ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS TURN OUT OVER THE WEEKEND FOR A VIGIL TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE SHOOTINGS IN DALLAS LAST THURSDAY. THEY HAD DIFFERENT REASONS FOR ATTENDING SUNDAY’S EVENT … BUT MOST SAID THEY SIMPLY WANT TO SEE THE VIOLENCE IN THE U-S ENDED. THE VIGIL WAS HELD AT THE STRONG-THORNE CHAPEL ON…… MORE
Bernalillo Co. Clerk Now Has Passport Applications
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY CLERK ON MONDAY, JULY 11TH, BEGINS TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR PASSPORTS. THE CLERK’S OFFICE WAS DESIGNATED BY THE U-S STATE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE APPLICATIONS TO HELP THE POST OFFICE DEAL WITH THE HEAVY DEMAND FOR PASSPORTS. YOU CAN APPLY AT THE CLERK’S OFFICE MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FROM 8AM TO 3PM AT…… MORE
Carnuel Fire Nearly Contained
STILL NO WORD ON WHAT SPARKED A BRUSH FIRE IN CARNUEL SUNDAY. BOTH ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE CREWS RESPONDED TO THE FIRE IN THE QUESTA RANGER DISTRICT. BY LAST (SUN) NIGHT, IT HAD BURNED ABOUT 22 ACRES AND WAS 70 PERCENT CONTAINED. MEANWHILE, A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED FOR…… MORE
Group Questions Scheduled Reopening of WIPP
THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR ALMOST TWO AND A HALF YEARS FOLLOWING A RADIATION LEAK. FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY THEY HOPE TO RESUME OPERATIONS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. BUT DON HANCOCK WITH THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE THINKS THAT’S…… MORE
Apple App Will Allow Organ Donor Sign-Ups
STARTING THIS FALL, YOU WON’T HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE AT THE NEW MEXICO M-V-D TO REGISTER AS AN ORGAN DONOR. MARIA SANDERS IS WITH NEW MEXICO DONOR SERVICES. SHE SAYS APPLE WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO DO THAT ON YOUR I-PHONE. SANDERS SAYS THEY’RE EXPANDING THEIR HEALTH APP…… MORE
UNM Protests BLM Shootings
DALLAS WASN’T THE ONLY CITY IN THE SOUTHWEST WHERE PEOPLE PROTESTED THIS WEEK’S DEADLY POLICE SHOOTINGS IN LOUISIANA AND MINNESOTA. HUNDREDS GATHERED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IN ALBUQUERQUE THURSDAY NIGHT TO PROTEST THE SHOOTINGS OF TWO BLACK MEN … ONE IN BATON ROUGE AND THE OTHER IN MINNEAPOLIS. IT…… MORE
Rape Kit Testing Getting Underway
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS A BACKLOG OF AROUND 36 HUNDRED UNTESTED RAPE EVIDENCE KITS. NEXT WEEK, THE DEPARTMENT BEGINS A MAJOR EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. CHIEF GORDEN EDEN SAYS THREE RETIRED A-P-D INVESTIGATORS ARE BEING BROUGHT IN TO EVALUATE THE KITS. HE SAYS THEY’LL PRIORITIZE THE KITS, AND…… MORE
Mail Thief Sentenced
CRYSTAL ROMERO OF ALBUQUERQUE WON’T BE GOING THROUGH YOUR MAIL ANYTIME SOON. THE 33 YEAR OLD HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 15 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR MAIL THEFT. ROMERO AND ANOTHER WOMAN, 25 YEAR OLD MICHELLE CANDELARIA, PRIED OPEN CLUSTER MAILBOXES IN BERNALILLO COUNTY THIS PAST JANUARY. THEY WERE ARRESTED A FEW…… MORE
NM Not Necessarily Seeing More Bears
AN INCREASE IN BEAR SIGHTINGS HAS PROMPTED LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY TO CLOSE DOWN ITS TRAIL SYSTEM. BEAR BIOLOGIST RICK WINSLOW WITH THE STATE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT TELLS 770 KKOB THIS CAN BE AN ACTIVE TIME OF YEAR FOR YOUNG BEARS. THE YOUNG BEARS, ESPECIALLY, LOOKING FOR A HOME TO CALL THEIR…… MORE
Pets of the Week | July 9
SMOKEY (ID# 16668629) IS A 5 YEAR OLD, MALE BLACK & WHITE SMOOTH COATED CHIHUAHUA MIX WEIGHING 10 POUNDS. ◊ Smokey is a super affectionate, sweet loving cuddle bug, occasionally shy companion. ◊ Smokey can be slightly shy at first. Meet him away from the kennel and he will melt your heart. ◊ …… MORE
