THE RIO METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT IS ANNOUNCING A MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE AREA’S BIKE SHARE PROGRAM. COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AUGUSTA MEYERS TELLS US THE NUMBER OF BIKE STATIONS WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE FROM THE CURRENT 43 TO 100. THERE WILL ALSO BE 500 BIKES AVAILABLE. MEYERS SAYS THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. SHE SAYS…… MORE
More Cops on Bicycles
LOOK FOR MORE COPS ON BIKES ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE AND OTHER AREAS OF SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB HE USED SOME HIS OFFICE’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO PURCHASE SIX NEW BICYCLES FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT: DAVIS SAYS AN OFFICER ON A BICYCLE IS MORE APPROACHABLE AND LESS INTIMIDATING TO THE PUBLIC.…… MORE
New Plan for Safety in Albuquerque
STATE POLICE IN NEW MEXICO HAVE ALREADY STARTED THEIR PATROLS OF CENTRAL AVENUE IN ALBUQUERQUE. KOB TV REPORTS THEY INCREASED PATROLS IN THE AREA LAST FRIDAY AND WILL ADD ANOTHER 50 OFFICERS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THEIR FOCUS WILL BE NOB HILL AS WELL AND SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE. BUT THE MAJOR FOCUS IN ON…… MORE
New Use for Old Jail
THE PRIVATELY-RUN TORRANCE COUNTY JAIL IN ESTANCIA HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR A YEAR AND-A-HALF. BUT WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS OR SO, THE FACILITY WILL BE REOPENING TO HOUSE ICE DETAINEES. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE PLAN ON WEDNESDAY. COUNTY MANAGER WAYNE JOHNSON TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’LL MEAN MORE MORE JOBS FOR THE LOCAL AREA,…… MORE
Raises for NM Cabinet Heads
MORE MONEY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HEAD NEW MEXICO’S STATE DEPARTMENT AGENCIES. THEY’RE GETTING A 17 PERCENT RAISE … AND A SPOKESPERSON FOR GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM TELLS KOB TV THAT’S THE KEEP THE SALARIES COMPETITIVE. IT MEANS CABINET HEADS WHO EARN 128-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR IF THEY NOW EARN 150-THOUSAND A YEAR. THAT’S MORE THAN…… MORE
Alleged Killer Jailed
A DISTRICT JUDGE HAS AGREED WITH A REQUEST FROM THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AND RULED THAT MURDER SUSPECT DARIAN BASHIR WILL BE HELD WITHOUT BOND PENDING TRIAL. PROSECUTORS ARGUED THAT BASHIR HAS A VIOLENT HISTORY, AND IT WOULD ENDANGER THE PUBLIC IF HE WERE TO BE SET FREE. BASHIR FACES AN OPEN COUNT OF…… MORE
APD File on Torrance Co. Sheriff Requested by D.A
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS ASKING THE DISTRICT COURT TO FORCE THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TURN OVER THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS FILE ON FORMER TORRANCE COUNTY SHERIFF HEATH WHITE. THE A-G HAS CHARGED WHITE WITH EMBEZZLING MORE THAN 160-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE COUNTY DURING HIS TIME AS SHERIFF. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS DETAILS SURFACED IN…… MORE
No Foul Play in Santa Cruz Deaths
THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS FOUL PLAY IS NOT SUSPECTED IN THE DEATHS OF THREE PEOPLE IN THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF SANTA CRUZ. THEIR BODIES WERE FOUND INSIDE A HOME SHORTLY BEFORE 6 PM TUESDAY. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS REPORTED THE STRONG SMELL OF FUMES…AND A SHERIFF’S OFFICE SPOKESMAN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THAT THE HOME…… MORE
Charges Filed in Downtown Killing
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE FILE CHARGES RELATED TO A DOWNTOWN HOMICIDE FROM JUST OVER A MONTH AGO. MARIO CASTELLANOS REYES IS CHARGED WITH AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER IN THE STABBING DEATH OF 39 YEAR OLD ERIC TRUJILLO. POLICE FOUND TRUJILLO COVERED IN BLOOD IN FRONT OF THE ANODYNE BAR AT 4TH AND CENTRAL ON APRIL 11TH.…… MORE
Europe Wants Chiles
EUROPE APPEARS TO BE IN THE MARKET FOR CHILES FROM NEW MEXICO. EU REPRESENTATIVES VISITED FIVE STAR CHILE ON WEDNESDAY, TALKING TRADE AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS IN NEW MEXICO TO EXPORT THEIR CHILE PRODUCT TO EUROPEAN MARKETS. LORENZO TERZI IS THE MINISTER COUNSELOR OF HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY IN THE U-S AND EUROPE. HE…… MORE
