🌱 Lunar Base Microgrid + Cardenas Drive Shooting

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and beautiful. High: 80 Low: 48.

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Here are the top three stories today in Albuquerque:

1. Albuquerque's Sandia National Labs is working with NASA to create a microgrid for a possible lunar base. The laboratory will design a microgrid with mining and processing facilities. The project's mining center will be able to produce water, oxygen, rocket fuel, and other materials necessary to explore the moon. (KRQE News 13)
2. The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the 800 block of Cardenas Drive. One individual died at the scene due to at least one gunshot wound in his torso. Anyone with information related to the shooting is being directed to contact APD Crime Stoppers. (KOB)
3. HopeWorks will no longer be eligible for contracts with the City of Albuquerque. The decision is due to an outstanding $155,000 debt the contractor has with the city. The debt occurred when the contractor reportedly defrauded the city by double-billing for an Assisted Outpatient Treatment program. (Albuquerque Journal)

Today in Albuquerque:

• Valley Gardeners At The Albuquerque Garden Center (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• ABQ BioPark is excited to announce the return of Zoo Music. The community event will bring national touring headliners to the zoo for spectacular performances. (Instagram)
• Albuquerque Animal Welfare presents the newest entry in the Love Me for Me Series. Click to meet Gigi and see if she would be a good fit with your family. (Facebook)
• The City of Albuquerque is currently accepting nominations for the 2022 Mayor's Day of Volunteer Recognition. Click here to submit a nomination for an exceptional community volunteer. (Instagram)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.