THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS TRYING SOMETHING NEW WHEN IT COMES TO PETS. A NEW POLICY IS IN PLACE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO TAKE YOUR DOG OR CAT ON A CITY BUS. CATS HAVE TO BE IN CARRIERS…DOGS EITHER IN CARRIERS OR ON A LEASH. A-B-Q RIDE’S RICK DE REYES SAYS…… MORE
Albuquerque on the Cheap
A REASON TO INVITE THE FAMILY TO ALBUQUERQUE. IT’S FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE. WWW.SMARTASSET.COM HAS RATED CITIES IN THE U-S FOR THEIR AFFORDABILITY. ALBUQUERQUE PLACED SIXTH, FOR BOTH A FAMILY OF FOUR AND SOMEONE TRAVELING SOLO. THE OVERALL COST, INCLUDING AIRFARE, FOR A THREE DAY WEEKEND TRIP TO THE DUKE CITY WAS JUST…… MORE
City Says Federal A-R-T Funds are There
ALBUQUERQUE’S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SAYS FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE CITY’S RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT WILL BE THERE. MICHAEL RIORDAN ALSO SAYS HE’S NOT BUYING SUGGESTIONS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WON’T COME THROUGH WITH THE FULL 69-MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CENTRAL AVENUE TRANSIT PROJECT. RIORDAN TELLS US HE’S BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT THE FUNDING WILL BE THERE.…… MORE
Hit-n-Run Suspects Turns Himself In
A MAN IS DEAD AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A VEHICLE AS HE WALKED ACROSS CENTRAL AVENUE AT TRAMWAY TUESDAY NIGHT. POLICE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER OF THE CHEVY SUBURBAN THAT HIT THE VICTIM SINCE THE TIME OF THE CRASH. NOW. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS THE DRIVER, IDENTIFIED AS SEAN TAYLOR, HAS GIVEN HIMSELF…… MORE
Monsoons Arrive Early in NM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS IT’S OFFICIAL…THE 2016 MONSOON SEASON IS UNDERWAY. AND METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON TELLS 770 KKOB WE’LL SEE EVIDENCE OF THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HE SAYS THAT MEANS WE COULD HAVE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL… ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. BUT HEAVY RAINS COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING…… MORE
Gerecke Murder Suspect Cops a Plea
THERE’S BEEN A PLEA DEAL IN THE CASE OF ONE OF THE SIX YOUTHS CHARGED IN THE MURDER OF STEVEN GERECKE OUTSIDE HIS NORTHEAST HEIGHTS HOME A YEAR AGO. EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD RYAN ARCHIBEQUE PLEADED GUILTY ON WEDNESDAY TO FOUR FELONIES, INCLUDING AGGRAVATED BURGLARY AND STEALING A CREDIT CARD. A HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF HE’S…… MORE
Women on Alert in Santa Fe Neighborhood
WOMEN IN ONE SANTA FE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE BEING EXTRA CAREFUL AFTER SEVERAL FRIGHTENING INCIDENTS THIS MONTH. THREE WOMEN HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF A MAN WHO’S SHOWN UP UNEXPECTEDLY AT THEIR HOMES. ONE WOMAN SAYS THE MAN REACHED THROUGH HER BATHROOM WINDOW AND GROPED HER. ANOTHER WOMAN WHO LIVES ON WEST HOUGHTON STREET FOUND THE MAN…… MORE
Dog House Armed Robber Still on the Run
ABQ POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE GUY THAT CAME INTO THE DOG HOUSE DRIVE-IN ON CENTRAL NEAR 14TH STREET LAST SUNDAY AROUND 6PM. THE MAN WAS ARMED WITH A SHOTGUN … AND THE CLERK IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE CASH REGISTER TO GIVE HIM THE MONEY. THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS CAUGHT ON THE ICONIC RESTAURANT’S SURVEILLANCE…… MORE
Domestic Violence Worker Charged with Embezzling
SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE…BUT INSTEAD, 37 YEAR OLD NAKITA WALKER ALLEGEDLY EMBEZZLED MONEY INTENDED FOR THOSE VICTIMS. WALKER, WHO WORKED FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER IN ABQ, IS ACCUSED OF STEALING MORE THAN 46-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE ORGANIZATION. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS WALKER’S HUSBAND AND A FRIEND ARE…… MORE
Funding May Not Be Enough for A-R-T
IT’S UNCLEAR IF THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT WILL GET SUFFICIENT FUNDING FROM THE FEDS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT THIS SUMMER. THE CITY WAS TOLD IT WOULD GET NEARLY 70 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR 119 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL HAD APPROVED ANOTHER 50 MILLION DOLLARS IN…… MORE
