THEY’RE LOOKING FOR A NEW TENANT AT ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE COTTONWOOD MALL. THE OWNER IS HOPING A 21-MILLION DOLLAR FACE LIFT FOR THE OLD MACY’S STORE WILL ATTRACT NEW TENANTS … SPECIFICALLY, OFF-PRICE AND HOME FURNISHINGS RETAILERS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE OLD MACY’S PROPERTY THAT SHUT DOWN EARLIER THIS YEAR…… MORE
Suspected Sex Offender Surrenders
A MAN ACCUSED OF SEX CRIMES HAS TURNED HIMSELF IN TO BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICIALS. DEPUTY FELICIA MAGGARD TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE DEPARTMENT’S SEXUAL VICTIMS UNIT HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR 35 YEAR OLD ALFRED BENNETT…AND GETTING THE WORD OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA MAY HAVE CONVINCED HIM TO GIVE HIMSELF UP. AN…… MORE
Man’s Death Deemed Murder by APD
A MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN A DITCH IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE LAST WEEKEND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 60-YEAR OLD ALBERT GARCIA…AND ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY HE HAD BEEN MURDERED. THE BODY WAS DISCOVERED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GRIEGOS AND RIO GRANDE BLVD LAST SATURDAY MORNING. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, YOU’RE…… MORE
UNM Battles Deadly Brain Cancer
WE COULD SOON SEE A NEW TOOL TO FIGHT A DEADLY FORM OF BRAIN CANCER THAT’S BEEN IMMUNE TO RADIATION AND OTHER CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS. AND IT’S THANKS TO CLINICAL TRIALS BEING CONDUCTED AT UNM’S CANCER CENTER. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THIS COULD TREAT GLIOBLASTOMAS, WHICH IS THE BRAIN CANCER ARIZONA SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN…… MORE
NM PED Approves Science Standards
CITIZEN OPPOSITION DIDN’T KEEP THE STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FROM ADOPTING THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS. THEY WERE ADOPTED IN THEIR ENTIRETY WEDNESDAY . AND THEY DO NOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE CHANGES PROPOSED BY THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS PED SECRETARY DESIGNATE CHRISTOPHER RUSZKOWSKI MADE…… MORE
Charter School Founder Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Theft
THE FOUNDER AND FORMER ADMINISTRATOR OF A GROUP OF ALBUQUERQUE CHARTER SCHOOLS PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT, FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENT CHARGES. THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS 50 YEAR OLD DAVID SCOTT GLASRUD ADMITTED TO A 15 YEAR SCHEME TO DEFRAUD MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THE SCHOOLS, KNOWN AS THE SOUTHWEST LEARNING CENTERS. …… MORE
Bloomfield 10 Commandments Coming Down
WITHIN 30 DAYS, A CONTROVERSIAL TEN COMMANDMENTS MONUMENT OUTSIDE CITY HALL IN BLOOMFIELD, NEW MEXICO WILL NO LONGER BE THERE. THE FARMINGTON DAILY TIMES REPORTS THE GROUP THAT OWNS THE MONUMENT INTENDS TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER LOCATION WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. THAT AFTER THE U.S. SUPREME COURT LAST WEEK LET…… MORE
Early Voting Begins in Mayoral, City Council Races
EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY IN ALBUQUERQUE’S RUNOFF ELECTION. TIM KELLER AND DAN LEWIS ARE SQUARING OFF IN THE RACE FOR MAYOR. THERE’S ALSO A RUNOFF IN THE DISTRICT FIVE CITY COUNCIL RACE BETWEEN ROBERT ARAGON AND CYNTHIA BORREGO. TWENTY-NINE PERCENT OF ALBUQUERQUE’S REGISTERED VOTERS CAST A BALLOT THE FIRST TIME AROUND…… MORE
New Veterans Cemetery for Gallup
THE NEW GALLUP VETERANS CEMETARY DEDICATED ON WEDNESDAY COULD SERVE AS MANY AS 20-THOUSAND VETS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2013, GOVERNOR MARTINEZ PROPOSED THE CREATION OF FOUR CEMETERIES TO SERVE RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE. THE ONE IN GALLUP IS THE SECOND OF THOSE FOUR. IT’S EXPECTED THE CEMETARY IN GALLUP…… MORE
UNM Students Block Theft
A 19 YEAR OLD IS UNDER ARREST AFTER ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO ROB TWO UNM STUDENTS TUESDAY, AND PUNCHING ONE OF THEM IN THE HEAD. KOB TV REPORTS BRIAN LEE THREATENED THE STUDENTS WITH A PENCIL AND DEMANDED MONEY. INSTEAD, ONE OF THE STUDENTS SPRAYED MACE IN LEE’S EYES. LEE WAS THEN…… MORE
