ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS NOW PART OF A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO COMBAT TRUANCY. THE PROGRAM PAIRS STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF TRUANCY WITH MENTORS, WHO THEN CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENT ATTENDS SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM … CALLED “MY BROTHER’S KEEPER” … WILL BE LAUNCHED AT APS THIS FALL. MORE THAN 13 PERCENT OF…… MORE
NM Budget Woes Could Require Special Session
COULD NEW MEXICANS BE FACING A TAX INCREASE? SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JOHN ARTHUR SMITH SAYS REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS MAY HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED IN LIGHT OF THE STATE’S BUDGET PROBLEMS. HE SAYS YOU CAN ONLY CUT SO MUCH. HE SAYS THE STATE IS REACHING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL IN PROVIDING ADDITIONAL REVENUE. STATE LAWMAKERS…… MORE
Duke City Memorial for Murdered Teen
A MEMORIAL IS HELD IN ALBUQUERQUE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR 17 YEAR OLD JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER … MARKING ONE YEAR SINCE HE WAS KILLED IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. THE MEMORIAL SUNDAY NIGHT AT TINGLEY BEACH ALSO REMEMBERED STEVEN GERECKE, KILLED ALLEGEDLY BY TEENS MOBBING IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS. JAYDON’S MOTHER SAYS…… MORE
Texas Woman Killed in NM Crash
A TEXAS WOMAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A CRASH WITH A SEMI NEAR FARMINGTON EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. STATE POLICE SAY 33 YEAR OLD JESSICA BATEMAN WAS DRIVING WEST ON SAN JUAN COUNTY ROAD AT STATE ROAD 371 WHEN SHE HIT THE SEMI. SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. BATEMAN IS FROM LEANDER, TEXAS. POLICE SAY…… MORE
McClure Fire Fully Contained
GOOD NEWS ON THE MCCLURE FIRE IN THE SANTA FE MUNICIPAL WATERSHED. THE FOREST SERVICE SAYS IT’S BURNED SEVEN-POINT-SIX ACRES … REVISED DOWNWARD FROM 15 ACRES, AND IS NOW 100-PERCENT CONTAINED. THE FIRE, WHICH BROKE OUT THURSDAY, IS ABOUT THREE MILES NORTHEAST OF THE MCCLURE RESERVOIR … AND TWO MILES EAST OF HYDE MEMORIAL STATE…… MORE
Pets of the Week | June 25
BELLA SERA (ID# 1723352) IS A 3 YEAR OLD, FEMALE TAN SMOOTH COATED CHIHUAHUA MIX WEIGHING 10 POUNDS. ◊ Pretty Sera is a mostly outgoing, active fun loving companion. ◊ She is petite and always ready to play, she is lively with her little doggie friends. ◊ Bella Sera can be shy in…… MORE
MDC Escapee Found Dead
THE METRO DETENTION CENTER INMATE WHO ESCAPED FROM A PRISONER TRANSPORT VAN TAKING HIM TO COURT WEDNESDAY MORNING IS DEAD. LARRY DOHRN GOT AWAY ON 6TH STREET NEAR THE TRACKS. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS THE 48 YEAR OLD ELUDED DEPUTIES MOST OF THE DAY … THEN CALLED THEM FROM A MANZANO…… MORE
MDC Inmate Attempts Escape from UNMH
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE WAS A SECOND ESCAPE ATTEMPT WEDNESDAY MORNING. BUT THIS TIME THE INMATE DIDN’T GET FAR AND WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. IT HAPPENED JUST HOURS AFTER MDC INMATE LARRY DOHRN BROKE OUT OF THE PRISONER TRANSPORT VAN. THE INMATE AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TRIED TO ESCAPE…… MORE
Man Cuffed After Car Chase With Deputies
A MAN IS IN CUSTODY AFTER ALLEGEDLY STEALING A VALENCIA COUNTY SHERIFFS VEHICLE IN LOS LUNAS WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MAN WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTH VALLEY WHERE HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY NEAR ISLETA AND RIO BRAVO AFTER A SPIKE BELT WAS DEPLOYED. AUTHORITIES SAY…… MORE
Tough New DWI Law Takes Effect in NM Soon
IT’LL TAKE MORE THAN PRISON TIME TO BATTLE NEW MEXICO’S DRUNK DRIVING PROBLEM. THAT FROM LINDA ATKINSON WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S DWI RESOURCE CENTER, REACTING TO A NEW STATE LAW INCREASING THE SENTENCE FOR REPEAT DRUNK DRIVERS. SHE TELLS 770 KKOB ADDICTION SHOULDN’T BE TREATED AS A CRIME. SHE SAYS THE RESEARCH SHOWS…… MORE
