THE LATEST VERSION OF THE DREAM ACT IS IN, AND THE MEASURE GOES TO THE U-S SENATE ON MONDAY. TWO OF NEW MEXICO’S SENATORS IN WASHINGTON … TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH, BOTH DEMOCRATS … SAY THEY SUPPORT THE MEASURE. AND CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS THE STATE’S REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS HAVE ALREADY VOTED IN FAVOR…… MORE
One Week Left to File Sex Assault Lawsuit
TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FILE A SEXUAL ASSAULT CLAIM AGAINST THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE. YOU HAVE ONE WEEK LEFT IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO FILE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY FILED A CLAIM AGAINST THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE DEADLINE TO FILE IS BY 5PM ON JUNE 17TH.…… MORE
Hundreds of Job Openings at APS
THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IS STILL MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY FOR APS…AND THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE A LOT OF POSITIONS TO FILL BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. SPOKESWOMAN JOHANNA KING SAYS THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 300 TEACHING VACANCIES. BUT OTHER POSITIONS ARE ALSO NEEDED … WITH MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, SECRETARIES, AND CAFETERIA WORKERS. KING SAYS…… MORE
Governor Rejects High-level Nuke Waste Storage in NM
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HAS SENT A LETTER TO ENERGY SECRETARY RICK PERRY STATING THAT THE INTERIM STORAGE OF HIGH- LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE POSES POSES SIGNIFICANT AND UNACCEPTABLE RISK TO NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS AND ENVIRONMENT. THIS LETTER TO THE SECRETARY IN RESPONSE TO PLANS BY A NEW JERSEY COMPANY TO BUILD A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR FACILITY…… MORE
Duke City Road Collapses
THERE’S A BIG PROBLEM IN THE ROADWAY ON SECOND STREET IN THE SOUTH VALLEY IN ALBUQUERQUE. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS THERE’S BEEN A ROAD COLLAPSE NEAR BRIDGE AND CESAR CHAVEZ, CAUSED BY ISSUES WITH A SEWER LINE. HE SAYS OLD CONCRETE SEWER LINES EVENTUALLY WEAR AWAY. WHEN THE EROSION REACHES…… MORE
Santa Fe Still Working on Parking Improvements
IT’S NOT A DONE DEAL JUST YET. BUT THE SANTA FE CITY COUNCIL IS WORKING TO GET A NEW PARKING SYSTEM INSTALLED IN THE CITY, WHICH THEY SAY SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR VISITORS TO PARK. REGINA WHEELER WITH THE CITY PARKING DEPARTMENT TELLS US THE MEASURE IS DRAFTED TO PUT IN THE NEW SYSTEM…… MORE
More Cash for NM Airports
MEMBERS OF NEW MEXICO’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION SAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS AWARDED NEARLY 14 MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT 16 DIFFERENT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE STATE. ALMOST FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WILL GO TOWARD RUNWAY RECONSTRUCTION AT THE JET PORT IN SANTA TERESA, NEAR THE MEXICAN BORDER. NEARLY THREE AND A HALF MILLION WILL…… MORE
NM Dams at Risk
HOW ARE NEW MEXICO’S DAMS HOLDING UP AS A RESULT OF THE STRONG SPRING RUNOFF? ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, STATE ENGINEER JOHN D’ANTONIO TOLD STATE LAWMAKERS LAST WEEK THAT ONE OR MORE OF THE 300 OR SO DAMS IN THE STATE COULD HAVE PROBLEMS. HE SAYS 170 DAMS ARE CONSIDERED “HIGH HAZARD.”…… MORE
Santa Fe Teen’s Murder Charge Reduced
A SANTA FE TEENAGER NO LONGER FACES A MURDER CHARGE IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS MOTHER’S BOYFRIEND IN LATE APRIL. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS A GRAND JURY HAS DOWNGRADED THE CHARGE AGAINST 16 YEAR OLD HUNTER WOODS TO VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. THIRTY-NINE YEAR OLD RICARDO MAGANA DIED OF HIS INJURIES WEEKS AFTER HE…… MORE
Another Suspicious Death in Albuquerque
ANOTHER DEATH IN ALBUQUERQUE, AND IT HAS POLICE WONDERING. A WOMAN’S BODY WAS FOUND AT COORS AND I-40 THURSDAY AND ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE CONSIDERING HER DEATH SUSPICIOUS. WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE ALREADY WITH THE WOMAN PROVIDING HER WITH MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE WOMAN DIED OF HER INJURIES REGARDLESS. BUT HER BODY…… MORE
