THE MAN WHO MANAGED THE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM AT MORA HIGH SCHOOL IS IN THE SAN MIGUEL COUNTY JAIL. TWENTY-ONE YEAR OLD APOLONIO BLEA WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY AND CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION OF A CHILD, CRIMINAL SEXUAL COMMUNICATION WITH A CHILD, AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY. HE IS SAID TO HAVE RAPED A 14 YEAR OLD…… MORE
Students Accused of Hacking in Gadsden
FIVE STUDENTS FROM GADSDEN HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ARE SUSPENDED FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION CONCERNING THE ALTERING OF GRADES FOR SOME ONLINE COURSES. FIFTY OTHERS WILL BE OFFERED OPTIONS ON HOW TO CORRECT THEIR COURSE WORK . THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THE STUDENTS ALLEGEDLY HACKED INTO SOME CURRICULUM SOFTWARE AND ALTERED 456 DIFFERENT GRADES.…… MORE
Victim Identified in Albuquerque’s 32nd Murder
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE CITY’S LATEST HOMICIDE VICTIM AS JOHN MALDONADO. OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO A MOBILE HOME PARK NEAR CENTRAL AND EUBANK JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY MORNING AND FOUND THE VICTIM, WHO’D BEEN SHOT. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.… MORE
Assault Cases Rise in Santa Fe
SANTA FE IS SEEING A SPIKE IN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY CASES. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THERE WERE 171 CASES IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THE YEAR…A 30 PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE SAME PERIOD OF 2017. POLICE SAY IT’S DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHY THERE HAVE BEEN MORE CASES SINCE SO MANY…… MORE
Public Invited to “Listening Sessions” on APD
YOU HAVE A CHANCE THIS SATURDAY TO AIR YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT YOU’D LIKE TO SEE IN A NEW POLICE CHIEF IN ALBUQUERQUE. APD FORWARD REPRESENTS 18 GROUPS THAT CAME TOGETHER FOUR YEARS AGO, PUSHING FOR REFORM AT APD. IT’S HOSTING A LISTENING SESSION WITH THE CITY’S POLICE CHIEF SEARCH COMMITTEE. STEVE ALLEN IS WITH…… MORE
NM Not a Good State for Cops
NEW MEXICO IS ONE OF THE WORST STATES IN WHICH TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY THAT RANKS NEW MEXICO 47TH IN THE NATION FOR FACTORS IMPACTING COPS THAT INCLUDE PAY, BENEFITS, THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE UP IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CRIME RATES. NORTH DAKOTA WON THE TOP SPOT…… MORE
Albuquerque Woman Expected to Get Long Prison Term
AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN WITH A LONG CRIMINAL HISTORY PLEADS GUILTY TO FIREARMS CHARGES AND ASSAULTING A FEDERAL OFFICER. THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS 31 YEAR OLD MIRANDA GILBERT COULD GET LIFE IN PRISON IF SHE’S DEEMED TO BE AN ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL. YOU MAY REMEMBER GILBERT FROM AN INCIDENT LAST AUGUST IN WHICH SHE POINTED…… MORE
Feds Fund Improved Laguna School
LAGUNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CIBOLA COUNTY WILL GET 26 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BUILD A NEW FACILITY. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE WEDNESDAY BY INTERIOR SECRETARY RYAN ZINKE. THE SCHOOL WILL SERVE 220 STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. IN 2016 THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS SELECTED TEN SCHOOLS FOR REPLACEMENT…AND LAGUNA IS…… MORE
Fire Danger Up for Albuquerque
THE BRUSH FIRE IN ALBUQUERQUE’S HIGH DESERT NEIGHBORHOOD TUESDAY IS A REMINDER THAT CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY DRY RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE METRO AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW IN THE EXTREME DROUGHT CATEGORY, THE SECOND WORST DESIGNATION. ALBUQUERQUE’S PRECIPITATION TOTAL FOR 2018 IS MORE THAN AN INCH-AND-A-HALF BELOW…… MORE
Road Work on i-25/Rio Bravo
WORK ON THE I-25/RIO BRAVO INTERCHANGE WILL ENTER A NEW PHASE FRIDAY, WITH SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE TRAFFIC BEING SHIFTED TO THE NEW PERMANENT LANES. AND THE SOUTHBOUND I-25 ON RAMP AND THE NORTHBOUND OFF RAMP AT RIO BRAVO WILL BOTH BE CLOSED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE STATE D-O-T SAYS MOTORISTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE BROADWAY…… MORE
