EVERY YEAR AROUND THIS TIME BUSINESS PICKS UP AT ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SHELTERS. DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR BARBARA BRUIN TELLS US IT’S BECAUSE DOGS TEND TO RUN AWAY AFTER BEING FRIGHTENED BY FIREWORKS. BRUIN SAYS IT’S BEST TO KEEP YOUR PETS INSIDE IN A COOL, QUIET ROOM WITH TOYS TO DISTRACT THEM.… MORE
NEW LAW FOR WINERIES, BREWERS
NEW MEXICO’S WINE INDUSTRY AND EXPANDING MICRO-BREWERY INDUSTRY CAN NOW TEAM UP. A CHANGE IN STATE LAW THAT TOOK EFFECT ON JULY FIRST LETS NEW MEXICO WINERIES SELL BEER, AND BREWERIES SELL NEW MEXICO WINE. WINE MAKER MARK MATHESON OF RIO RANCHO SAYS IT WILL GIVE BOTH SIDES OF THE INDUSTRY A GREAT WAY TO…… MORE
MORE CONCERNS ABOUT FLASH FLOODING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE, THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE THREAT WILL BE PARTICULARLY HIGH IN BURN SCAR AREAS. THE WEATHER SERVICE SAYS A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE, ALONG WITH AFTERNOON HEATING, COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.… MORE
LAWSUIT SETTLED FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
AN EXCESSIVE FORCE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT ENDS WITH THE CITY PAYING OUT HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS JERRY RODRIGUEZ AND ELAINE ROMERO SUED THE CITY OVER AN INCIDENT IN DECEMBER OF 2010. THE LAWSUIT SAYS POLICE POINTED GUNS AT THE COUPLE, AND TACKLED RODRIGUEZ TO THE GROUND AS OFFICERS SEARCHED FOR…… MORE
Pets of the Week | July 4
The Adorable Adoptable Feature will be on Friday the 3rd of July rather than the usual Saturday morning. Some people are lucky enough to have Friday the 3rd off and long weekends are a great time to bring a new pet home using that extra time to house train and help your new companion acclimate.…… MORE
ONE DEAD IN MOTEL SIX SHOOTING
TUESDAY NIGHT’S DEADLY INCIDENT AT THE MOTEL SIX AT ILIFF AND COORS WAS THE RESULT OF AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. ACCORDING TO A CALLER TO 770 KKOB, THE SHOOTING INVOLVED FORMER CNN REPORTER CHUCK DE CARO AND HIS WIFE, FORMER CNN ANCHOR LYNNE RUSSELL. THE CALLER, PAT CLAWSON, TELLS US RUSSELL TOLD HIM THE ROBBER BROKE…… MORE
Another Murder in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CAN’T CATCH A BREAK. AFTER A MONTH OF NUMEROUS HOMICIDES IN THE CITY, THEY’RE AGAIN INVESTIGATING A MURDER, THIS TIME A DOUBLE SHOOTING AT A MOTEL 6 ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE AT ILIFF AND COORS. THEY WERE SENT THERE AROUND 11:30 TUESDAY NIGHT AND FOUND ONE MAN DEAD IN THE PARKING LOT.…… MORE
Pojoaque’s Gaming Compact Expires
THE GAMING COMPACT BETWEEN NEW MEXICO AND POJOAQUE PUEBLO IS NOW EXPIRED. IT ENDED TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH. BUT GAMBLING WILL CONTINUE AT THE TRIBE’S CASINOS. POJOAQUE PUEBLO RUNS CITIES OF GOLD CASINO AND BUFFALO THUNDER. IT ALSO OPERATES SLOT MACHINES IN SPORTS BARS, GAS STATIONS, AND A HOTEL. DESPITE THE EXPIRATION OF THE TRIBE’S COMPACT…… MORE
Another Good Reason to Conserve Water
WATER RATES GO UP ON JULY 1ST IN ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS IT’S THE 2ND OF THREE RATE HIKES. THIS ONE IS A 5 PERCENT INCREASE … BUT MORRIS TELLS US THAT’S FOR HOW MUCH MORE REVENUE THEY’LL TAKE IN … NOT NECESSARILY HOW MUCH YOUR MONTHLY…… MORE
Chaco Canyon Said to be Safe from Gas Rigs
YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GAS RIGS POPPING UP WITHIN HISTORIC CHACO CANYON IN NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. THAT FROM NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SPOKESMAN WALLY DRANGMEISTER, ON WORD THAT THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT IS BEING ASKED BY VARIOUS GROUPS TO PROTECT THE AREA FROM DEVELOPMENT. DRANGMEISTER SAYS THERE’S NOT ONLY NO DESIRE TO…… MORE
