HALF A DOZEN NEW MEXICO SUBCONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN HIRED BY FACEBOOK TO WORK ON BUILDING THE COMPANY’S DATA CENTER IN LOS LUNAS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE SIX COMPANIES ARE LISTED AS KONE ELEVATORS & ESCALATORS … WESTERN STATES FIRE PROTECTION … SAFETY COUNSELING … TERRACON … HUITT-ZOLLARS … AND 814 SOLUTIONS. ALL…… MORE
Anti-Cop Tagger Arrested
A 28 YEAR OLD BELEN RESIDENT IS NOW IN CUSTODY, ACCUSED OF SPRAYING GRAFFITI ON VARIOUS BUILDINGS LAST WEEK IN RESPONSE TO THE DEATH OF A VALENCIA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY. POLICE SAY DANIEL KOTA TURNED HIMSELF IN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AFTER AN ARREST WARRANT HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR HIM. KOTA FACES…… MORE
Christmas Holiday Travel Up Again
ANOTHER YEAR … ANOTHER BUMP IN HOLIDAY TRAVEL. DOUG SHUPE WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO SAYS A RECORD 7-POINT-6 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST, WHICH INCLUDES NEW MEXICO. HE SAYS THAT’S A ONE PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. AND MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE … 6-POINT-8 PERCENT … WILL TRAVEL BY…… MORE
Weather for Week Before Christmas Uncertain
WE KNOW WE’RE GETTING WINTER WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. BUT METEOROLOGISTS SAY THEY STILL DON’T HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT KIND OF WEATHER NEW MEXICO WILL GET NEXT WEEK IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS. JENNIFER PALUCKI WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS IT COULD BE PRECIPITATION IN THE WAY…… MORE
NM Ranked 12th for Income Inequality
INCOME INEQUALITY IS A PROBLEM IN NEW MEXICO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES RANKS THIS STATE 12TH IN THE NATION … AND CONSIDERS IT AMONG THE WORST IN THE U-S. ACCORDING TO THE GROUP’S LATEST REPORT, 5 PERCENT OF NEW MEXICO’S RICHEST HOUSEHOLDS EARN 19…… MORE
Feds Contribute Funds to Fight Addiction
IT’S BEEN DESCRIBED AS AN EPIDEMIC. IT’S OPIOID AND DRUG ADDICTION. NOW, NEW MEXICO CONGRESSMAN BEN RAY LUJAN HAS ANNOUNCED THE STATE IS IN LINE TO RECEIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. AND HE SAYS TREATMENT IS ONLY ON COMPONENT OF DEALING WITH ISSUE.…… MORE
Pets of the Week | December 17
HARLEY (ID# 1558104) IS A 7 YEAR OLD, FEMALE REDDISH/GOLD GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX WEIGHING 37 POUNDS. ◊ Sweet Harley came to us when her dad’s health deteriorated and he could no longer care for her or take her for a walk. She’s a little by shy at first and still adjusting to loosing her person…… MORE
Tax and Rev Secretary Resigns
State investigators have the tax returns for Demesia Padilla and her husband. The records cover 2011 through 2013. They’re investigating whether Padilla, who resigned her job Thursday as the state’s Cabinet Secretary for Tax and Rev, failed to report income she received from a former tax client. The client alleges Padilla transferred money from the…… MORE
Stiffer Penalties Proposed for Deadly Reckless Driving
A BILL BEING PROPOSED BY A STATE LAWMAKER FROM ALBUQUERQUE TAKES AIM AT PEOPLE WHO DRIVE RECKLESSLY, AND KILL SOMEONE. REPRESENTATIVE SARAH MAESTAS BARNES SAYS THE LEGISLATION WOULD MAKE THE CRIME A SECOND DEGREE FELONY. IT’S CURRENTLY A THIRD DEGREE FELONY, WHICH CARRIES A SIX YEAR SENTENCE. IF MAESTAS BARNES IS…… MORE
Valencia County Deputy’s Funeral This Weekend
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR VALENCIA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY RYAN THOMAS ARE THIS SATURDAY. VIEWING AND SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE LEGACY CHURCH AT 72-01 CENTRAL NORTHWEST IN ALBUQUERQUE. VIEWING IS AT 9:30 SATURDAY MORNING AND THE FUNERAL IS AT 11AM. THOMAS WAS ON DUTY WHEN HE WAS KILLED IN A CAR…… MORE
