THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION HAS CHOSEN WEST CENTRAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP TO RUN A PROPOSED ROUTE 66 VISITORS CENTER. THE FACILITY IS TO BE BUILT NEAR I-40 AND ATRISCO VISTA BOULEVARD ON THE COUNTY’S FAR WEST SIDE. FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT CURRENTLY STANDS AT FIVE AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THE COUNTY SAYS THE 56-HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT…… MORE
Old Albuquerque Jail to Be Torn Down
BERNALILLO COUNTY IS GOING TO DEMOLISH THE OLD JAIL AT 5TH AND ROMA IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. THE DEMOLITION WORK WILL COST TWO AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THE COUNTY LEFT THE JAIL 16 YEARS AGO WHEN THE METRO DETENTION CENTER OPENED ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE. COUNTY SPOKESPERSON TIA BLAND SAYS, IN THE SHORT TERM, THE LAND WILL…… MORE
BCSO Holds Seminar to Recruit Women
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS LOW ON FEMALE DEPUTIES. IN FACT, DEPUTY AND RECRUITER JENNIFER GARCIA SAYS IT’S A PROBLEM NATIONWIDE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WANTS TO CHANGE THAT SO IT’S HOSTING A SEMINAR FOR WOMEN INTERESTED IN BECOMING DEPUTIES. THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS NEARLY 300 SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND ONLY…… MORE
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Guilty Verdict in Perrault Trial
A FEDERAL JURY IN SANTA FE HAS CONVICTED FORMER PRIEST ARTHUR PERRAULT ON CHILD SEX ABUSE CHARGES. THE 81 YEAR OLD PERRAULT WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING AN ALTAR BOY DURING INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED AT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE AND AT THE SANTA FE NATIONAL CEMETARY IN 1991 AND 1992. PERRAULT WAS A PRIEST AT…… MORE
Father Charged with Daughter’s Death
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A NINE MONTH OLD GIRL. APD’S SIMON DROBIK TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE CALL CAME IN MID-MORNING ON TUESDAY. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE SAN MATEO INN AND SUITES, IN THE 24-HUNDRED BLOCK OF SAN MATEO NORTHEAST, WHERE AT CHILD HAD DROWNED. DROBIK SAYS IT BECAME A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION…… MORE
March Against Child Abuse This Weekend
THE DROWNING DEATH OF THE INFANT GIRL AT THE SAN MATEO INN AND SUITES, IN THE 24 HUNDRED BLOCK OF SAN MATEO NORTHEAST, HAS MANY ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS RISING UP AGAINST CHILD ABUSE IN THE COMMUNITY. CRYSTAL GUITERREZ-BACA, HAS NOW TEAMED UP WITH VERONICA RAEL GARCIA, WHOSE FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, LILLY, WAS KILLED IN A…… MORE
APS Considers Longer School Year
SHOULD ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXTEND THE SCHOOL YEAR BY 12 DAYS?? DISTRICT SPOKESWOMAN MONICA ARMENTA TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’S SOMETHING A-P-S AND ALL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE ARE CONSIDERING. SHE SAYS ALL 89 DISTRICT IN NEW MEXICO HAVE THE OPTION TO EXTEND THEIR SCHOOL YEAR. ARMENTA SAYS THERE ARE ACADEMIC BENEFITS TO HAVING A LONGER…… MORE
Fire Danger Time for NM
THERE’S A HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER IN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. AND STATE OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING NEW MEXICANS TO PREPARE AS WILDFIRE SEASON GETS UNDERWAY. SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, 74 WILDFIRES HAVE BURNED MORE THAN 7-THOUSAND ACRES ON STATE AND PRIVATE LAND. AND STATE FORESTER LAURA MCCARTHY SAYS 99…… MORE
Weekend Event to Recruit African Americans
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING TO RECRUIT MORE AFRICAN AMERICANS. OF THE 914 SWORN OFFICERS ON THE FORCE, 17 ARE BLACK MEN … BUT THERE ARE NO BLACK FEMALES WORKING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. HAROLD BAILEY, HEAD OF THE ALBUQUERQUE BRANCH OF THE NAACP, SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT THAT ALBUQUERQUE’S POLICE DEPARTMENT BE DIVERSE. BAILEY…… MORE
