TWO PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED THURSDAY FOLLOWING A SERIES OF EVENTS IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SANDIA VISTA APARTMENTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. POLICE WERE FIRST SENT TO THE COMPLEX AT 901 TRAMWAY BLVD AFTER GETTING WORD THAT SHOTS HAD BEEN FIRED. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS A MAN IN A VEHICLE WAS HIT, LEADING HIM TO CRASH…… MORE
Keeping the Water Flowing
WITH THE MEAGER SNOWPACK RUNOFF THIS YEAR, THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT THE RIO GRANDE COULD DRY UP THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE. NOW, THAT APPARENTLY WON’T HAPPEN. THE CITY COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY HAS DECIDED TO LEASE WATER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO KEEP THE RIVER FLOWING. AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS THE MAIN CONCERN IS WILDLIFE THAT…… MORE
Two of Five Compound Suspects Could Be Stuck in Jail
TWO OF THE FIVE ADULTS ARRESTED AT A TAOS COUNTY COMPOUND EARLIER THIS MONTH WERE ORDERED TO BE HELD UNDER 5-THOUSAND DOLLAR CASH-ONLY BONDS ON TRESPASSING CHARGES AGAINST THEM. THIS MEANS THEY’LL HAVE TO STAY IN JAIL IF THEY CAN’T COME UP WITH THE MONEY FOR BOND. THEY’RE BEING KEPT IN JAIL, BUT NOT ON…… MORE
Federal Govt. Provides 75-Million for A-R-T
ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND THE “A-R-T” PROJECT WAS WHETHER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD COME THROUGH WITH THE 75 MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING. TODAY(TUES), THAT WORRY WAS PUT TO REST. MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS THE FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN APPROVED. HE SAYS IT WAS NEVER…… MORE
Funding Coming Through for Expanded Transit Center
A BIGGER TRANSIT CENTER IS ABOUT TO BUILT AT CENTRAL AND UNSER IN ALBUQUERQUE. MAYOR TIM KELLER, CITY OFFICIALS AND GUESTS BROKE GROUND ON THE NEW PROJECT ON TUESDAY. THE CENTER WILL DOUBLE IN SIZE SO IT CAN ACCOMMODATE RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE WHEN IT’S EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN DECEMBER. THEY’LL ALSO WIDEN THE PLATFORM AND…… MORE
Feds Provide Rail Runner Funding
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS AWARDED THE NEW MEXICO RAIL RUNNER MORE THAN 29 MILLION DOLLARS TO FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SAFETY UPGRADE KNOWN AS POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL. SENATOR TOM UDALL SAYS WITHOUT THE GRANT, RAIL RUNNER SERVICE WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN REDUCED. THE MONEY WILL ALLOW THE RAIL RUNNER TO COMPLY WITH A FEDERAL…… MORE
District Attorney Announces Crime Strategies
THERE’S A NEW APPROACH TO FIGHTING CRIME IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO. BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ HAS LAUNCHED NEW MEXICO’S FIRST EVER CRIME STRATEGIES UNIT WHICH WILL USE TECHNOLOGY TO IDENTIFY CRIMINAL NETWORKS AND HIGH PROFILE OFFENDERS. TORREZ SAYS NEW MEXICO TECH WILL BE PART OF THE UNIT. HE SAYS THEY’LL PARTNER WITH NEW…… MORE
State Running Out of Stored Water
IRRIGATION SEASON ALONG THE RIO GRANDE TECHNICALLY WON’T END FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE PROBLEM IS, STORED WATER HAS JUST ABOUT RUN OUT. HYDROLOGIST DAVID GENSLER WITH THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT SAYS EL VADO RESERVOIR IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL PROBABLY GO DRY BY FRIDAY. BUT HE SAYS IT’S NOT THE END…… MORE
MDC Guard Arrested for Rape
A METRO DETENTION CENTER OFFICER IS UNDER ARREST, CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A FEMALE INMATE TOLD A JUDGE THAT JOHNNY REVELES RAPED HER IN THE SHOWER ON MONDAY. THE SHERIFF’S SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT INTERVIEWED REVELES AND HIS ACCUSER. REVELES WAS ARRESTED BASED ON EVIDENCE OBTAINED…… MORE
A “First” for NM’s Medical Cannabis Program
FOR THE FIRST TIME, A NEW MEXICO MEDICAL CANNABIS PRODUCER HAS HAD ITS LICENSE REVOKED. MOTHER EARTH HERBS HAS DISPENSARIES IN ALBUQUERQUE AND LAS CRUCES. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT THE COMPANY WAS ACCUSED OF SUBMITTING FALSIFIED AUDITS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WHICH OVERSEES THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM. COMPANY PRESIDENT VIVIAN…… MORE
