SOME GOOD NEWS IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON DRIVING, AND PARKING, AT THE BALLOON FIESTA THIS YEAR. FIESTA OFFICIALS SAY ALL SEVEN PARKING LOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THAT’S THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. IT HAD BEEN REPORTED THAT TWO LOTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE THIS YEAR BUT PROJECT DELAYS MEAN THEY CAN…… MORE
Car Thefts, Burglaries Up at UNM
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HAS RELEASED ITS LATEST CRIME STATS FOR 2015. THE INCREASE IN AUTO THEFTS IN ALBUQUERQUE CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE UNM CAMPUS. THERE WERE 88 AUTO THEFTS LAST YEAR, BUT THAT INCLUDES ATTEMPTED AUTO THEFTS. IN 2014, WITH ATTEMPTED AUTO THEFT NUMBERS THERE WERE 32…… MORE
City “Hoods” Downtown Traffic Lights
GOODBYE TRAFFIC SIGNALS…HELLO STOP SIGNS. THAT’LL BE THE CASE AT EIGHT INTERSECTIONS IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. THE CITY IS MAKING THE MOVE TO ENCOURAGE FOOT TRAFFIC AND BICYCLE USE. THERE WILL BE 4-WAY STOPS ALONG SILVER BETWEEN SECOND AND EIGHTH…COAL AND LEAD AT EIGHTH…AND ROMA AT FOURTH AND FIFTH STREETS. TRAFFIC WILL…… MORE
Get Ready to Pay More for Electricity in New Mexico
PNM, the State’s largest utility, has been granted a 10 percent rate hike by the Public Regulation Commission. That’s less than the 14 percent increase requested by PNM, but more than the 6 percent recommendation from the PRC Hearing Officer. The decision ends a contentious hearing process that lasted nearly two years.… MORE
PNM Rate Hike Hearing Underway
YOU COULD VERY SOON FIND OUT HOW BIG AN INCREASE THERE WILL BE IN YOUR ELECTRIC BILL. THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION COULD MAKE A DECISION WEDNESDAY ON PNM’S RATE HIKE REQUEST. THE UTILITY HAS ASKED FOR A 14-POINT-4 PERCENT INCREASE … BUT HEARING EXAMINER CAROLYN GLICK RECOMMENDED SCALING IT BACK TO 6-POINT-4 PERCENT,…… MORE
Judge Holds NM HSD Secretary in Contempt
STATE HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY BRENT EARNEST IS BEING HELD IN CONTEMPT FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH COURT ORDERS TO IMPROVE HOW FOOD AID AND MEDICAID BENEFITS ARE ADMINISTERED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS DISTRICT JUDGE KENNETH GONZALES FILED THE CONTEMPT ORDER BASED ON FINDINGS THAT EARNEST DIDN’T TRY TO COMPLY WITH ORDERS CONCERNING MEDICAID HEALTH…… MORE
Budget Deficit Impacts NM Judiciary
NEW MEXICO’S BUDGET CRUNCH IS AFFECTING THE STATE’S JUDICIARY. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS WILL REDUCE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS FOR JUDGES AND OTHER COURT OFFICIALS. THAT’S EXPECTED TO SAVE HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE STATE IS FACING A BUDGET SHORTFALL TOTALLING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF…… MORE
Home Invaders Hit Known Architect’s Home
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THE SHOOTING EARLY MONDAY EVENING OF MAN WHO INTERRUPTED AN APPARENT HOME BURGLARY IS AN EXAMPLE OF A GROWING TREND IN THE CITY. SIXTY-THREE YEAR OLD LEWIS WILSON WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN HE AND ROOMMATE , KNOWN ARCHITECT BART PRINCE, RETURNED HOME AROUND 6PM TO FIND TWO MEN IN…… MORE
Gerecke Murder Suspect Cuts a Deal
AN ALBUQUERQUE TEENAGER MAKES A PLEA DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS IN THE STEVEN GERECKE MURDER CASE. SIXTEEN YEAR OLD ANDREW HUBLER PLED GUILTY TUESDAY TO SEVEN CHARGES, INCLUDING AGGRAVATED BURGLARY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON AND CONSPIRACY … BUT NOT MURDER. HUBLER IS ONE OF SIX TEENS WHO WERE CHARGED WITH KILLING GERECKE…… MORE
Three New West Nile Cases in NM
WHEN IT COMES TO WEST NILE VIRUS, DON’T LET DOWN YOUR GUARD. THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS CONFIRMED THREE NEW CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS. THEY INCLUDE A 53 YEAR OLD BERNALILLO COUNTY MAN, A 57 YEAR OLD MAN FROM DONA ANA COUNTY, AND A 40 YEAR OLD MCKINLEY COUNTY MAN. ALL…… MORE
