LAYOFFS ARE UNDERWAY AT INTEL NATIONWIDE. THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED RECENTLY THAT IT’LL LAY OFF ABOUT 11 PERCENT OF ITS GLOBAL WORK FORCE … OR 12 THOUSAND EMPLOYEES. IT’S BELIEVED MONDAY’S EXPECTED LAYOFFS WILL NOT YET IMPACT INTEL’S RIO RANCHO PLANT. THAT COULD COME LATER, EVEN THOUGH INTEL SAYS IT HAS NO PLANS TO CLOSE ANY…… MORE
Online Hoax Could be Link to Virus
AN ONLINE ARTICLE THAT RAN OVER THE WEEKEND REPORTING A MASS SHOOTING IN ALBUQUERQUE PULLED A LOT OF PEOPLE IN … BUT IT WAS A HOAX. AND APD NOW SAYS THE ONLINE STORY COULD BE LINKED TO A VIRUS. SPOKESPERSON CELINA ESPINOZA ADVISES THAT YOU NOT SHARE OR POST THE STORY IF YOU COME ACROSS…… MORE
Visits Increase at NM National Parks
ATTENDANCE IS WAY UP AT NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS IN NEW MEXICO. JASON LOTT, THE SUPERINTENDENT AT BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT OUTSIDE LOS ALAMOS, SAYS VISITS THERE WERE UP 38 PERCENT IN MARCH FROM A YEAR AGO. AND HE TELLS 770 KKOB THAT’S TRUE FOR ATTRACTIONS ALL OVER THE STATE. HE SAYS ALL THE PARKS ARE…… MORE
Good Advice for Albuquerque Cat Lovers
THIS IS A BUSY TIME AT ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. ANIMAL WELFARE VETERINARIAN NICOLE VIGIL SAYS EVERY SPRING AND SUMMER, THEY GET HUNDREDS OF KITTENS AND PUPPIES. SHE SAYS KITTENS ARE BROUGHT IN BECAUSE PEOPLE SEE THEM AND THINK THEY’VE BEEN ABANDONED BY THEIR MOM WHEN, IN FACT, THE MOTHER IS SIMPLY AWAY LOOKING FOR…… MORE
UNM Sued by Former Rape Suspects
TWO FORMER UNM FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND A CNM STUDENT ARE SUING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. THE FORMER PLAYERS … CRUSOE GONGBAY AND SAQWAN EDWARDS … ALONG WITH CNM STUDENT RYAN RUFF ARE SUING UNM POLICE AND THE REGENTS OVER A BOTCHED INVESTIGATION OF AN APRIL 2014 RAPE. THE THREE WERE…… MORE
Varela-Casaus to Plead Guilty
THE ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN ACCUSED OF KICKING HER NINE YEAR OLD SON TO DEATH WILL PLEAD GUILTY TO THE CHILD ABUSE CHARGES AGAINST HER. IT MEANS A 40 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR SYNTHIA VARELA-CASAUS IN DECEMBER 2013 DEATH OF HER NINE YEAR OLD OMAREE VARELA. OMAREE’S STEPFATHER STEVEN CASAUS IS ALREADY SERVING…… MORE
More Low Income Families Eligible for Child Care Services
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ IS TRYING TO GET MORE ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO APPLY FOR FEDERALLY-FUNDED CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. CURRENTLY FAMILIES CAN’T MAKE MORE THAN 150-PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE TO BE ELIGIBLE. BUT THAT’S NOW BEING RAISED TO 200-PERCENT. THE PROGRAM SUBSIDIZES THE COST OF CHILD CARE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THAT ARE…… MORE
New APS Super on District Challenges
LONG-TIME EDUCATOR RAQUEL REEDY NOW RUNS THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. AMONG THE THINGS SHE’LL BE EVALUATING ARE THE DISTRICT’S GRADUATION RATES. REEDY SAYS THE NUMBERS PROBABLY DON’T TELL THE COMPLETE STORY. SHE SAYS APS NEEDS TO DO RESEARCH ON WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES. SHE SAYS MANY…… MORE
Warning from APD to Parents
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE AGAIN ISSUING THE WARNING: DON’T LEAVE CHILDREN ALONE INSIDE A HOT CAR. 32 YEAR OLD ISAAC CHACON NOW FACES A FELONY CHILD ABUSE CHARGE AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY LEFT HIS TWO MONTH OLD BABY INSIDE A CAR FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF WEDNESDAY. THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO…… MORE
City Plans Changes on Stretch of Rio Grande Blvd.
PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS TO ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC SITUATION ON RIO GRANDE BLVD IN ALBUQUERQUE SOUTH OF I-40. CITY COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON SAYS NOTHING IS SET IN STONE … BUT HE TELLS US PART OF THE PLAN INCLUDES A ROUNDABOUT AT RIO GRANDE AND MOUNTAIN ROAD. HE SAYS IT’S JUST ONE COMPONENT…… MORE
