A FATAL RAIL RUNNER ACCIDENT EARLY MONDAY SUSPENDED COMMUTER SERVICE FROM BERNALILLO TO SANTA FE INDEFINITELY. SPOKESPERSON AUGUSTA MEYERS TELLS US THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED THE RAIL RUNNER’S 502 TRAIN JUST AFTER 5:00 AM AT A PRIVATE CROSSING BETWEEN SAN FELIPE AND SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLOS. SHE SAYS IT STRUCK A PERSON ABOUT A MILE…… MORE
Twenty-two Stories Times Five
MONDAY IS A DAY OF HEAVY LIFTING FOR SOME MEMBERS OF THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY’RE HONORING THOSE FIREFIGHTERS WHO DIED ON 9-11…16 YEARS AGO…BY CLIMBING THE 22 STORIES OF U-S EAGLE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE FIVE TIMES. EVENT FOUNDER AND ORGANIZER, CHARLES COGBURN, TELLS US IT’S NO…… MORE
Bernalillo County Boys Found Safe
AN AMBER ALERT ISSUED EARLY SUNDAY FOR THREE BERNALILLO COUNTY BOYS TAKEN BY THEIR MOTHER HAS ENDED. IT WAS OVER LATE SUNDAY AFTER THE BOYS AND THEIR MOTHER, LARIA WALKER-ANDERSON, WERE FOUND IN LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA. SHE TURNED HERSELF IN TO LOS ANGELES POLICE. THE MOTHER HAS FAMILY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. …… MORE
Keller and Colon Lead Albuquerque’s Mayoral Race
TIM KELLER AT 22 PERCENT…BRIAN COLON AT 19 PERCENT. THOSE ARE THE TOP TWO CONTENDERS FOR ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR ACCORDING TO A NEW CARROLL STRATEGIES POLL CONDUCTED FOR KOB TV. DAN LEWIS AND WAYNE JOHNSON ARE WELL BACK AT JUST UNDER 8-PERCENT EACH. POLITICAL BLOGGER JOE MONAHAN SAYS IT’S SIGNIFICANT THAT 29…… MORE
Early Voting Starts This Week
THE ALBUQUERQUE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ISN’T UNTIL OCTOBER THIRD…BUT YOU CAN START VOTING LATER THIS WEEK. EARLY VOTING BEGINS WEDNESDAY AND GOES THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29TH AT A DOZEN SITES ACROSS ALBUQUERQUE. THE LOCATIONS ARE LISTED AT CABQ-DOT-GOV. EIGHT CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR WILL BE ON THE BALLOT. IF NO ONE GETS 50 PERCENT…… MORE
Study Shows Strong Need for Better Albuquerque Schools
ALBUQUERQUE’S GRADUATION RATES HAVE COME UP SOME … BUT NOT ENOUGH. SO SAYS WALLET-HUB ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ. HER COMPANY DID A STUDY ON THE BEST CITIES TO RAISE A FAMILY … AND ALBUQUERQUE RANKS 126TH ON THE LIST OF 150 CITIES. GONZALES TELLS US IF THE CITY’S STUDENTS ARE BETTER EDUCATED, THEY’LL BE…… MORE
Duke City Targets Amazon Headquarters
WITH AMAZON SAYING IT WANTS TO BUILD A SECOND HEADQUARTERS, MAYOR R-J BERRY WOULD LIKE THE COMPANY TO CONSIDER ALBUQUERQUE WHERE CEO JEFF BEZOS WAS BORN. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE BERRY ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO PITCH THE METRO AREA AS THE PERFECT HOME FOR AMAZON. THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL SPEND…… MORE
It’s State Fair Time In NM
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN…THE NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR OPENS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, AT EXPO NEW MEXICO. GENERAL MANAGER DAN MOURNING SAYS THERE WILL BE SOME NEW FEATURES THIS YEAR…BUT ALSO THE OLD FAVORITES. HE SAYS THERE WILL LOTS OF FOOD, PIE CONTESTS, THE LIVESTOCK AND HORSE SHOWS, AND THE VILLAGES. …… MORE
Saving Money & Time
A-B-Q RIDE SAYS YOU’LL SAVE CASH AND TIME IF YOU TAKE A BUS TO THE STATE FAIR THAT’S NOW UNDERWAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. SPOKESMAN RICK DE REYES SAYS YOUR BEST OPTION IS TO PARK AT THE UPTOWN TRANSIT CENTER NEAR CORONADO. HE SAYS THAT’S THE CLOSEST TRANSIT CENTER TO THE FAIR. HE’S…… MORE
NM Governor to Appeal Judge’s Ruling on 10 Bills
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ WANTS TO APPEAL A JUDGE’S RULING CONCERNING 10 BILLS SHE VETOED AFTER THIS YEAR’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION. DISTRICT JUDGE SARAH SINGLETON RULED THE GOVERNOR EITHER TOOK TO LONG DECIDING ON THE BILLS … OR DIDN’T GIVE A REASON FOR VETOING THEM. THE JUDGE SAYS THE GOVERNOR FAILED TO FOLLOW CONSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES. …… MORE
