It was a wonderful weekend start for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Check out what people had to post below. If you’ve taken an amazing photo, make sure to enter our Picture Fiesta Contest.… MORE
Lobo Central Weekly | Oct 5
Recaps of the Lobos rivalry win over New Mexico State can be found here, here, here, and here. Lobo Hoops started practice last week. Here is an interesting article in the Journal interviewing several coaches on both sided of the UNM-NMSU rivalry. … MORE
Low Turnout Expected at Duke City Polls
ALBUQUERQUE’S CITY CLERK EXPECTS A 12 PERCENT VOTER TURNOUT FOR TUESDAY’S ELECTION. BUT NATALIE HOWARD SAYS SHE HOPES TO GET A BETTER SHOW OF VOTERS THAN THAT. HOWARD TELLS US VOTERS COME OUT IN DROVES WHEN THEY’RE INTERESTED IN ISSUES ON THE BALLOT. SHE SAYS IF PEOPLE ARE INFORMED ABOUT WHAT’S ON THE…… MORE
Huge Hail Hits ‘Cruces
A LOT OF DAMAGE IN LAS CRUCES FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON’S HAIL STORM. WINDSHIELDS WERE SHATTERED, VEHICLES DENTED, SKYLIGHTS BROKEN AND SOME RESIDENTS EVEN SUFFERED BRUISES, THANKS TO HAIL BIG AS GOLF BALLS. THOSE WITH MAJOR DAMAGE ARE BEING TOLD TO REPORT THEIR CLAIMS AS SOON AS THEY CAN. THEY’RE BEING TOLD…… MORE
Rainbow Ryders Back at the Fiesta
ALBUQUERQUE’S BIGGEST ANNUAL EVENT IS UNDERWAY. THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA’S FIRST MASS ASCENSION WAS SUCCESSFUL SATURDAY MORNING … AND THE SECOND WAS ALSO A SUCCESS ON SUNDAY MORNING. ONCE AGAIN, RAINBOW RYDERS HAS A MAJOR PRESENCE AT THE FIESTA. PRESIDENT SCOTT APPELMAN TELLS 770 KKOB THEY’RE PROVIDING HOT AIR BALLOON…… MORE
Campaign to Feed Hungry Seniors
THE ISSUE OF SENIOR CITIZENS GOING HUNGRY IS ONLY GOING TO BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM AS WE ALL AGE. SURVEYS SUGGEST THAT ONE IN SEVEN SENIORS FACE HUNGER ON A DAILY, WEEKLY OR MONTHLY BASIS. THAT’S PROMPTED SEVERAL LOCAL BUSINESSES AND AGENCIES TO TEAM UP TO HELP OUT. SHERYL INGLAT…… MORE
Added Charges for Dianna Duran
MORE TROUBLE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE DIANNA DURAN. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAS FILED A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST DURAN, ACCUSING HER OF I-D THEFT. THE COMPLAINT SAYS DURAN LISTED A FORMER STATE LAWMAKER AS TREASURER OF HER 2010 CAMPAIGN WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE. DURAN ALREADY FACES MORE THAN 60 COUNTS OF FRAUD…… MORE
NM’s New Powerball Rules In Place
NEW POWERBALL RULES ARE NOW IN PLACE IN NEW MEXICO. THEY WERE STARTED SUNDAY BY THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY COMMISSION. AND THEY CUT YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING THE POWERBALL IN HALF. THE ODDS HAVE MOVED FROM ONE IN 175 MILLION TO 1 IN 292 MILLION TO WIN THE JACKPOT. BUT THE…… MORE
What’s Wrong with Albuquerque’s Trees
MANY TREES IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE NOT IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. THAT FROM CITY FORESTER JORAN VIERS WHO TELLS 770 KKOB THERE ARE TWO MAIN PROBLEMS … LACK OF WATER AND PLANTING TREES WHERE THERE ISN’T ADEQUATE SPACE FOR THEM. VIERS SAYS IT’S UNCLEAR HOW MANY TREES THERE ARE IN ALBUQUERQUE ……… MORE
Crime Drops in NM in 2014
VIOLENT CRIME IN NEW MEXICO WENT DOWN LAST YEAR…BUT IT WAS STILL WELL ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. THAT ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, CITING FBI STATISTICS. ESPANOLA HAD THE HIGHEST CRIME RATE…MOSTLY DUE TO A HIGH NUMBER OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS. GALLUP WAS NUMBER TWO. AND DESPITE AN INCREASE IN CRIME HERE,…… MORE
