ODDS ARE YOU’VE HEARD THAT THE SANTA ANA STAR CASINO NEAR THE TOWN OF BERNALILLO IS OPENING ITS SPORTS BOOK ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST IN THE STATE, BUT OTHER CASINOS ARE LIKELY TO FOLLOW SUIT. MICHAEL CARLYLE WITH OUR SPORTS STATION, 610 THE SPORTS ANIMAL, TELLS US THIS NEW WAY TO BET…… MORE
Keeping Up With Albuquerque
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AROUND THE STATE ARE INCREASING INCENTIVES TO ATTRACT OFFICERS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS NOW THAT ALBUQUERQUE’S POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS INCREASED COMPENSATION. THE CITY OF RIO RANCHO HAS NOW CHANGED ONE OF IT’S POLICIES REGARDING LATERAL OFFICERS, THOSE WITH PREVIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE. CAPTAIN RON VIGIL SAYS STARTING NOW, NEW LATERAL HIRES WILL GET…… MORE
Waiting for E-Scooters
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WANTS TO ADD ELECTRIC SCOOTERS TO ITS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION … BUT IT’LL TAKE SOME TIME. CITY OFFICIALS ARE NOW DEVELOPING REGULATIONS FOR SHARED SCOOTER COMPANIES AFTER HEARING ABOUT AN INCREASE IN HOSPITAL VISITS IN OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY THAT ALSO ADDED THE SCOOTERS. KOB-TV LOOKED INTO IT AND DISCOVERED A…… MORE
Council Backs TaskUs Downtown
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT DECLARED ALBUQUERQUE’S INTENT TO ISSUE SIX-MILLION DOLLARS IN INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS TO SUPPORT TASKUS MOVING TO DOWNTOWN. EXPANDING TASKUS WILL ADD ANOTHER 700 JOBS TO ALBUQUERQUE’S ECONOMY AND THE IRB PACKAGE WILL FUNCTION AS A PROPERTY TAX BREAK. COUNCILORS PREVIOUSLY DID APPROVE AN INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR THE COMPANY .…… MORE
Alamogordo Officer-Involved Shooting Updated
A FATAL OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. IT HAPPENED SUNDAY AT AN RV PARK IN ALAMOGORDO. STATE POLICE WERE ASSISTING OFFICERS IN ARRESTING AN ARMED AND BARRICADED SUSPECT WHO HAD SHOT OUT A WINDOW OF HIS MOBILE HOME. AUTHORITIES SAY 55 YEAR OLD GREGORY TILLY CAME OUT OF HIS HOME CARRYING A GUN…… MORE
More Violence in NM Prisons
NEW MEXICO PRISONS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY VIOLENT. THAT ACCORDING TO A LEGISLATIVE PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE STATE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN SAYS THE REPORT FROM THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE SHOWS STAFFING SHORTAGES AND OVERCROWDING ARE LEAVING LESS OPPORTUNITY FOR DRUG TREATMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. COMBINED WITH PRISON GANGS AND ILLEGAL DRUGS, THAT’S…… MORE
Monica Youngblood Goes to Jail
IT WAS JUST ONE DAY, BUT STATE REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD SERVED HER ONE DAY IN JAIL MONDAY FOR A DRUNK DRIVING CONVICTION. SHE WAS BOOKED INTO THE METRO DETENTION CENTER AROUND 10 MONDAY MORNING. YOUNGBLOOD WAS CONVICTED OF DRIVING DRUNK FOLLOWING A STOP AT A SOBRIETY CHECK POINT BACK IN MAY. SHE HAD UNTIL THIS…… MORE
Snow Hits A Few NM Slopes
THE FOLKS WHO OPERATE NEW MEXICO SKI RESORTS ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE ONSET OF WINTRY WEATHER. BEN ABRUZZO, THE AREA MANAGER AT SKI SANTA FE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THEY’VE GOTTEN SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. HE SAYS SEVEN INCHES IS A GOOD AMOUNT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. HE CALLS IT…… MORE
So Long, Sears
THE SEARS STORE AT ALBUQUERQUE’S CORONADO MALL IS CLOSING. IT’S ONE OF 142 STORES NATIONWIDE THAT THE COMPANY IS SHUTTING DOWN AS PART OF ITS CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY. A COURT FILING SHOWS LIQUIDATION SALES ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. SEARS HAS JUST UNDER 700 STORES REMAINING, INCLUDING K-MART LOCATIONS. IT WAS…… MORE
Council Delays Netflix Discussion
A FOUR AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE FOR NETFLIX WAS TO GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT, BUT COUNCILORS DECIDED TO HOLD DISCUSSION ON THIS ON THURSDAY. IT’S PART OF THE PLAN THAT HAS NETFLIX PURCHASING ALBUQUERQUE STUDIOS AND MAKING IT A PRODUCTION HUB. SO WHAT HAPPENS TO PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AT ALBUQUERQUE…… MORE
