SOME CHANGES LIKELY FOR THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT POLICE FORCE. MAYOR BERRY’S CHIEF OF STAFF, GILBERT MONTANO, TELLS US IT’S IN LIGHT OF AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION CONCERNING THE MIS-HANDLING OF EVIDENCE BY SOME OFFICERS AT THE SUNPORT. MONTANO SAYS IT’S IMPERATIVE THAT THEY REORGANIZE THE SUPERVISION , MANAGEMENT, AND AUTHORITY OF THE…… MORE
Detours and Lane Closures
DETOURS AND LANE CLOSURES ARE PART OF A MAJOR PROJECT FROM THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY THAT START MONDAY MORNING AT MONTGOMERY AND PENNSYLVANIA. A 28-INCH VALVE IN A MAJOR TRANSMISSION LINE IS BEING REPLACED. WESTBOUND TRAFFIC WILL BE DOWN TO ONE LANE AND EASTBOUND REDUCED TO TWO LANES. ALSO, PENNSYLVANIA TRAFFIC…… MORE
Second Meeting Scheduled for i-25/Rio Bravo Project
IT’S A ROAD PROJECT STATE SENATOR MICHAEL PADILLA SAYS IS 30 YEARS LATE. AND PADILLA ADMITS IT’LL BE A HEADACHE WHILE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT THE REBUILD OF THE I-25/RIO BRAVO INTERCHANGE IN ALBUQUERQUE IS EXPECTED TO GIVE A BOOST TO THE CITY’S SOUTHWEST MESA. PADILLA TELLS US ONE THING IT’LL DO…… MORE
What’s Killing New Mexicans?
A REPORT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIVES US A FEW IDEAS. IT’S RELEASED IT’S 10TH EDITION OF IT’S HEALTH EQUITY REPORT. DATA IN THE REPORT IS PRESENTED BY RACE AND ETHNICITY. A FEW OF THE KEY FINDINGS INCLUDE DIABETES AS THE 6TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN 2013 IMPACTING THOSE WITH…… MORE
Hikers, Be Prepared
THE SPRING WEATHER MAY HAVE YOU THINKING ABOUT HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO. BUT MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PLAN. TREVOR MAYSCHAK WITH UNM’S INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN MEDICINE CENTER SAYS HIKERS OFTEN GET INTO TROUBLE BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT WEARING THE RIGHT CLOTHES. HE SAYS PROPER CLOTHING IS AN ISSUE ESPECIALLY…… MORE
Two Dead in Restaurant Shooting
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND ANOTHER INJURED IN A SHOOTING AT A VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT AT SAN MATEO AND MONGTOMERY. THEY ALSO SAY THE GUNMAN LATER DROVE TO THE AREA OF SAN PEDRO AND MENAUL, NEAR CORONADO CENTER, WHERE HE APPARENTLY COMMITTED SUICIDE. POLICE SAY THE SHOOTING STEMMED FROM A DOMESTIC SITUATION.… MORE
APS Checks Backgrounds of Pre-1999 Hires
A NEW ROUND OF BACKGROUND CHECKS BEGIN AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEXT WEEK. SPOKESPERSON MONICA ARMENTA TELLS 770 KKOB THEY’LL START WITH 300 EMPLOYEES AND COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR THE 2-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES HIRED BEFORE 1999 WHEN THE CHECKS WERE NOT REQUIRED. ARMENTA SAYS APS DID A PILOT…… MORE
Mayor Unveils Budget Plan
EMPLOYEE PAY RAISES, CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, AND NO TAX HIKES ARE INCLUDES IN ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY’S BUDGET PROPOSAL. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS IT’S A 524 MILLION DOLLAR PLAN THAT’S ROUGHLY 2-POINT-7 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THIS YEAR’S BUDGET. IT WOULD PROVIDE 18 MILLION DOLLARS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION … AS WELL AS MONEY…… MORE
APD Releases Blue-on-Blue Shooting Video
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THURSDAY RELEASED THE LAPEL CAM VIDEO OF UNDERCOVER OFFICER JACOB GRANT BEING SHOT BY HIS BOSS DURING A DRUG STING NEARLY 15 MONTHS AGO. GRANT WAS SHOT NINE TIMES BY LIEUTENANT GREG BRACHLE, WHO CAN HE HEARD IN THE VIDEO YELLING AN APOLOGY TO GRANT AND SAYING HE…… MORE
Sunport Chief Among Five on Paid Leave
MORE TROUBLE FOR ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT CHIEF MARSHALL KATZ. HE, ALONG WITH HIS DEPUTY CHIEF AND THREE OFFICERS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR ALLEGEDLY MISHANDLING EVIDENCE IN A MARCH 5TH INCIDENT. ALL FIVE ARE ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. KATZ WAS IN TROUBLE LAST YEAR AS WELL WHEN HE WAS PUT ON A 90…… MORE
