Why You Should Pay Off a Rio Rancho Traffic Ticket

THE MUNICIPAL COURT IN RIO RANCHO IS ONCE AGAIN REMINDING ANYONE WHO HAS AN UNPAID TRAFFIC CITATION, YOU COULD BE ARRESTED. SOME MOTORISTS MAY THINK, BECAUSE THEY DON’T LIVE IN SANDOVAL COUNTY, THEY CAN’T FACE ARREST. THAT WOULD BE WRONG. A LAW PASSED LAST YEAR ALLOWS THE COURT IN SANDOVAL COUNTY TO ISSUE WARRANTS TO…MORE

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Carson National Forest Restrictions

HERE’S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND IF YOU HAVE SOME CAMPING PLANS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND. MANY FORESTS IN NEW MEXICO HAVE SOME FORM OF FIRE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE. ONE OF THOSE, THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST, IS PUTTING STAGE TWO RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE STARTING WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FIRE LIMITATIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL THERE’S…MORE

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Game and Fish Dept. Says Avoid Young Wildlife

A REMINDER FROM NEW MEXICO’S GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT: IF YOU SEE ANY DEER OR ANTELOPE FAWNS, ELK CALVES, BEAR CUBS OR ANY OTHER YOUNG WILD ANIMALS … LEAVE THEM ALONE. THE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT SAYS WITH YOUNG WILDLIFE, THE MOTHER IS PROBABLY NOT FAR AWAY. IF YOU SEE YOUNG WILDLIFE, DON’T APPROACH IT…MORE

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Youngblood Arrested for DWI

STATE REP MONICA YOUNGBLOOD IS OUT OF JAIL AFTER HER ARREST SUNDAY MORNING IN ALBUQUERQUE ON PASEO DEL NORTE FOR AGGRAVATED DRUNK DRIVING. SHE IS SAID TO HAVE FAILED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS AND REFUSED TO TAKE A BREATHALYZER TEST. SHE SAID SHE WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A FRIEND’S HOUSE. POLICE SAY YOUNGBLOOD DENIED HAVING ANY…MORE

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Santa Fe, NM, Responds to Santa Fe, Texas School Shooting

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO POSTS AN ADVISORY ON IT’S WEBSITE TO LET RESIDENTS KNOW LAST FRIDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING WAS IN SANTA FE, TEXAS, NOT NEW MEXICO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTED THE DISTRICT ALSO USED A ROBO-CALL SYSTEM TO GET THE WORD OUT. THE ACTION WAS TAKEN OUT OF A SENSE…MORE

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Construction Begins at Central and Unser

NEW CONSTRUCTION GETS UNDERWAY TODAY (MON) AT CENTRAL AND UNSER IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE RECONSTRUCTION JOB THERE WILL WIDEN THE LANES AND ADD MORE TURNING LANES. BIKE TRAILS AND MULTI-USE TRAILS WILL ALSO BE ADDED. THE ROAD WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY NEXT SUMMER. CENTRAL AND UNSER HANDLE JUST UNDER 100-THOUSAND VEHICLES A DAY.MORE

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Border Patrol Agency Accused in Child Porn Case

A SUPERVISORY U-S BORDER PATROL AGENT IS IN CUSTODY LAST FRIDAY, CHARGED WITH RECEIVING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. FORTY-FIVE YEAR OLD JASON DAVIS OF LAS CRUCES MADE HIS INITIAL COURT APPEARANCE IN FEDERAL COURT LAST FRIDAY. A DETENTION HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 23RD. THE U-S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS DAVIS UPLOADED A VIDEO FILE CONTAINING CHILD PORN…MORE

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Emergency Landing at the Sunport

PASSENGERS ON A FRONTIER AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM TULSA, OKLAHOMA TO SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ARE WAKING UP IN A THIS (MON) MORNING. THAT’S BECAUSE THEIR FLIGHT HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE SUNPORT IN ALBUQUERQUE AROUND 10:30PM. THEY WERE NEARLY AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF INTO THEIR FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT TOLD THEM THERE WAS AN ODOR…MORE

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New Service from Frontier Airlines

FRONTIER AIRLINES WILL SOON BE MAKING IT EASIER TO “REMEMBER THE ALAMO.” STARTING AUGUST 15TH, THE AIRLINE WILL INITIATE THE FIRST AND ONLY NON-STOP SERVICE TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT. THIS NEW SERVICE WILL SERVE TO COMPLIMENT FRONTIERS OTHER NON-STOP SERVICE ROUTES FROM ALBUQUERQUE TO DENVER, AUSTIN AND ORLANDO.MORE

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NM Jobless Rate Lower

THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS OVER 10-THOUSAND JOBS WERE CREATED BETWEEN APRIL OF 2017 AND THIS PAST APRIL. MOST ALL THE GAINS CAME IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO SAYS THE STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS NOW DOWN TO 5-POINT-4 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 5-POINT-6 PERCENT IN APRIL. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR…MORE

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