THERE ARE 25 RESIDENTS OF ALBUQUERQUE WHO NOW WISH THEY HAD AVOIDED USING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS IN THE CITY. THAT’S HOW MANY CITATIONS THE FIRE MARSHALS OFFICE HANDED OUT OVER THE JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY WEEKEND. A-F-D SAYS THEY RECEIVED NEARLY 24-HUNDRED REPORTS OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS BETWEEN THE 2ND AND THE FOURTH. THAT’S…… MORE
More People Seeing the NM Sights
OVERALL TRIP NUMBERS TO THE STATE IN 2015 CAME IN AT 33-POINT-4 MILLION, UP 700-THOUSAND FROM 2014. THAT’S AN ALL TIME HIGH AND THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW TO SEE AN INCREASE. THERE’S ALSO A JUMP IN VISITORS FROM THE TOP 10 TRAVEL MARKETS IN THE COUNTRY, ATTRACTING 2-POINT-2 MILLION…… MORE
Bale Back in NM
ACTOR CHRISTIAN BALE IS COMING BACK TO NEW MEXICO. HE’S STARRING IN A MOVIE CALLED “HOSTILES,” WHICH ALSO FEATURES NATIVE AMERICAN ACTOR WES STUDI, WHO LIVES IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE FILM OFFICE SAYS THE PRODUCTION WILL BEGIN PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY THIS MONTH AND CONTINUE THROUGH SEPTEMBER IN SANTA FE, LAS VEGAS,…… MORE
Repairs Coming to NW Transit Center
IF YOU USE THE A-B-Q RIDE NORTHWEST TRANSIT CENTER, TAKE NOTE: THE CENTER, LOCATED AT ELLISON AND COORS BYPASS, WILL BE UNDERGOING REPAIRS AND CONSTRUCTION. BUSES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER THE CENTER, BUT WILL PICK UP AND DROP OFF RIDERS ON CIBOLA LOOP, THE CENTER’S ENTRANCE. PARKING WILL ALSO BE AN…… MORE
Pasqual Fire Growing
THE FIRE THAT FLARED UP ON THE BOSQUE DEL APACHE WILDLIFE REFUGE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON HAS BURNED SOMEWHERE AROUND 700 ACRES. THAT ACCORDING TO THE LATEST COUNT. IT’S BURNING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER IN SOCORRO COUNTY AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SPARKED BY LIGHTNING. THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.…… MORE
Fireworks Take Off in Albuquerque Metro
A LOT YOU WHO LISTENED TO FIREWORKS … BOTH LEGAL AND ILLEGAL … GOING OFF IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN ALBUQUERQUE OVER THE WEEKEND. IT MIGHT HELP IF THE CITY HAD AT LEAST A VOLUNTARY BAN ON FIREWORKS. THERE’S ONE IN PLACE FOR BERNALILO COUNTY. BUT ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ TELLS US THE…… MORE
‘Butte’ Packed for July 4th
MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND VISITORS WERE EXPECTED THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE STATE PARK. AND THAT’S HOW MANY TURNED OUT AT THE BUTTE. PARK SUPERINTENDENT KAY DUNLAP SAYS PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER…NOT JUST NEW MEXICO. SOME COME TO THE STATE FROM ARIZONA, COLORADO, AND TEXAS. DUNLAP SAYS THE DEVELOPED…… MORE
NM Dads Face Problems
NOT AT THE BOTTOM … BUT CLOSE. THAT’S WHERE NEW MEXICO RANKS IN A WALLET HUB SURVEY ON THE BEST STATES IN WHICH TO BE A FATHER. WALLET HUB ANALYST JILL GONZALES SAYS NEW MEXICO IS 42ND … AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AREAS WHERE THE STATE CAN IMPROVE … THE FIRST…… MORE
City Benefitting from Spay-Neuter Program
LOOKING TO ADD A PET TO YOUR FAMILY THIS SUMMER? ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE SHELTERS ARE CURRENTLY HOUSING AROUND 830 PETS. PAUL CASTER IS THE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. HE SAYS IT’S ABOUT 120 FEWER ANIMALS THAN THEY HAD LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, SO HE THINKS THE SPAY-NEUTER PROGRAM IS…… MORE
“Independence Day” Good for NM
IT’S 44-MILLION DOLLARS. THAT’S HOW MUCH THE MOVIE “INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE” GENERATED FOR NEW MEXICO. CITING NUMBERS FROM 20TH CENTURY FOX, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE MOVIE HIRED WELL OVER FIVE THOUSAND NEW MEXICO WORKERS…PAYING THEM MORE THAN 19 MILLION DOLLARS IN WAGES. THE FILM WAS ON LOCATION IN NEW…… MORE
