NEW MEXICO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS UNDER FIVE PERCENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 10 YEARS. THE JOBLESS RATE IN JUNE WAS 4.9 PERCENT. THAT’S MORE THAN A FULL PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW WHERE IT WAS A YEAR AGO. THE BAD NEWS IS, THAT’S STILL THE THIRD HIGHEST RATE IN THE NATION…AHEAD OF ONLY ALASKA AND…… MORE
BioPark Snow Leopard on the Prowl
IF YOU CHECK OUT THE CATWALK AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK ZOO THESE DAYS, YOU MIGHT JUST CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THEIR NEWEST ADDITION. SNOW LEOPARDS AZEO AND SARANI HAD THEIR FIRST CUB TOGETHER IN MAY…AND ZOO OFFICIALS SAY THE YOUNGSTER IS NOW STARTING TO EXPLORE HIS HABITAT. THE CUB HAD HIS FIRST HEALTH CHECKUP A…… MORE
New El Vado Open for Business
NEW LIFE FOR A HISTORIC ROUTE 66 MOTEL IN ABQ. THE EL VADO AT CENTRAL AND NEW YORK REOPENED LAST FRIDAY FOLLOWING AN 18 MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADE. CARMELINA HART WITH THE CITY’S PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS THE MOTEL WAS BUILT MORE THAN 80 YEARS AGO. IT WAS DESIGNED IN THE SPANISH PUEBLO REVIVAL STYLE. THE EL…… MORE
Chile Time About to Arrive
CHILE SEASON IS APPROACHING IN NEW MEXICO. NMSU VEGETABLE SPECIALIST STEPHANIE WALKER SAYS IN THE MID 90S, MORE THAN 35-THOUSAND ACRES OF CHILE WERE GROWN. THAT NUMBER HAS NOW DWINDLED TO BETWEEN EIGHT AND TEN THOUSAND ACRES. BUT WALKER EXPECTS IT TO STABILIZE RIGHT THERE. WHILE THE BULK OF THE CHILE HARVEST WILL BEGIN IN…… MORE
SWAT Situation Closes Southeast Albuquerque Streets
THERE ARE STILL FEW DETAILS, BUT ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ACTIVATED THEIR SWAT OFFICERS VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO HELP COAX A MAN OUT OF A HOUSE ON DALLAS NEAR ZUNI. APD GOT A CALL EARLY FRIDAY ABOUT A SHOOTING IN THE 300 BLOCK OF DALLAS NEAR ZUNI AND PENNSYLVANIA. WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE, OFFICERS FOUND…… MORE
Some Sports Cut at UNM Won’t Make a Difference
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF ATHLETICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO WAS ON DISPLAY THURSDAY AS THE SCHOOL’S BOARD OF REGENTS VOTED TO CUT SEVERAL SPORTS PROGRAMS IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT BUDGET DEFICIT AND GET CLOSER TO TITLE “NINE” COMPLIANCE. MICHAEL CARLYLE WITH OUR SPORTS STATION, 6-10 THE SPORTS ANIMAL, SAYS…… MORE
Getting the “Max” for 2016 Murder
A JUDGE HAS GIVEN AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF 45 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A MURDER THAT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER OF 2016. THE MAN, IDENTIFIED AS LONDON WORD, WAS ACCUSED OF KILLING LUCAS BAZAN, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN THE CLOSET OF A SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE APARTMENT. THE MURDER STEMMED FROM A FIGHT OVER…… MORE
Bait Cars Help Put Dent in Duke City Auto Thefts
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE EMPLOYING MORE BAIT CARS AROUND THE CITY…AND THAT’S SAID TO BE ONE OF THE REASONS FOR A BIG DROP IN AUTO THEFTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2018. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS BAIT CARS ARE BEING USED IN AREAS THAT ARE HOT SPOTS. HE SAYS IT’S SPECIFIC TO WHERE CRIME IS OCCURRING…… MORE
Governor’s Conference Underway in Santa Fe
THE ANNUAL SUMMERTIME MEETING FOR THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION IS GOT UNDERWAY IN SANTA FE THURSDAY. SEVERAL DOZEN STATE LEADERS AND SUPPORT STAFF WERE IN THE STATE CAPITAL FOR THE MEETING. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE EVENT WILL BE HELD, FOR THE MOST PART, AT THE SANTA FE COMMUNITY CONVENTION CENTER THROUGH SATURDAY…… MORE
Udall, Heinrich Announce New Funding for NM Airports
NEW MEXICO’S TWO U-S SENATORS SAY 26 AIRPORTS IN THE STATE WILL GET A PORTION OF 23-MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL GRANTS. THE MONEY IS MEANT TO SUPPORT AIR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, AWARDED BY THE FAA’S AIR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO REHAB THOSE AIRPORTS AND PROVIDE SOME CRITICAL NEW EQUIPMENT. THE 26 AIRPORTS INCLUDE THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT AND…… MORE
