FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON WAS IN ESPANOLA STUMPING FOR HIS WIFE HILLARY. HIS WAS A MUCH MORE PEACEFUL EVENT ON THE PLAZA DE ESPANOLA. HE TALKED ABOUT HIS WIFE BEING THE ONLY REAL QUALIFIED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. HE TALKED ABOUT NEW MEXICO’S POTENTIAL AND SAID THE ANSWER TO PROBLEMS IN THE U-S IS NOT…… MORE
Fire Guts Historic Albuquerque Motel
THE HISTORIC DESERT SANDS MOTEL SITE ON CENTRAL NEAR SAN MATEO WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE RAZED. TWENTY-TWO ALBUQUERQUE FIRE UNITS STAYED ON SCENE ALL DAY AFTER BEING SENT THERE AROUND 1:45 TUESDAY MORNING AND FOUND SMOKE AND FLAMES THROUGHOUT THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS . SPOKESPERSON MELISSA ROMERO SAYS THE ROUTE 66…… MORE
NM Congressman Proposes Bill to Stop Illegal Sales
CONTROVERSY OVER A FRENCH AUCTION HOUSE’S PLANS TO SELL NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS CONSIDERED SACRED. NOW, CONGRESSMAN STEVE PEARCE HAS INTRODUCED A RESOLUTION TO STOP THE SALES. HE’S ASKING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, HOMELAND SECURITY, THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT AND STATE DEPARTMENT TO GIVE THE ISSUE SUFFICIENT ATTENTION. THE AUCTION IS PLANNED FOR MAY…… MORE
NM Healthcare Company Violates Fair Labor Standards Act
A U-S LABOR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION SAYS MOLINA HEALTHCARE OF NEW MEXICO VIOLATED THE “FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT.” IT SAYS THE COMPANY MUST NOW PAY OVER 700-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO 409 EMPLOYEES WHO WERE UNDER-PAID DUE TO AN INCORRECTLY APPLIED EXEMPTION OF OVER-TIME REQUIREMENTS. THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAYS MOLINA WILL ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING…… MORE
UNM Seeks to Manage Sandia Labs
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IS AMONG A GROUP OF ENTITIES MAKING A BID TO JOINTLY MANAGE ALBUQUERQUE’S SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES. UNM IS BEING JOINED BY BOEING COMPANY…BATTELLE, WHICH IS A NATIONAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION…AND THE TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMS. THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HAS…… MORE
NM Homebuilding Improves
HOME BUILDERS IN NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE SEEING AN IMPROVING MARKET. IN FACT, NATIONALLY, APRIL WAS THE BEST MONTH FOR NEW HOME SALES IN MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS. JOHN GARCIA, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, SAYS CONSUMER CONFIDENCE AND BUILDER CONFIDENCE ARE…… MORE
Duke City Dognapper Sought
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THEY’VE IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT WHO TOOK TWO SHOW DOGS FROM A WOMAN’S VEHICLE LAST WEEK. IT HAPPENED AT THE MOTEL SIX IN THE 13-THOUSAND BLOCK OF CENTRAL AVENUE ON MAY 18TH. OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY 49 YEAR OLD LAWRENCE CHAVEZ AS THE MAN…… MORE
Commission Says “Yes” to Sandia Roller Coaster
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES A 7-MILLION DOLLAR BOND PACKAGE TO PAY FOR A NEW SANDIA PEAK ROLLER COASTER AND RESTAURANT. THE PLANNED ROLLER COASTER WOULD SLIP DOWN THROUGH THE FOREST IN THE SANDIAS … THEN BACK UP THE MOUNTAIN. TAXPAYERS WILL NOT BE ON THE HOOK TO PAY FOR…… MORE
Albuquerque Motel Burns
TWO PEOPLE ARE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN ABQ FOR SMOKE INHALATION … 57 OTHERS ARE DISPLACED AFTER A FIRE AT THE DESERT SANDS MOTEL ON CENTRAL NEAR SAN MATEO TUESDAY MORNING. AFD CREWS WERE SENT THERE AROUND 1:45 AM, AND FOUND SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE MOTEL. 22 FIRE DEPARTMENT UNITS…… MORE
Tuesday, Wednesday Fire Danger High
WILDFIRES HAVEN’T BEEN A BIG PROBLEM SO FAR THIS YEAR IN NEW MEXICO…BUT CONDITIONS ARE CHANGING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN. METEOROLOGIST DAVID CRAFT SAYS ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR WILDFIRE WILL BE THERE…LOW HUMIDITY, STRONG…… MORE
