Senior Games a Shot in the Arm for Albuquerque

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE POURING INTO THE DUKE CITY FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THE 2019 NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES GET UNDERWAY ON FRIDAY, AND RUN THROUGH JUNE 25TH. SPOKESWOMAN ALICIA MANZANO SAYS THIS IS THE LARGEST EVENT, OUTSIDE OF BALLOON FIESTA, THAT ABQ HAS EVER HOSTED. CLOSE TO 14 THOUSAND ATHLETES WILL BE COMPETING…THE LARGEST…MORE

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Trips On A Tankful Rules

KKOB-AM, KOB-FM, KRST, KMGA, KDRF, KNML, KBZU, KTBL’s “_Trips on A Tankful_” Contest Official Rules A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station KKOB-AM, KOB-FM, KRST, KMGA, KDRF, KNML, KBZU, KTBL (each a “Station” and collectively the “Staitons”), owned and operated by Cumulus Radio LLC, located at 500…MORE

NM Sues Trump Administration

THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO IS NOW SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER ITS IMMIGRATION POLICY. GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE LAWSUIT ON MONDAY. IT SEEKS OVERTURNING THE TRUMP POLICY AND WANTS A JUDGE TO RULE THAT THE FEDS MUST REIMBURSE CITIES AND STATE FOR THE COST OF PUTTING ALL THE IMMIGRANTS UP…MORE

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Illegal Immigrant Entries Still Up in NM

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONTINUE TO POUR ACROSS THE BORDER IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE U.S. BORDER PATROL SAYS A GROUP OF MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE WERE APPREHENDED LAST WEDNESDAY NEAR THE ANTELOPE WELLS PORT OF ENTRY IN THE REMOTE NEW MEXICO BOOT HEEL. THE DAY BEFORE, ANOTHER GROUP OF MORE THAN 250 CROSSED THE RIO GRANDE…MORE

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NM Ethics Commission Nearly Complete

ANOTHER PERSON HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE BRAND NEW STATE ETHICS COMMISSION. FORMER NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR GARREY CARRUTHERS WAS APPOINTED BY SENATE MINORITY LEADER STUART INGLE OF PORTALES. CARRUTHERS IS THE FOURTH PERSON TO BE NAMED TO THE COMMISSION. THE FIFTH APPOINTMENT WILL BE MADE BY GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM. THE FIVE APPOINTED MEMBERS WILL THEN…MORE

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Brewery Homicide Victim Was a Veterinarian in Utah

THE MAN SHOT TO DEATH AT THE NEXUS BREWERY IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST SATURDAY WAS FROM ERDA, UTAH. FORTY-THREE YEAR OLD CODY WRATHALL WAS SHOT BY AN OFF-DUTY FBI AGENT AROUND 9 SATURDAY NIGHT. APD SAYS WRATHALL DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. WHAT APD WON’T SAY IS WHETHER WRATHALL WAS THE ALLEGED STALKER OF A WOMAN AT…MORE

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Taxpayers Paying to Maintain A-R-T Bus Stations

ALBUQUERQUE’S A-R-T BUS SYSTEM WAS TO BE UP AND FUNCTIONAL 18 MONTHS AGO … BUT IT’S STILL NOT OPERATING. AND TAXPAYERS ARE FOOTING THE BILL TO MAINTAIN THE BUS STATIONS ALONG CENTRAL FOR A-R-T BUSES. THE ACTUAL BUSES FOR THE SYSTEM WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THE LANES REMAIN EMPTY. MEANWHILE, CHANNEL 7 NEWS…MORE

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Eight Arrested in Albuquerque Drug Bust

EIGHT PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN AN UNDERCOVER DRUG OPERATION OVER THE WEEKEND IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. APD SAYS SEVERAL OF ITS SPECIALIZED UNITS COLLABORATED IN THE OPERATION IN THE DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. FOUR FELONY WARRANTS WERE CLEARED. DETECTIVES ALSO SEIZED 16 GRAMS OF METH…TWO GRAMS OF HEROIN…AND ONE GRAM OF MARIJUANA.MORE

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Most NM Drivers are Now Real I-D Compliant

SEVENTY PERCENT OF NEW MEXICO DRIVERS LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS ARE NOW REAL I-D COMPLIANT. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE ONE MILLIONTH LICENSE WITH A GOLD STAR WAS ISSUED LAST WEEK. THOSE CARDS COMPLY WITH TOUGHER FEDERAL I-D REQUIREMENTS THAT GO INTO EFFECT NEXT YEAR. THE REAL I-D ACT WAS PASSED IN 2005 TO…MORE

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Be Ready For NM’s Monsoons

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS IT’S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT MONSOON SEASON, WHICH OFFICIALLY BEGINS THIS SATURDAY. METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE KERRY JONES SAYS THE BIG QUESTION THIS TIME OF YEAR IS…WHAT KIND OF SEASON WILL WE HAVE? HE SAYS EVERY MONSOON SEASON IS UNIQUE BUT THIS ONE WILL HAVE A VERY GOOD…MORE

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