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Bad joke lands commissioner in hot water20 March 2010, 11:19 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - A Bernalillo County Commissioner has apologized for forwarding a racially insensitive joke by e-mail to other government employees. Michael Wiener told News 13 he had a lapse of judgment in sending the e-mail to a number of...
Farmington drives hard to entice Google20 March 2010, 11:19 am
FARMINGTON, N.M. (KREZ-KRQE) - Google is looking for communities to build and test its ultra high-speed broadband network and the city of Farmington thinks itâ€™s the perfect place for the project. The city created a task force to assemble a request...
Eric Rudie, president, Brown Mackie College’s Albuquerque campus20 March 2010, 7:22 am
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Sprint bringing 200 more jobs to Rio Rancho20 March 2010, 6:09 am
Two hundred new call center jobs are heading to Rio Rancho, prompting a job fair on Friday in the city. The announcement by Sprint on new jobs comes just two days after Convergys announced that 700 people will be losing their jobs at its Albuquerque call...
Commission approves ban on some red-light cameras20 March 2010, 6:09 am
A state commission has unanimously voted to ban the use of red-light cameras for traffic enforcement on state roads. The state Transportation Commission, meeting in Clovis, approved the policy that allows the Department of Transportation to “restrict...
Traffic cam ban pulls DWI program funds20 March 2010, 1:21 am
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The stateâ€™s direct order to pull-red light cameras from five Albuquerque intersections will also pull money from a program judges say decreases the number of DWI offenders from driving drunk again. The news on the State...
Giraffe at Albuquerque BioPark is euthanized19 March 2010, 11:35 pm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- They say the giraffe named Kashka suffered an injury to her left rear leg and was unable to stand. Veterinarians felt that attempts to treat her condition would not be successful and it was decided to humanely euthanize her Thursday....
Solimon named to national tourism board19 March 2010, 11:32 pm
Albuquerque and New Mexico will have a seat at the national tourism table with the appointment of Ron Solimon to the . Solimon is president and CEO of and He was named to the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board after being nominated by the . This...
Per Capita Water Usage Declining: Conservation Efforts Praised19 March 2010, 9:44 pm
Mar. 19--Albuquerque continues to decrease its per capita water consumption, members of the metro area's water utility board were told this week. Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority customers used an average of 159 gallons per capita...
Vaughan filing: No money left for creditors19 March 2010, 10:36 am
In the month before the filed for bankruptcy protection, the company was accruing $934,000 a month in interest on some $74.5 million in promissory notes that Doug Vaughan and the company had sold to investors, according to bankruptcy court records. As of...
Convergys to lay off 677 in Albuquerque19 March 2010, 10:36 am
Convergys Corp. is laying off 677 people and closing its call center in Albuquerque, which it opened in 2007 in a space formerly occupied by America Online. The Cincinnati firm said in a statement that a staggered reduction of employees would begin at...
Memorial service set for Rick Johnson19 March 2010, 10:36 am
A memorial service for Rick Johnson, founder of the advertising firm, is scheduled to take place Tuesday, March 30 at 10 a.m. in the 's Roy E. Disney Performing Arts Theatre. Johnson, 66, died March 15, after a two year battle with cancer. The Cultural...
Substation named after slain sergeant19 March 2010, 10:22 am
Mar 2010, 1:10 AM MDT Web Producer: Devon Armijo BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) - A new substation dedicated to slain Sandoval County Sheriff's Sgt. Joe Harris opened Thursday in Bernalillo. The 46-year-old died in a shootout with notorious burglar Joseph...
IPMA Conference Coming to Albuquerque19 March 2010, 6:39 am
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Lobo gear flying off store shelves19 March 2010, 6:33 am
Lobo fans in Albuquerque are fired up and ready to follow the team's trip to the Big Dance. Sports bars were packed, and team apparel has been flying off the shelves in anticipation of tonight's game. Fox And Hound Pub & Grille in Northeast...
St. Patrick's Day DWI Arrests Minimal at Albuquerque Checkpoints19 March 2010, 5:49 am
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Nearly 200 Job Openings at Sprint's Rio Rancho Contact Center19 March 2010, 5:49 am
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State orders red light cameras removed19 March 2010, 5:23 am
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The state is ordering the city of Albuquerque to take down red light cameras at five intersections saying theyâ€™re not convinced the cameras make the streets safer. Thursday morning the Stateâ€™s Transportation Commission...
Rio Rancho Call Center Hiring19 March 2010, 12:20 am
Sprint To Hire 200 Employees In Rio Rancho UPDATED: 6:16 pm MDT March 18, 2010 Email Print RIO RANCHO, N.M. -- Sprint, the second-largest employer in Rio Rancho, N.M., is calling on New Mexicans to fill 200 new call center positions. Greg Crutcher is the...
Young Girl Seen With Radar Gun18 March 2010, 11:20 pm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A man contacts Action Seven News with pictures of a young girl using a radar gun in Albuquerque.A man said he was driving near Central Avenue and 47th Street Wednesday when he saw the girl standing on the curb shooting radar as cars...

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