THE AMALIA COMPOUND IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO IS LINKED TO A MAKESHIFT MILITARISTIC COMPOUND IN ALABAMA. THE ALABAMA PROPERTY WAS FOUND JUST OUTSIDE TUSKEGEE. COURT DOCUMENTS INDICATE IT BELONGS TO SIRAJ WAHHAJ, ONE OF THE FIVE PEOPLE ARRESTED WHEN THE AMALIA COMPOUND IN TAOS COUNTY WAS RAIDED BY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES. THEY’RE ALL NOW IN FEDERAL…… MORE
Albuquerque to Increase Crime Fight
ALBUQUERQUE NEEDS A PLAN TO FIGHT CRIME AND KEEP RESIDENTS SAFE … AND GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM SAYS THAT PLAN WILL USE A MIXTURE OF STATE AND LOCAL RESOURCES. ONE OF THE STATE SOURCES SHE WANTS TO USE ARE STATE POLICE OFFICERS. THEY’LL BE STATIONED IN THE NOB HILL AREA TO PATROL THE BARS AND CHECK…… MORE
Chama Bus Driver Due in Court Monday
CHAMA SCHOOL BUS DRIVER STEPHEN MEEK WILL BE IN COURT MONDAY. THE 66 YEAR OLD BUS DRIVER WAS ARRESTED AND INCARCERATED FOR ALLEGEDLY RAPING A SEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL ON THE SCHOOL BUS. MEEK … WHO’S KNOWN AS MR. STEVE TO KIDS … IS SAID TO HAVE PULLED THE BUS TO THE SIDE OF THE…… MORE
Substitutes Replace Departed Teachers in NM
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE LEAVING THEIR JOBS IN DROVES IN NEW MEXICO. A REPORTS FROM NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY SHOWS THERE WERE 300 EMPTY TEACHER JOBS IN 2017. THAT NUMBER HAS NOW CLIMBED TO 740 TEACHERS WHO HAVE LEFT THEIR JOBS. THE STATE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY RELIANT ON SUBSTITUTES. IN FACT, SOME DISTRICTS ARE HIRING…… MORE
This is Graduation Week
THIS WILL BE A BUSY WEEK AT TINGLEY COLISEUM . ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE HOSTING GRADUATION CEREMONIES FOR ITS TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS STARTING MONDAY, MAY 13TH. ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY STARTS THINGS OFF AT 2:30 PM, FOLLOWED BY DEL NORTE HIGH SCHOOL AT 6:30PM. VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL IS THE LAST SCHOOL TO HOLD GRADUATION CEREMONIES…… MORE
Spaceport Moves to NM
HE SAYS HE DREAMS BIG, AND THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE. VIRGIN GALACTIC FOUNDER, SIR RICHARD BRANSON, SAYS THE TESTING PHASE FOR HIS SPACE TOURISM BUSINESS IS WINDING DOWN IN CALIFORNIA, SO IT IS TIME TO PICK UP STAKES AND HEAD TO SPACEPORT AMERICA IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. HE TELLS M-S-N-B-C THAT THE INITIAL MOVE…… MORE
Mountain Runoff is Good for NM
BECAUSE OF THE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OVER THE WINTER, NEW MEXICO’S RIVERS ARE FILLING UP. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER SAYS FLOODING IS EVEN A POSSIBILITY IN SOME AREAS. HE SAYS THE RIVERS ARE RISING AND GETTING CLOSE TO BANK-FULL. HE SAYS THEY EXPECT MINOR FLOODING IN THE NEXT…… MORE
APD Identifies Baseball Player Murder Suspect
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED A SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF LOBO BASEBALL PLAYER JACKSON WELLER. POLICE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR 22 YEAR OLD DARIAN RASHAUD BASHIR, IDENTIFIED FROM A SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THE MURDER. WELLER WAS KILLED LAST SATURDAY IN NOB HILL AT CENTRAL AND RICHMOND AROUND 2AM. APD SAYS BASHIR PULLED SOMETHING…… MORE
More Money to House Migrants in Albuquerque
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TAX REVENUES WILL BE USED TO HELP ASYLUM SEEKERS SENT TO BERNALILLO COUNTY. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY PLAN TO USE 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE MIGRANTS … AND THE ALBUQUERQUE JO URNAL REPORTS IT MARKS THE SECOND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THAT EFFORT. THE JOURNAL REPORTS IT’LL INVOLVED EXPANDING THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD…… MORE
Security Increased After Councilors Threatened
THE VOTE THIS WEEK TO APPROVE 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELP ASYLUM SEEKERS SENT TO BERNALILLO COUNTY FROM THE BORDER HAS LED TO CITY COUNCILORS GETTING THREATS. THOSE THREATS CAME EITHER BY PHONE OR EMAIL, AND THEY LED TO HIGHER SECURITY BEING USED NOW TO PROTECT COUNCILORS AND THEIR STAFF. THE FUNDING IS TO HELP HOUSE…… MORE
