AN ALBUQUERQUE CHARTER SCHOOL IS CLOSING. THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHARTER SCHOOLS TELLS KOB-TV THAT RESOLANO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY NEAR SAN MATEO AND CENTRAL IS BEING FORCED TO CLOSE AFTER MAJOR CONCERNS WERE RAISED DEALING WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAW. JOSEPH ESCOBEDO SAYS RESOLANO … WHICH SERVES THE 6TH THROUGH THE 8TH GRADES…… MORE
Easter Seals Driver Arrested for DWI
A WOMAN WHO DRIVES THE DISABLED AROUND ALBUQUERQUE IN A VAN IS IN THE MDC. TWENTY-SIX YEAR OLD JAMIE HUGHES WAS ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING AFTER ONLY TWO WEEKS ON HER NEW JOB WITH EASTER SEALS. HUGHES IS SAID TO HAVE BACKED INTO PARKED VEHICLES ON PRIMO COLORES IN SANTA FE. POLICE BELIEVE HUGHES MAY…… MORE
Needles Found in North Valley Ditch
NEEDLES INSIDE A CONTAINER ARE FOUND IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NORTH VALLEY. A WOMAN AND HUSBAND TAKING A WALK ALONG THE DURANES DITCH FOUND THE NEEDED, NOTING THAT A MESSAGE ON THE CONTAINED SAID “SHARPS ONLY.” THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT HAS ABOUT 40 WORKERS WHO PATROL AND MONITOR THE DRAINS AND CANALS. THEY’RE TO CLEAN…… MORE
Another NM Forest Closed
MUCH OF THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO IS BEING CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO THE FIRE DANGER. FOREST OFFICIALS SAY THE CAMINO REAL DISTRICT IS CLOSING IMMEDIATELY. THAT’S WHERE THE SARDINAS CANYON FIRE IS CURRENTLY BURNING, LAST REPORTED AT 75 ACRES. THE TRES PIEDRAS, QUESTA, EL RITO, AND CANJILON DISTRICTS WILL…… MORE
Duke City Building Going Solar
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS ABOUT TO GET MUCH MORE OF ITS ENERGY FROM SOLAR POWER. MAYOR TIM KELLER ALONG WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED PHASE ONE OF A 25 MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN SOLAR. THE FIRST FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WILL GO TOWARD SOLAR PANELS AT A DOZEN CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS, INCLUDING SEVERAL FIRE…… MORE
Relief Expected from the Heat
THERE MAY FINALLY BE SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT BY THIS WEEKEND IN ALBUQUERQUE AND ACROSS NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ROGER SMITH SAYS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST, WITH MOISTURE COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH. HE SAYS WE’LL MORE OF A CLASSIC MONSOON PATTERN THIS WEEKEND.…… MORE
Fire Safety in the Bosque
DUE TO THE DRY CONDITIONS, ALBUQUERQUE IS GOING TO STAGE TWO FIRE RESTRICTIONS IN THE BOSQUE, FOOTHILLS AND WEST MESA. THAT MEANS NO SMOKING IS ALLOWED, EVEN INSIDE VEHICLES…AND ANY EQUIPMENT THAT EMITS A SPARK IS ALSO PROHIBITED. LT. TOM RUIZ WITH ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE SAYS THE LAWS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. THERE’S NO SMOKING…… MORE
Another Scam for NM
THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS ISSUING ANOTHER SCAM ALERT. THIS ONE INVOLVES SCAMMERS WHO CONTACT YOU BY EMAIL, CLAIMING TO BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. IN CASES THE A-G’S OFFICE HAS HANDLED, THE SCAMMER IMPERSONATES U-S SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH, EVEN PLACING A PHOTOGRAPH OF HEINRICH ON THE EMAIL. THEY’RE SOLICITING CONSUMER INFORMATION IN EXCHANGE FOR…… MORE
West Side SWAT Ends With Arrest
A SWAT SITUATION HAS ENDED ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE MONDAY MORNING. THE UNIDENTIFIED MAN WHO HAD APD ACTIVATING ITS SWAT TEAM WAS ARRESTED SHORTLY BEFORE 8 O’CLOCK MONDAY MORNING. APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE 85-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MESA ROJA SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 AM, WHERE THE MAN HAD ALLEGEDLY BEEN THREATENING RESIDENTS NEARBY WITH A…… MORE
State Suffers Serious Teacher Shortage
YOU HEAR US REPORT APS JOB OPENINGS FREQUENTLY. BUT WHAT IT MEANS IS THERE’S A TERRIBLE TEACHER SHORTAGE, AND NOT ONLY AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THIS IS A SITUATION OCCURRING IN SCHOOL DISTRICT ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN FACT, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE U-S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SHOWS DATA THAT SAYS THERE ARE TEACHER SHORTAGES…… MORE
