRB AT ITS MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT FOR 3-D GLASS SOLUTIONS. THE COMMISSION ALSO VOTED TO APPROVE IT ACTING AS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR THE COMPANY FOR MORE THAN 2-MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE LOCAL…… MORE
Another Delay for A-R-T
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS THE CITY IS REJECTING ALL OF THE ELECTRIC BUSES IT’S RECEIVED FROM MANUFACTURER B-Y-D, AND IS SENDING THEM BACK. KELLER SAYS THE CITY WILL NOW LOOK TO OTHER BUS PROVIDERS FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT…MEANING FURTHER DELAYS. KELLER SAYS THE DELAY COULD BE AS LONG AS 18 MONTHS. THE…… MORE
Shooter May Have Been Disgruntled Employee
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY AN EMPLOYEE OF A FOOD DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE WHO SHOT THREE PEOPLE AT THE FACILITY MONDAY NIGHT WAS DISGRUNTLED AND THE ATTACK WAS SPONTANEOUS. APD SAYS WAID MELTON, THE SUSPECT, MAY HAVE BEEN PASSED OVER FOR A PROMOTION AT THE COMPANY. ALL THREE VICTIMS REMAIN HOSPITALIZED…TWO IN CRITICAL CONDITION, THE OTHER IN STABLE…… MORE
Four Killed in McKinley County
AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN MCKINLEY COUNTY FOLLOWING AN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE TUESDAY MORNING. THE F-B-I SAYS FOUR PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND ONE WOMAN WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN THE COMMUNITY OF TSAYATOH, WEST OF GALLUP. ALONG WITH THE FBI, THE INCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NAVAJO NATION DIVISION OF PUBLIC…… MORE
