Second Motel to Be Renovated

ANOTHER OLD ALBUQUERQUE MOTEL IS ABOUT TO GET RENOVATED COMPLETELY. THE SAME DEVELOPER WHO RE-DID THE EL VADO ON CENTRAL AVENUE IS NOW READY TO FIX UP THE MONTEREY MOTEL NEXT TO THE EL VADO. THE MONTEREY WAS BUILT BACK IN 1937. NOW, CHAD RENNAKER WITH PALINDROME COMMUNITIES SAY THEY’RE WORKING TO GET THE MONTEREY…MORE

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911 Calls Increase in Albuquerque

CALLS TO 9-1-1 MAKE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE THE BUSIEST DEPARTMENT FOR A CITY THIS SIZE. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A-F-R CHIEF PAUL DOW. HE SAYS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THEY’RE SO BUSY IS THE LARGE NUMBER OF 9-1-1 CALLS THEY GET. DOW SAYS SOMETIMES THOSE CALLS SIMPLY DON’T NEED TO BE MADE. THE LARGEST NUMBER…MORE

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Problems with E-Scooters in Albuquerque

PROBLEMS WITH E-SCOOTERS IN ALBUQUERQUE. RIDING E-SCOOTERS IS A GREAT WAY TO TRAVEL IN THE CITY, BUT SOME RESIDENTS ARE STEALING OR DAMAGING THE SCOOTERS NOW. ONE MAN REPEATEDLY SMASHED A SCOOTER WITH A ROCK BEFORE BEING ARRESTED BY ABQ POLICE. OTHER PEOPLE ARE STEALING THEM. AND ONE WOMAN, LILY ROMERO OF BELEN, DROVE ONE…MORE

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Council Approves Bill to Target Street Racing Spectators

IF YOU WATCH IT, YOU WILL PAY. THAT’S THE GIST OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVED BY THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT. THE ORDINANCE GOT A 6-TO-3 APPROVAL VOTE AND MAKES IT ILLEGAL FOR YOU OR ANY OTHER RESIDENT TO BE A SPECTATOR AT A STREET RACING EVENT. PASSAGE OF THE MEASURE IS THE CITY’S…MORE

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Money for Migrants

LAS CRUCES IS GETTING 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE STATE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS IT’S TO HELP THE CITY RECOVER FROM THE COST OF PROVIDING RELIEF SERVICES TO IMMIGRANT FAMILIES THERE. LAS CRUCES OFFICIALS LEARNED FROM GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM THAT THE FUNDING WAS APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE. IT’S A ONE-TIME GRANT FROM THE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY…MORE

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Suspect Who Beat Man With a Brick Arrested

AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WHO WAS ACCUSED OF ATTACKING ANOTHER MAN WITH A BRICK LAST WEEK HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES. TWENTY-NINE YEAR OLD ALDEN OLVERSON IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND ASSAULT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED MAY 27TH IN THE 100 BLOCK OF PRINCETON DRIVE AS THE VICTIM, 46 YEAR OLD JOSEPH TORRES,…MORE

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Crimestoppers Looking for Person of Interest

ALBUQUERQUE CRIMESTOPPERS IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN LOCATING A PERSON OF INTEREST WHO MAY BE CONNECTED TO A SUSPICIOUS DEATH. THE BODY OF RACHEL LANIER WAS FOUND IN A HOTEL ROOM AT THE ISLETA RESORT AND CASINO BACK ON MAY 25TH. POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT LANIER LEFT FARMINGTON FIVE DAYS EARLIER. SHE WAS WITH…MORE

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Mathis is Gone, But Not Forgotten

THIS MAY NOT SIT WELL WITH SOME LOBO MENS BASKETBALL FANS. ANTHONY MATHIS SENT OUT A TWEET MONDAY, ANNOUNCING HE’S LEAVING U-N-M. HE HAD BEEN GRANTED AN EXTRA YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY BY THE N-C-A-A DUE TO HIS VERY LIMITED PLAYING MINUTES DURING HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON. HE WOULD HAVE PLAYED HERE AS A GRAD STUDENT. MICHAEL…MORE

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Leave Young Animals Alone

A WORD OF CAUTION FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH AS WE HEAD INTO SUMMER. IF YOU SEE DEER OR ANTELOPE FAWNS, BEAR CUBS OR OTHER YOUNG ANIMALS…LEAVE THEM ALONE. CHANCES ARE THE YOUNG WILDLIFE ARE SIMPLY HIDING UNTIL THEIR PARENTS RETURN FROM FORAGING NEARBY. A DEPARTMENT BIOLOGIST WARNS THAT REMOVING THESE ANIMALS…MORE

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