NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS COULD BE PAYING MORE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE SCHOOL’S BOARD OF REGENTS ON MONDAY CONSIDER INCREASING TUITION RATES AND FEES. THE SCHOOL NEEDS THE TUITION HIKE TO DEAL WITH BUDGET CUTS. NMSU OFFICIALS WANT RATES TO GO UP BY SIX PERCENT IF THE SIX PERCENT…… MORE
UNM Searching for New Lobo Basketball Head Coach
THE SEARCH IS ON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOR A NEW HEAD MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH. THIS AFTER LOBOS COACH CRAIG NEAL WITH FIRED LATE FRIDAY. NOW UNM OFFICIALS HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHETHER A NATIONAL SEARCH FOR A NEW COACH WILL DRAW THE KIND OF CANDIDATES NEEDED FOR THE JOB. …… MORE
Johnson Makes it Official
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON MAKES IT OFFICIAL, FORMALLY ANNOUNCING ON SUNDAY THAT’S HE’S RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF ALBUQUERQUE. HE PROMISES TO TAKE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND SAYS HE’LL WORK TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. JOHNSON IS A REPUBLICAN WHO HAS SERVED ON THE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR SIX YEARS.… MORE
Tiny Homes for the Homeless
THERE’S A SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY NIGHT IN ALBUQUERQUE DEALING WITH THE PROPOSAL FOR A TINY HOME VILLAGE IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. ELSE BIEL IS WITH THE TINY HOME VILLAGE WORKING GROUP. SHE SAYS THIS EVENING’S EVENT FOLLOWS SEVERAL OTHERS THAT TOOK PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE IDEA OF A TINY HOME VILLAGE TO HELP HOUSE…… MORE
Duke City Bike Share Seeks Comments
THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM IN ALBUQUERQUE LAUNCHED BACK IN MAY OF 2015. SINCE THEN, VALERIE HERMANSON WITH THE MID REGION COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS SAYS PEOPLE HAVE SAID THEY LIKE THE PROGRAM AND WANT IT TO GROW. BIKE SHARE HAS BEEN NOW SENT TO THE RIO METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT WHERE IT’S HOPED TO…… MORE
Albuquerque Conserving Better Than Last Year
WE’RE USING LESS WATER IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA THAN WE DID A YEAR AGO. THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS CONSUMPTION IS DOWN 125-MILLION GALLONS. THAT PUTS US ON TRACK TO MATCH 2015’S RECORD LOW WATER CONSUMPTION…AVERAGING AROUND 127 GALLONS PER PERSON PER DAY. MEANWHILE, DAYTIME WATERING RESTRICTIONS TOOK EFFECT ON…… MORE
Zia Rail Runner Station to Open This Month
A LONG-AWAITED RAIL RUNNER STATION WILL FINALLY OPEN LATER THIS MONTH. THE ZIA STATION AT ZIA ROAD AND ST. FRANCIS DRIVE IN SANTA FE WAS FINISHED YEARS AGO…BUT IT’S NEVER BEEN USED, DUE IN PART TO NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSITION. NOW, THE STATION…BUILT WITH MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE MONEY…IS SET TO OPEN…… MORE
Machete Attack at Smith’s
A MAN IS NOW IN CUSTODY IN ALBUQUERQUE AFTER SHOPPERS AT THE SMITH’S GROCERY STORE ON LOMAS AT SAN PEDRO SAY HE TRIED TO ATTACK THEM WITH A MACHETE OUTSIDE THE STORE. APD SAYS NO ONE WAS HURT. THE SUSPECT, FORTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD STEVEN LEEWRIGHT, TOOK OFF RUNNING INTO THE SURROUNDING…… MORE
Lobos Losing Ticket Revenue
FINANCIAL TROUBLE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S MEN’S LOBO BASKETBALL TEAM. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THEY’RE NOT PACKING THEM IN AT THE ARENA AND ARE LOSING TICKET REVENUE … A PROBLEM BEING FELT BY MANY COLLEGE ATHLETICS PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. LAST SEASON, THE JOURNAL SAYS THE LOBOS PULLED IN…… MORE
Airline Pilot Dies on Flight to Albuquerque
A MEDICAL EMERGENCY CALLED IN FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT CONCERNING THE CO-PILOT ON AN AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM DALLAS. THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY AND RESCUE TEAMS WERE SENT TO THE SUNPORT AROUND 3:30 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TEAMS TRIED TO HELP CO-PILOT WILLIAM MIKE GRUBS, BUT NOTIFIED THE MEDICAL INVESTIGATOR’S OFFICE AROUND 5PM THAT HE…… MORE
