The city’s Transit Department is looking for mechanics, drivers and safety workers to join ABQ RIDE and it’s offering sign-on bonuses to help fill vital positions. The department is also aiming to recruit Albuquerque Police Department transit safety officers to support the city’s transit operations. “We couldn’t keep the wheels turning and the buses on […]
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Posted inAlbuquerque, Jobs, Workers & Economy
After more than a year sitting vacant, International District Walmart may get new owner
The Walmart in Albuquerque’s International District has been closed for more than 16 months — but the 206,000-square-foot building may not remain vacant much longer. On July 5, a commercial real estate website updated the listing of the former Walmart on San Mateo Boulevard near Central Avenue SE to “under contract.” The supercenter was built […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education
A UNM museum has remains of more than 500 Native Americans. Returning them to their rightful homes is not so easy.
The remains of more than 500 Native Americans at a local museum have yet to be made available for return to their tribes. But representatives of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico said they have repatriated many other remains in the collection and they are working with tribal officials in […]
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ABQ Fire Rescue sees spike in calls, adds new truck
In the period of two years between 2021 and 2023, Albuquerque Fire Rescue said the number of fires it responded to increased by more than 500% — mostly due to encampments along East Central Avenue. The dramatic increase spurred the department to ask Mayor Tim Keller to include funding for two new medical trucks — […]
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PHOTOS: A new mural is unveiled in the South Valley
Bernalillo County officials unveiled a new 572-square-foot mural in the South Valley Thursday. “Glimpses of Our Barrios” by the artist, Paz, is part of the ongoing renovations on Bridge Boulevard, near Tower Road. The artwork — a combination of clay tiles and painted images — represents scenes of the Southwest Mesa and the South Valley, according […]
Posted inNational News, Syndicated
Global tech outage caused by software update disrupts air travel, health care and shipping
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, ELAINE KURTENBACH, DAVID McHUGH and HALELUYA HADERO NEW YORK (AP) — A global technology outage caused by a faulty software update grounded flights, knocked media outlets offline, and disrupted hospitals, small businesses and government offices on Friday, highlighting the fragility of a digitized world dependent on just a handful of providers. The […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week
By ZEKE MILLER, LISA MASCARO, MICHAEL BALSAMO and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday appealed for party unity to take on former President Donald Trump’s “dark vision,” working to hold off pressure from Democrats at the highest levels for him to bow out of the 2024 election to make way for […]
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Sen. Heinrich calls on Biden to pass the torch
New Mexico’s senior senator has joined the chorus of Democrats calling for Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race in favor of “a candidate who can best defeat Donald Trump and safeguard the future of our democracy.” Sen. Martin Heinrich released a statement Friday morning saying that Biden is “one of the most […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
APD chief reprimanded for car crash that injured citizen
An Internal Affairs investigation into the city’s top cop for causing a crash on east Central Avenue earlier this year concluded that he violated two department policies. Chief Harold Medina was issued two letters of reprimand on Monday — one for failing to safely operate a vehicle while on duty and another for failing to […]
Posted inNational News, Politics & Elections, Syndicated
Trump, in highly personal speech, will accept GOP nomination again days after assassination attempt
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and JILL COLVIN MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to accept his party’s nomination again and give his first speech since he was cut off mid-sentence by a flurry of gunfire in an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump’s wife, Melania, […]