FEDERAL WORKERS IN NEW MEXICO CONTINUE TO FEEL THE PINCH FROM THE ONGOING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. STATE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT SECRETARY BILL MCCAMLEY SAYS MORE THAN 15 HUNDRED FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS IN THE STATE HAVE APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. MCCAMLEY TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE BENEFITS…ABOUT 460 DOLLARS A MONTH… WILL ACT AS SHORT TERM LOANS…AND WILL…… MORE
Large Group of Immigrants Arrested in NM
NEARLY 250 IMMIGRANTS ARE ARRESTED BY BORDER PATROL AGENTS IN NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. KOB TV REPORTS THE GROUP TURNED THEMSELVES IN TO THE AGENTS AT THE ANTELOPE WELLS PORT OF ENTRY. BORDER PATROL AGENTS SAY MOST OF THE IMMIGRANTS … 247 OF THEM … WERE FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. AND THE GROUP INCLUDED FAMILIES WITH…… MORE
APS Elementary Schools Getting Arts Initiative
ART AND MUSIC ARE BEING BROUGHT BACK TO ALL ABQ PUBLIC SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AND THE FINE ARTS DIRECTOR AT APS, GINA RASINSKI, SAYS THIS WILL ENCOURAGE KIDS TO STAY IN SCHOOL. KOB TV REPORTS IT’S A 5-YEAR, 5-MILLION DOLLAR INITIATIVE FOR APS THAT WILL ALSO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF FINE ARTS TEACHERS IN THE…… MORE
APD Continue Homicide Investigations
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING TWO, UNRELATED MURDERS THAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY. APD SAYS JUST BEFORE 8:00 WEDNESDAY MORNING, OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE AREA OF CENTRAL AND RIO GRANDE WHERE A MAN HAD BEEN SHOT OUTSIDE A COFFEE SHOP. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. POLICE ARE SEARCHED THE…… MORE
Infant’s Death Investigated
THE DEATH OF AN 11-DAY OLD BABY AT A DETOX CENTER IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE COULD LEAD TO CHARGES BEING FILED. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE BABY DIED AT THE METROPOLITAN ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT CENTER BUT IT’S NOT CLEAR HOW THE INFANT DIED. NO IDENTITIES HAVE BEEN RELEASED. MEANWHILE, THE STATE CHILDREN YOUTH…… MORE
NM May Have to Wait for Recreational Marijuana
SUPPORTERS ARE HOPING THAT NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA DURING THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. BUT POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN DOUBTS THAT WILL HAPPEN…GIVEN THE FACT THE TOPIC NEVER CAME UP DURING GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM’S STATE OF THE STATE SPEECH. HE SAYS IT MEANS THE LEGISLATION WILL BE SLOW MOVING THROUGH THE HOUSE AND SENATE,…… MORE
More Testing for Youngblood
THERE WON’T BE ANY MORE JAIL TIME FOR FORMER STATE REP MONICA YOUNGBLOOD. SHE WAS IN COURT WEDNESDAY AFTER A COURT OFFICIAL REPORTED THAT TWO OF HER RECENT DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTS WERE TOO DILUTED. THE JUDGE RULED THAT YOUNGBLOOD WILL HAVE TO TAKE MORE TESTS BUT DID NOT ORDER ANY JAIL TIME. THE ALBUQUERQUE…… MORE
Electrical Fire a Lesson for Everyone
AN INCIDENT WEDNESDAY MORNING MIGHT BE CONSIDERED A CLOSE CALL FOR ONE FAMILY AND A REMINDER FOR OTHERS IN ALBUQUERQUE. JUST BEFORE 10:00 AM, ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE WAS SENT TO A HOME IN THE 94-HUNDRED BLOCK OF ALAMEDA CONCERNING REPORTS OF SMOKE IN A TWO-STORY RESIDENCE THERE. WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY USING A THERMAL IMAGINING…… MORE
APS Losing More Teachers
ALBUQUERQUE TEACHERS HOPE GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM AND LEGISLATORS WILL BRING RELIEF DURING THE 60 DAY SESSION … BUT MANY ARE FED UP WITH ALL THE TURMOIL AND SAY THEY’LL QUIT THEIR JOBS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THAT’S WHAT THEY TELL CHANNEL 13 NEWS, WHICH WOULD LEAVE STUDENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE WITH LONG…… MORE
Governor Proposes Raises for Teachers
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM DELIVERED HER FIRST STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS YESTERDAY (TUE) AT THE OPENING OF THE 60 DAY SESSION. SHE SAYS THOSE IN THE EDUCATION FIELD HAVE LONG BEEN NEGLECTED WHEN IT COMES TO PAY AND SHE IS PROMISING RAISES OF 6 PERCENT FOR TEACHERS. SHE ALSO SAYS THEY’LL RAISE THE MINIMUM…… MORE
