A FAMILY FIGHT IN ALBUQUERQUE EARLY MONDAY IS NOW A VIOLENT CRIMES CALL OUT FOR ALBUQUERQUE POLICE. THAT SINCE APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE 61-HUNDRED BLOCK OF OSUNA NORTHEAST JUST EAST OF SAN MATEO AND FOUND A MAN DEAD AT THAT LOCATION. NO WORD YET ON HOW THE MAN DIED OR IF APD OFFICERS…… MORE
Legislation Would Hike Tax on Cigarettes
LAWMAKERS IN SANTA FE ARE BEING ASKED TO INCREASE THE TAX ON A PACK OF CIGARETTES BY A DOLLAR-50 PER PACK. LESLEY STEPHENS IS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE NEW MEXICO ALLIED COUNCIL ON TOBACCO. SHE TELLS US INCREASING THE TAX IS A VERY EFFECTIVE WAY TO CUT DOWN ON YOUTH SMOKING. SHE SAYS RAISING THE…… MORE
Education Bill Draws Opposition
THERE’S OPPOSITION … A LOT OF IT … TO SENATE BILL 298, WHICH WOULD EXPAND PRE-KINDERGARTEN BY MOVING 4-YEAR-OLDS AND 3-AND-A-HALF YEAR OLDS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. LAWMAKERS HEARD THAT OPPOSITION ON SUNDAY, WHICH WAS COMMUNITY INPORT DAY AT THE ROUND HOUSE. THOSE AGAINST THAT BILL SAY IT’LL CLOSE CENTER DOWN PROGRAM NOW OWNED AND/OR OPERATED…… MORE
NM Considers Bill to Diversify Economy
MAYBE THIS IS ONE SMALL STEP TOWARD DIVERSIFYING THE STATE’S ECONOMY. IT’S THE CIRCUS, OR MORE PRECISELY, IT’S A CIRCUS SCHOOL. STATE SENATOR NANCY RODRIGUEZ OF SANTA FE IS SPONSORING SENATE BILL 412. IT TAKES 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE THE GENERAL FUND TO PAY FOR A SCHOOL THAT TEACHES CIRCUS ARTS. CHILDREN WILL LEARN A…… MORE
Search Continues for Runaway Teen
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD ADRIAN NIETO HASN’T BEEN FOUND YET. HE’S THE TEEN WHO FAILED TO RETURN TOT HE ALBUQUERQUE BOYS RE-INTEGRATION CENTER AFTER VISITING HIS FAMILY. AUTHORITIES SAY NIETO CUT OFF HIS ANKLE MONITOR AND LEFT, BUT IT’S UNKNOWN WHO HE’S WITH OR WHERE HE’S HEADED. NIETO, WHO’S 5-FEET-7 INCHES TALL, WEIGHS 132 POUNDS AND…… MORE
No Extra Water for East Mountain Developer
A STATE DISTRICT JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS TURNED DOWN A REQUEST FROM AN EAST MOUNTAIN DEVELOPER TO ACCESS MORE THAN 100-MILLION GALLONS OF GROUNDWATER. THE APPLICATION WAS FILED 10 YEARS AGO, AND WAS OPPOSED BY BERNALILLO COUNTY AND THE STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE. AQUIFER SCIENCE HAS BEEN WORKING ON BEHALF OF CAMPBELL RANCH, A PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL…… MORE
Free A-B-Q Ride Day Monday
RIDING AN A-B-Q RIDE BUS OR SUN VAN WILL BE FREE ON MONDAY. SPOKESMAN RICK DEREYES TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB FEBRUARY 4TH IS NATIONAL TRANSIT EQUITY DAY. IT WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT’S ALSO ROSA PARKS’ BIRTHDAY. THE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT ON A SEGREGATED BUS IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA BACK IN 1955.…… MORE
Suspect Identified in Deaths of Two Teens
A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATHS OF TWO ALBUQUERQUE TEENS IN DECEMBER. COLLIN ROMERO AND AHMED LATEEF WENT MISSING IN MID-DECEMBER AND THEIR BODIES WERE LOCATED A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, BURIED IN THE DESERT WEST OF RIO RANCHO. NOW THE SANDOVAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS INFORMATION GATHERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION LED…… MORE
New Training for APD
SOME NEW TRAINING IS COMING FOR DETECTIVES AT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE TRAINING WILL COVER HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS, WARRANT WRITING, INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATIONS AND MAJOR CASE INVESTIGATIONS. IT WILL BE LED BY DETECTIVE DAMON FAY WHO WORKED A TOTAL OF 24 YEARS AT A-P-D. LAST YEAR, CHIEF GEIER DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DETECTIVES FROM…… MORE
Pay Attention to Your Heart
NEW MEXICO HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE FOCUSING ON ONE CONDITION IN PARTICULAR THIS MONTH: FEBRUARY IS AMERICAN HEART MONTH. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS HEART DISEASE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN IN NEW MEXICO OVER THE LAST DECADE. HEART DISEASE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR AN AVERAGE OF 34 HUNDRED DEATHS…… MORE
