ALBUQUERQUE IS GETTING THE ONCE-OVER FROM ORGANIZERS OF THE FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE WORLD AIR GAMES. THEY’RE CONSIDERING ALBUQUERQUE TO HOST THE GAMES … MAKING IT THE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN CITY TO DO SO. THE GAMES WERE HELD IN DUBAI LAST YEAR. MAJOR BERRY’S OFFICE ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING IT WOULD MEAN…… MORE
Council Approves New Budget
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES THE 526 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET PLAN FOR FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND IN ADDITION TO 2 PERCENT RAISES FOR CITY WORKERS … IT’LL PROVIDE 790-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR LONGEVITY PAY FOR APD COPS WITH AT LEAST 18 YEARS ON THE FORCE. THE NEW BUDGET ALSO…… MORE
NM Prison Gang Suspect Killed in Crash
THERE WERE TWO … AND NOW THERE’S JUST ONE NEW MEXICO PRISON GANG SUSPECT BEING SOUGHT BY THE FBI. SPOKESMAN FRANK FISHER SAYS 40 YEAR OLD LEROY TORREZ WAS KILLED LAST FRIDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH. HE WAS ALLEGEDLY AMONG 22 MEMBERS OF THE SYNDICATO DE NUEVO MEXICO PLOTTING…… MORE
State Auditor Says SOS Office Underbudgeted
STATE AUDITOR TIM KELLER SAYS THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE HAS A PATTERN OF UNDER-BUDGETING FOR ELECTIONS. HE SAYS IT’S A SITUATION THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 10 YEARS. KELLER TELLS US IT’S REQUIRED AROUND 25-MILLION DOLLARS IN EMERGENCY LOANS, GRANTS AND SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TO FUND ELECTIONS. KELLER SAYS HE’S…… MORE
NM Tops in Nation for Methamphetamine O-D Deaths
NEW MEXICO NOW LEADS IN NATION IN METHAMPHETAMINE OVERDOSE DEATHS. EPIDEMIOLOGIST MICHAEL LANDEN WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT’S THE OUTCOME FOR 2014. HE SAYS MOST OF THOSE DEATHS ARE RELATED TO OPIOIDS … WITH MOST OD’S OCCURRING IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF NEW MEXICO. THE REASON FOR THE HIGH NUMBER OF…… MORE
Film Showcase Taking Entries
ENTRIES ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2016 “NEW MEXICO FILM-MAKERS SHOWCASE.” THE SHOWCASE WILL BE HELD THIS YEAR IN ALBUQUERQUE AT THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER ON JULY 8TH AND 9TH. ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED NOW THROUGH 5PM ON JUNE 3RD. THERE IS NO CHARGE TO ENTER. THERE ARE SEVEN…… MORE
Albuquerque Could Host International Air Games
TOP NAMES IN BALLOONING AND AERONAUTICS ARE IN ALBUQUERQUE MONDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CITY HOSTING THE 2020 FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE WORLD AIR GAMES. IF CHOSEN, ALBUQUERQUE WOULD BE THE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN CITY TO HOST THE EVENT THAT WAS HELD IN DUBAI LAST YEAR. THE FAI WORLD…… MORE
City Council Casts Final Vote on Proposed Budget
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT HAS ITS FINAL VOTE ON THE BUDGET PLAN THAT INCLUDES 2 PERCENT RAISES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES. COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ SAYS HIS BIG CONCERN IS PUBLIC SAFETY … AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO LOSE POLICE OFFICERS. HE TELLS 770 KKOB THAT THERE ARE 60 OFFICERS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR…… MORE
Two Injured in Albuquerque Metro Shootings
BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IN THE SOUTH VALLEY IN THE 33-HUNDRED BLOCK OF GUN CLUB. SHERIFF’S CAPTAIN JOSHUA CAMPOS SAYS THE VICTIM WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST. HE’S RECOVERING AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BUT THERE’S NO WORD YET ON HIS CONDITION. NO SUSPECT AND NO MOTIVE YET IN THIS…… MORE
Graduates Help Reduce NM State Police Shortage
THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER SHORTAGE WON’T BE QUITE AS BAD AFTER FRIDAY. THAT’S WHEN 20 NEW OFFICERS GRADUATE FROM THE ACADEMY. SGT. ELIZABETH ARMIJO TELLS 770 KKOB THESE NEW OFFICERS WILL GO WHEREVER THEY’RE NEEDED. ARMIJO SAYS THE STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 50 OFFICERS SHORT. MEANWHILE A…… MORE
