Improvements Coming to International District

INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE’S INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, THANKS TO SOME FEDERAL MONEY. THOSE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE BETTER ROADS AND SIDEWALKS…AND NEW STREET LIGHTS. CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS THERE ARE SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN THIS PART OF THE CITY: IT’S A HIGH CRIME AREA, WHERE PEOPLE WORK TWO AND THREE JOBS AND STILL STRUGGLE TO…MORE

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Property Notices Go Out This Week

BERNALILLO COUNTY TREASURER NANCY BEARCE SAYS HER OFFICE WILL BEGIN SENDING OUT PROPERTY TAX NOTICES THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST. THE DUE DATE FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE BILL IS NOVEMBER 10TH AND THOSE TAXES WILL BE DELINQUENT AFTER DECEMBER 10TH. BEARCE SAYS PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE A NUMBER OF WAYS, INCLUDING ONLINE, DROP BOXES,…MORE

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Pence in NM For Pearce and Herrell

VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE IS IN ROSWELL ON FRIDAY. HE’S IN THE STATE TO CAMPAIGN FOR STEVE PEARCE, WHO’S RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR, AND YVETTE HERRELL, WHO’S RUNNING FOR PEARCE’S FORMER CONGRESSIONAL SEAT. THE RALLY WITH PENCE IS AT 2:30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE STEWART INDUSTRIES HANGAR. PENCE IS VISITING NEW MEXICO AS LEADERS IN WASHINGTON…MORE

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Torres-Small Adjustments Made for District 2 Race

A LOT OF ADVERTISING DOLLARS ARE POURING INTO NEW MEXICO’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RACE AS WE HEAD TOWARD ELECTION DAY…WITH REPUBLICAN YVETTE HERRELL FACING OFF AGAINST DEMOCRAT XOCHITL TORRES-SMALL. UNM POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR LONNA ATKESON SAYS TORRES-SMALL HAS HAD TO MOVE TOWARD THE CENTER IN THAT CONSERVATIVE DISTRICT. SHE SAYS TORRES-SMALL IS REALLY TRYING TO…MORE

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Tijeras Homicide Investigated

THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE HOMICIDE IN TIJERAS. CHANNEL 13 REPORTS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE TOLD THEM ONE OF THE RESIDENTS STUMBLED UPON A HUMAN HEAD OFF HIGHWAY 337, ALSO KNOWN AS SOUTH 14. THE LOCATION IS BEHIND THE ROOTS FARM CAFE ACROSS FROM THE SHERIFF’S SUBSTATION. IT’S UNKNOWN IF…MORE

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Mary Hawkes Death Being Reviewed

BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ SAYS THERE WILL BE AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE 2014 SHOOTING DEATH OF 19 YEAR OLD MARY HAWKES. SHE WAS SHOT BY APD OFFICER JEREMY DEAR DURING AN ENCOUNTER. DEAR MAINTAINED THAT HE FELT THREATENED BY HAWKES. TORREZ SAYS THE NEW MEXICO DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S ASSOCIATION HAS AGREED TO REVIEW…MORE

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Roundup in Albuquerque

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONDUCTED A WARRANT ROUNDUP THURSDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES SAYS THERE ARE TWO MAIN TARGETS: AUTO THEFT AND VIOLENT OFFENDERS. GONZALES SAYS DEPUTIES, WITH THE HELP OF APD AND STATE POLICE, FOCUSED ON THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND NOB HILL AREAS. THEY MADE 114 TRAFFIC STOPS … ISSUED…MORE

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Suspect Now Arrested in West Side Shooting

A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY FOR ALLEGEDLY SHOOTING A MAN NEAR COORS AND MONTANO wEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE VICTIM IS HOSPITALIZED IN CRITICAL CONDITION. POLICE WERE SENT TO THE SCENE SHORTLY AFTER 11PM. APD SAYS TWO MEN WERE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE VEHICLES WHEN THEY BEGAN ARGUING…AND THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS JACOB BILIZER, SHOT THE OTHER MAN…MORE

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Motion Denied for Shooting Suspect

THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE WANTED 19 YEAR OLD D’ANDRE FORTUNE DETAINED FOR HIS ROLE IN THE SHOOTING OF ENRIQUE GONZALES IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST MONTH. BUT THAT MOTION HAS BEEN DENIED BY DISTRICT JUDGE BRIANA ZAMORA. FORTUNE FACES AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON AND OTHER CHARGES IN THE GONZALES SHOOTING. AN 18 YEAR OLD,…MORE

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