CNN’s Isa Soares looks at the numbers behind one of the world’s biggest sporting tournaments, the Rugby World Cup.… MORE
Council Could Consider Marijuana Laws
PROPOSALS TO CHANGE ALBUQUERQUE’S POT LAWS ARE BACK ON THE AGENDA FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL. THERE ARE TWO PROPOSALS EXPECTED TO BE CONSIDERED AT MONDAY NIGHT’S MEETING. ONE WOULD DIRECT ABQ POLICE TO MAKE MARIJUANA POSSESSION A LOW PRIORITY CRIME. THE OTHER WOULD REDUCE THE PENALTY FOR POSSESSING POT TO A 25…… MORE
Wrong-Way Driver Identified
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE AN IDENTITY ON THE DRIVER WHO CAUSED A DEADLY WRONG-WAY CRASH ON I-25 NEAR COMANCHE EARLY SUNDAY. HE’S SAID TO BE 22 YEAR OLD ANGEL ROMERO. BUT THEY DON’T KNOW IF ROMERO WAS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THE OMI WILL DETERMINE IF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL WERE INVOLVED. POLICE…… MORE
Craigslist Robbery Suspect Still at Large
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE SUSPECT IN AN ARMED ROBBERY LINKED TO A BAD CRAIGSLIST SALE … THAT LATER LED TO A NORTHEAST HEIGHTS HOME BEING DAMAGED. THE MAN WHO RAN THE CRAIGSLIST AD MET WITH A BUYER AROUND 1:00 AM SUNDAY TO SELL A CADILLAC. BUT POLICE SAY…… MORE
Competency Hearing for Varela-Casaus Scheduled
A COMPETENCY HEARING WILL BE HELD IN NOVEMBER FOR SYNTHIA VARELA-CASAUS, ACCUSED OF KICKING HER 9-YEAR OLD SON OMAREE TO DEATH IN DECEMBER OF 2013. THAT WAS THE RULING LAST FRIDAY FROM A JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE. VARELA-CASAUS ALLEGEDLY KICKED OMAREE TO DEATH IN DECEMBER OF 2013. THE BOY’S STEPFATHER, STEPHEN CASAUS,…… MORE
Pot Plants inside Placitas Home Invaded
MORE INFORMATION IS RELEASED ON AN INCIDENT IN PLACITAS LAST WEDNESDAY IN WHICH A SUSPECTED INTRUDER WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY THE HOMEOWNER. THE SANDOVAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THERE WAS AN ILLEGAL MARIJUANA OPERATION INSIDE THE HOME, AND MORE THAN 200 MARIJUANA PLANTS WERE SEIZED. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 31…… MORE
Major Money Coming to UNM Institute
SOME MAJOR FUNDING COMING TO AN EXPANDED EFFORT TO ADDRESS STROKES AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. THE GRANT WILL BE USED TO ESTABLISH A NEW CENTER FOR BRAIN RECOVERY AND REPAIR. THE NEARLY 12-MILLION DOLLAR, FIVE YEAR GRANT IS FOR THE BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INSTITUTE AT UNM.…… MORE
Job Creation Continues in NM
ANOTHER SLIGHT INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT IN NEW MEXICO. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE ADDED 3-THOUSAND JOBS IN AUGUST, COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF POINT-FOUR PERCENT. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS NEW MEXICO HAS NOW SEEN JOB INCREASES FOR 36 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. FIVE INDUSTRIES ADDED…… MORE
Let Your Home Add to Your Income
PAUL WILSON WITH THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS ONE WAY YOU CAN USE YOUR HOME TO PAY INTO YOUR INCOME BY TURNING YOUR HOME INTO A RENTAL PROPERTY. HE SAYS YOU CAN ALSO PAY INTO YOUR RETIREMENT IF YOU BUY ONE HOUSE A YEAR ON A 15 YEAR MORTGAGE…… MORE
Water Authority Encouraging Rainwater Harvesting
THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY IS PROMOTING RAINWATER HARVESTING. IT’S INSTALLED HARVESTING SYSTEMS AT TWO BUSINESSES AND SEVEN HOMES TO ILLUSTRATE THE BENEFITS OF CATCHING RAINWATER IN BARRELS OR OTHER CONTAINERS. YVETTE TOVAR IS WITH THE NEW MEXICO WATER COLLABORATIVE. SHE SAYS THE INSTALLATIONS SHOW THE VARIOUS COST LEVELS. TOVAR…… MORE
