ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS HIS OFFICE WILL DO EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO KEEP CLIFTON BLOOMFIELD LOCKED UP. BLOOMFIELD, WHO ADMITTED TO KILLING FIVE PEOPLE IN ALBUQUERQUE OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD, WAS IN COURT TUESDAY, ASKING TO WITHDRAW HIS GUILTY PLEA. JUDGE BENJAMIN CHAVEZ DID NOT MAKE A RULING.…… MORE
Councilors Expected to Take on APD Issues
The Albuquerque City Council Monday night is expected to consider several proposals dealing with APD. In an effort to clear up the rape kits backlog, Councilor and former Police Officer Pat Davis will propose a resolution to set deadlines for Albuquerque Police to send new rape kits to the lab to have them tested. Councilor…… MORE
NM Electors Vote on Presidential Election
Monday, December 19th, is the day the presidential election becomes official. The national 538 members of the Electoral College cast their votes Monday. New Mexico has five electors and they’ll meet in Santa Fe. The Electoral College usually votes in line with the election results. But they’ve been getting requests and harassment to not vote…… MORE
Advice for NM Travelers: Get the Car Checked
With all the people traveling by car or truck this Christmas season, AAA New Mexico expects to get rescue calls from at least 980,000 of them. Doug Shupe with AAA New Mexico says they’re urging drivers to make sure their vehicle is in good shape before they hit the road. He says check your battery…… MORE
A Deadly, Dangerous Weather Weekend for NM
Thirty-six crashes on I-40 westbound between Tucumcari and Santa Rosa Saturday morning claim the life of one person and leave 6 others injured. State Police blame the ice and snow on the roadway. They later determined that the pileup included 29 non-injury crashes, six injury crashed, and the one fatal crash. The accidents had I-40…… MORE
Commission to Consider Buying Galleria
Sometime next year, Bernalillo County Commissioners are expected to make a decision on whether to guy the First Plaza Galleria building downtown. The would allow for a consolidation of county government in one place. Commissioner Wayne Johnson says this could be a good idea if they can put together a package to sell off other buildings…… MORE
NM Still Losing Jobs
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions reports total non-farm payroll employment decreased by 2,300 jobs, or two-tenths of a percent between November of 2015 and this last month. Six industries added jobs but seven others reported losses. The state’s unemployment rate was 6.7% in November, the same as it was in October but up…… MORE
APS Keeps Reedy
The Albuquerque Public School Board has voted to extend the contract of Superintendent Raquel Reedy by a year. She’ll now run the district through June of 2019. Reedy has been the permanent superintendent since April of this year. Ready earns $240,000 a year. The vote to extend the contract was five-to-two, with Analee Maestas and Peggy…… MORE
New Company Running Sandia Labs
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has selected National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, a subsidiary of Honeywell, to run Sandia National Laboratories after the current contract ends. The contract with current manager, Sandia Corp., a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, ends April 20th. The contract is valued up to $2.6 Billion…… MORE
One More Day to Sign Up for Healthcare
Last Thursday was the deadline to enroll for health insurance if you wanted coverage to start affordable healthcare on January 1st. Don’t panic, you’re getting an extension. You now have through Monday, December 19th at 11:59pm, to sign up and get covered at the start of the new year. Go to bewellnm.com or healthcare.gov. We’re…… MORE
