PENDING HOME SALES ARE WAY UP IN THE METRO AREA. THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS HOMES GOING UNDER CONTRACT INCREASED MORE THAN 24 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO. FOR TOWNHOMES AND CONDOS, THE NUMBERS WERE UP 19 PERCENT. A HOME STAYED ON THE MARKET,…… MORE
Project Triggers Weekend Road Closures
THE I-25 AND RIO BRAVO INTERCHANGE PROJECT WILL ENTER A NEW PHASE THIS WEEKEND. THE STATE D-O-T SAYS RIO BRAVO WILL BE SHUT DOWN BETWEEN BROADWAY AND I-25 FROM 8 PM FRIDAY THROUGH 5 AM MONDAY. THAT’S SO CREWS CAN SET BRIDGE GIRDERS AND CONSTRUCT THE RAILROAD CROSSING. THE FIRST PHASE…… MORE
Duke City Man Cuffed After Domestic Violence
A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION BRINGS OUT ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS OVERNIGHT TO THE 26-HUNDRED BLOCK OF GARCIA NORTHEAST. THAT’S WHERE OFFICERS MANAGED TO GET A FEMALE VICTIM AND HER SMALL CHILD OUT OF THE HOME SAFELY. APD SAYS THE MALE STAYED INSIDE WITH A SECOND CHILD AND REFUSED TO COME OUT. SWAT…… MORE
Aztec Begins Week of Healing
THIS WEEK MARKS THE FIVE YEARS SINCE 20 STUDENTS AT CONNECTICUT’S SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY WERE SHOT TO DEATH IN 2012. QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT LAST THURSDAY’S DEADLY SHOOTING AT AZTEC HIGH SCHOOL WERE EXPRESSED IN CHURCH SUNDAY BY MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY. THEY CAME TOGETHER SUNDAY AFTER THE SHOOTING LAST WEEK AND THE…… MORE
APD Undergoing Changes
ALBUQUERQUE’S NEW MAYOR SAYS HE AND HIS STAFF ARE WORKING WITH APD TO RE-EVALUATE AND RESTRUCTURE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. PART OF THAT INCLUDES COMMUNITY POLICING. INTERIM POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL GEIER SAYS THEY’RE WELL AWARE THAT “ONE SIZE” DOESN’T FIT ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. HE SAYS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL OUTLINED PROBLEM AREAS IN THE…… MORE
New Gig for Valentino
THE MAN WHO WAS SUPERINTENDENT OF ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 2015 BUT RESIGNED AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS HAS A NEW JOB. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS LUIS VALENTINO HAS LANDED A THREE MONTH CONTRACT WITH PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HELP THE DISTRICT OFFICE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING WORK UP A STRATEGIC PLAN. VALENTINO STARTED…… MORE
NM Fire Danger is High
NEW MEXICO’S FIRE SEASON IS TRADITIONALLY IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER. BUT STATE FORESTER DONALD GRIEGO TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB FIRES CAN BREAK OUT AT ANY TIME…EVEN IN DECEMBER. HE SAYS WE HAVE HISTORICALLY SEEN LARGE FIRE ACTIVITY IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO. HE SAYS THERE’S AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF GRASSES IN THAT AREA, WHICH…… MORE
Ski Santa Fe is Open
SKI SANTA FE IS NOW OPEN. IT OPENED FOR THE SEASON THIS PAST SATURDAY. SNOWFALL HAS BEEN HARD TO COME BY THIS SEASON… BUT OFFICIALS SAY COLDER TEMPERATURES HAVE ALLOWED THEM TO MAKE ENOUGH SNOW TO HAVE A LIMITED OPENING OF THE LOWER MOUNTAIN. TRAILS OPEN INCLUDE MIDLAND, EASY STREET, PINE…… MORE
Check Your Pipes
AFTER AN EXTENDED WARM PERIOD, ABQ IS FINALLY SEEING SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT. AND THAT CAN MEAN TROUBLE FOR YOUR WATER PIPES IF YOU DON’T TAKE SOME PRECAUTIONS. WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS…IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY DONE IT… NOW’S THE TIME TO INSULATE OUTDOOR FAUCETS, SHUT DOWN SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, AND BLEED THE…… MORE
AZTEC GUNMAN IDENTIFED
POLICE IN AZTEC HAVE IDENTIFED THE SHOOTER IN THURSDAY’S DEADLY ATTACK AT AZTEC HIGH SCHOOL. THEY SAY HE WAS 21 YEAR OLD WILLIAM ACHISON OF AZTEC AND HAD ONCE ATTENDED THE SHOOL. POLICE SAY HE DISGUISED HIMSELF AS A STUDENT TO GET INTO THE SCHOOL. HE SHOT TWO STUDENTS, KILLING BOTH OF THEM. HE…… MORE
