NEW MEXICO’S FRESH WATER SUPPLY HAS GOVERNOR MARTINEZ WORRIED THE STATE WON’T BE ABLE TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS. SHE MET WITH WATER MANAGERS ON WEDNESDAY AT AN EVENT HOSTED BY THE NEW MEXICO RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS SHE SAYS THAT, WHILE THE STATE CANNOT CONTROL THE DROUGHT… IT CAN CONTROL HOW IT…… MORE
County Schedules Public Hearings on New Budget Plan
A TIGHT BUDGET MEANS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN BERNALILLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT ARE BEING ASKED TO REDUCE SPENDING FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER FOR FINANCE SHIRLEY RAGIN TELLS 770 KKOB THAT COULD INCLUDE NOT FILLING VACANT POSITIONS THE COUNTY COMMISSION WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING NEXT TUESDAY ON THE MORE THAN QUARTER-BILLION DOLLAR GENERAL FUND BUDGET.…… MORE
NM Deputy Facing More Federal Charges
A FORMER COLFAX COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY FACES ADDITIONAL FEDERAL CHARGES. FORTY-FIVE YEAR OLD VIDAL SANDOVAL WAS ARRESTED LAST MONTH AND CHARGED WITH AIDING AND ABETTING AN ATTEMPT TO DISTRIBUTE COCAINE. NOW, A FEDERAL GRAND JURY HAS RETURNED A SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT, ALLEGING SANDOVAL, WHILE A COLFAX COUNTY DEPUTY, STOLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM FBI AGENTS WHO…… MORE
APS Says Anti-Truancy Efforts Working
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RELEASES INFORMATION ON ITS EFFORTS TO CUT TRUANCY … AND WORD IS THEY’RE WORKING. DR. KRIS MEURER WITH THE DISTRICT TOLD THE SCHOOL BOARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT THAT THE PROGRAM THAT HAS ADVISORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS MEET WITH FAMILIES OF STUDENTS WHO SKIP SCHOOL, DID CUT TRUANCY RATES BY 13 PERCENT FOR 23…… MORE
Man Shot Near KAFB
A MAN IS IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT WEDNESDAY MORNING NEAR KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE. SECURITY PERSONNEL AT KIRTLAND LATER DETAINED A SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS 31 YEAR OLD GARY SMITH, AND HANDED HIM OVER TO APD. POLICE SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER TELLS 770 KKOB THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AFTER SMITH BROKE INTO A HOME IN THE…… MORE
El Dorado Burglaries May be Solved
SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICIALS THINK THEY’VE SOLVED A SERIES OF BURGLARIES IN THE EL DORADO AREA. TWENTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD MICHAEL CISNEROS AND HIS 23 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND ALEXANDRA BRADLEY ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BROKEN INTO FIVE HOMES, TAKING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PROPERTY. THEY’VE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH BURGLARY, LARCENY AND OTHER CHARGES.…… MORE
New Rapide Transit Plans Unveiled at UNM
UNM STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FACULTY GET TO CHECK OUT THE CITY’S IDEAS FOR FUTURE RAPID TRANSIT SERVICE AT THE CAMPUS. THEY’LL GO ON DISPLAY FROM 11AM TO 1PM THURSDAY IN THE STUDENT UNION. RICK DE REYES WITH A-B-Q RIDE SAYS THEY’VE BEEN GETTING PUBLIC INPUT ON THE SYSTEM SINCE FALL 2012. HE TELLS US IT…… MORE
Free “Charging Stations” for Electric Vehicles
OWNERS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES HAVE A FEW MORE OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO CHARGING THEIR VEHICLE. SUSAN SPONAR WITH PNM SAYS THEY’VE TEAMED UP WITH NISSAN MOTORS TO INSTALL FIVE QUICK CHARGE STATIONS, FOUR IN ALBUQUERQUE AND ONE IN SANTA FE. AND THE SERVICE IS FREE, FOR NOW. LOCATIONS IN ALBUQUERQUE INCLUDE O’NEILL’S PUB IN…… MORE
New “Made-in-NM” TV Series Debuts Friday
MORE VISIONS OF NEW MEXICO ON THE SMALL SCREEN START THIS FRIDAY. THAT’S THE DEBUT DATE FOR A NEW SCI-FI TV SERIES ENTITLED “THE MESSENGERS.” IT’S BEEN IN PRODUCTION SINCE MARCH OF LAST YEAR, MOSTLY SHOT IN AND AROUND ALBUQUERQUE AND AT I-25 STUDIOS. ABOUT 300 NEW MEXICANS WERE HIRED ON TO WORK THE CREW…… MORE
No Delay For the Santolina Plan
THE SANTOLINA MASTER PLAN WILL STAY ON SCHEDULE IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. THE COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT REJECTED A PROPOSAL FROM COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O’MALLEY TO DELAY THE 22-SQUARE MILE DEVELOPMENT FOR 90 DAYS TO SCHEDULE MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR CITIZENS. BUT THE COMMISSION VOTED 3-TO-2 AGAINST IT. THE “NO” VOTES WERE FROM ART DE LA CRUZ,…… MORE
