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
Study says Albuquerque Struggles with Recession Recovery
A NEW WALLET HUB SURVEY SHOWS THAT ALBUQUERQUE RANKS 54TH OUT OF THE 62 LARGEST CITIES IN THE U-S IN RECOVERING FROM THE RECESSION. THE STUDY USED FACTORS LIKE UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY RATE, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, BANKRUPTCIES AND FORECLOSURES IN COMING UP WITH THE RANKINGS. SANTA FE AND RIO RANCHO WERE ALSO NEAR…… MORE
City Picks Builder for Baseball Complex
BRADBURY STAMM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO BUILD AN 18 MILLION DOLLAR BASEBALL COMPLEX ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYS THE PROJECT WAS A KEY FACTOR IN ALBUQUERQUE BEING SELECTED TO HOST THE 2019 NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN LATE JANUARY…… MORE
Firefighers Injured in Two East Mtn Fires
TWO SEPARATE FIRES KEPT BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE CREWS BUSY THURSDAY. BOTH FIRES WERE AT EAST MOUNTAIN HOMES, BUT THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. LUCKILY, NONE OF THE RESIDENTS WAS HOME WHEN THE FIRES FLARED UP. SANTA FE, TORRANCE COUNTY, AND THE SANDOVAL COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS ASSISTED IN PUTTING THE…… MORE
Pertussis Confirmed in Four NM Counties
PARENTS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE BEING ADVISED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SIGNS OF PERTUSSIS, OR WHOOPING COUGH. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS FOUR CASES WERE CONFIRMED LAST DECEMBER, ALL OF THEM INVOLVING INFANTS UNDER SIX MONTHS OF AGE. DAVID SELVAGE WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IN…… MORE
APD Swat Ends in NE Albuquerque
THE MAN BARRICADED INSIDE A HOME AT SAN MATEO AND COMANCHE IN ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW IN CUSTODY. SWAT OFFICERS TALKED HIM OUT OF A TRAILER JUST AFTER 9:00 AM THURSDAY. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE LOCATION AROUND 2 AM AFTER A PERSON WAS SEEN BREAKING THE WINDOWS OF A LOCAL BUSINESS.…… MORE
Special Prosecutor’s Involvement Expected to End in James Boyd Case
THURSDAY COULD BE THE LAST TIME SPECIAL PROSECUTOR RANDI MCGINN APPEARS IN COURT IN THE CASE AGAINST FORMER APD OFFICERS KEITH SANDY AND DOMINIQUE PEREZ. THE TWO WERE TRIED ON SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES IN THE MARCH 2014 DEATH OF HOMELESS CAMPER JAMES BOYD, BUT THE TRIAL ENDED WITH A HUNG JURY. THOSE…… MORE
Report Pending on What Killed Two Women and their Children
FBI INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE THEIR PROBE INTO THE DEATHS OF SISTERS VANESSA AND LETICIA GEORGE AND THEIR CHILDREN. THE FIVE BODIES FOUND ON SANTA ANA PUEBLO THIS WEEK HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY RELATIVES AS LETICIA AND VANESSA … AND THEIR CHILDREN…ZOE BECENTI, CHLOE BECENTI, AND HALEIGH TOLEDO. SANTA ANA PUEBLO OFFICIALS ISSUED…… MORE
Martens Murder Suspect Facing More Charges
ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS IN THE MURDER OF VICTORIA MARTENS PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUG CHARGES IN AN UNRELATED CASE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS 32 YEAR OLD JESSICA KELLEY COULD GET SEVEN YEARS BEHIND BARS IF CONVICTED OF BEING AN HABITUAL OFFENDER. KELLEY, HER COUSIN FABIAN GONZALES AND VICTORIA’S MOTHER MICHELLE MARTENS,…… MORE
NM Budget Balancing Expected to Impact Schools
STATE LAWMAKERS SAY MORE CUTS ARE NEEDED TO BALANCE THE BUDGET. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING A POINT-4 PERCENT REDUCTION IN GENERAL FUND SPENDING. UNDER THE PROPOSAL, FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WOULD DECREASE BY MORE THAN 22-MILLION DOLLARS. THERE WOULD BE A SLIGHT INCREASE FOR…… MORE
