A SMITH’S SUPERMARKET IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE IS REVIEWING ITS PRODUCT SHELVING POLICY. KOB TV REPORTS THIS FOLLOWS SHOPPERS COMPLAINING THAT THERE WAS EXPIRED FOOD ON THE SHELVES AT THE TRAMWAY AND MONTGOMERY STORE. ONE WOMAN WHO MOVED TO ALBUQUERQUE FROM ATLANTA TELLS KOB-TV SHE FOUND A KETCHUP WITH A 2013 EXPIRATION…… MORE
Another Repeat Offender Arrested
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE NABBED A MAN WHO’S RACKED UP HALF-A-DOZEN FELONY ARRESTS SINCE 2015. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS JOSHUA ORTEGA WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY NEW YEARS DAY IN SOUTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE AND CHARGED WITH BATTERY ON A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT. ORTEGA’S PREVIOUS FELONY CHARGES INCLUDE AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A…… MORE
Bill Kills Need for Pay Day Loans For State Workers
WHEN NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS CONVENE IN SANTA FE LATER THIS MONTH, THEY’LL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER A BILL THAT WOULD GIVE STATE WORKERS ACCESS TO SHORT TERM PERSONAL LOANS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE LOANS COULD THEN BE REPAID THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE’S PAYCHECKS. IT’S THE IDEA OF SENATOR BILL TALLMAN, AN…… MORE
New Year … Another NM Legislature
IT’S A NEW YEAR, AND THAT MEANS THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. LAWMAKERS WILL CONVENE IN SANTA FE TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY, ON JANUARY 16TH. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS THE EMPHASIS WILL BE ON MONEY ISSUES DURING THIS SHORT, 30 DAY SESSION. MONAHAN SAYS THERE MAY…… MORE
Duke City Car Dealer Tracking Stolen Cars
THE LOVE AUTO PARKING LOT AT LOMAS AND BROADWAY IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE WAS HIT BY THIEVES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE BUSINESS OPENED THERE IN 2014. OWNER LINDSAY ARELLANES SAYS SHE GOT A CALL FROM APD THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AND THEY TOLD HER THAT EVERY VEHICLE IN HER PARKING LOT HAD…… MORE
A-R-T Will Start Later Than Sooner
TRAFFIC IS MOVING VERY WELL ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE THESE DAYS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT SPOKESPERSON JOANIE GRIFFIN. SHE SAYS THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WILL SEE CREWS PUTTING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS CORRECT. IT’S STILL GOING TO BE AWHILE BEFORE FULL BUS SERVICE IS…… MORE
NM Health Dept. Makes Health Care More Transparent
NEARLY HALF OF NEW MEXICO’S TWO MILLION RESIDENTS ARE ON MEDICAID…THE GOVERNMENT HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE. NOW, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS LAUNCHED A WEB SITE THAT EPIDEMIOLOGIST VICTORIA DIRMYER SAYS IS DESIGNED TO MAKE HEALTH CARE COSTS MORE TRANSPARENT. THE WEB SITE INCLUDES NINE MEDICAL PROCEDURES LIKE MAMMOGRAPHIES…… MORE
Albuquerque Residents Go for the Polar Bear Plunge
ALBUQUERQUE’S JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER HOLDS ITS 4TH ANNUAL POLAR BEAR PLUNGE ON MONDAY … A NEW MEXICO TRADITION THAT’S ALSO HELD ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT’S ACTUALLY A FUNDRAISER FOR THE BIOPARK’S POLAR BEARS … JCC CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS … AND NEW MEXICO’S SPECIAL OLYMPICS. MISS NEW MEXICO DECIDED TO START 2018…… MORE
Breaking NM Records in 2017
LAST YEAR COULD END UP BEING THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD IN ALBUQUERQUE…GOING BACK TO 1891. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER SAYS WE’LL LIKELY BREAK THE OLD RECORD WHICH WAS SET FIVE YEARS AGO. HE SAYS THAT AS OF LAST FRIDAY, THE TEMPERATURE WAS THREE DEGREES ABOVE THE YEAR AVERAGE AT 60.2…… MORE
WARMING UP IN THE DUKE CITY
THE YEAR ISN’T QUITE OVER, BUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE 2017 WILL GO DOWN AS THE WARMEST YEAR EVER IN ALBUQUERQUE, GOING BACK TO 1891. RIGHT NOW, ALBUQUERQUE’S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR SITS AT 60.2 DEGREES…THREE DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THAT COULD BREAK THE ALL TIME RECORD…… MORE
