A BLACK-AMERICAN WOMAN WORKING AS AN “ICE” DEPORTATION AGENT IN ALBUQUERQUE ALLEGES SHE WAS THE TARGET OF RACIAL PROFILING BY THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT THIS PAST SPRING DURING SEVERAL TRAFFIC STOPS. THE A-C-L-U HAS FILED A LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF 38 YEAR OLD SHERESE CRAWFORD SEEKING DAMAGES AND A CHANGE…… MORE
AFD Helps Wildfire Fight in California
ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE WILDLAND TEAM ARE ON THEIR WAY TO CHINO, CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, TO HELP FIGHT THE WILDFIRES THAT HAVE DEVASTATED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THEY’LL PROVIDE FIRE SUPPRESSION AND STRUCTURAL PROTECTION SUPPORT. THE AFD WILDLAND TEAM IS A TWO UNIT, SIX-PERSON TEAM. THEY’RE…… MORE
Changes for APD
CHANGES ARE COMING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. MAYOR TIM KELLER HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON RE-EVALUATING AND RESTRUCTURING APD. INTERIM CHIEF MICHAEL GEIER SAYS ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS IS PART OF THE PLAN FOR COMMUNITY POLICING. GEIER SAYS THEY HOPE TO REBUILD TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY. RECRUITMENT…… MORE
Are You Safe on Your Bike in Albuquerque?
IF YOU’RE AN ALBUQUERQUE BIKE RIDER, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. THE WEB SITE 24/7 WALL STREET SAYS ALBUQUERQUE IS THE MOST DANGEROUS CITY IN AMERICA FOR BICYCLISTS. IT STUDIED 32 CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF OVER HALF-A-MILLION. IN 2015, ALBUQUERQUE HAD THE HIGHEST BIKE FATALITY RATE AT 8.9 DEATHS PER ONE MILLION…… MORE
Blown Pipeline Triggers Evacuations
A WELL SITE IN THE LOVING, NEW MEXICO, AREA THIS (WED) MORNING HAS BEEN EVACUATED. IT’S BECAUSE OF A BIG GAS PIPELINE EXPLOSION EARLY WEDNESDAY. EDDY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SAY THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES REPORTED. MEANWHILE, PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE WELL SITE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO…… MORE
NM Assembles Team to Draft Harassment Rules
MORE TROUBLE FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCY. DIRECTOR PAUL CASTER HAS RESIGNED. HE WAS HIRED IN 2015 TO REPLACE BARBARA BRUIN, WHO LEFT AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED SHE ALLOWED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS TO BE ADOPTED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS CASTER IS ACCUSED OF FIRING, DISCIPLINING AND DEMOTING SOME TOP LEVEL STAFF.…… MORE
Another Animal Welfare Director Quits
MORE TROUBLE FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCY. DIRECTOR PAUL CASTER HAS RESIGNED. HE WAS HIRED IN 2015 TO REPLACE BARBARA BRUIN, WHO LEFT AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED SHE ALLOWED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS TO BE ADOPTED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS CASTER IS ACCUSED OF FIRING, DISCIPLINING AND DEMOTING SOME TOP LEVEL STAFF.…… MORE
Bad News for Bad Schools in NM
THERE COULD BE SOME BIG CHANGES IN STORE FOR THREE UNDERPERFORMING ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS PLACED WHITTIER, HAWTHORNE AND LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARIES ON A LIST FOR “MORE RIGOROUS INTERVENTION.” THAT MEANS THE SCHOOLS COULD BE CLOSED, RESTARTED AS CHARTER SCHOOLS, OR OTHERWISE RESTRUCTURED AND…… MORE
Changes for NM Case Management Order “Not Enough”
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A SAYS CHANGES TO A CONTROVERSIAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER DON’T GO FAR ENOUGH. THE STATE SUPREME COURT ISSUED THE ORDER TO SPEED UP THE LEGAL PROCESS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. NOW, CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO GIVE PROSECUTORS MORE TIME TO ARRAIGN DEFENDANTS AND BRING THEM TO TRIAL. D-A…… MORE
NM Monuments Not on Interior Department List
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IS RECOMMENDING THE SIZE OF FOUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS BE REDUCED, BUT THE TWO THAT WERE REVIEWED IN NEW MEXICO ARE NOT AMONG THOSE FOUR. THE OFFICIAL REPORT RELEASED TUESDAY DOES RECOMMEND SOME CHANGES IN HOW THE NEW MEXICO MONUMENTS ARE MANAGED. THE MONUMENTS IN NEW MEXICO…… MORE
