THERE’S AN OPENING ON THE RIO RANCHO CITY COUNCIL COMING UP. SHELBY SMITH IS RESIGNING FOR FAMILY REASONS. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN TAKING OVER THE DISTRICT FIVE SEAT, YOU MUST SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTEREST AND A RESUME TO MAYOR HULL BY 5PM ON JULY 20TH. YOU NEED TO BE A…… MORE
Rail Runner Is 10 Years Old
NEW MEXICO’S RAIL RUNNER IS TURNING 10 YEARS OLD. IT’S BEING MARKED NEXT MONDAY, JULY 18TH, WITH FREE GIVEAWAYS AT VARIOUS STATIONS ALONG THE CORRIDOR … AND THAT’LL CONTINUE UNTIL FRIDAY, JULY 22ND. YOU CAN ALSO TUNE INTO YOUR FAVORITE RADIO STATIONS THIS MONTH FOR A CHANCE TO WIN FREE TRAIN…… MORE
UNM Capital Project to Improve Facilities
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IS ABOUT TO MAKE MAJOR UPGRADES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS IT’LL START SIX CAPITAL PROJECTS AT A COST OF 180 MILLION DOLLARS TO BE COMPLETED IN FOUR YEARS. THOSE INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY BUILDING FOR ABOUT 65-MILLION … … THE FARRIS ENGINEERING CENTER FOR MORE…… MORE
Albuquerque Honors Dallas Shooting Victims
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
