NEW MEXICO’S NORTHERN MOUNTAINS COULD GET A SHOT OF SNOW LATER THIS WEEK. METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS SNOW ACCUMULATION LEVELS WILL BE AT 85-HUNDRED FEET AND ABOVE. HE SAYS THE PEAKS COULD SEE SIX TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW, BUT HE DOESN’T EXPECT MUCH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.…… MORE
State Issues “Falling Tree” Alert
OFFICIALS WITH THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST ARE OUT WITH A WARNING. THEY’RE ADVISING VISITORS TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREES. JULIE ANNE OVERTON IS WITH THE FOREST SERVICE. SHE SAYS SPRINGTIME WINDS CAN BRING DOWN A TREE THAT’S BEEN KILLED BY WILDFIRE. SHE SAYS IF YOU SEE A TREE THAT LOOKS…… MORE
Sunport Runway Closed for Repairs
A TEMPORARY CHANGE IN FLIGHT PATTERNS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT. THE MAIN EAST-WEST RUNWAY WILL BE SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS…WITH TRAFFIC SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST RUNWAY. THE SUNPORT’S DAN JIRON SAYS THE F-A-A HAS THE FINAL SAY WHEN IT COMES TO LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS…AND THE WEATHER IS A MAJOR FACTOR.…… MORE
New APS ‘Super’ Hits the Ground Running
HIS PAY AND START-DATE HAVEN’T BEEN WORKED OUT BY THE SCHOOL BOARD YET. BUT THE NEWLY APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT FOR ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS TALKING ABOUT DRAFTING PLANS FOR THE DISTRICT. THE APS BOARD ON SATURDAY NAMED THE SAN FRANCISCO UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF CURRICULUM LUIS VALENTINO TO REPLACE WINSTON BROOKS. VALENTINO SAYS HIS…… MORE
Pregnant Woman, Newborn Survive Shooting
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS IN THE METRO DETENTION CENTER FOR ALLEGEDLY BEATING HIS 9 MONTH PREGNANT WIFE, THEN SHOOTING HER IN THE STOMACH WITH A BB GUN. ANTHONY RAEL IS JAILED ON 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. HE’S CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY. THE WIFE … WHOSE IDENTITY IS NOT BEING RELEASED … UNDERWENT AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION AND…… MORE
Active Shooter Training at the Mall
SEVERAL BERNALILLO COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES WERE AT THE MALL SUNDAY NIGHT. NOT TO SHOP, BUT WITH GUNS DRAWN FOR ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING. BCSO SPOKESMAN AARON WILLIAMSON SAYS THEY CONDUCTED THE EXERCISES AT COTTONWOOD MALL AFTER IT CLOSED. WILLIAMSON SAYS THE TRAINING ALLOWED THEM TO USE A COMMUNITY LOCATION TO IDENTIFY WHERE THEIR STRENGTHS AND…… MORE
Another Long Range Transportation Plan
LOCAL AGENCIES ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT LOOKS 25 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. SENIOR PLANNER AARON SUSSMAN AT THE MID REGION COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS SAYS POPULATION GROWTH IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO WILL HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. HE SAYS THE PROJECTIONS FROM THE STATE DEMOGRAPHIC OFFICE INDICATE THE REGION…… MORE
New Mexicans Protest Child Abuse
HUNDREDS TAKE PART IN A PROTEST MARCH OVER THE WEEKEND AGAINST CHILD ABUSE IN NEW MEXICO. PARTICIPANTS GATHERED IN ALBUQUERQUE’S OLD TOWN SATURDAY AFTERNOON, STOPPING TRAFFIC TO TELL DRIVERS CHILD ABUSERS IN THIS STATE ARE GETTING AWAY WITH THE CRIME, SOMETIMES WITH JUST A SLAP ON THE WRIST. SANTA FE POLICE SAY THERE WERE DEMONSTRATIONS…… MORE
Drivers Beware
THREE MORE DAYS TO GET THE MESSAGE. POLICE IN NEW MEXICO AND NATIONWIDE ARE CRACKING DOWN ON DISTRACTED DRIVERS. THAT TARGETS DRIVERS TALKING ON A HAND-HELD CELL PHONE AND TEXTING BEHIND THE WHEEL … BUT MELISSA DOSHER WITH STATE D-O-T SAYS SPECIFICALLY THOSE TEXTING BEHIND THE WHEEL. SHE SAYS YOU CAN PULL UP NEXT TO…… MORE
Berry Plans for More Central Avenue Buses
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY IS HOPING TO LEVERAGE CITY MONEY TO GET FEDERAL DOLLARS TO HELP PAY FOR A BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM ON CENTRAL AVENUE. HE TELLS US IT’S MONEY WELL SPENT AND HE’S HOPING TO SEE MUCH OF IT COMPLETED SOONER, RATHER THAN LATER. HE’S HOPING TO SEE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE…… MORE
