Pets of the Week | Nov 14

Last weekend’s featured pet Nina was adopted late Saturday! Our adoption event was quite a success. Please see Desiree’s results below. Lady (ID# A 1625536) is a 5 year old, female black &white Labrador Retriever mix. She weighs 65 pounds. She is always a happy spunky lady. She walks well on leash enjoying her daily…MORE

APS Teacher Hit with Federal Child Porn Charges

     THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN TEACHER FACING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON FEDERAL CHARGES. THAT FOLLOWED JOSHUA WEITZ BONDING OUT OF THE METRO DETENTION CENTER AFTER BEING CHARGED BY THE STATE.      THE 39 YEAR OLD WEITZ MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN FEDERAL COURT THURSDAY MORNING. THE FEDERAL CHARGES…MORE

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APD Advises Against Unattended Warm-ups

     NO ONE LIKES TO GET IN A COLD CAR OR TRUCK, SO TOO MAN PEOPLE START UP THE VEHICLE AND BACK INSIDE THEIR HOME. APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THAT SETS THE STAGE FOR AN AUTO THEFT. AND HE SAYS WHAT CAN COMPLICATE THE ISSUE IS WHEN CHILDREN ARE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE.…MORE

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How to Avoid Emergency Water Shut-offs

     BURST PIPES CAN DO A LOT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE … SO TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW THAT OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS THEY CAN GET UP TO 200 CALLS A DAY FOR EMERGENCY SHUTOFFS … WHICH STRETCHES THEIR CREWS REALLY THIN.      HE SAYS THERE…MORE

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NM Not a Cheap Place to Raise a Family

     NEW MEXICO IS ONE OF THE POOREST STATES IN THE NATION, BUT IT’S NOT A CHEAP PLACE FOR RAISING A FAMILY. A RECENT REPORT FROM WWW.GOBANKINGRATES.COM RANKS NEW MEXICO AS THE THIRD MOST EXPENSIVE STATE FOR RAISING FAMILY.      THE REPORT CITES THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR A TYPICAL FAMILY HERE IS JUST…MORE

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Arrest Made in Car Chase, Patrol Car Ramming Incident

     BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARRESTED A MAN THURSDAY MORNING FOLLOWING A CAR CHASE OUT OF THE SOUTH VALLEY. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE CHASE ENDED ON BRIDGE BLVD. OVER THE RIVER WHEN THE DRIVER, IDENTIFIED AS 27 YEAR OLD MATTHEW RODRIQUEZ, GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND FLED ON FOOT. HE…MORE

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Mother of Accused Vandals Teaches at APS

     THE TWO ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH BURGLARY AND VANDALISM AGAINST LA CUEVA HIGH SCHOOL ARE ALSO BROTHERS AND THE SONS OF A WOMAN WHO TEACHES COMPUTER CLASSES AT AN APS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.      THE FRESHMAN AND JUNIOR ARE NOW IN JUVENILE JAIL AFTER ALLEGEDLY CAUSING 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN…MORE

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Judge Nakamura Appointed to the NM Supreme Court

     GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ FILLS A VACANCY ON THE STATE’S SUPREME COURT. SHE’S APPOINTED SECOND JUDICIAL JUDGE JUDITH NAKAMURA TO THE HIGH COURT. NAKAMURA REPLACES JUSTICE RICHARD C. BOSSON WHO HAS RETIRED.      NAKAMURA WAS WITH THE BERNALILLO COUNTY METROPOLITAN COURT FROM 1998 UNTIL HER APPOINTMENT TWO YEARS AGO TO THE SECOND JUDICIAL…MORE

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Historic Duke City Motel Prepped for Redevelopment

     AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING, WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE NEXT SUMMER ON REDEVELOPING THE HISTORIC EL VADO MOTEL NEAR OLD TOWN REBECCA VELARDE WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TO BE PRESERVED.  SHE SAYS THE CITY ACQUIRED THE MOTEL FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PURPOSES. THE PROPERTY IS…MORE

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Dangerous Dan

I was reading an article this week, the title was “HOW TO MAKE A GIRL HAPPY”. Hey, I enjoy fiction as much as the next guy so we will feature that subject Saturday on a show called “Funny Little Love Songs.     The Soybean Festival is under way in Korea. I thought it would…MORE