MAYBE THIS IS ONE SMALL STEP TOWARD DIVERSIFYING THE STATE’S ECONOMY. IT’S THE CIRCUS, OR MORE PRECISELY, IT’S A CIRCUS SCHOOL. STATE SENATOR NANCY RODRIGUEZ OF SANTA FE IS SPONSORING SENATE BILL 412. IT TAKES 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE THE GENERAL FUND TO PAY FOR A SCHOOL THAT TEACHES CIRCUS ARTS. CHILDREN WILL LEARN A…… MORE
Search Continues for Runaway Teen
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD ADRIAN NIETO HASN’T BEEN FOUND YET. HE’S THE TEEN WHO FAILED TO RETURN TOT HE ALBUQUERQUE BOYS RE-INTEGRATION CENTER AFTER VISITING HIS FAMILY. AUTHORITIES SAY NIETO CUT OFF HIS ANKLE MONITOR AND LEFT, BUT IT’S UNKNOWN WHO HE’S WITH OR WHERE HE’S HEADED. NIETO, WHO’S 5-FEET-7 INCHES TALL, WEIGHS 132 POUNDS AND…… MORE
No Extra Water for East Mountain Developer
A STATE DISTRICT JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS TURNED DOWN A REQUEST FROM AN EAST MOUNTAIN DEVELOPER TO ACCESS MORE THAN 100-MILLION GALLONS OF GROUNDWATER. THE APPLICATION WAS FILED 10 YEARS AGO, AND WAS OPPOSED BY BERNALILLO COUNTY AND THE STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE. AQUIFER SCIENCE HAS BEEN WORKING ON BEHALF OF CAMPBELL RANCH, A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL…… MORE
Free A-B-Q Ride Day Monday
RIDING AN A-B-Q RIDE BUS OR SUN VAN WILL BE FREE ON MONDAY. SPOKESMAN RICK DEREYES TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB FEBRUARY 4TH IS NATIONAL TRANSIT EQUITY DAY. IT WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT’S ALSO ROSA PARKS’ BIRTHDAY. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT ON A SEGREGATED BUS IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA BACK IN 1955.…… MORE
Suspect Identified in Deaths of Two Teens
A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATHS OF TWO ALBUQUERQUE TEENS IN DECEMBER. COLLIN ROMERO AND AHMED LATEEF WENT MISSING IN MID-DECEMBER AND THEIR BODIES WERE LOCATED A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, BURIED IN THE DESERT WEST OF RIO RANCHO. NOW THE SANDOVAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS INFORMATION GATHERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION LED…… MORE
New Training for APD
SOME NEW TRAINING IS COMING FOR DETECTIVES AT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE TRAINING WILL COVER HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS, WARRANT WRITING, INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATIONS AND MAJOR CASE INVESTIGATIONS. IT WILL BE LED BY DETECTIVE DAMON FAY WHO WORKED A TOTAL OF 24 YEARS AT A-P-D. LAST YEAR, CHIEF GEIER DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DETECTIVES FROM…… MORE
Pay Attention to Your Heart
NEW MEXICO HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE FOCUSING ON ONE CONDITION IN PARTICULAR THIS MONTH: FEBRUARY IS AMERICAN HEART MONTH. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS HEART DISEASE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN IN NEW MEXICO OVER THE LAST DECADE. HEART DISEASE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR AN AVERAGE OF 34 HUNDRED DEATHS…… MORE
Break in Romero/Lateef Case
A 36 YEAR OLD MAN FROM RIO RANCHO IS NOW FACING TWO CHARGES OF TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE IN THE CASE OF COLLIN ROMERO AND AHMED LATEEF, THE TWO TEENS FOUND MURDERED WEST OF RIO RANCHO IN DECEMBER. THE SANDOVAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE INVESTIGATION TOOK THEM OUT OF STATE WHERE THEY LOCATED ANTHONY ARAGON…… MORE
BLM Criticized for Oil and Gas Prep Sales
THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SALE OF OIL AND GAS LEASES NEAR CHACO CANYON AND IN OTHER AREAS SACRED TO NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES. CRITICS OF THE MOVE, INCLUDING TRIBAL LEADERS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS, CONTEND THEY WERE LOCKED OUT OF THE PROCESS BECAUSE THE B-L-M DIDN’T RELEASE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SALE…… MORE
More Lighting, Please
THEY WANT MORE LIGHTING TO HELP REDUCE CRIME, SO 17 ALBUQUERQUE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ASKING THE LEGISLATURE FOR 1-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP PAY FOR IT. THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE IN THE DISTRICT 6 COALITION, WHICH SAYS IT HAS 95-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR L-E-D LIGHTING. BUT THAT BUYS ABOUT 7 LIGHTS AT AT A COST OF 12-THOUSAND DOLLARS…… MORE
