Voter Registration Deadline on Tuesday

     ANOTHER BUSY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION EXPECTED THIS YEAR. THAT FROM BERNALILLO COUNTY CLERK MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER. SHE TELLS US MORE VOTERS ARE REGISTERING THIS YEAR. SHE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB HER OFFICE HAS ALREADY SIGNED UP 31-THOUSAND NEW VOTERS THIS ELECTION YEAR, WITH HUNDREDS OF REGISTRATIONS COMING IN EACH DAY NOW.      THE DEADLINE…MORE

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NM Response to 2nd Presidential Debate

     “RESILIENT” IS WHAT THE NEW MEXICO REPUBLICAN PARTY CALLS DONALD TRUMP’S PERFORMANCE IN SUNDAY NIGHT’S TOWN-HALL STYLE DEBATE. AND THEY SAY IT’S WHAT HIS CAMPAIGN NEEDED. STATE GOP PARTY CHAIR DEBBIE MAESTAS SAYS TRUMP “EFFECTIVELY RE-DIRECTED THE NARRATIVE BACK TO THE CRITICAL ISSUES.” BUT THE STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY SAYS IT DOES NOT CONDONE…MORE

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Creepy Clowns in Albuquerque

     THREE TEENS IN CLOWN MASKS ARE CITED AFTER SHOWING UP AT THE BABIES-4-US STORE IN ALBUQUERQUE ON HOTEL CIRCLE OVER THE WEEKEND. APD SPOKESMAN SIMON DROBIK SAYS THEY CARRIED AN AIR SOFT PISTOL AND SCARED PEOPLE … BUT WERE ONLY CITED BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T POINT THE FAKE WEAPON AT ANYONE.      DROBIK…MORE

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Boyd Murder Case Jury Has the Day Off

     IT’S COLUMBUS DAY … MEANING STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES ARE CLOSED. YOU ALSO WON’T GET ANY MAIL MONDAY AS POST OFFICES HAVE THE DAY OFF. IT’S ALSO A “FREE” DAY FOR THE JURY IN THE BOYD MURDER TRIAL IN ALBUQUERQUE.      THE JURY … WHICH STARTED DELIBERATING THE CASE LATE LAST WEEK,…MORE

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A Milder Winter for NM

     THE LONG RANGE FORECAST SAYS THIS WINTER WILL BE WARMER THAN NORMAL IN NEW MEXICO. BUT THERE’S NO CLEAR SIGN ON WHAT SNOWFALL WILL BE LIKE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES SAYS WINTER SNOW IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO NEW MEXICO. HE SAYS OUR MOST PRECIPITATION COMES DURING THE WINTER IN THE MOUNTAINS,…MORE

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UNM Slashes Smoking Places on Campus

ANOTHER ROUND OF CUTS TO WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S MAIN CAMPUS IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE UNIVERSITY IS CUTTING IN HALF THE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN CURRENTLY USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS. AND THAT INCLUDES E-CIGARETTES. THE DAILY LOBO REPORTS UNM WILL BE ABLE TO FINE YOU IF YOU SMOKE IN A NON-DESIGNATED…MORE

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A-R-T Work Shaves Traffic Lanes Near UNM

     TRAFFIC ISSUES ARE SURFACING ALONG A STRETCH OF CENTRAL AVENUE IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY IS CONTINUING ITS WORK TO REPLACE SOME LINES ALONG THE A-R-T ROUTE. IT HAD WESTBOUND CENTRAL WAS DOWN TO ONE LANE FROM GIRARD TO YALE OVER THE WEEKEND, AND NOW FROM GIRARD TO UNIVERSITY THROUGH THIS WEEK.…MORE

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Pets of the Week | October 8

BELLA (ID# 1645829) IS A 4 YEAR OLD, FEMALE BRINDLE & WHITE AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER MIX WEIGHING 52 POUNDS. I’m a tall gal, maybe some Labrador Retriever in my mix? I like to cool my tootsies in the kiddy pool too. ◊ I’ve been called “gentle, a little shy, sweet and sensitive”. ◊ I…MORE

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Boyd Murder Trial Goes to the Jury

     THE JURY IN THE JAMES BOYD MURDER TRIAL CONTINUES DELIBERATIONS ON FRIDAY AFTER RECEIVING THE CASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CLOSING ARGUMENTS WERE HEARD THURSDAY AFTER THE NEARLY 3 WEEK TRIAL OF TWO FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED WITH KILLING BOYD.      SPECIAL PROSECUTOR RANDY MCGINN ONCE AGAIN PRESENTED KEY POINTS IN THE CASE…MORE

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