Water Wisely in September

YOU CAN EASE-UP ON YOUR WATERING NOW. THAT’S THE ADVICE FROM DAVID MORRIS WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY. HE SAYS IT’S BEST TO JUST WATER TWICE A WEEK IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. HE ALSO SAYS MOTHER NATURE, IN THE FORM OF RAIN, HAS LED TO LESS WATER BEING USED BY CUSTOMERS. HE SAYS…MORE

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Assessing the Monsoon

AN A-MINUS OR B-PLUS. THAT’S THE GRADE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ANDY CHURCH SAYS HE’D GIVE THIS YEAR’S MONSOON SEASON SO FAR. HE TELLS NEWS RADIO KKOB RAINFALL IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS BEEN ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MOST PART. CHURCH SAYS IF NEW MEXICO GETS SOME HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM REMNANTS LATER THIS MONTH, THAT A-MINUS…MORE

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Man Found Dead in Church Parking Lot

A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CHURCH IN SAN RAFAEL, NEW MEXICO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING…AND THE CASE IS BEING TREATED AS A HOMICIDE. STATE POLICE HAVE TAKEN OVER THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF 30 YEAR OLD PAUL VALDEZ. THEY AREN’T SAYING HOW THE VICTIM DIED OR RELEASING ANY OTHER…MORE

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Compound Suspects in Court

DETENTION HEARINGS WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY FOR THE FIVE ADULTS WHO WERE LIVING AT A COMPOUND IN NORTHERN TAOS COUNTY WHERE A CHILD’S REMAINS WERE FOUND. THEY MADE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE IN FEDERAL COURT TUESDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE WHERE THEY FACE FIREARMS AND CONSPIRACY CHARGES. ALL FIVE INDICATED TO THE JUDGE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE CHARGES…MORE

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Deadly Encounter in Bernalillo

TWO MEN FROM RIO RANCHO DIE INSIDE A TRAILER AT THE K-O-A ON SOUTH HILL ROAD IN BERNALILLO, NOT FAR FROM I-25 AND U-S 550. POLICE SAY IT APPEARS 70 YEAR OLD FERNAND “FRED” LETE SHOT AND KILLED 55 YEAR OLD MICHAEL LAPLANTE SUNDAY EVENING. WHEN BERNALILLO POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A “SHOTS-FIRED” CALL THEY…MORE

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Prosecution Ordered to Provide Charges Against Gonzales

FABIAN GONZALES GOES ON TRIAL IN OCTOBER. HE’S ONE OF THE SUSPECTS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE JUDGE HAS NOW ORDERED THE PROSECUTION IN GONZALES’ TRIAL TO PROVIDE HIM AND HIS DEFENSE TEAM WITH A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE CHILD…MORE

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Man Shot of Albuquerque McDonald’s

A MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT AT THE MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT IN ALBUQUERQUE IN THE 11-HUNDRED BLOCK OF INDIAN SCHOOL. POLICE WERE DISPATCHED TO THAT LOCATION JUST BEFORE 7:00 THURSDAY NIGHT. WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY FOUND THE VICTIM WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND AND GOT HIM TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. NO ONE IS…MORE

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Study Says NM Minimum Wage Is Not Enough

NEW MEXICO’S MINIMUM WAGE LOSES 16 PERCENT OF ITS PURCHASING POWER. THAT’S WHAT A STUDY BY NEW MEXICO VOICES FOR CHILDREN HAS SHOWN. THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE IS 7-50 AN HOUR AND THE GROUP’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JAMES JIMENEZ, SAYS THAT AMOUNT NOW HAS THE PURCHASING POWER OF 6-DOLLARS-AND-30 CENTS. SOME CITIES AND COUNTIES IN THE…MORE

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NM State Fair Starts Soon

IF YOU LIVE FOR THE NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR, YOUR TIME IS ALMOST HERE. IT GETS UNDERWAY NEXT WEEK AND EXPO NEW MEXICO GENERAL MANAGER DAN MOURNING SAYS THEY HAVE SOME NEW FEATURES THIS YEAR. ONE OF THE NEW FEATURES OF THE FAIR THIS YEAR IS WHAT MOURNING CALLS “GRAZE DAYS.” ON OPENING DAY AND…MORE

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