CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN ALBQUERQUE WILL SOON HAVE A LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY. THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY THAT THE NEW DEPARTMENT STARTS NEXT YEAR. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS IT’LL BE A 17-WEEK ACADEMY THAT’LL BE AVAILABLE TO OFFICERS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN HIRED. IT’LL ALSO BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE ACADEMY OFFERED BY…… MORE
Enrollment Slips at UNM More Than Expected
FEWER STUDENTS ARE ENROLLING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO …AND THAT COULD TRANSLATE INTO A 10-MILLION DOLLAR FINANCIAL HIT FOR THE UNIVERSITY. PRESIDENT GARNETT STOKES RECENTLY TOLD STATE LAWMAKERS THAT A DROP IN ENROLLMENT HAD BEEN PREDICTED…BUT THE 7-PERCENT DECLINE THIS FALL WAS MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN EXPECTED. DESPITE THE LOSS OF REVENUE, STOKES SAYS…… MORE
Costly Repairs for Damaged A-R-T Monitors
DAMAGED ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT MONITORS WILL COST THE CITY. THEY HAVEN’T BEEN REPLACED YET … BUT A CITY REP SAYS EACH ONE THAT’S DAMAGED WILL COST THE CITY 6-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN AUGUST. RICK DE REYES WITH A-B-Q RIDE SAYS THEY’RE WORKING TO SOLIDIFY A PROCUREMENT PROCESS. MEANWHILE, DE REYES TELLS KOB…… MORE
Another Green Jeans-Like Development
MORE INFORMATION ON A NEW LOCATION FOR A GREEN JEANS IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT’LL BE NAMED TIN CAN ALLEY. THE DEVELOPER OF GREEN JEANS, ROY SOLOMON, IS LOCATING THE NEW PLACE AT SAN PEDRO AND ALAMEDA IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. SOLOMON SAYS THEY’RE WORKING WITH 7-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF A ROOFTOP DECK THAT’LL PROVIDE A VIEW OF…… MORE
Election Results 2018
GOVERNORMichelle Lujan Grisham (D) 54%Steve Pearce (R) 45% SENATEMartin Heinrich (D)52%Mick Rich (R) 32%Gary Johnson (L) 14% 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTDebra Haaland (D) 59%Janice Arnold-Jones (R) 36%Lloyd Princeton (L) 4% 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Yvette Herrell (R)51.5% Xochitl Torres Small (D) 48.2% 3rd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTBen Ray Lujan (D) 61%Jerald Steve McFall (R) 34%Christopher Manning (L) 5% NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERALHector Balderas (D)…… MORE
Event Underscores NM’s Opioid Epidemic
QUESTIONS CONCERNING OPIOID DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO WERE TAKEN THIS PAST SATURDAY AT FORUM HELD BY THE FBI ALBUQUERQUE CITIZENS ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT OPIOID DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY … BY ABOUT FOUR PERCENT. LALITA RAO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. SHE SAYS THE EVENT DISCUSSED WAYS…… MORE
Double Homicide Under Investigation
A DOUBLE MURDER IN MEADOWLAKE IN VALENCIA COUNTY IS BEING INVESTIGATED. AND SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES NOW SAY THEY HAVE A PERSON OF INTEREST … BUT THEY’RE NOT RELEASING THE PERSON’S IDENTITY. DEPUTIES ALSO HAVEN’T IDENTIFIED THE TWO PEOPLE KILLED. THE TWO MEN MURDERED APPARENTLY LIVED IN THE HOUSE WHERE THEY WERE SHOT. THEY WERE BOTH IN…… MORE
Two Killed in Apartment Crash
TWO PEOPLE ARE NOW DEAD FOLLOWING A CAR CRASH SUNDAY MORNING IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. THE VEHICLE … A FORD MUSTANG … SLAMMED INTO AN APARTMENT AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO HAS THE CRASH ON TAPE AND POLICE SAY THE DRIVER WAS SPEEDING … PAID NO ATTENTION TO A STOP SIGNS AND HIT A BOULDER.…… MORE
Youngblood in Election Trouble
DEMOCRATS COULD POTENTIALLY ADD TO THEIR MAJORITY IN THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS THE G.O.P. MAY LOSE ALBUQUERQUE HOUSE DISTRICT 68, CURRENTLY HELD BY REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD. HE SAYS AFTER HER ARREST FOR AGGRAVATED DWI, IT TURNED INTO WHAT HE CALLS A “DOG FIGHT.” A JUDGE CONVICTED…… MORE
Unemployment Still Plagues NM
DESPITE SOME RECENT IMPROVEMENTS, JOBLESSNESS REMAINS AN ISSUE IN NEW MEXICO COMPARED TO OTHER STATES. THE DEPT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS NEW MEXICO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN SEPTEMBER WAS 4.6 PERCENT…THE SAME AS AUGUST…BUT DOWN FROM 6-PERCENT A YEAR AGO. STILL, THAT RANKS NEW MEXICO 44TH NATIONWIDE. ONLY FIVE STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAD…… MORE
