YOU CAN EXPECT SOME CHANGES AT THE INTERSECTION OF BROADWAY AND CENTRAL AVENUE. IT’S DUE TO THE ON-GOING ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT. STARTING TUESDAY, BOTH EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON CENTRAL WILL BE USING THE EASTBOUND LANES WHILE WORK IS BEING DONE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CENTRAL. ON BROADWAY, BOTH…… MORE
Albuquerque Metro Home Sales Up
HOME SALES ACROSS THE U-S FELL ALMOST TWO PERCENT IN JUNE ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. SO WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ALBUQUERQUE? DON MARTINDELL, THE PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, SAYS PENDING SALES ARE UP IN THE METRO AREA YEAR-TO-DATE. HE SAYS PENDING SALES IN 2016 WERE ABOUT 1-THOUSAND-44.…… MORE
Chile Crop Possibly as Risk
WHAT KIND OF CHILE CROP WILL NEW MEXICO HAVE THIS YEAR?? HATCH MAYOR ANDY NUNEZ TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THIS COULD BE A GREAT YEAR FOR GREEN CHILE…BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT RECENT WET WEATHER. TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK, THE HATCH AREA HAS BEEN HIT WITH DOWNPOURS. AND TOO MUCH RAIN…… MORE
Man Arrested Following Deputy-Involved Shooting
A DEPUTY-INVOLVED SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER A MAN TRIES TO RUN A BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY OVER IN A TRUCK. DEPUTIES WERE SENT TO THE OLD FLEA MARKET ON OLD COORS SOUTHWEST AROUND 11:30 SUNDAY MORNING ABOUT A MAN ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO SELL STOLEN TOOLS. THAT MAN TRIED TO RUN A DEPUTY…… MORE
Native American Uninsured Rates Down in NM
THE MEDICAID PROGRAM IS HAVING DRAMATIC RESULTS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS BEING COVERED BY HEALTH INSURANCE IN THIS STATE. JOAN ALKER WITH GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SAYS UNINSURED RATES WERE DOWN FOR INDIAN CHILDREN IN THE STATE … . UNINSURED RATES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN ADULTS HERE ALSO DROPPED, AGAIN, BECAUSE THE STATE ADOPTED MEDICAID EXPANSION UNDER…… MORE
Groups Want More Gray Wolves Released in NM
THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ARE ASKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE MORE CAPTIVE MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES INTO THE WILD IN NEW MEXICO. THE CENTER’S MICHAEL ROBINSON TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE CURRENT NUMBERS ARE SMALL. HE SAYS THE ANNUAL CENSUS DONE IN JANUARY FOUND 113 WOLVES BETWEEN NEW MEXICO…… MORE
Storm Drain Project for the South Valley
WITH MONSOON STORMS IN THE PICTURE, RESIDENTS OF AREAS WHERE FLOODING CAN OCCUR ARE ALWAYS ON GUARD. THAT CAN APPLY TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND BERNALILLO COUNTY. NOW THE COUNTY IS GETTING READY TO START A STORM DRAIN PROJECT IN THE SOUTH VALLEY. THE PROJECT WILL BE BUILT ALONG BARCELONA ROAD FROM…… MORE
NM Jobless Rate Shows Job Growth
A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN NEW MEXICO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JUNE. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE RATE IS 6.4 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 6.6 PERCENT IN MAY. NATIONALLY THE RATE IS 4.4 PERCENT, UP FROM 4.3 PERCENT IN MAY. TOTAL NON-FARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT GREW BY 19-THOUSAND-300 BETWEEN JUNE OF 2016…… MORE
Summer School Helps Get APS Diploma
THERE’S “CHRISTMAS IN JULY”… SO WHY NOT GRADUATIONS IN JULY. THAT’S WHAT OVER 200 APS STUDENTS DID LAST FRIDAY EVENING. THEY TOOK SUMMER SCHOOL CLASSES AND HAVE EARNED ENOUGH CREDITS TO GET THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. THE GRADUATION CEREMONY WAS HELD IN THE KIVA AUDITORIUM. THE STUDENTS WORE CAPS AND GOWNS…… MORE
Cab Driver Stabbed to Death Near CNM
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN SIX MONTHS, A CAB DRIVER IS KILLED IN ALBUQUERQUE. POLICE SAY A TAX DRIVER WAS STABBED TO DEATH OVERNIGHT NEAR CNM OVERNIGHT. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE SCENE ON UNIVERSITY BETWEEN LEAD AND COAL WHERE THEY FOUND THE TAXI DRIVER. APD OFFICER TANNER TIXIER SAYS THEY…… MORE
