THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WANTS A CRIME-RIDDEN MOTEL NEAR GIBSON AND SAN PEDRO SHUT DOWN. CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS A JUDGE WILL BE ASKED TO DECLARE THE SAHARA MOTEL A PUBLIC NUISANCE. DAVIS SAYS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, APD, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT…… MORE
New AFD Programs to Reduce Non-Emergency Calls
THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS LAUNCHING A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CUT DOWN ON THE NUMBER OF NON-URGENT 9-1-1 CALLS IT RECEIVES. CAPTAIN EMILY JARAMILLO SAYS MANY TIMES CALLS COME IN FROM PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES SO THEY CALL 9-1-1. THE NEW PROGRAM HAS PARAMEDICS PROVIDE RESOURCES…… MORE
Search on for Bank Robber
HE DIDN’T TRY HARD TO HIDE HIS IDENTITY, BUT HE DID PUT SOME EFFORT INTO COVERING HIS TRACKS. THE FBI SAYS A MAN DESCRIBED AS BEING IN HIS EARLY 20S, WITH A SLIM BUILD, ROBBED THE U-S BANK AT 2015 EUBANK MONDAY AFTERNOON. POLICE HAVE A VERY GOOD IMAGE OF THE MAN CAPTURED…… MORE
Sixth Alleged Sex Trafficker Arrested
THE FINAL SUSPECT IN AN ALBUQUERQUE-BASED SEX TRAFFICKING RING HAS BEEN ARRESTED. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAY 54 YEAR OLD JOHN DOMPIERRE TURNED HIMSELF IN ON MONDAY. HE’S THE SIXTH AND FINAL SUSPECT WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEX TRAFFICKING RING. BCSO SAYS THE RING HAD OPERATED IN MULTIPLE STATES,…… MORE
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Gas Company Pitches Rate Hike
THE GAS COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO IS ASKING STATE REGULATORS TO APPROVE A 1-POINT-4 PERCENT RATE HIKE. IT LAST REQUESTED A RATE INCREASE IN 2012 … BUT SINCE THEN IT SAYS IT’S INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. IF THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION APPROVES…… MORE
Bigger Pay for Bernalillo County Workers
NON-UNION EMPLOYEES IN BERNALILLO COUNTY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THEIR PAY STUBS ON MARCH 9TH. THAT’S WHEN THEIR THREE PERCENT PAY RAISES SHOULD SHOW UP ON THEIR CHECKS. NOT ONLY ARE THOSE WORKERS DUE FOR A RAISE, THE FIRST IN FIVE YEARS, BUT THEY’LL ALSO ENJOY A ONE-THOUSAND DOLLAR ONE-TIME…… MORE
Governor Martinez Offers Ways to End School Gun Violence
NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ WAS AMONG THE GOVERNORS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP ON MONDAY TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS. TRUMP SAYS HIS RECENT CALL TO ARM CERTAIN TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS WAS NOT UNIVERSAL, AND HE’LL MEET WITH A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LAWMAKERS ON WEDNESDAY TO ALSO DISCUSS SCHOOL GUN VIOLENCE.…… MORE
One of Two Armed Robbery Suspects Sought
AN ARMED ROBBERY HAPPENED JUST BEFORE NOON MONDAY. IT TOOK PLACE AT THE TEN POINTS GENERAL STORE IN TIJERAS. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, BUT THE OFFENDER HAD FLED. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY LOCATED ON I-40 HEADING WEST TOWARD CARNUEL. IT WAS EVENTUALLY STOPPED IN THE CARNUEL AREA…… MORE
Two Bond Questions On Rio Rancho Ballot
AGING EQUIPMENT AND AGING INFRASTRUCTURE. TWO BOND QUESTIONS GOING BEFORE VOTERS IN RIO RANCHO HOPE TO ADDRESS BOTH. ONE, THE PUBLIC SAFETY BOND QUESTION, WILL PROVIDE MONEY TO REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 50 POLICE VEHICLES, MANY WITH OVER 100-THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. CITY SPOKESPERSON ANNEMARIE GARCIA SAYS THE OTHER BOND QUESTION DEALS WITH…… MORE
