BREAKING DOWN THE NUMBERS. APD HAS RELEASED AN ANALYSIS OF THE 52 MURDERS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN ALBUQUERQUE SO FAR IN 2018. SERGEANT DENNIS TAFOYA WITH APD’S HOMICIDE UNIT SAYS 38 PERCENT OF MURDER CASES ARE LINKED TO DRUGS AND 18 PERCENT ARE CONNECTED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHILE 10 PERCENT ARE GANG-RELATED. ADDITIONALLY, APD FOUND…… MORE
Film Crew Disturbs Daily Routine
NEW MEXICO LOVES BRINGING MOVIE CREWS TO THE STATE … BUT ONE ALBUQUERQUE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NOT THRILLED WHEN A FILM CREW KEPT THEM FROM LEAVING OR ARRIVING HOME. THEY ALL LIVE NEAR DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE … AND AS LORENA RAMIREZ CASTILLO TELLS KOB TV, THE FILMING SITUATION DISTURBED THEIR DAILY ROUTINE. ROADS WERE CLOSED FOR FILMING,…… MORE
Albuquerque’s Activity Loop Nearly Complete
MAYOR KELLER’S OFFICE SAYS PHASE-4 OF THE 50-MILE ACTIVITY LOOP AROUND ALBUQUERQUE HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED. THIS SECTION STARTS AT COORS AND EAGLE RANCH AND GOES TO THE PASEO DEL NORTE FRONTAGE ROAD. PLANNING FOR THE PROJECT BEGAN IN 2013 DURING THE BERRY ADMINISTRATION. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYS THE LOOP IS NOW NEARING COMPLETION WITH…… MORE
NM to Get Another VA Cemetery
IN 2013, THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO BEGAN AN EFFORT TO CONSTRUCT A SERIES OF STATE-RUN VETERANS CEMETERIES. THERE’S CURRENTLY ONE IN FORT STANTON AND ANOTHER BEING ADDED IN GALLUP. NOW, THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HAS AWARDED A GRANT OF OVER 3-MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER STATE CEMETERY IN ANGEL FIRE, ADJACENT TO THE…… MORE
Rio Rancho a “Best” Place to Live
ONE OF NEW MEXICO’S CITIES IS NAMED AMONG THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U-S. MONEY MAGAZINE’S BEST PLACES TO LIVE FOR THIS YEAR INCLUDE RIO RANCHO. IT’S RANKED 30TH IN THE SURVEY AND WAS SELECTED FOR ITS HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE, LOW CRIME RATE, MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME AND AMENITIES. MONEY REVIEWED CITIES ACROSS…… MORE
First Flu of the Year Reported
IT SEEMS LIKE AN EARLY START TO THE FLU SEASON IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS LAB TESTS HAVE CONFIRMED THE FIRST CASES OF THE FLU IN THE STATE, ALL IN QUAY COUNTY. THE THREE PEOPLE AFFECTED WERE AGES 8, 11 AND 13. STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST MICHAEL LANDEN SAYS THE TIMING ISN’T REALLY…… MORE
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Vandal Damages Vehicles in Rio Rancho
NEARLY A DOZEN VEHICLES HAD THEIR WINDOWS SMASHED OUT NEAR UNSER AND LADERA ON SUNDAY. ONE MAN FOUND BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK WINDOWS OF THIS CAR HAD BEEN BROKEN WITH A ROCK. AND THE ROCK WAS IN THE STREET NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE COST OF REPAIRS: ABOUT 400 DOLLARS FOR THAT PERSON. OTHER VEHICLES…… MORE
Sanchez and Stewart Back in Court
TERI SANCHEZ AND JAMES STEWART ARE DUE BACK IN AN ALBUQUERQUE COURTROOM ON TUESDAY. BOTH ARE ACCUSED OF PROSTITUTING THEIR SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN EXCHANGE FOR MONEY OR DRUGS. SANCHEZ IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE WHILE STEWART FACES CHILD ABUSE AND OTHER CHARGES. THE JUDGE WILL HEAR MOTIONS FILED BY THE STATE ON TUESDAY.…… MORE
More Jobs for Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE’S ECONOMY MAY BE SEEING SOME IMPROVEMENT. THE KELLER ADMINISTRATION IS TOUTING JOB GROWTH IN THE DUKE CITY. THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS ALBUQUERQUE ADDED 86-HUNDRED JOBS FROM JULY OF 2017 THROUGH JULY OF THIS YEAR…AN INCREASE OF JUST OVER TWO PERCENT. THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE…… MORE
