Sinkhole Repairs Expected This Week

     THE ALBUQUERQUE WATER MAIN BREAK ON INDIAN SCHOOL BETWEEN SAN PEDRO AND LOUISIANA IS FIXED. THAT FROM DAVID MORRIS WITH THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY. THE SIX INCH WATER LINE BROKE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, CAUSING A SINKHOLE IN THE ROAD AND WATER OUTAGES FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS. MORRIS TELLS US THOSE OUTAGES ARE OVER.    …MORE

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Dangerous Attack on a Homeless Man

A HOMELESS MAN BECOMES THE TARGET OF SOMEONE WHO, POLICE SAY, THREW FIREWORKS AT HIM. IT HAPPENED IN ALBUQUERQUE AT QUINCY AND SILVER, NEAR SAN MATEO AND CENTRAL, IN THE EVENING OF JULY 11TH. . APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS A VEHICLE PULL UP TO THE MAN AS HE WAS SLEEPING. A FEW…MORE

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Person-of-Interest Sought in Convenience Store Shootings

     TWO PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING SHOT AT AN ALBUQUERQUE 7-11 NEAR SAN MATEO AND KATHRYN JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY MORNING. ONE OF THE VICTIMS IS AN EMPLOYEE AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE WHO APD OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS TRIED TO BREAK UP THE ARGUMENT BETWEEN THE TWO OTHER INDIVIDUALS. DURAN SAYS THE EMPLOYEE…MORE

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Duke City Businessman Killed in DWI Crash

     A PROMINENT ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESSMAN IS KILLED IN A DWI CRASH INSIDE THE GATED COMMUNITY OF TANOAN ON SUNDAY. APD SAYS HOMEBUILDER REED RUTLEDGE WAS RIDING HIS BICYCLE IN TANOAN WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A CAR THEY SAY WAS DRIVEN BY 25 YEAR OLD COULTER COOK.      COOK REFUSED A BREATHALYZER TEST…MORE

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APS Hangs Out the “Help Wanted” Sign

     WITH THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY, APS IS LOOKING TO HIRE HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS, COACHES AND LIBRARIANS. KAREN RUDYS, THE DISTRICT’S ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, SAYS THERE’S ONE PARTICULAR NEED THAT STANDS OUT. THAT’S IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITION, WHICH SHE SAYS IS A TOUGH AREA…MORE

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Repairs Continue on Uptown Sinkhole

     ALBUQUERQUE CITY CREWS ARE WORKING TO REPAIR THE SINKHOLE ON INDIAN SCHOOL BETWEEN SAN PEDRO AND LOUISIANA … AND IT SHOULD BE BACK OPEN SOMETIME THIS WEEK. THE SINKHOLE WAS CAUSED BY A WATER MAIN BREAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT SUBMERGED A WOMAN IN HER SUV. SHE MANAGED TO GET FREE OF THE VEHICLE,…MORE

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Millennials Join in Albuquerque Metro Home-buying

     STUDENT LOAN DEBT AND THE RECESSION KEPT THE MILLENNIALS FROM BECOMING HOMEBUYERS. BUT THAT’S CHANGING NATIONWIDE … AND HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. PAUL WILSON WITH THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS THE NUMBERS OF MILLENNIALS LOOKING TO BUY A HOME IS UP.      BUT WILSON TELLS US THEY’RE NOT INTERESTED IN THE…MORE

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Smoke Over Sandia Labs

     SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY IS PREPARING TO CARRY OUT TWO TESTS MONDAY THAT WILL SEND UP SMOKE THAT COULD BE VISIBLE FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. THE LAB IS BURNING LIQUID JET FUEL AT IT’S THERMAL TEST COMPLEX ON KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE.      THE EXPERIMENTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10AM AND 2PM AND…MORE

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State Posts Solar Guide Online

     BERNALILLO AND DONA ANA COUNTIES LED THE STATE LAST YEAR FOR INSTALLATION OF SOLAR SYSTEMS. BETH WOJAHN IS WITH THE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SAYS THE GROWING POPULARITY OF SUN-POWER HAS PROMPTED THE DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A GUIDE TO EXPLAIN THE MOST POPULAR WAYS TO FINANCE A SOLAR SYSTEM.    …MORE

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Rail Runner’s Future Considered on its 9th Anniversary

     SINCE IT’S INCEPTION, THE NEW MEXICO RAIL RUNNER EXPRESS TRAIN HAS HAD ITS FANS AND ITS DETRACTORS. SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS THE TRAIN IS MARKING ITS 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE ON FRIDAY, JULY 17TH.      MEYERS TELLS 770 KKOB THE RAIL RUNNER HAS ITS CRITICS WITH SOME ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS FUTURE.…MORE

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