AMTRAK HAS, FOR NOW, APPARENTLY GIVEN UP ON PLANS TO RUN BUSES ALONG A SEGMENT OF THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND DODGE CITY, KANSAS. AMTRAK C-E-O SCOT NAPARSTEK HAD THIS TO SAY AT A SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE HEARING ON WEDNESDAY. HE SAYS THEY PLAN TO RUN THE TRAIN AS IS THROUGH FISCAL 2019. THAT…… MORE
Traffic Light Added to Highway 550
IF YOU COMMUTE ALONG HIGHWAY 550 FROM RIO RANCHO DOWN TO I-25, YOU’VE SEEN THE NEW STOP LIGHTS SET UP TO ALLOW ACCESS TO NUMEROUS BUSINESSES ALONG THE ROUTE. AS OF WEDNESDAY, THOSE LIGHTS ARE OPERATIONAL. SO WILL CREWS NOW BEGIN ADDING A THIRD LANE ALONG 550 FROM CAMINO DEL PUEBLO IN BERNALILLO UP TO…… MORE
Duke City Drivers Using A-R-T Lanes Illegally
STAY OUT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT LANES. THAT’S THE WORD FROM THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TO THE DRIVERS WHO’VE BEEN ILLEGALLY USING THE LANES DESIGNATED FOR A-R-T BUSES DOWN CENTRAL. CITY BUS DRIVERS ARE CURRENTLY BEING TRAINED ON THOSE LANES TO DRIVE THE 6-FOOT LONG ELECTRIC BUSES. BUT THE TRAINER SAYS DRIVERS NOT ONLY…… MORE
Man Hit By Rail Runner Dies
A MAN IS HIT AND KILLED BY A RAIL RUNNER TRAIN IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT AROUND 7PM. THAT’S WHEN 62 YEAR OLD GERALD PAUL SMITH WAS SAID TO BE TRESPASSING NEAR INDIAN SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL ON A RESTRICTED PART OF THE TRACKS. IT’S NOT KNOWN WHY HE WAS THERE OR IF ALCOHOL WAS…… MORE
Council Delays Barbed Wire Ban
A SIGH OF RELIEF FROM ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS OWNERS FOR NOW. THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT APPROVED A TWO-YEAR MORATORIUM ON A BAN ON BARBED WIRE AND SIMILAR MATERIALS. THE RESOLUTION APPLIES TO BARBED WIRED ALREADY UP MOST BUSINESS OWNERS ARE GLAD THEY DON’T HAVE TO TAKE DOWN THEIR BARBED WIRE FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.…… MORE
Teen Pleads Guilty to Library Shooting
THE TEENAGER ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO PEOPLE AND INJURING FOUR OTHERS AT A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN CLOVIS LAST YEAR HAS AGREED TO PLEAD GUILTY TO 30 FELONY CHARGES, INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER. THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS REPORTS 17 YEAR OLD NATHANIEL JOUETT COULD BE SENTENCED TO ANYWHERE FROM PROBATION TO TWO LIFE TERMS PLUS…… MORE
GPS Working for Fiesta Balloonists
ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR, BALLOONISTS PARTICIPATING IN THE BALLOON FIESTA CAN GET A GPS MONITORING DEVICE TO HELP PROTECT THEIR EQUIPMENT FROM THEFT. THE SYSTEM IS BEING PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE. MARK TORRES IS A SPECIAL AGENT WITH THE OFFICE. HE TELLS US THE GPS UNITS ARE PLACED IN THE…… MORE
Blue Ribbons for Three NM Schools
THREE NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS ARE GETTING BLUE RIBBON AWARDS FROM THE U.S. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES AND CLOSING ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. THE SCHOOLS ARE EAST MOUNTAIN CHARTER SCHOOL IN SANDIA PARK… ANANSI CHARTER SCHOOL IN EL PRADO, OUTSIDE TAOS… AND BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY IN HOBBS. EAST MOUNTAIN CHARTER IS ONE OF ONLY EIGHT SCHOOLS STATEWIDE…… MORE
Rio Grande Trail Progresses
THERE’S STILL A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT THE RIO GRANDE TRAIL IS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE IN NEW MEXICO. IT’S HOPED THAT ONE DAY THE TRAIL WILL STRETCH ALMOST 500 MILES, FROM COLORADO ON THE NORTH TO TEXAS ON THE SOUTH. ON TUESDAY IN TAOS, GOVERNOR MARTINEZ DESIGNATED 60 MILES OF THE TRAIL WITHIN…… MORE
Ready to Vote Early?
THE ELECTION ISN’T UNTIL NOVEMBER…BUT YOU CAN ACTUALLY CAST A BALLOT IN BERNALILLO COUNTY STARTING NEXT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH. COUNTY CLERK LINDA STOVER SAYS THAT’S WHEN ABSENTEE VOTING BEGINS AT THE CLERK’S ANNEX AT 15TH AND LOMAS. THEN ON OCTOBER 20TH, ALL THE EARLY VOTING SITES OPEN UP WITH 19 SITES CITYWIDE. YOU HAVE UNTIL…… MORE
