HEADS UP. THE WEATHER’S STILL AN ISSUE. AFTER A BIT OF A DOWN PERIOD, NEW MEXICO’S MONSOON SEASON IS GETTING VERY ACTIVE AGAIN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ANNETTE MOKRY TELLS 770 KKOB THAT WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING. MOKRY SAYS, WITH HEAVY RAINS, DRAINAGES THAT ARE NORMALLY DRY CAN BECOME RAGING…… MORE
Actor to Run for County Commission
“BREAKING BAD” ACTOR STEVEN MICHAEL QUEZADA NOW WANTS TO SERVE ON THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION. HE’S SET TO ANNOUNCE HIS CANDIDACY TUESDAY. HE’S COMPETING FOR THE SOUTH VALLEY-WEST SIDE COMMISSION SEAT CURRENTLY HELD BY ART DE LA CRUZ AND QUEZADA FACES THREE OPPONENTS. QUEZADA HAS BEEN SERVING ON THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC…… MORE
Sinkhole Repairs Expected This Week
THE ALBUQUERQUE WATER MAIN BREAK ON INDIAN SCHOOL BETWEEN SAN PEDRO AND LOUISIANA IS FIXED. THAT FROM DAVID MORRIS WITH THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY. THE SIX INCH WATER LINE BROKE SATURDAY AFTERNOON, CAUSING A SINKHOLE IN THE ROAD AND WATER OUTAGES FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS. MORRIS TELLS US THOSE OUTAGES ARE OVER. …… MORE
Dangerous Attack on a Homeless Man
A HOMELESS MAN BECOMES THE TARGET OF SOMEONE WHO, POLICE SAY, THREW FIREWORKS AT HIM. IT HAPPENED IN ALBUQUERQUE AT QUINCY AND SILVER, NEAR SAN MATEO AND CENTRAL, IN THE EVENING OF JULY 11TH. . APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS A VEHICLE PULL UP TO THE MAN AS HE WAS SLEEPING. A FEW…… MORE
Person-of-Interest Sought in Convenience Store Shootings
TWO PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING SHOT AT AN ALBUQUERQUE 7-11 NEAR SAN MATEO AND KATHRYN JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY MORNING. ONE OF THE VICTIMS IS AN EMPLOYEE AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE WHO APD OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS TRIED TO BREAK UP THE ARGUMENT BETWEEN THE TWO OTHER INDIVIDUALS. DURAN SAYS THE EMPLOYEE…… MORE
Duke City Businessman Killed in DWI Crash
A PROMINENT ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESSMAN IS KILLED IN A DWI CRASH INSIDE THE GATED COMMUNITY OF TANOAN ON SUNDAY. APD SAYS HOMEBUILDER REED RUTLEDGE WAS RIDING HIS BICYCLE IN TANOAN WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A CAR THEY SAY WAS DRIVEN BY 25 YEAR OLD COULTER COOK. COOK REFUSED A BREATHALYZER TEST…… MORE
APS Hangs Out the “Help Wanted” Sign
WITH THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY, APS IS LOOKING TO HIRE HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS, COACHES AND LIBRARIANS. KAREN RUDYS, THE DISTRICT’S ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, SAYS THERE’S ONE PARTICULAR NEED THAT STANDS OUT. THAT’S IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITION, WHICH SHE SAYS IS A TOUGH AREA…… MORE
Repairs Continue on Uptown Sinkhole
ALBUQUERQUE CITY CREWS ARE WORKING TO REPAIR THE SINKHOLE ON INDIAN SCHOOL BETWEEN SAN PEDRO AND LOUISIANA … AND IT SHOULD BE BACK OPEN SOMETIME THIS WEEK. THE SINKHOLE WAS CAUSED BY A WATER MAIN BREAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT SUBMERGED A WOMAN IN HER SUV. SHE MANAGED TO GET FREE OF THE VEHICLE,…… MORE
Millennials Join in Albuquerque Metro Home-buying
STUDENT LOAN DEBT AND THE RECESSION KEPT THE MILLENNIALS FROM BECOMING HOMEBUYERS. BUT THAT’S CHANGING NATIONWIDE … AND HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. PAUL WILSON WITH THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS THE NUMBERS OF MILLENNIALS LOOKING TO BUY A HOME IS UP. BUT WILSON TELLS US THEY’RE NOT INTERESTED IN THE…… MORE
Smoke Over Sandia Labs
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY IS PREPARING TO CARRY OUT TWO TESTS MONDAY THAT WILL SEND UP SMOKE THAT COULD BE VISIBLE FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. THE LAB IS BURNING LIQUID JET FUEL AT IT’S THERMAL TEST COMPLEX ON KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE. THE EXPERIMENTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10AM AND 2PM AND…… MORE
