THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO’S POSITIVE HOUSING MARKET TRENDS CONTINUE. THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS REPORTS AN UPWARD TREND IN HOME SALES FOR THE 12TH CONSECUTIVE MONTH NOW … BREAKING THE RECORD FOR THE NUMBER SOLD IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. THE MARKET AGAIN SAW SALES INCREASE IN SEPTEMBER BY JUST OVER 26…… MORE
APD Looking for Man Who May Not Be Missing
IS EDUARDO RAMIREZ-LLAMAS REALLY MISSING, OR DID HE FAKE HIS DISAPPEARANCE? THAT’S WHAT ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. APD SAYS THE 22 YEAR OLD WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL HOME INVASION ON GIBSON SOUTHEAST LAST MONTH. HE WAS BOOKED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES, BUT THEN VANISHED. POLICE AREN’T SURE IF…… MORE
“Manhattan” Series Shot in NM Returns
THE SECOND SEASON OF THE TV SERIES ABOUT THE SECRET BOMB BUILDING PROJECT AT LOS ALAMOS STARTED TUESDAY NIGHT ON WGN-AMERICA. BUT JUST HOW ACCURATE IS “MANHATTAN”? HEATHER MCCLENAHAN, DIRECTOR OF THE LOS ALAMOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SAYS WHILE MUCH OF SEASON ONE WAS HISTORICALLY ACCURATE…THE PORTRAYAL OF PROJECT LEADER ROBERT OPPENHEIMER…… MORE
Former APS Administrator’s Trial Underway
OPENING ARGUMENTS IN FORMER ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT JASON MARTINEZ’S TRIAL SHOULD START SOON. JURY SELECTION IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP IN DENVER, WHERE MARTINEZ IS CHARGED WITH HALF-A-DOZEN COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD. KOB TV REPORTS MARTINEZ IS OUT ON BOND … BUT WITH A MONITORING DEVICE.…… MORE
Asians Gain Numbers in NM
ASIANS ARE NOW THE FASTEST GROWING POPULATION GROUP IN NEW MEXICO … AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY . THE PEW RESEARCH GROUP SAYS THERE WILL BE MORE ASIANS THAN LATINOS IN THE U-S BY 2065. AND KOB TV REPORTS THAT FROM THE YEAR 2000 TO 2010, NEW MEXICO’S ASIAN POPULATION INCREASE BY…… MORE
Moves Made to Censure Council President
AN ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR WANTS TO CENSURE COUNCIL PRESIDENT REY GARDUNO OVER LAST WEEK’S PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING “INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY.” COUNCILOR DAN LEWIS SAYS GARDUNO SHOULD HAVE INTRODUCED A RESOLUTION THAT THE COUNCIL COULD DISCUSS FURTHER. LEWIS ALSO SAYS GARDUNO ATTACKED COUNCILORS WHO OPPOSED THE PROCLAMATION, CALLING THEM COWARDS.… MORE
Councilor Says New Holiday Proclamation is Weak
A POTENTIAL STEP THAT COULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL’S PROCLAMATION MAKING COLUMBUS DAY ALSO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY IS MAKING IT A RESOLUTION. THE PROCLAMATION FROM COUNCILOR REY GARDUNO LAST WEEK TO HONOR THE CONTRIBUTION OF NATIVE AMERICANS WAS SIGNED BY SIX OF THE NINE COUNCILORS. COUNCILOR TRUDY…… MORE
Public Input Wanted on Restaurant Rule Changes
IF YOU RUN A RESTAURANT OR MOBILE FOOD TRUCK, THEN SOME PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE RULES WILL AFFECT YOU. THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT IS NOW TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE RULES. SOME RULE CHANGES WOULD, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REQUIRE ANY SERVER OR FOOD HANDLER TO OBTAIN A FOOD HANDLER’S CARD.…… MORE
NM Tops for Burglaries
NO STATE IN THE NATION HAD A HIGHER BURGLARY RATE THAN NEW MEXICO LAST YEAR. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE LATEST FIGURES FROM THE FBI. BUT HERE IN ABQ, BURGLARIES WERE DOWN 16 PERCENT. APD’S CELINA ESPINOZA TELLS 770 KKOB BURGLARIES AND OTHER PROPERTY CRIMES ARE OFTEN TIED TO DRUGS. ESPINOZA SAYS…… MORE
A Two-Holiday Monday for Albuquerque
TWO HOLIDAYS BEING CELEBRATED IN ALBUQUERQUE MONDAY … COLUMBUS DAY … AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL LAST WEEK APPROVED THE OBSERVANCE TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF NATIVE AMERICANS. NATIVE AMERICANS IN NEW MEXICO HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS A LONG TIME AND SAY ITS NOT JUST ABOUT THEIR…… MORE
