NOW THAT WE’RE INTO NOVEMBER, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE STREET CREWS ARE PREPARING FOR WHAT COULD BE A BUSY WINTER OF SNOW REMOVAL. MELISSA LOZOYA, THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT’S DEPUTY DIRECTOR, SAYS CREWS HAD A DRY-RUN ON WEDNESDAY. SHE SAYS IT ALLOWS THEM TO FIGURE OUT THE ROUTES, CHECK THE EQUIPMENT AND MAKE SURE…… MORE
APS Teacher Arrested on Kiddie Porn Charges
A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER AT WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ALBUQUERQUE IS UNDER ARREST ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS 39 YEAR OLD JOSHUA WEITZ IS CHARGED WITH 25 COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION. SHERIFF’S SGT. AARON WILLIAMSON SAYS THERE’S NO REASON TO BELIEVE…… MORE
Payback from Google for NM
PAYBACK FOR NEW MEXICO FROM GOOGLE. THE COMPANY MOVED ITS TITAN AEROSPACE FACILITY OUT OF MORIARTY’S AIRPORT TO CALIFORNIA LAST SUMMER. NOW, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE COMPANY HAS PAID NEW MEXICO BACK FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT IT WAS GIVEN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AT THE AIRPORT. THE GOOGLE PAYCHECK WAS…… MORE
Duke City Housing Starts Still Disappointing
HOUSING STARTS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA ARE STILL IN THE DOLDRUMS. THROUGH SEPTEMBER, BUILDING PERMITS WERE OFF MORE THAN THREE PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. JOHN GARCIA, HEAD OF THE H-B-A, THE LOCAL HOMEBUILDING GROUP, SAYS THEY THOUGHT THE THIRD QUARTER WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS…… MORE
Councilor Says Voters Should Decide Firearms Regs
LET THE VOTERS DECIDE. ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR DIANE GIBSON THINKS THE TIME IS RIGHT TO LET VOTERS HAVE A SAY ON WHO CAN REGULATE FIREARMS. SHE’S INTRODUCED A RESOLUTION ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO GIVE COMMUNITIES THE POWER TO…ALLOW PEOPLE AT THE MOST LOCAL LEVEL TO DECIDE IF IT’S APPROPRIATE FOR CITIES TO…… MORE
Charges Against Former NM Sheriff Affirmed
AN UPDATE IN THE CASE OF A NEW MEXICO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL WHO GOT INTO BIG TROUBLE. A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT HAS AFFIRMED THE CONVICTION OF FORMER RIO ARRIBA COUNTY SHERIFF TOMMY RODELLA. IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, A JURY CONVICTED RODELLA ON CRIMINAL CIVIL RIGHTS AND FIREARMS CHARGES FOR ROUGHING UP A…… MORE
City Gives Heartfelt Send-Off for APD Officer
A PRIVATE BURIAL IS BEING HELD WEDNESDAY FOR SLAIN ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER. BUT THERE WAS A HUGE TURNOUT AT THE ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION CENTER FOR OFFICER WEBSTER’S MEMORIAL SERVICE ON TUESDAY. THOUSANDS SHOWED THEIR SUPPORT FOR OFFICER WEBSTER AND APD EITHER BY ATTENDING THE SERVICE OR LINING THE STREETS. AMONG…… MORE
State Rep Takes on NM Drivers License Law
AN ALBUQUERQUE STATE REP SAYS HE’LL INTRODUCE A BILL AT THE COMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO FIX NEW MEXICO’S DRIVER’S LICENSE PROBLEMS. THE U-S HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT RECENTLY DENIED GIVING NEW MEXICO ANOTHER EXTENSION FROM FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE REAL I-D ACT, MEANING THE LICENSES COULDN’T BE USED TO GET INTO FEDERAL FACILITIES OR…… MORE
Lawmaker Proposes E-Cigs Tax Again
ALBUQUERQUE STATE SENATOR CISCO MCSORLEY WANTS TO TAX E-CIGARETTES BASED ON THEIR NICOTINE CONTENT … AND THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS HE’LL INTRODUCE ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE BILL IN JANUARY THAT WOULD DO THAT. MCSORLEY SAYS HIS MEASURE … WHICH DIDN’T CLEAR ITS FIRST COMMITTEE IN THE 2015 SESSION … WOULD PUT AN EXCISE…… MORE
Balloon Fiesta Attendance Gets a Boost
ATTENDANCE AT THIS YEAR’S ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA WAS WAY UP FROM A YEAR AGO. THERE WERE 955-THOUSAND VISITS…AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND FROM 2014. FIESTA BOARD PRESIDENT MIKE RICE TELLS 770 KKOB THERE’S ONE MAJOR REASON FOR THE BETTER NUMBERS: THE WEATHER, WHICH COOPERATED IN A WAY THAT BROUGHT A LOT…… MORE
