DO YOU KNOW YOUR CREDIT SCORE? WALLETHUB HAS RANKED OVER 25-HUNDRED COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE, BASED ON THEIR AVERAGE CREDIT SCORES. ALBUQUERQUE CAME IN AT 1752 ON THE LIST WITH AN AVERAGE OF 656. OTHER NEW MEXICO CITIES WERE ALSO RANKED. RIO RANCHO COMES IN AT 1,451, WITH A SCORE AVERAGING 666. SANTA…… MORE
Court Hearing Continues for Albuquerque Teen
IT’S DAY-2 FOR THE COURT HEARING THAT WILL DECIDE IF AN ALBUQUERQUE TEEN WILL BE TRIED AS AN ADULT IN THE DEATHS OF HIS PARENTS AND BROTHER AND SISTERS AT THEIR SOUTH VALLEY HOME IN 2013. NEHEMIAH GRIEGO IS NOW 18 AND APPEARING BEFORE CHILDREN’S COURT JUDGE JOHN ROMERO … WHO WILL ALSO…… MORE
Answers Sought in APD Shooting
A BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT IS ON THE MEND IN AN ALBUQUERQUE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SHOT BY AN APD OFFICER MONDAY AFTERNOON. HE FLED ON FOOT WHEN AN OFFICER SPOTTED HIM AT THE BANK OF AMERICA BRANCH ON CARLISLE AND CANDELARIA AROUND 4PM. APD SAYS THE SUSPECT WAS SHOT AFTER HE POINTED A GUN…… MORE
Bill Stiffens NM State Pension Law
WHEN THE LEGISLATURE RECONVENES IN SANTA FE NEXT WEEK, THERE WILL BE AN ATTEMPT TO TOUGHEN UP THE LAW THAT’S SUPPOSED TO DENY PENSIONS TO CORRUPT STATE OFFICIALS. STATE REPRESENTATIVE MATTHEW MCQUEEN OF SANTA FE SAYS THE LAW, PASSED FOUR YEARS AGO, ISN’T WORKING. HE SAYS THE LAW ON THE BOOKS NOW WOULD…… MORE
Two State Reps Pre-File Driver’s LIcense Bill
HERE WE GO AGAIN. TWO REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBERS HAVE PRE-FILED LEGISLATION THAT WOULD STOP NEW MEXICO FROM ISSUING DRIVERS LICENSE TO PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. THAT’S SOMETHING THAT’S FAILED TIME AFTER TIME IN SANTA FE. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD PROVIDE REAL I-D COMPLAINT LICENSES TO CITIZENS OF NEW MEXICO…AND DRIVING…… MORE
NM Licenses No Good at Sandia, White Sands
LAST FRIDAY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAID YOU’LL BE ABLE TO USE YOUR NEW MEXICO DRIVERS LICENSE TO BOARD A COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS. BUT, AS OF MONDAY, THAT LICENSE WON’T BE GOOD ENOUGH AT SANDIA NATIONAL LABS OR WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE. DRIVERS LICENSES WON’T BE ACCEPTED BECAUSE THEY…… MORE
Coach Davie Scores a Raise, Contract Extension
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOOTBALL COACH BOB DAVIE IS GETTING A CONTRACT EXTENSION AND A RAISE. THE SCHOOL SAYS DAVIE HAS AGREED TO A TWO YEAR EXTENSION, KEEPING HIM AT THE SCHOOL THROUGH THE 2021 SEASON. THIS IS HIS SECOND CONTRACT EXTENSION, THE FIRST COMING IN APRIL OF 2013. AS PART…… MORE
Powerball Fever Good for NM College Students
THE HUGE POWERBALL PRIZE, NOW AT 1-POINT-4 BILLION DOLLARS, IS BRINGING BIG SALES FOR THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY. AND IT’S GOOD NEWS FOR NEW MEXICO COLLEGE STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP. THE LOTTERY SAYS IT SOLD MORE THAN 8-POINT-4-9 MILLION DOLLARS IN POWERBALL TICKETS LAST WEEK. THAT’S ABOUT 2-POINT-7 TICKETS…… MORE
NM Oil and Gas Industry Damage Assessments Will Take Time
IT MAY BE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE WE KNOW THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE WINTER STORM THAT HIT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS. THAT’S CERTAINLY THE CASE FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. WALLY DRANGMEISTER WITH THE OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SAYS PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR DECEMBER WON’T BE KNOWN FOR A WHILE.…… MORE
BioPark Rhino Dies
A RHINOCEROS USUALLY LIVES 34 YEARS. CAROLINE THE RHINO AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK ZOO LIVED TO BE 38. THE SOUTHERN WHITE RHINO DIED OVER THE WEEKEND FROM COLIC THAT BROUGHT ON GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLICATIONS. CAROLINE CAME TO THE ABQ ZOO EIGHT MONTHS AGO FROM THE FOSSIL RIM WILDLIFE CENTER IN TEXAS.… MORE
