No Truck Stop for Santa Fe County

IT APPEARS THERE WON’T BE A TRUCK STOP BUILT IN THE AREA OF I-25 AND NEW MEXICO 14 IN SANTA FE COUNTY. A LARGE CROWD SHOWED UP FOR TUESDAY’S SANTA FE COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING, MANY OF THEM OPPOSED TO THE PILOT FLYING “J” TRUCK STOP PLAN. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT AFTER NEARLY…MORE

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Sunport Cell Phone Waiting Area Moves Temporarily

THERE WILL BE A TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF THE CELL PHONE WAITING AREA AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT. STARTING THURSDAY, MAY 10TH. THE WAITING AREA WILL BE LOCATED NORTHWEST OF ITS CURRENT LOCATION OFF SUNPORT BLVD AT GIRARD. YOU’LL NEED TO FOLLOW THE DETOUR SIGNS. THE TEMPORARY RELOCATION IS A RESULT OF THE ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS AT THE…MORE

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Another Duke City Homicide

THERE’S NOT MUCH INFORMATION ON ALBUQUERQUE’S MOST RECENT HOMICIDE. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF TOWN. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE 11-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MADEIRA SOUTHEAST ON A “SHOTS FIRED” CALL. THERE THEY FOUND A MAN WHO WAS LIFELESS. THEY TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT BUT THE…MORE

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Council Approves Medical Aid in Dying

THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING MEDICAL AID IN DYING. THE VOTE WAS 9 TO ZERO. BACKERS OF THE RESOLUTION WERE ON HAND FOR THE VOTE. ONE OF THOSE, MARIA OTERO, IS WITH A GROUP CALLED “NUESTRA SALUD.” SHE SAYS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE LEGISLATURE. THE…MORE

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NM Lawmakers Split on Iran Deal

NOT SURPRISINGLY, THERE ARE DIFFERING REACTIONS AMONG NEW MEXICO POLITICIANS TO THE PRESIDENT’S DECISION TO PULL OUT OF THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL. REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN STEVE PEARCE SUPPORTS THE MOVE, RELEASING A STATEMENT SAYING THE IRAN DEAL WAS DANGEROUS FROM THE BEGINNING AND ACTED AGAINST THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY. DEMOCRATIC SENATOR TOM UDALL, ON THE…MORE

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Albuquerque Not NM’s Most Dangerous City

WHAT’S THE MOST DANGEROUS CITY IN NEW MEXICO? IT MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU THINK. A NEW STUDY FROM THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HOME SAFETY AND SECURITY SAYS NEW MEXICO’S MOST DANGEROUS CITY IS NOT ALBUQUERQUE. IN FACT, THE DUKE CITY ISN’T EVEN IN THE TOP 100 NATIONALLY. GALLUP, HOWEVER, IS THE 15TH MOST DANGEROUS…MORE

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CYFD Takes Disciplinary Action Over Abuse Case

THE RECENT CASE OF A 7 YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE GIRL ALLEGEDLY FORCED INTO PROSTITUTION BY FAMILY MEMBERS PROMPTS THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT TO TAKE DISCIPLINARY ACTION. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS FOUR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN PLACED ON PAID LEAVE PENDING THE OUTCOME OF AN INVESTIGATION. THAT AFTER IT WAS LEARNED C-Y-F-D HAD A…MORE

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FBI Assumes Espanola Murder Case

THE FBI HAS TAKEN OVER THE CASE OF A FATAL SHOOTING IN ESPANOLA. SIXTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD DOUGLAS SMITH HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING A 36 YEAR OLD WOMAN AT THE MOTEL THAT SMITH MANAGES. THE VICTIM’S NAME HASN’T BEEN RELEASED. SMITH REPORTEDLY TOLD POLICE HE THOUGHT THE WOMAN WAS A BURGLAR. THE CASE WAS…MORE

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Bank Bids for Fashion Outlets in Santa Fe

WELL FARGO WANTS TO BUY SANTA FE’S FASHION OUTLETS ON CERRILLOS ROAD. AND WELLS FARGO IS THE ONLY COMPANY BIDDING ON THE 16-AND-A-HALF ACRE PROPERTY THAT HAS MORE THAN 122-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE. WELLS FARGO OFFERED 10-POINT-2 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE OUTLET MALL. THE BANK IS ACTUALLY SOLD THE PROPERTY TO FASHION OUTLETS…MORE

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