The secret life of gift cards: Here’s what happens to the billions that go unspent each year
195 Views Gift cards make great stocking stuffers — just as long as you don’t stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays.
State leaders issue warning over ‘pig butchering’ scam
173 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – As if the holiday shopping, baking, and traveling wasn’t enough – state leaders are now warning us about a new scam going around. The New Mexico Securities Division calls them “pig butchering” scams. Don’t worry, there are no pigs actually involved. It’s another digital scam, but experts say it can […]
Country singer Toby Keith expands cannabis company to New Mexico
252 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A local dispensary is planning to sell Toby Keith’s cannabis products, and this isn’t their first time working with a celebrity brand. Seven Clover dispensaries partnered with Jim Belushi earlier this year to sell his company’s products to New Mexicans.
Perception vs. Reality: Is crime increasing or decreasing in New Mexico?
140 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Nobody is celebrating the crime picture in New Mexico. The Albuquerque Police Department is reporting 94 people were killed by homicide so far this year. However, a recent Gallup poll is showing people may think crime is actually worse than it really is.
NMSU head football coach calls out UNM leadership
186 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – After losing to Fresno State Saturday in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl, New Mexico State’s head coach went after the athletics director at a completely different school – UNM. This all goes back to the Aggies’ star quarterback peeing on the UNM practice field. Now, the NMSU coach is alleging there […]
Lobo basketball sweeps weekly Mountain West honors
183 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sophomore Donovan Dent and Freshman JT Toppin both earned Mountain West Conference weekly honors on Monday. Dent picked up Mountain West player of the week – his first time earning this accolade – while Toppin picked up his third Mountain West Freshman of the Week award this season.
New Mexico Supreme Court to address clearing homeless encampments
174 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the City of Albuquerque’s work to clear encampments belonging to homeless people.
4 Investigates: Vet’s family still stonewalled by VA
190 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A year and a half ago, Fred Gardner’s family started thinking a lot about duty, honor and the debt owed by our country to veterans after they serve. A transport shuttle at Albuquerque Veterans Affairs hospital ran down the 87-year-old, decorated Air Force vet. He died the next day.
Albuquerque native ‘Street Vet’ wins CNN’s Hero of the Year award
180 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Earlier this month, we told you about Kwane Stewart, the Albuquerque native whose free veterinary care received national attention. Now, the Street Vet has a new title — Hero of the Year
Upcoming winter storm expected to impact travel plans in New Mexico
151 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – If you are making plans to travel across the area this weekend, you might want to pay attention to the weather.