TWENTY-TWO LINEMEN AND SIX SUPPORT STAFF WERE SUPPOSED TO TRAVEL TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S FIRE AREAS TO HELP RESTORE POWER. BUT THAT HAS SINCE BEEN CANCELLED. MEAGHAN CAVANAUGH WITH PNM SAYS CREWS WERE TO LEAVE FRIDAY MORNING TO ARRIVE IN CALIFORNIA LATE SATURDAY AND THEN START WORK FIRST THING SUNDAY MORNING. BUT…… MORE
Roswell City Workers Can Pack Heat
THE ROSWELL CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO ALLOW ALL CITY EMPLOYEES TO CARRY A GUN WHILE ON THE JOB. THE ROSWELL DAILY RECORD REPORTS THAT THE COUNCIL MADE THE 9-1 VOTE TO APPROVE THE ISSUE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE RESOLUTION ALLOWS THE CITY MANAGER TO LET CITY WORKERS WITH A NEW MEXICO CONCEALED-CARRY…… MORE
Duke City Rental Prices are Up
RENTS ARE GOING UP IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO … AND SO ARE OCCUPANCY RATES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE AVERAGE RENT IN THE DUKE CITY IS 3-POINT-3 PERCENT HIGHER OVER THE PAST YEAR … AND THAT INCLUDES FOR BOTH THE MARKET RATE AND AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS. THE OCCUPANCY RATE HERE EDGED UP…… MORE
Spaceport Tenant Says Space Flights are Soon
COULD PASSENGER FLIGHTS FROM NEW MEXICO’S SPACEPORT AMERICA BE JUST SIX MONTHS AWAY?? THAT’S WHAT BILLIONAIRE RICHARD BRANSON TOLD A BUSINESS FORUM LAST WEEK, ACCORDING TO KRQE TV. BRANSON’S VIRGIN GALACTIC IS THE ANCHOR TENANT AT THE SPACEPORT. IF PASSENGER SPACE FLIGHTS DO EVENTUALLY HAPPEN, THEY WON’T BE FOR EVERYBODY. TICKETS…… MORE
Albuquerque Tops at Preventing Water Leaks
GOOD NEWS FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S WATER SYSTEM. IN A NATIONAL STUDY ASSESSING 27 COMMUNITIES CONTROLLING WATER LOSS FROM SYSTEM LEAKS, ABQ COMES OUT ON TOP. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY TELLS US ALBUQUERQUE WAS FOUND TO BE THE BEST AT PREVENTING WATER LOSS. MORRIS SAYS AN ADVANTAGE…… MORE
Concerns Raised About Convenient Store Robberies
AFTER A STRING OF ROBBERIES AT ALBUQUERQUE CONVENIENCE STORES, THE HEAD OF THE NEW MEXICO PETROLEUM MARKETERS ASSOCIATION IS SPEAKING OUT. RUBEN BACA SAYS HIS GROUP REPRESENTS THE STORES AND THEY’RE SEEING REPEAT OFFENDERS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. HE SAYS CRIMINALS SEEM TO KNOW CONVENIENT STORES HAVE A “NO CONFRONTATION” POLICY. …… MORE
FBI Asking Public to Help Locate Alleged Killer
BACK IN FEBRUARY, A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD ON A COUNTY ROAD NEAR CHACO CANYON. NOW, THE FBI IS OFFERING A REWARD OF UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR INFORMATION IN THE CASE. AN AUTOPSY SHOWED ALAN JIM DIED OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HIS HEAD AND UPPER BODY. ANYONE WITH…… MORE
APS Objects to Science Standard Changes
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOES NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF CHANGING NEW MEXICO’S SCIENCE CURRICULUM STANDARDS. THE SCHOOL BOARD’S POLICY COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT RAQUEL REEDY ARE BOTH SENDING LETTERS TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, VOICING THEIR OPPOSITION. THE PROPOSAL ELIMINATES REFERENCES TO GLOBAL WARMING, EVOLUTION, AND THE EARTH’S AGE. REEDY SAYS THOSE…… MORE
Albuquerque Man Pleads Guilty to Arson Fires
AN ALBUQUERQUE ARSONIST WHO DESTROYED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PROPERTY LAST YEAR IS GOING TO FEDERAL PRISON. TWENTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD DAVID HICKMAN ADMITTED SETTING NINE FIRES OVER AN 11 DAY PERIOD. HE WAS ARRESTED ON NOVEMBER 28TH FOR A FIRE AT AN OLD NAVY STORE. HE ALSO ADMITTED TO SETTING A FIRE AT…… MORE
Record Distances Reached in Gas Balloon Race
THE 2017 AMERICA’S CHALLENGE GAS BALLOON RACE FINISHES WITH DISTANCES NEVER BEFORE SEEN. RACE SPOKESWOMAN KIM VESELY SAYS THE UNOFFICIAL WINNERS SET A RECORD. SHE SAYS THE SWISS TEAM FLEW 22-HUNDRED-78 MILES FROM ALBUQUERQUE. THE SECOND PLACE POLISH-AMERICAN TEAM WENT ALMOST 22-HUNDRED MILES. VESELY SAYS SEVEN OF THE EIGHT PARTICIPANTS WENT…… MORE
