BERNALILLO COUNTY IS LOOKING TO HIRE A DESIGN-BUILD TEAM TO RENOVATE THE ALVARADO SQUARE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. THE COUNTY BOUGHT THE BUILDING TO CONSOLIDATE MOST OF ITS SERVICES INTO ONE LOCATION…AND SPOKESWOMAN TIA BLAND SAYS THE GOAL IS TO MOVE 900 COUNTY EMPLOYEES THERE BY DECEMBER OF 2020. BLAND SAYS THE WINNING TEAM WILL…… MORE
NM Remains in Drought Mode
THE RAIN WAS NICE…BUT THE DROUGHT LINGERS ON IN NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS AREAS FROM I-40 NORTH ARE STILL IN EXTREME OR EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT, WHICH IS AS BAD AS IT GETS. JONES SAY IT COVERS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, AND NORTH CENTRAL AS WELL AS THE FOUR CORNERS AREA.…… MORE
Plastic Straws An Issue for Santa Fe City Council
THE ISSUE OF PLASTIC STRAWS COMES UP FOR DISCUSSION AT A SANTA FE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING MONDAY NIGHT. YOU MAY RECALL, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION PROPOSED TO ADDRESS THE USE OF PLASTIC STRAWS, WITH SOME THINKING IT CALLED FOR A BAN. NOW, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS A CHANGE TO THE RESOLUTION MAKES IT CLEAR…… MORE
Council Approves Kids Programs in Fiscal 2019 Budget Plan
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS ARE BEING FUNDED IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR FISCAL 2019 TO THE TUNE OF A NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE FUNDING PACKAGE AT THEIR MEETING MONDAY NIGHT. ONLY COUNCILOR DIANE GIBSON VOTED AGAINST IT… NOTING THAT FUNDING THE PROGRAMS TAKES 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS AWAY FROM THE SAFE CITY…… MORE
One Dead After Central NM Rain and Hail
AFTER 54 DAYS OF A DROUGHT CONDITIONS, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM BROUGHT HAIL AND FLASH FLOODING MONDAY AS IT SWEPT ACROSS THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. ALBUQUERQUE FIRE WAS CALLED OUT AT 3:00PM MONDAY TO PERFORM SWIFT WATER RESCUES ALONG I-40 NEAR LOMAS AND EUBANK WHERE FIVE PEOPLE WERE RESCUED FROM ARROYOS. ONE OTHER PERSON WAS RESCUED…… MORE
Another Busy Memorial Day for the Mountain West
DO YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS FOR THE UP-COMING MEMORIAL DAY LONG WEEKEND? IF SO, YOU’RE NOT ALONE. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS 3-POINT-3 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE MOUNTAIN REGION, WHICH INCLUDES NEW MEXICO, WILL BE HEADING OUT. AND TWO-POINT-9 MILLION OF THEM WILL BE DRIVING, A 5-POINT-6 PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. THOSE MOTORISTS WILL BE…… MORE
New Jobs for Santa Teresa, NM
ONE-HUNDRED-AND-TWENTY NEW MANUFACTURING JOBS ARE HEADING TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. SPECIFICALLY, THE JOBS ARE COMING TO SANTA TERESA. CORRUGATED SYNERGIES INTERNATIONAL, A CORRUGATED CARDBOARD INDUSTRY LEADER, IS EXPANDING AND WILL BE INVESTING 31 MILLION DOLLARS IN INFRASTRUCTURE, PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT AND THE RENOVATION OF THE NEW FACILITY. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS NEW MEXICO BEAT OUT NEVADA…… MORE
Woman Accused of Animal Cruelty a “No-Show” in Court
THE WOMAN ACCUSED OF LEAVING DOGS TO DIE IN ALBUQUERQUE IN AN S-U-V WAS A NO-SHOW FOR HER COURT APPEARANCE MONDAY. KOB-TV REPORTS SARA MAUTER DIDN’T SHOW UP FOR HER ARRAIGNMENT HEARING AND THE JUDGE ISSUED AN ARREST WARRANT FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR. POLICE SAY MAUTER WAS HIRED TO TRANSPORT FIVE DOGS TO TEXAS BACK…… MORE
Why You Should Pay Off a Rio Rancho Traffic Ticket
THE MUNICIPAL COURT IN RIO RANCHO IS ONCE AGAIN REMINDING ANYONE WHO HAS AN UNPAID TRAFFIC CITATION, YOU COULD BE ARRESTED. SOME MOTORISTS MAY THINK, BECAUSE THEY DON’T LIVE IN SANDOVAL COUNTY, THEY CAN’T FACE ARREST. THAT WOULD BE WRONG. A LAW PASSED LAST YEAR ALLOWS THE COURT IN SANDOVAL COUNTY TO ISSUE WARRANTS TO…… MORE
Carson National Forest Restrictions
HERE’S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND IF YOU HAVE SOME CAMPING PLANS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND. MANY FORESTS IN NEW MEXICO HAVE SOME FORM OF FIRE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE. ONE OF THOSE, THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST, IS PUTTING STAGE TWO RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE STARTING WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FIRE LIMITATIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL THERE’S…… MORE
