THE CITY OF RIO RANCHO WILL BE GETTING A NEW POLICE CHIEF. CURRENT CHIEF MICHAEL GEIER HAS ANNOUNCED HE’S STEPPING DOWN FOR PERSONAL REASONS. GEIER HAS LED THE RIO RANCHO POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2014. HE HAD A LONG CAREER IN ALBUQUERQUE, SERVING AROUND 20 YEARS WITH APD. RIO RANCHO…… MORE
Round House Marks Another School Choice Week
IT’S SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK … AND IT’LL BE CELEBRATED AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN SANTA FE MONDAY WITH LT. GOVERNOR JOHN SANCHEZ AND STATE EDUCATION SECRETARY HANNA SKANDERA. THEY’LL JOIN HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AT NOON IN THE ROTUNDA TO COINCIDE WITH MORE THAN 21-THOUSAND SIMILAR EVENTS ACROSS THE…… MORE
APD Still Looking for Home Invader
THE HUNT CONTINUES FOR ONE OF TWO ALLEGED HOME INVADERS WHO BROKE INTO A MAN’S SOUTH VALLEY HOME LATE SATURDAY NEAR 98TH STREET AND SAGE. THE HOMEOWNER SHOT ONE OF THE INTRUDERS TO DEATH … BUT THE SECOND SUSPECT GOT AWAY. THERE’S NO REAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN BECAUSE THE HOMEOWNER…… MORE
Sunday Power Outage Impairs Sandia Ski Area
THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL ARE THE SANDIA SKI AREA AFTER A POWER OUTAGE SUNDAY LEFT A NUMBER OF SKIERS STRANDED. BOTH SKI LIFTS STOPPED OPERATING AFTER THE POWER WENT OUT … AND IT WAS COLD ON THE MOUNTAIN SUNDAY. IT TOOK ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO GET EVERYONE DOWN AND NOT…… MORE
A-B-Q Ride Passenger Stabbed
A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO MEN ON AN ALBUQUERQUE CITY BUS OVER THE WEEKEND LEAVES ONE OF THEM WITH SEVERAL STAB WOUNDS. IT HAPPENED SATURDAY ON AN EASTBOUND BUS NEAR PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL. THE PASSENGER WHO STABBED THE OTHER FLED. THE SUSPECT IS SAID TO BE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN … BALD … WEARING…… MORE
City Considers Tiny Homes for the Homeless
PRELIMINARY GROUNDWORK IS UNDERWAY FOR A TINY HOME VILLAGE FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S HOMELESS. AN AD-HOC GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WITH EXPERIENCE IN HELPING THE HOMELESS, HOUSING, DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING AND ARCHITECTURE MET LAST THURSDAY TO HEAR THE PLANS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS TINY HOME VILLAGES HAVE BEEN SPROUTING UP IN CITIES ACROSS THE…… MORE
More Job Growth for NM
NEW MEXICO HAS SEEN JOB GAINS FOR TWO MONTHS IN A ROW. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE ADDED 24-HUNDRED JOBS LAST MONTH, COMPARED TO DECEMBER OF 2015. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF POINT-THREE PERCENT. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE STATE IS STILL LOSING JOBS IN THE MINING SECTOR, INCLUDING OIL…… MORE
Expect NM Tax Refunds Later Than Usual
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT LONGER FOR YOUR NEW MEXICO TAX REFUND THIS YEAR. IT’S BECAUSE THE NEW MEXICO TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT IS INCREASING EFFORTS TO COMBAT IDENTITY THEFT AND REFUND FRAUD. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS, IF A TAX RETURN SHOWS THE POTENTIAL FOR REFUND FRAUD, IT WILL LIKELY TAKE LONGER…… MORE
Passenger Traffic Up at the Sunport
IT WASN’T MUCH, BUT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN PASSENGER TRAFFIC AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT LAST YEAR. THAT HASN’T HAPPENED SINCE 2007 WHEN A RECORD 6.7 MILLION PEOPLE USED THE SUNPORT. LAST YEAR’S TOTAL WAS ABOUT 4.9 MILLION PASSENGERS…AN INCREASE OF POINT-SIX PERCENT FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. SUNPORT SPOKESMAN DAN JIRON…… MORE
NM Not a Great State to Raise Your Child
NEW MEXICO IS THE WORST STATE FOR RAISING A CHILD ACCORDING TO THE LATEST WALLET-HUB SURVEY. IT RANKS THE STATE DEAD LAST. WALLET-HUB ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ TELLS US EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE ARE THE TOP REASONS FOR NEW MEXICO’S LOW RANKING. THE STATE’S SCHOOLS ARE POOR QUALITY, WHICH SHE SAYS SNOWBALLS INTO LOWER…… MORE
