THREE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES ARE ON PAID LEAVE FOLLOWING A FATAL SHOOTING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE SOUTH VALLEY. SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES SAYS ALL THREE FIRED THEIR WEAPONS, KILLING 31 YEAR OLD JOSEPH JARAMILLO. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AFTER DEPUTIES TRIED TO PULL OVER JARAMILLO’S PICKUP, AND IT STRUCK A MARKED UNIT. …… MORE
Weather Leads to Early Shelter Opening
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND THE ALBUQUERQUE RESCUE MISSION ARE OPENING THE WINTER SHELTER EARLY IN ANTICIPATION OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES HEADING THIS WAY. THE OPENING WAS WEDNESDAY … SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED OPENING THIS SUNDAY. PEOPLE SEEKING SHELTER ARE ASKED TO GO TO THE RESCUE MISSION LOCATED AT 525 2ND…… MORE
NM Justices Reconsider New Timeline Rules
BERNALILLO COUNTY MAY BE GETTING SOME RELIEF FROM NEW RULES THAT POLICE AND PROSECUTORS SAID WERE CAUSING SOME CRIMINAL CASES TO BE DROPPED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE STATE SUPREME COURT WILL CONSIDER CHANGES TO THE STRICT TIMELINES PUT IN PLACE EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE GOAL WAS TO HELP EXPEDITE CRIMINAL…… MORE
Rail Runner Wants More Veterans Onboard
THE NEW MEXICO RAILRUNNER COMMUTER TRAIN IS EXTENDING THE FREE PASS PROGRAM FOR ANY VET WHO HOLDS A V-A MEDICAL CARD. SPOKESPERSON AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS THE PROGRAM BEGAN A YEAR AGO AND ABOUT 5-THOUSAND PASSES HAVE BEEN ISSUED SO FAR. MEYERS SAYS THOSE VETS HOLDING A CURRENT PASS NEED TO GET…… MORE
Albuquerque Expands Recycling Program
RECYCLING IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS … AND THE CITY IS NOW LOOKING TO TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER. BOBBY SISNEROS WITH THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS COMMERCIAL RECYCLING IS NOW BEING SOLD TO BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. HE CALLS IT A NATURAL PROGRESSION AFTER ISSUING 178-THOUSAND…… MORE
Bosque Trail Cleanup Continues
YOU’LL HAVE YOUR TRAIL BACK. CREWS WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT HAVE BEEN REMOVING WOODY DEBRIS ALONG THE BOSQUE TRAIL THIS WEEK. THE PROJECT IS NOW MOVING TO PHASE TWO, BETWEEN MONTANO AND PASEO DEL NORTE. THE WORK HAS LED TO PART OF THE…… MORE
Man Killed in South Valley Deputy-Involved Shooting
ONE MAN IS DEAD AND TWO WOMEN ARE IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A DEPUTY-INVOLVED SHOOTING WEDNESDAY MORNING IN ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTH VALLEY. IT STARTED IN THE 11-HUNDRED BLOCK OF TAPIA NEAR TROCADERO. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S SERGEANT AARON WILLIAMSON TELLS US THAT’S WHERE A DEPUTY TRIED TO PULL A VEHICLE OVER SHORTLY BEFORE 4AM. HE…… MORE
Duke City Celebrates Veterans’ Day
WEDNESDAY IS VETERANS DAY. THAT MEANS THERE WILL BE A PARADE IN THE DUKE CITY. IT STARTS AT 9AM AT BULLHEAD PARK IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. IT THEN HEADS EAST ON GIBSON TO LOUISIANA AND NORTH TO THE VETERANS’ MEMORIAL PARK AT 11-HUNDRED LOUISIANA BLVD SOUTHEAST. THERE’S A ONE HOUR MUSICAL PRESENTATION…… MORE
APD Chief to Appeal Reinstating Former Officer
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CHIEF GORDEN EDEN SAYS THE CITY PERSONNEL BOARD’S DECISION ON FORMER APD POLICE OFFICER JEREMY DEAR IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE BOARD HAS RECOMMENDED DEAR BE REINSTATED WITH APD AFTER A 90-DAY UNPAID SUSPENSION. DEAR SHOT AND KILLED 19 YEAR OLD AUTO THEFT SUSPECT MARY HAWKES LAST YEAR … BUT FAILED…… MORE
Cold, Windy Storm Blows into NM
STRONG WINDS, COLD TEMPERATURES, EVEN SNOW ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR NEW MEXICO THIS WEEK. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE TELLS 770 KKOB WE’LL SEE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS SEASON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HE SAYS MUCH OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE , WILL DIP INTO THE 20S OVERNIGHT. …… MORE
