THERE ARE THREE MORE PUBLIC MEETINGS PLANNED FOR THIS WEEK REGARDING ALBUQUERQUE’S BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM PROPOSAL ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE. THERE WAS AN ABUNDANCE OF VOCAL OPPOSITION TO THE PLAN AT TWO MEETINGS LAST WEEK. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER MICHAEL RIORDAN TELLS 770 KKOB RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE THE TIME…… MORE
Trump Pinata Hot Seller in NM
A DONALD TRUMP PINATA BEING SOLD IN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE IS A HOT SELLER. IN FACT, THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS IT’S BEEN DIFFICULT TO KEEP STORES STOCKED WITH THE PINATAS. THE NEW MEXICAN SAYS MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS HAVE BEEN SNATCHING THEM UP TO TAKE A WACK AT THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL FRONTRUNNER…… MORE
Bosque Fires Suspect Arraigned
ONE SUSPECT DOWN IN ALBUQUERQUE’S SEARCH FOR SUSPECTS SETTING FIRE IN THE BOSQUE. CHRISTIAN FRESCAS WAS ARRESTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND APPEARED IN COURT ON SUNDAY. HE PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO SETTING THE FIRES AND IS CHARGED WITH ARSON. HE’S ACCUSED OF SETTING SOME OF THE FIRES. FRESCAS IS BEING HELD WITHOUT…… MORE
Fire Limits in the Cibola National Forest
LEVEL-TWO FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE NOW IN PLACE IN PARTS OF THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST DUE TO THE INCREASED FIRE DANGER. THEY’RE IN EFFECT ON ALL NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS WITHIN THE MCCLELLAN CREEK NATIONAL GRASSLANDS AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS. LEVEL-TWO RESTRICTIONS BAN ANY FIRES, CAMPFIRES, CHARCOAL OR WOOD STOVES … ANY…… MORE
NM Governor Signs Crime Bills into Law
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SIGNS INTO LAW TWO BILLS THAT’LL BETTER PROTECT NEW MEXICANS. ONE IS JAYDON’S LAW … NAMED FOR JAYDON CHAVEZ SILVER … WHO WAS KILLED IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING WHILE PLAYING CARDS AT A PARTY IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR. IT’LL GIVE JUDGES MORE INFORMATION ON SUSPECTS CRIMINAL HISTORY.…… MORE
Enrollment Down at NM’s Biggest School District
LOWER ENROLLMENT AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONTINUES TO TREND. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS HAS BEEN DOWN FOR SEVERAL YEARS SINCE THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR WHEN IT DROPPED FROM 90-THOUSAND-586 TO 89-THOUSAND-752. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS APS OFFICIALS PREDICT THEY COULD HAVE 10-THOUSAND-500 FEWER STUDENTS IN 2020 THAN IN 2010.… MORE
State Police Hiring
NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE WILL BE LOOKING TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO BOOST THEIR NUMBERS. THEY’LL HOLD A LATERAL ACADEMY IN JUNE FOR OFFICERS WHO ARE ALREADY CERTIFIED, AND WORKING FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS. STATE POLICE SAY THEY’RE ABOUT 50 OFFICERS SHORT STATEWIDE. THE LATERAL ACADEMY WILL ONLY BE 7-WEEKS LONG,…… MORE
Many Still Oppose Albuquerque Rapid Transit Plan
NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM PROPOSAL. THAT FROM CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE C-O-O MICHAEL RIORDAN. HE SAYS THE CITY HAS ADDRESSED MANY OF THE CONCERNS OF THOSE ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE, ADDING WIDER SIDEWALKS AND KEEPING PARKING ALONG PARTS OF THE ROUTE. BUT RESIDENTS AND CENTRAL AVENUE…… MORE
School Board Member Investigated
AN INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLICS SCHOOLS. SCHOOL BOARD VICE PRESIDENT ANALEE MAESTAS IS ACCUSED OF ALTERING A CHARTER SCHOOL INVOICE TO MAKE IT APPEAR THAT A CLEANING JOB COMPLETED AT HER HOME WAS DONE AT THE SCHOOL. STATE OFFICIALS ORDERED THE AUDIT TO LOOK INTO WHETHER MAESTAS ACTUALLY ALTERED THE…… MORE
Las Cruces Cracks Down on Cell Phone Drivers
DOZENS OF LAS CRUCES DRIVERS GET A COSTLY LESSON: HANG UP AND DRIVE. POLICE THERE CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC OPERATION FOR TWO AND AND A HALF HOURS THURSDAY ALONG TELSHOR BLVD. THEY ISSUED 81 CITATIONS. AND YOU MIGHT THINK MOST WERE FOR SPEEDING, OR NOT HAVING A SEAT BELT IN PLACE. BUT YOU’D BE…… MORE
