THE INVESTIGATION INTO VIP SPA IN ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW BEING CONDUCTED BY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS. HE TOOK OVER THE INVESTIGATION WHEN IT WAS REPORTED BY THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT ANYONE WHOSE HAD THE VAMPIRE FACIAL MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO HIV OR HEPATITIS. IT’S NOT CLEAR WHAT PROMPTED THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO…… MORE
Graffiti Cleanup Has Strategy
IT’S BEEN A LONG-STANDING ISSUE FOR ALBUQUERQUE AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES. IT’S GRAFFITI. MATTHEW WHALEN IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY. HE SAYS THE BEST APPROACH IS TO ADDRESS REPORTS OF GRAFFITI QUICKLY. HE SAYS THE LONGER GRAFFITI IS LEFT UP, THE MORE IT ENCOURAGES MORE GRAFFITI. THE GOAL…… MORE
Duke City In the Middle of the Pack for Credit Card Debt
IT’S THE FOURTH LARGEST SECOND QUARTER INCREASE IN CREDIT CARD DEBT … EVER. THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF A WALLET-HUB-DOT-COM STUDY ON CREDIT CARD DEBT. AND ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ WITH WALLET-HUB SAYS ABQ IN THIS STUDY LANDS IN THE 48TH PERCENTILE. THAT’S MIDDLE OF THE PACK, WHICH IS BETTER NEWS FOR ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS. BUT GONZALEZ SAYS…… MORE
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Former NM Senator Loses Home to Fire
THE HUGE HOME OF A FORMER NEW MEXICO SENATOR IS DESTROYED BY FIRE. MANNY ARAGON’S HOME NEAR 2ND STREET AND RIO BRAVO THAT LOOKED LIKE A CASTLE IS NO MORE … BUT LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. THE FIRE BROKE OUT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HOUSE HAD TWO BEDROOMS, ENORMOUS…… MORE
Santa Fe Councilors Endorse “End of Life” Aid
THE SANTA FE CITY COUNCIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT FORMALLY ENDORSED END OF LIFE AID. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE COUNCIL VOTED 6-TO-2 AFTER A LONG AND OFTEN EMOTIONAL DISCUSSION OF PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DEATH. THE ONLY COUNCILORS VOTING AGAINST IT WERE PETER IVES AND CHRIS RIVERA. SEVEN RESIDENTS CAME FORWARD TO SPEAK OUT IN FAVOR OF…… MORE
NM Republicans Respond to Straight Party Voting
FORMER CONGRESSMAN STEVE PEARCE, WHO’S NOW RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET, SAYS HE APPLAUDS WHAT THE SUPREME COURT DID WITH THE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT STRAIGHT TICKET VOTING. PEARCE SAYS THE HIGH COURT IS PROTECTING NEW MEXICO’S ELECTORAL PROCESS. HE ALSO SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER WAS TRYING TO…… MORE
Albuquerque Mayor Announces Downtown Plan
THE KELLER ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT NOW HAS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO BATTLE CRIME DOWNTOWN. POLICE CHIEF MICHAEL GEIER SAYS THERE’S A NEW DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SAFETY DISTRICT WHICH WILL OPERATE OUT OF THE ALVARADO TRANSPORTATION CENTER AND SAYS THEY’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CLEANING UP DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. GEIER SAYS…… MORE
Bus Crash “Ups” NM Traffic Deaths
THE FATAL BUS-SEMI CRASH ON I-40 IN LATE AUGUST CONTRIBUTED TO A SPIKE IN NEW MEXICO TRAFFIC FATALITIES FOR THE MONTH. NINE PEOPLE DIED IN THE HEAD-ON COLLISION AUGUST 30TH, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAFFIC DEATHS FOR THE MONTH TO MORE THAN 40. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS THAT’S MORE THAN ANY OTHER MONTH THIS…… MORE
The NM University Reducing Tuition
AT A TIME WHEN IT SEEMS COLLEGE TUITION CAN ONLY GO UP, A COLLEGE IN SANTA FE IS DROPPING THE COST OF ATTENDANCE. ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE IS LOWERING ITS ANNUAL TUITION, GOING DOWN FROM OVER 52-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR TO 35-THOUSAND. NEW MEXICO STUDENTS GET A BIGGER BREAK AS THEY GET A 10-THOUSAND DOLLAR A…… MORE
