THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT IS GETTING EVEN MORE INTERNATIONAL. MAYOR TIM KELLER AND VOLARIS AIRLINES HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT, STARTING IN JUNE, THERE WILL BE TWICE WEEKLY SERVICE BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO. IN NOVEMBER, FLIGHTS BEGAN FROM ALBUQUERQUE TO GUADALAJARA ON VOLARIS. THE MAYORS OFFICE SAYS THE SUNPORT HAS SEEN CONTINUED GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS, WITH…… MORE
WE’VE HEARD THIS BEFORE…BUT RICHARD BRANSON SAYS HE PLANS TO TRAVEL INTO SPACE LATER THIS YEAR ON HIS OWN VIRGIN GALACTIC SPACESHIP. IN FACT, ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, BRANSON SAYS HE WANTS TO GO UP ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST MOON LANDING. THAT WOULD BE ON JULY 20TH. BRANSON HAS SAID HE…… MORE
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER HAS SUBMITTED HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL TO THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL … AND COUNCILORS GOT THEIR FIRST LOOK AT THE PLAN LAST NIGHT AT THE COMMITTEE OF A WHOLE MEETING. THE PLAN CONTAINS FUNDING TO IMPROVE ALBUQUERQUE’S STREETS, PUBLIC SAFETY, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND DRAINAGE ISSUES. THE TOTAL COST COMES TO 127 MILLION…… MORE
STATE TAXES ARE EXPECTED TO GO UP FOR SOME NEW MEXICANS. THAT’LL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR LARGE FAMILIES WITH KIDS. THANKS TO THE FEDERAL TAX OVERHAUL, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS STATE ECONOMISTS PROJECT THERE WILL BE 55-MILLION DOLLARS IN NEW TAX REVENUE THIS YEAR. THAT’S DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR’S LAW WHICH REDUCED THE FEDERAL…… MORE
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THE MAN KILLED AT THE CHATEAU APARTMENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE NEAR OSUNA AND SAN PEDRO THIS PAST MONDAY. HE’S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CHRISTIAN REID, WHO’S A FIREFIGHTERS WITH THE SANTA FE FIRE DEPARTMENT. REID WAS KILLED DURING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT, BUT NO ARRESTS MADE SO FAR BY APD.… MORE
AUTHORITIES PUT A MAJOR DENT IN THE METHAMPHETAMINE TRAFFICKING BUSINESS IN LEA COUNTY ON THURSDAY. TEN PEOPLE FROM SEVERAL STATES ARE NOW UNDER ARREST FOLLOWING A MULTI-AGENCY INVESTIGATION INTO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN LEA COUNTY. SUSPECTS FROM HOBBS, JAL, LA LUZ AND LOVINGTON WERE CAUGHT UP IN THE OPERATION, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS FROM ARIZONA AND…… MORE
THE VOTE IS DELAYED ON A BILL AT THE LEGISLATURE TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO TRAP, POISON OR SNARE WILDLIFE ON PUBLIC LANDS. IT WAS THE HOUSE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE THAT POSTPONED THE VOTE AFTER HEARING MORE THAN TWO HOURS OF PUBLIC COMMENT … BOTH FOR AND AGAINST THE MEASURE. THE COMMITTEE…… MORE
THE FACEBOOK DATA CENTER IN LOS LUNAS IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE ITS GRAND OPENING THURSDAY. THE COMPANY INSISTS ITS 2-POINT-8 MILLION SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER OFF HIGHWAY 6 IN LOS LUNAS WILL BECOME AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR VALENCIA COUNTY, DESPITE THE FACT MANY HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF ANY DATA CENTER’S ABILITY TO SUSTAIN A LOT…… MORE
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM PULLED NEW MEXICO NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS FROM THE BORDER WITH MEXICO … AND THE MOVE GOT NATIONAL ATTENTION ON WEDNESDAY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS LUJAN GRISHAM THEN DEFENDED HER DECISION, SAYING THE AREA IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL NOT BE ‘MILITARIZED.’ SHE SAYS THE STATE WILL NOT USE THE NATIONAL GUARD…… MORE
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE STILL REELING FROM THE DEFEAT OF THEIR BOND ISSUE AND MILL LEVY. DAVID PEERCY, PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AT APS, SAYS HE TAKES PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS FAILURE. HE TELLS KOB-TV IT WAS HIS JOB TO TELL CONSTITUENTS THE POSITIVE INITIATIVES APS WOULD HAVE PUT IN PLACE HAD THE…… MORE
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