Agency Wants to Address Female Vet Issues

     WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF NEW MEXICO WOMEN WHO’VE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES? IT’S QUESTION THAT THE STATE’S VETERANS SERVICES DEPARTMENT HOPES WOMEN VETERANS CAN HELP ANSWER. THERE’S A SURVEY AVAILABLE TO THEM WHICH COULD GIVE THE DEPARTMENT SOME DIRECTION ON WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMS MAY BE NEEDED.      SECRETARY JACK…MORE

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Carjacking Suspect Still on the Run

     ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR FOR AN ARMED CARJACKING SUSPECT LAST SEEN WEDNESDAY, IN THE AREA OF SAN PEDRO AND KARLSON, NORTH OF PASEO DEL NORTE. APD CHIEF GORDEN EDEN SAYS THE SUSPECT, WHO ISN’T BEING NAMED, HAS BEEN BUSY THE LAST WEEK OR SO. HE SAYS HE’S WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN…MORE

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Cause of Warehouse Fire Still Unknown

     THE CAUSE OF WEDNESDAY’S WAREHOUSE FIRE NEAR DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. CITY IRE CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE ABANDONED WAREHOUSE IN THE 13-HUNDRED BLOCK OF 1ST STREET NORTHWEST NORTH OF LOMAS AROUND 1PM.      THEY FOUGHT THE FIRE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE BUT WERE PULLED BACK OUT WHEN…MORE

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APD Investigates Fatal SE Area Shooting

     ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A FATAL SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED TUESDAY NIGHT AT CENTRAL AND WESTERN SKIES NEAR JUAN TABO. OFFICERS WERE SENT THERE AROUND 8 O’CLOCK. ON ARRIVAL, THEY FOUND A MAN SHOT, WHO SHOWED NO SIGNS OF LIFE AND DIED OF HIS INJURIES.      APD SAYS THE MAN SEEMED TO BE…MORE

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County Considers Crackdown on Street Racing

     THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION COULD SOON DECIDE ON A PROGRAM TO SEIZE THE VEHICLES OF THOSE CAUGHT STREET RACING OR DRAG ACING. COMMISSIONER LONNIE TALBERT SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE ANY ORDINANCE MUST PASS LEGAL MUSTER. HE SAYS THE COUNTY ATTORNEY IS REVIEWING A POSSIBLE ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE IT CONFORMS WITH…MORE

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Duke City Daycare Closed … Employee Arrested

     AN ALBUQUERQUE DAYCARE WORKER CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO VIOLENTLY SHAKING AN INFANT AND COVERING THE BABY’S FACE WITH A BLANKET IS NOW IN JAIL. IT HAPPENED AT EASTERN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE AND WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO BY A CO-WORKER.      THE INCIDENT LED TO THE THE DAYCARE WORKER ……MORE

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Champion Fighter Gets Probation for Albuquerque Crash

     JON “BONES” JONES WILL SERVE 18 MONTHS OF SUPERVISED PROBATION FOR A HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE FORMER U-F-C CHAMPION FIGHTER HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT, A FOURTH DEGREE FELONY.      IN APRIL, POLICE SAY JONES RAN A RED LIGHT AT JUAN TABO AND SOUTHERN AND SLAMMED…MORE

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Attendance Up, Revenue Down for NM State Fair

     A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR THE 2015 NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR. TOTAL ATTENDANCE CAME IN AT JUST OVER 460-THOUSAND PEOPLE. ABOUT 2-THOUSAND MORE THAN LAST YEAR. IT INCLUDES THOSE WHO PAID AND OTHERS, SUCH AS VENDORS, WHO DO NOT HAVE TO PAY. FAIR MANAGER DAN MOURNING SAYS THE NEW MIDWAY ALSO PROVED TO BE…MORE

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No Spike in Parking Lot Ripoffs … However

     YOU’LL WANT TO BE CAREFUL GOING SHOPPING IN ALBUQUERQUE … DESPITE THE FACT APD SAYS PARKING LOT ROBBERIES ARE NOT SPIKING. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OVER THE SUMMER … BUT POLICE SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER TELLS US THEY HAD 8 LAST WEEK … AND THE AVERAGE IS NINE A WEEK.      THAT SOUNDS…MORE

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NM Wolf Release Denied

     THE NUMBER OF MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES ROAMING THE FORESTS OF NEW MEXICO WON’T BE CHANGING. THE U-S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE WANTED TO RELEASE MORE OF THE ANIMALS BUT WAS DENIED A PERMIT TO DO SO ON TUESDAY BY THE STATE GAME COMMISSION.      ADVOCATES FOR THE WOLVES SAY THE RELEASE WAS…MORE

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