HOME SALES ACROSS THE U-S AND IN NEW MEXICO ARE UP FOR THE MONTH OF JULY. NATIONALLY, THE INCREASE IN SALES WAS 12-POINT-4 PERCENT. AND SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST MONTH SOLD FASTER THAN FOR THE SAME MONTH IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. IT MEANS BUYERS IN ALBUQUERQUE HAVE TO MOVE FASTER ON SECURE…… MORE
Another Motel Robbery
IT’S STARTING TO GET REDUNDANT. YET ANOTHER FAMILY IN THE DUKE CITY AT A LOCAL HOTEL AWOKE TO FIND THEIR MOVING TRUCK AND CAR HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM THE PARKING LOT. THE COUPLE WAS IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR AN OVERNIGHT ON THEIR JOURNEY FROM UTAH TO FLORIDA. THEY WERE STAYING AT THE DAYS INN ON I-25…… MORE
Gas Leak Shuts Down West Side Wal Mart
THINGS ARE NOW BACK TO NORMAL AT THE WAL-MART AT COORS AND I-40 ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE. ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE FORCED OUT OF THE STATE TUESDAY WHEN A DIGGING PROJECT OUTSIDE CAUSED A NATURAL GAS LEAK. THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE GAS COMPANY CLAMPED THE LINE AND ALL EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS WERE…… MORE
Lotto, State Fair Team Up for Discount
ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN SAVE SOME MONEY AT THIS YEAR’S NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR. STATE FAIR GENERAL MANAGER DAN MOURNING TELLS US THEY HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOTTERY THAT GIVES YOU THREE DOLLARS OFF ON A CONCERT TICKET. THE THREE DOLLARS OFF COUPON IS AVAILABLE WHEN YOU BUY A POWERBALL TICKET. THERE IS A…… MORE
Suspect in Bank Robberies
THE FBI THINKS A MAN WHO HELD UP NUSENDA CREDIT UNION NEAR MONTGOMERY AND PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY MORNING ALSO TRIED TO ROB A NEARBY BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE. THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A BALD WHITE MALE IN HIS 30’S.… MORE
County Commission Takes on A-R-T Vote
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION ON TUESDAY DISCUSSES A PROPOSAL FROM COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O’MALLEY TO PUT THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT ON THE BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER. IT’S THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN SUGGESTED TO BE PUT TO VOTERS. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT THE ABQ CITY COUNCIL. ONE THING COMMISSIONER…… MORE
WIPP Site Accident Costliest in U-S History
THE MISHAP AT THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT OUTSIDE CARLSBAD TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO RANKS AMONG THE COSTLIEST NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS IN U-S HISTORY. THAT ACCORDING TO AN ANALYSIS BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES. IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, A DRUM CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE WASTE EXPLODED IN THE UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR DUMP…AND THE…… MORE
NM’s Uneven Monsoon Season
WHAT ARE THE EXPERTS SAYING ABOUT THIS YEAR’S MONSOON SEASON IN NEW MEXICO? NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES SAYS SOME AREAS HAVE DONE WELL…OTHERS NOT SO MUCH. HE SAYS CENTRAL AREAS OF THE STATE AREN’T DOING SO WELL THIS MONTH, WHILE OTHERS ARE DOING VERY WELL WITH THREE-TO-FOUR PERCENT OF NORMAL. …… MORE
Governor Keeps to “No Tax Hikes” Promise
NEW MEXICO HAS TO FIX A HUGE BUDGET SHORTFALL…BUT THE GOVERNOR IS SAYING “NO” TO ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS SHE WON’T CONSIDER ANY TAX INCREASES AS A MEANS OF CLOSING A BUDGET GAP THAT COULD BE IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. STATE LAWMAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO MEET…… MORE
Lottery Wants to Reduce What Scholarship Program Gets
THINK NEW MEXICO IS RIGHT ABOUT THE STATE LOTTERY. WENDY AHLM WITH THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY SAYS THEY DO HOPE TO SCALE BACK HOW MUCH OF THEIR ANNUAL REVENUE GOES TO THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP FUND. RIGHT NOW, IT’S REQUIRED TO BE 30 PERCENT UNDER A 2007 LAW. AHLM SAYS THE 30…… MORE
