ANOTHER WILDFIRE IN ALBUQUERQUE. AND IT WAS A FIRE IN THE BOSQUE AGAIN … THIS TIME ALONG THE WEST BANK OF THE RIO GRANDE NEAR ALAMEDA. IT GREW TO 3-AND-A-HALF ACRES LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON BUT WAS COMPLETELY CONTAINED BY 10 TUESDAY NIGHT. BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE DIVISION CHIEF CHRIS GOBER TELLS THE…… MORE
More Warm Weather in NM
IT’S GOING TO BE UNUSUALLY WARM FOR MARCH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON SAYS IT’S ALL DUE TO A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM. HE SAYS THERE ARE SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS NEW MEXICO THAT WILL APPROACH RECORD HIGHS OR BREAK RECORD HIGHS. ANDERSON TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IF…… MORE
Suspect in Navajo Cop’s Murder Identified
KIRBY CLEVELAND IS THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF A NAVAJO POLICE OFFICER OVER THE WEEKEND. THAT ACCORDING TO THE NAVAJO TIMES, CITING A MCKINLEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT. CLEVELAND, WHO’S IN FEDERAL CUSTODY, IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING OFFICER HOUSTON LARGO TWICE FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.…… MORE
Deputies Injured During Suspect Pursuit
A PURSUIT IN ALBUQUERQUE EARLY TUESDAY LEAVES TWO BERNALILLO COUNTY DEPUTIES WITH MINOR INJURIES AND TWO PEOPLE IN CUSTODY. IT STARTED WHEN A DEPUTY SAW A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE IN THE AREA OF PRINCE STREET AND RIO BRAVO BOULEVARD. THE DRIVER SAW THE DEPUTY AND FLED THE AREA, KNOCKING OVER A MAILBOX AND INTENTIONALLY…… MORE
IRS Agent Pleads Guilty
A 54 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM SOCORRO PLEADS GUILTY TO CRIMES COMMITTED WHILE SHE WAS WORKING AS AN I-R-S AGENT. JOAN MOBLEY FACED A 28 COUNT INDICTMENT INCLUDING CHARGES OF MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS AND AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT. IN FEDERAL COURT MONDAY, MOBLEY ADMITTED TO ONE COUNT OF MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT…… MORE
Lowe’s HIring Event on Thursday
LOWE’S HAS MORE THAN 300 JOBS AVAILABLE HERE IN NEW MEXICO AND WILL HOST A HIRING EVENT THURSDAY AT THE NEW MEXICO WORKFORCE CONNECTION ON MOUNTAIN ROAD NEAR DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. IT’S FROM 9AM TO 5PM. APPLICANTS GET A CHANCE AT ON-SITE INTERVIEWS AND SOME JOB OFFERS MADE THE SAME DAY. IF…… MORE
Albuquerque Road Closures Happen This Friday
A ROAD CLOSURE IN ALBUQUERQUE LATER THIS WEEK THAT’LL MEAN ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR A LOT OF YOU. ON FRIDAY, ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT CREWS WILL BE WORKING AT SAN MATEO AND CENTRAL AVENUE. THAT WILL HAVE ONE LANE OF CENTRAL OPEN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS … AND NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND SAN MATEO CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.…… MORE
Councilors Propose Corrales as Immigrant Friendly
TWO COUNCILORS IN CORRALES ARE PROPOSING A RESOLUTION THAT DECLARES THE VILLAGE AN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FRIENDLY CITY. THE COUNCILORS ARE PHIL GASTEYER AND ENNIO GARCIA-MIERA. GARCIA MIERA TELLS US THE RESOLUTION BASICALLY RE-AFFIRMS SOME CURRENT POLICIES IN THE VILLAGE. THE PROPOSAL IS UP FOR DISCUSSION AT TUESDAY NIGHT’S COUNCIL MEETING AT 6:30PM…… MORE
NM Budget Bill is Down to the Wire
TUESDAY, MARCH 14TH, IS THE DAY THE NEW MEXICO HOUSE TAKES ON THE 6-POINT-1 BILLION DOLLAR SPENDING PLAN THAT’S FULL OF TAX HIKES GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS VOWED TO VETO. LAWMAKERS DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME TO WORK OUT THE KINKS AS THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDS ON SATURDAY. THE BUDGET BILL NOW IN…… MORE
NM Jobless Rate Worst in the U-S
WHEN IT COMES TO JOBS, NEW MEXICO CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE. NEW MEXICO HAS THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE NATION ACCORDING TO THE U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT. THE LATEST NUMBERS SHOW THAT IN JANUARY, IT WAS 6.7 PERCENT. ALASKA HAD THE HIGHEST RATE IN DECEMBER, AND NEW MEXICO WAS NUMBER TWO, BUT…… MORE
