House Committee Targets Film Incentives at Special Session

     AT THE SPECIAL SESSION IN SANTA FE , A HOUSE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF A MEASURE THAT WOULD TEMPORARILY CUT TAX INCENTIVES TO NEW MEXICO’S FILM INDUSTRY BY 20 MILLION DOLLARS. DEMOCRATS ON THE COMMITTEE SAY IT COULD PUT JOBS AND BUSINESS INVESTMENTS AT RISK. THE MEASURE REDUCES TAX CREDITS FOR FILM…MORE

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More Jobs for Sandoval County

     OFFICIALS WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SANDOVAL COUNTY ARE DRAWING ATTENTION TO SOME RECENT JOBS CREATED IN THE COUNTY. TOM NOVAK IS THE CHAIR OF THE SANDOVAL ECONOMIC ALLIANCE. HE SAYS A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES IN THE COUNTY HAVE CREATED OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING MORE THAN 100 JOBS. HE SAYS THE…MORE

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Bad Clown Sightings in NM

     A FRIGHTENING TREND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE U-S IS NOW APPARENTLY TURNING UP IN NEW MEXICO. HOBBS POLICE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING REPORTS OF POSSIBLE CLOWN SIGHTINGS … BUT THEY SAY THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND TO ANY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY INVOLVING THE CLOWNS.      IN OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE CLOWNS…MORE

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Falling Tree Kills Woman in NM

     A FREAK ACCIDENT AT BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY MONDAY. A WOMAN WAS KILLED BY A FALLING TREE. IT HAPPENED AROUND 2:30 IN THE AFTERNOON.      PARK RANGERS, THE LOS ALAMOS COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THEY DON’T KNOW YET WHAT CAUSED THE TREE TO FALL.…MORE

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Another New Mexican on “Most Wanted” List

     A MAN WHO HAS REPORTEDLY SAID HE’D SHOOT IT OUT WITH POLICE WHEN THEY CONFRONT HIM HAS EARNED A SPOT ON THE STATE’S MOST WANTED LIST. THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE IN NEW MEXICO HAS ADDED 35 YEAR OLD EDWARD JACOBS TO THE LIST.      JACOBS IS WANTED ON A HOST OF CHARGES,…MORE

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Woman Finds Nude Man in Her Home

     THIRTY-SIX YEAR OLD ROBERT WEISENEWSKI MAKES HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE TUESDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE AFTER SHOWING UP IN THE NUDE IN A WOMAN’S HOME LAST SATURDAY NEAR CENTRAL AND TRAMWAY. APD SAYS THE WOMAN AWOKE AROUND 4:00 IN THE MORNING TO FIND WEISENEWSKI STANDING OVER HER BED, TRYING TO TOUCH HER.      POLICE…MORE

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Fiesta Offers CPR Training

     THERE’S NO SHORTAGE OF THINGS TO DO AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. ALONG WITH THE BALLOONS, YOU’LL FIND VENDORS OF ALL KINDS, FOODS TO SATISFY THE PICKIEST EATER…AND…SOME LIFE-SAVING TRAINING.      THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DOING CPR TRAINING, AND IT ONLY TAKES ONE MINUTE. THE KEY: DOING THE HANDS-ON-CPR TO…MORE

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Life in Prison for Romero

Andrew Romero will never be a free man again. He was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing Rio Rancho police officer Gregg Benner last year. Romero was convicted of first degree murder last week in a Los Lunas courtroom. The woman that was with him when he killed…MORE

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Pets of the Week | Oct 1

TASHA (ID# 1746897) IS A 3 YEAR OLD, FEMALE BLUE MERLE AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG MIX WEIGHING 42 POUNDS. ◊          Tasha is an energetic, playful affectionate gal that loves to “fetch” her toys and almost always brings them to you for the next toss.   ◊          She is an intelligent herding breed dog. They can be…MORE

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All Those People and All That Money

     THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA HAS A BIG ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE CITY. MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS IT’S LIKE HOSTING THE SUPER BOWL HERE EVERY TWO YEARS. HE TELLS US THE CITY CAN HANDLE THE CROWDS THAT COME HERE FOR THE FIESTA. HE SAYS IT’S LIKE HAVING THE SUPER BOWL IN YOUR CITY…MORE

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