ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER NEW LEADER. THAT’S AFTER JOHN SOLADAY, WHO ASSUMED THE JOB WHEN PAUL CASTER QUIT THE JOB AFTER ONLY THREE MONTHS THERE. SOLADAY WAS EXPECTED TO RESIGN BECAUSE HE WAS NAMED INTERIM DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL WELFARE. NOW THE ACTING DIRECTOR IS DANNY NEVAREZ, WHO WILL BE IN THE POSITION UNTIL…… MORE
Public Meetings on Nuclear Waste Facility
FEDERAL REGULATORS ARE CONSIDERING A PLAN TO ALLOW THE TEMPORARY STORAGE OF SPENT FUEL FROM COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR REACTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT A PROPOSED SITE BETWEEN HOBBS AND CARLSBAD. THE FIRST MEETING HOSTED BY THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION IS MONDAY, IN ROSWELL. OTHER MEETINGS ARE SET FOR TUESDAY IN HOBBS AND THURSDAY IN CARLSBAD. HOLTEC…… MORE
NM Has Most Hit-n-Runs in the U-S
WE’RE THE HIT-N-RUN CAPITAL OF THE U-S. NEW MEXICO … BUT DANIEL ARMBRUSTER WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO SAYS THESE CRASHES ARE UP ALL ACROSS THE U-S. AND HE SAYS TWO GROUPS IN PARTICULAR ARE AFFECTED: PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS. ARMBRUSTER SAYS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND HIT-N-RUN CRASHES IS OFTEN DRIVER PANIC AND TRYING TO HIDE SOME ILLEGAL…… MORE
NM Public Education Vs. Albuquerque Public Schools
THE NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS, FOR NOW, APPROVED ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL PLANS TO RESTRUCTURE TWO OF ITS WORST PERFORMING SCHOOLS…LOS PADILLAS AND WHITTIER ELEMENTARIES. BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE SCHOOLS COULD STILL BE SHUT DOWN IF THEY CONTINUE TO GET FAILING GRADES. MEANWHILE, THE P-E-D DENIED A RESTRUCTURING PLAN FOR ANOTHER FAILING…… MORE
Another Fake Art Warning
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF BUYER BEWARE. A 51 YEAR OLD CALIFORNIA MAN WAS ARRAIGNED IN ALBUQUERQUE THURSDAY ON CHARGES OF FRAUDULENTLY CREATING AND SELLING JEWELRY AS NATIVE-AMERICAN MADE. ROBERT HAACK ENTERED A NOT GUILTY PLEA TO THE ALLEGATIONS. INVESTIGATORS SAY HAACK MADE AND SOLD THE JEWELRY IN 2013 AND 2014. ONE OF HIS CUSTOMERS WAS AN…… MORE
NM’s Biggest Medical Pot Company Acquires More Land
ULTRA HEALTH, THE BIGGEST CANNABIS COMPANY IN NEW MEXICO, HAS ACQUIRED 200 ACRES OF LAND IN OTERO COUNTY. THERE IT PLANS TO BUILD AN 8.7 MILLION SQUARE FOOT FACILITY THAT THE COMPANY SAYS WILL BE THE LARGEST IN NORTH AMERICA. THE SITE WILL INCLUDE 20 ACRES OF INDOOR CULTIVATION, 80 ACRES OF OUTDOOR MARIJUANA FIELDS,…… MORE
Lawmakers Push for More School Security
SOME NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS DON’T THINK ENOUGH IS BEING DONE TO MAKE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE SAFER FOR STUDENTS. THAT’S AFTER THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED UP TO 40 MILLION DOLLARS FOR SECURITY AT SCHOOLS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT RANKING LAWMAKERS MET IN SANTA FE YESTERDAY, SAYING THEY’D LIKE TO CREATE A LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE OR…… MORE
Martinez Visits the Guard at the Border
ABOUT 60 NEW MEXICO NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ARE NOW WORKING ALONG THE BORDER WITH MEXICO. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ACTIVATED THE GUARD AT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S REQUEST AND GOT A LOOK THURSDAY AT HOW AND WHAT THEY’RE DOING THERE. SHE TELLS KOB THEY’LL START WITH 60 TROOPS BUT EXPAND THAT NUMBER TO ABOUT 150. MARTINEZ SAYS THE GUARD…… MORE
Gathering of Nations Underway
THE GATHERING OF NATIONS POW WOW RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY AT EXPO NEW MEXICO…AND YOU’LL BE ABLE TO TAKE A CITY BUS TO GET THERE. A-B-Q RIDE SAYS FOUR ROUTES ARE AVAILABLE FROM ANY OF THREE PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES. THE CLOSEST ONE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS IS THE UPTOWN TRANSIT CENTER ON INDIANA, JUST SOUTH OF…… MORE
New Hearing for Nehemiah Griego
NEHEMIAH GRIEGO WILL HAVE ANOTHER HEARING TO DETERMINE IF HE SHOULD BE SENTENCED AS AN ADULT OR A JUVENILE FOR KILLING FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS IN ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTH VALLEY. THAT AFTER THE STATE SUPREME COURT ON THURSDAY DENIED GRIEGO’S REQUEST TO REVIEW A COURT OF APPEALS OPINION WHICH ORDERED A NEW HEARING. GRIEGO WAS ORIGINALLY SENTENCED…… MORE
