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
Fonda NM Ranch Sold
JANE FONDA HAS SOLD HER RANCH IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE ASKING PRICE WAS JUST UNDER 20-MILLION DOLLARS…BUT THE BROKER ISN’T SAYING HOW MUCH THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY SOLD FOR OR WHO BOUGHT IT. FONDA PUT THE 23 HUNDRED ACRE RANCH EAST OF SANTA FE UP FOR SALE IN JUNE OF LAST…… MORE
Pets of the Week | Oct 3
It is beginning to look a bit like fall. This Saturday, October 3rd is the beginning of Balloon Fiesta and all eyes are on the sky. Everyone loves to look up and appreciate all the colors and shapes. They are so beautiful but please remember your pets can become very frightened by the sight of…… MORE
Balloon Fiesta Launches
THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA IS UNDERWAY THIS WEEKEND … WITH THE FIRST MASS ASCENSION AT 7 AM SATURDAY. SPOKESMAN TOM GARRITY TELLS 770 KKOB IT’S DIFFICULT TO SAY WHAT ATTENDANCE WILL BE LIKE THIS YEAR. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER. GARRITY SAYS THE FIESTA HAD 848-THOUSAND VISITS LAST YEAR.…… MORE
Animal Welfare Director Demoted
BARBARA BRUIN IS OUT AS DIRECTOR OF ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. THE BERRY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THAT BRUIN WILL STAY ON AS AN ADVISOR. THE CITY SAYS A NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PAUL CASTER, WILL JOIN THE DEPARTMENT IN THE COMING WEEKS AND WILL OVERSEE THE DEPARTMENT UNTIL A NEW DIRECTOR IS HIRED. …… MORE
Repeat Offender Goes to Prison
TO CALL THIS GUY A REPEAT OFFENDER IS A BIT OF AN UNDERSTATEMENT. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY 23 YEAR OLD JOSE RODRIGUEZ WENT ON AN ARMED ROBBERY SPREE IN ALBUQUERQUE DURING THE SUMMER OF 2014, AND HE’S NOW GOING TO PRISON. AFTER PLEADING GUILTY, RODRIGUEZ HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO TEN TO TWELVE YEARS BEHIND…… MORE
Feds Help Fund NM Human Trafficking Research
NEW MEXICO GETS SOME HELP FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS A ONE AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR GRANT WILL, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PROVIDE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS AND EXPAND RESEARCH. NEW MEXICO IS ONE OF 16 SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY SELECTED FOR AN ANTI-TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE…… MORE
Autumn Brings Color to NM
BALLOON FIESTA AND NEW MEXICO’S FALL COLORS TEND TO LAND ON THE SAME WEEKEND. SUCH IS THE CASE THIS YEAR. RYN HERRMANN WITH LOS ALAMOS COMMERCE AND DEVELOPMENT SAYS TREES IN THEIR AREA ARE PEAKING THIS WEEKEND … AND SHE TELLS US THEY USUALLY GET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE FOR…… MORE
Balloon Fiesta Social Media and Pictures | October 2, 2015
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ID Theft Ring Busted
STOLEN I-D’S, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, AND FORGED CHECKS ARE RECOVERED AFTER POLICE SEARCH A HOME IN SOUTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE WEDNESDAY. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE I-D THEFT RING LASTED MONTHS AND LED TO THE ARRESTS OF SIX PEOPLE WITH TWO MORE STILL WANTED. POLICE DISMANTLED AND SEIZED A CHECK MANUFACTURING OPERATION AT THE HOME. IT’S ESTIMATED THE…… MORE
