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
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
Another Tasmanian Devil for the Biopark
THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK HAS A NEW RESIDENT. IT’S A 2-AND-A-HALF YEAR OLD TASMANIAN DEVIL NAMED MIA. SHE ARRIVED LAST FRIDAY AND IS STILL IN QUARANTINE BUT SHOULD BE RELEASED TO JOIN THREE OTHER TASMANIAN DEVILS AT THE ZOO IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. MIA COMES TO ALBUQUERQUE FROM AUSTRALIA … MAKING…… MORE
New Bernalillo County Manager Ready to Take Over
JULIE MORGAS BACA WILL OFFICIALLY TAKE OVER AS BERNALILLO COUNTY MANAGER ON SATURDAY. THE COUNTY COMMISSION ON TUESDAY APPROVED A THREE YEAR CONTRACT FOR BACA AT A STARTING SALARY OF 175 THOUSAND DOLLARS. BACA REPLACES TOM ZDUNEK WHO’S RETIRING. BACA WILL BE THE FIRST FEMALE BERNALILLO COUNTY MANAGER IS MORE THAN…… MORE
NM Rallies for Planned Parenthood
AS THE HEAD OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD PREPARES TO APPEAR BEFORE A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING TUESDAY … RALLIES ARE PLANNED IN SUPPORT OF THE GROUP IN SEVERAL NEW MEXICO CITIES. CONGRESS IS CONSIDERING PULLING PLANNED PARENTHOOD’S FEDERAL FUNDING AFTER VIDEOS SURFACED SHOWING THE GROUP’S OFFICIALS DISCUSSING RESEARCH USING TISSUE FROM ABORTED FETUSES. DEMONSTRATORS…… MORE
Las Conchas Trial Underway
JURY SELECTION GOT UNDERWAY MONDAY IN BERNALILLO IN A CIVIL CASE RESULTING FROM THE MASSIVE LAS CONCHAS FIRE IN 2011. THE CASE CENTERS ON WHETHER TWO UTILITY COMPANIES SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE WILDFIRE THAT BURNED MORE THAN 150-THOUSAND ACRES AND DESTROYED DOZENS OF HOMES. THE FIRE STARTED WHEN A…… MORE
Report Says NM Losing Population
THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SERVICE RELEASES ITS SEPTEMBER STATE ECONOMIC SUMMARY. IT SAYS THE NEW MONEY PROJECTED FOR THE 2017 FISCAL YEAR ISN’T A SURE THING DUE TO THE DROP IN OIL PRICES. IT SAYS REVENUE PROJECTIONS ARE BASED ON OIL BEING ABOUT 20 DOLLARS A BARREL MORE THAN IT IS NOW.…… MORE
DWI Suspect Slams into Historic Building
AN HISTORIC BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN SANTA FE HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY AN ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER. POLICE TELL THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN THAT A TRUCK DRIVEN BY JESUS BENCOMO-ZUBIATE CRASHED INTO THE SUPPORT PILLARS IN FRONT OF THE PRINCE PATIO COMPOUND ON EAST PALACE AVENUE AROUND 2 AM SATURDAY. THE COMPOUND…… MORE
Decision On Mexican Grays Due
THE STATE GAME COMMISSION WILL DECIDE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, WHETHER TO ALLOW THE RELEASE OF MORE MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES INTO THE WILD IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. MARY KATHERINE RAY IS WITH THE RIO GRANDE CHAPTER OF THE SIERRA CLUB, WHICH FAVORS RELEASING MORE WOLVES. SHE SAYS THE PURPOSE OF THE…… MORE
Time to Fine-Tune Your High-Tech Resume
RURAL SOURCING INCORPORATED IS AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES COMPANY WITH PLANS TO HIRE 125 PEOPLE IN ALBUQUERQUE BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY. THE COMPANY HAS YET TO DECIDE ON A LOCATION FOR IT’S ALBUQUERQUE FACILITY. AS FOR EMPLOYEES, THEY’LL BE LOOKING FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, PROJECT MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTING.…… MORE
