NEW MEXICO’S TWO U-S SENATORS ARE LOOKING TO BOLSTER SAFETY AT THE STATE’S TWO NATIONAL LABS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS SENATORS TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH ARE PROPOSING THAT THE DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD REPORT TO CONGRESS EVERY YEAR ON WHAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE OPERATIONS AT SANDIA AND LOS…… MORE
“Down and Out” Man Wounded
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE SENT TO THE BIKE TRAIL AT RICHMOND AND CANDELARIA FRIDAY MORNING ON A “DOWN AND OUT” CALL. BUT THEY DISCOVERED WHAT SEEMS TO BE A WOUNDED MAN INSTEAD. APD SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER SAYS THE PERSON WAS FOUND SUFFERING FROM AN UNKNOWN TYPE OF WOUND. ASIDE FROM THAT, POLICE…… MORE
A-R-T Work Should Not Tie Up Old Town
ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING AREAS OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT HAS BEEN AT THE INTERSECTION OF RIO GRANDE AND CENTRAL. ART SPOKESPERSON JOANIE GRIFFIN SAYS THEY’LL BE OUT OF THE WAY AT THAT LOCATION FOR THE RUN OF THE BALLOON FIESTA WHICH IS JUST OVER THREE WEEKS…… MORE
NM State Personnel Hiring
THE NUMBER OF NEW MEXICO STATE EMPLOYEES HAS FALLEN IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO BUDGET ISSUES…BUT NOW A HIRING FREEZE HAS BEEN LIFTED, AND THE STATE IS LOOKING TO TAKE ON MORE EMPLOYEES. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE STATE PERSONNEL OFFICE WILL HOLD A “RAPID HIRE” EVENT AT ITS OFFICE IN…… MORE
UNM Athletics Investigated
AN INVESTIGATION IS NOW UNDERWAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT … AND IT INCLUDES HEAD FOOTBALL COACH BOB DAVIE. THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DAVIE: THAT HE MISTREATED PLAYERS AND COMPROMISED DRUG TESTING FOR ATHLETES. BOTH UNM AND DAVIE ARE NOT MAKING ANY COMMENTS ON THE PROBE.BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Level Off
NOW THAT HURRICANES HARVEY AND IRMA ARE HISTORY, GAS PRICES SEEM TO HAVE LEVELED OFF. THAT FROM AAA NEW MEXICO. SPOKESPERSON DANIEL ARMBRUSTER SAYS OUR STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS NOW 2-50 A GALLON … JUST A PENNY UNDER WHAT WE PAID LAST WEEK AT THIS TIME. ALBUQUERQUE HAS THE LOWEST AVERAGE PRICES…… MORE
Key Witness in Cop’s Murder “Cuffed”
A KEY WITNESS IN THE MURDER OF ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER HAS BEEN ARRESTED. APD’S TANNER TIXIER TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB SAVANNAH GARCIA WAS BOOKED INTO THE M-D-C EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUTHORITIES SAY GARCIA WAS ON THE BACK OF DAVON LYMON’S MOTORCYCLE THE NIGHT HE ALLEGEDLY SHOT OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER IN…… MORE
NM Loses Domenici
NEW MEXICO IS MOURNING TODAY. THE STATE’S LONGEST SERVING U-S SENATOR, PETE DOMENICI, HAS DIED AT AGE 85. UNM POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR GABE SANCHEZ SAYS IT’S SIGNIFICANT THAT DOMENICI WAS ELECTED TO THE SENATE SIX TIMES. HE SAYS YOU DON’T HAVE THAT LONG OF A TENURE … ESPECIALLY IN A DEMOCRATIC-LEANING STATE LIKE…… MORE
Vote Early in Albuquerque
VOTING IS UNDERWAY IN ALBUQUERQUE’S MUNICIPAL ELECTION. A DOZEN EARLY VOTING SITES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING IS SEPTEMBER 29TH. ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY OCTOBER THIRD. ALBUQUERQUE WILL BE ELECTING A NEW MAYOR…FIVE CITY COUNCIL SEATS ARE BEING…… MORE
Three Arrested in U-Haul Body Case
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE THREE MEN IN CUSTODY, CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF UNLAWFUL TAKING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A 3RD AND 4TH DEGREE FELONY. POLICE SAY 26 YEAR OLD JEREMY SOLIZ, 22 YEAR OLD ANTHONY SERNA AND 22 YEAR OLD DANIEL GONZALES STOLE A TRUCK AND A…… MORE
