THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR A HOT AIR BALLOONIST … BUT NOT JUST ANY BALLOONIST. APD HAS RECOVERED WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE SOME STOLEN PROPANE TANKS AND BURNERS, AND NOW THE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO FIND THE OWNER. THE EQUIPMENT WAS FOUND IN A STOLEN TRAILER THAT WAS LOCATED…… MORE
NM Scores With Tourists
SOME RECORD-SETTING NUMBERS WHEN IT COMES TO TOURISM IN NEW MEXICO. A REPORT ON THE INDUSTRY RELEASED TUESDAY SHOWS TOURISM IN 2014 GENERATED THE LARGEST ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE STATE’S HISTORY, PUTTING 6-POINT-1 BILLION DOLLARS INTO THE ECONOMY AND SUPPORTING NEARLY 89-THOUSAND JOBS. THE REPORT SAYS TOURISM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE-IN-TWELVE…… MORE
County Giving Out Free Smoke Alarms
IF YOU DON’T HAVE A WORKING SMOKE ALARM IN YOUR HOME, YOU CAN NOW GET ONE FOR FREE. MELISSA ROMERO WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY’RE TEAMING UP WITH BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE AND THE NEW MEXICO RED CROSS TO MAKE SMOKE ALARMS AVAILABLE TO HOMEOWNERS. ROMERO SAYS THE THEME THIS…… MORE
Balloon Fiesta Social Media and Pictures | October 5
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
