ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY, FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH, A DUKE CITY RESIDENT HAS SHOT AND KILLED A SUSPECTED INTRUDER. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS AROUND 1:00 MONDAY MORNING AT A HOME IN THE 400 BLOCK OF SANTA FE SOUTHWEST NEAR 4TH AND BRIDGE. INVESTIGATORS SAY 43 YEAR OLD WILLIE AMADOR WAS…… MORE
More than 40 Apply for APS Superintendent’s Job
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ALREADY HAS 44 APPLICANTS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT’S JOB … AND THE APPLICATION DEADLINE DOESN’T END UNTIL MARCH 31ST. THE DEADLINE WAS EXTENDED BY THE APS BOARD LAST WEEK. THEY’LL NARROW THE LIST OF CANDIDATES NEXT WEEK. AMONG NEW MEXICANS APPLYING FOR THE JOB ARE LBJ MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MICHAEL BACHICHA … SANTA…… MORE
Fire Danger Concerns Lessen for NM
WHEN THE WINDS PICK UP AND THE HUMIDITY GOES DOWN, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS…CONCERNS ABOUT SPRING WILDFIRES IN NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE SAYS THEY’RE WATCHING ONE AREA OF THE STATE IN PARTICULAR. HE SAYS GRASSES IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO HAVEN’T GREENED UP YET… MEANING THERE IS MORE OF A FIRE…… MORE
Spring Watering Limits Kick in Soon
WATERING RESTRICTIONS FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY ARE JUST OVER A WEEK AWAY. HOWEVER, KATHERINE YUHAS WITH THE CITY COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY REMINDS US THAT THERE ARE OTHER RESTRICTIONS THAT STAY IN PLACE ALL YEAR. ONE PROHIBITS YOU FROM ALLOWING WATER TO RUN ON TO THE STREET. SHE SAYS IT CAN WATER FROM WASHING YOUR CAR,…… MORE
“Longmire” Resumes Filming in NM
A & E CANCELLED IT … BUT NETFLIX IS BRINGING IT BACK. THE TV DRAMA “LONGMIRE” WILL SOON BACK BE IN NEW MEXICO TO SHOOT NEW EPISODES FOR ITS 4TH SEASON. IT’LL START PRODUCTION AT THE END OF THIS MONTH IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE SHOW HAS BEEN KEY IN BUILDING SANTA FE’S REPUTATION AS…… MORE
Pets of the Week | March 21
Our first featured dog from last week Bronson waits at his kennel door happily wagging his tail hoping the next person to say hello to such a friendly boy will take him to his forever home. Our pretty black & white pit bull terrier has a case of happy tail so has her tail bandaged…… MORE
Skate Park Party Turns Fatal
ONE DEAD AND HALF A DOZEN INJURED IN A SHOOTING ALBUQUERQUE POLICE BELIEVE STARTED AS A BARBECUE AT LOS ALTOS SKATE PARK SUNDAY NIGHT. SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER SAYS OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE PARK AROUND 9:45 PM. ONE MALE WAS DEAD AT THE SCENE. HIS NAME WON’T BE RELEASED UNTIL NEXT OF KIN IS NOTIFIED.…… MORE
Alleged Girlfriend-Beater Jailed
A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL IN ALBUQUERQUE EARLY MONDAY TURNS INTO A SWAT SITUATION. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S SPOKESMAN AARON WILLIAMSON SAYS DEPUTIES WERE SENT TO THE 400 BLOCK OF ROBIN MEADOWS OFF NORTH 4TH STREET AROUND 5:30 AM. WILLIAMSON SAYS WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY FOUND A WOMAN WHO SAID HER BOYFRIEND, 28 YEAR OLD…… MORE
Memorial for Teen Hiker Killed in Sandias
A MEMORIAL CONCERT IS PLANNED FOR THIS THURSDAY NIGHT, MARCH 26, AT 7 O’CLOCK FOR THE 17 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO DIED WHILE HIKING IN THE SANDIAS OVER THE WEEKEND. MAYA SPENCER WAS HIKING WITH FRIENDS SATURDAY WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL NEARLY 300 FEET FROM SANDIA CREST. SPENCER WAS A STUDENT AT…… MORE
2015 Legislative Session Disappointing
WHAT PASSED AND WHAT DIDN’T AT THE LEGISLATURE THAT ENDED SATURDAY? AMONG THE BILLS SENT TO GOVERNOR MARTINEZ’S DESK IS ONE THAT WOULD ALLOW RESTAURANTS TO DELIVER BEER OR WINE TO THE HOMES OF THOSE WHO ORDER AT LEAST 20 DOLLARS WORTH OF FOOD. THERE’S ALSO A BILL THAT WOULD BAN THE SALE OF E-CIGARETTES…… MORE
