BERNALILLO COUNTY IS EXPANDING ITS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM. KATRINA HOTRUM, DIRECTOR OF THE COUNTY’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SAYS HOMES ARE BEING FOUND FOR 55 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. SHE SAYS THEY ASSIST THE HOMELESS IN FINDING A HOME OR APARTMENT, THEN ASSIST IN CONNECTING THEM WITH SERVICES AND…… MORE
Endangered Species Week at the BioPark
THIS IS ENDANGERED SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK. SHERI VOGEL IS THE EDUCATION CURATOR FOR THE BIOPARK. SHE TELLS US THE BIOPARK HOUSES SEVERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES. SHE SAYS THEIR SNOW LEOPARDS HAVE JUST HAD 10 LITTERS. VOGEL SAYS THEY’RE SPOTLIGHTING SEVERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES THIS WEEK. ON WEDNESDAY IT’S THE…… MORE
Four Cuffed in Albuquerque Auto Burglaries
FOUR PEOPLE ARE UNDER ARREST AFTER WHAT APD SAYS WAS A RASH OF AUTO BURGLARIES AND I-D THEFTS IN THE FOOTHILLS AREA. POLICE SAY THE FOUR … IDENTIFIED AS JUDY MORA, MARIO MAESTAS, CHRISTOPHER PARSONS AND CHAD PARSON … WOULD ALLEGEDLY CHECK 30 TO 40 VEHICLES A NIGHT, LOOKING FOR EASY ACCESS. …… MORE
Cause of Apartment Complex Fire Unknown
AN APARTMENT COMPLEX FIRE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT IN ALBUQUERQUE. CITY FIRE CREWS WERE SENT TO THE 400 BLOCK OF LOUISIANA NEAR ZUNI AROUND 11:30 SUNDAY NIGHT AND FOUND SMOKE SHOWING FROM THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE TWO-STORY, FLAT ROOF STRUCTURE. THIRTEEN UNITS RESPONDED TO THE CALL AND HAD THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL WITHIN…… MORE
Albuquerque Council Takes on Budget Bill
A BILL TO BALANCE ALBUQUERQUE’S CITY BUDGET ON THE AGENDA MONDAY NIGHT AT THE CITY COUNCIL. NEWS 13 REPORTS MAYOR R-J BERRY SAID HE’S NOW WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON THE BUDGET AFTER SPLITTING WITH COUNCILORS ON HOW TO HANDLE IT. SEVERAL CITY COUNCILORS AMENDED BERRY’S BUDGET PLAN TO INCLUDE ANOTHER 10-MILLION…… MORE
Santa Fe Smoking Ban Begins Soon
LIGHTING UP ON THE SANTA FE PLAZA WILL NOW GET YOU INTO TROUBLE. THE SANTA FE CITY COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO BAN SMOKING ON THE PLAZA YEAR-ROUND. THE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE BAN APPLIES ONLY TO THE PLAZA PARK, DEFINED AS THE LAND WITHIN THE SURROUNDING SIDEWALKS, BUT NOT THE STREETS. …… MORE
APS Graduations Begin
IT’S CAPS AND GOWNS THIS WEEK FOR ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT SENIORS. GRADUATION CEREMONIES BEGIN MONDAY, MAY 15TH, WITH ALBUQUERQUE HIGH TAKING THE STAGE AT 2:30, FOLLOWED BY RIO GRANDE AT 6:30. THE GRADUATIONS COME TO AN END ON SATURDAY, WITH DEL NORTE HIGH AT 6:30PM. ALL THE CEREMONIES ARE BEING…… MORE
Safe Hiking Tips for New Mexico
WITH THE WARMER WEATHER COMES MORE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES…JUST MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING. FOR MANY NEW MEXICANS, HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS IS THE THING TO DO. TREVOR MAYSCHAK WITH THE UNM MOUNTAIN MEDICINE CENTER SAYS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS HAVE A PLAN. KNOW WHEN AND WHERE…… MORE
New Recharge Station Between Albuquerque and Santa Fe
IF YOU DRIVE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS RUN OUT OF POWER ALONG THE ROAD. NOW, ANYONE DRIVING AN E-V ALONG I-25 BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE CAN REST EASY. AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT THE SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO. MEAGHAN CAVANAUGH…… MORE
Duke City’s Most Congested Streets
WHAT ARE THE MOST CONGESTED ROADS IN ALBUQUERQUE? A NEW REPORT FROM THE MID REGION COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS SAYS IT’S ALAMEDA … NOT CENTRAL AVENUE WITH IT’S A-R-T CONSTRUCTION, OR MONTGOMERY AS MANY RESIDENTS BELIEVE. THE REPORT WAS DONE IN 2014. IT SAYS ALAMEDA IS NEARLY 20 PERCENT MORE CONGESTED THAN…… MORE
