ONE BILL BEING INTRODUCED THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION CALLS FOR A CASE-BY-CASE REVIEW OF ANIMAL ATTACKS ON HUMANS BEFORE THAT ANIMAL COULD BE EUTHANIZED. UNDER CURRENT STATE LAW, ANIMALS CAN BE EUTHANIZED IF THEY ATTACK A HUMAN … LIKE THE MOTHER BEAR PUT DOWN AFTER ATTACKING MARATHON RUNNER KAREN WILLIAMS IN THE VALLES CALDERA…… MORE
Possible Active Shooter in Albuquerque Still at Large
THE ARMED WOMAN WHO ACCOMPANIED A ROBBERY SUSPECT AT COTTONWOOD MALL THIS PAST WEEKEND IS STILL ON THE RUN. THAT’S DESPITE QUICK RESPONSE BY POLICE TO THE POSSIBLE ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION AT THE WEST SIDE SHOPPING CENTER SATURDAY NIGHT. SHOPPERS SCATTERED WHEN THEY NOTICED THE GUN IN THE WOMAN’S HANDS. THE…… MORE
NM Grad Rates Rise
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES ARE UP ACROSS NEW MEXICO FOR 2016. IN FACT, THE NUMBERS ARE RECORD SETTING. OVERALL, THE STATE’S GRADUATION ROSE TO 71 PERCENT LAST YEAR FROM 69 PERCENT IN 2015. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ANNOUNCED THE NEW RATES ON MONDAY. ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAD A HIGHER GRADUATION RATE AS WELL…… MORE
Pets of the Week | January 14
We have a gentle lady up to feature for adoption this weekend. Just a reminder you will need to come in Saturday the 14th to meet Bea or any of her friends as our East and Westside shelters will be closed Sunday, January 15th in honor of Martin Luther King holiday. We are always closed…… MORE
Vigil for Mothers and Children Found Dead on Pueblo
THE TWO SISTERS AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN WILL BE REMEMBERED FRIDAY NIGHT AT A VIGIL TO BE HELD IN BERNALILLO. VANESSA AND LETICIA GEORGE … VANESSA’S YOUNG DAUGHTERS ZOE AND CHLOE BECENTI…AND LETICIA’S DAUGHTER HALEIGH TOLEDO … WERE FOUND DEAD ON SANTA ANA PUEBLO EARLY THIS WEEK AFTER BEING REPORTED MISSING THURSDAY OF…… MORE
Boyd Murder Case Goes to the D-A
AN ORDER TO DISQUALIFY THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE IN THE CASE AGAINST FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS KEITH SANDY AND DOMINIQUE PEREZ IS RESCINDED BY A JUDGE. THAT CAME DOWN IN COURT ON THURSDAY AS THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR IN THE CASE … RANDI MCGINN … MOVED TO TRANSFER THE CASE TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY…… MORE
Eclipse Aerospace Lays Off Workers
LAYOFFS OCCURRING THIS PAST WEEK AT ECLIPSE AEROSPACE IN ALBUQUERQUE. BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE COMPANY HASN’T SAID HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE LET GO. IT ALSO DIDN’T SAY IF THOSE WORKERS WOULD BE CALLED BACK OR IF THERE WOULD BE MORE LAYOFFS. IN A PREPARED STATEMENTS, ECLIPSE SAYS IT’S UNDERGOING…… MORE
Big Jobs Announcement in Belen
WHEN YOU GO TO LARGE, NATIONAL RETAIL STORES, YOU’RE LIKELY TO SEE SOME OF THEIR PRODUCTS. KETER PLASTICS MAKES PATIO FURNITURE, SHEDS AND OTHER PRODUCTS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED NATIONWIDE AND INTERNATIONALLY. NOW, KETER IS COMING TO NEW MEXICO. THE COMPANY IS HEADING TO BELEN WHERE IT WILL INVEST 36 MILLION DOLLARS…… MORE
Bill Would Bring Back NM Solar Tax Credit
DESPITE THE BUDGET CRUNCH IN SANTA FE, STATE LAWMAKER SARAH MAESTAS BARNES WANTS TO RE-INSTATE THE STATE’S SOLAR TAX CREDIT. SHE SAYS THIS CREDIT HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD. SHE SAYS IT’S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY HAVE PROVEN RESULTS. THE SOLAR INDUSTRY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN 19-HUNDRED JOBS … AND THE 2014…… MORE
Sandia National Labs Issues Spending Report
SANDIA NATIONAL LABS SAYS IT SPENT MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS ON GOODS AND SERVICES IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. MORE THAN A THIRD OF THAT…381 MILLION…WENT TO NEW MEXICO BUSINESSES. AND 240-MILLION WENT TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE STATE. THE SPENDING ON NEW MEXICO SMALL BUSINESSES WAS ACTUALLY DOWN 19…… MORE
