Officer-Involved Shooting

A MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING SUNDAY NIGHT . IT HAPPENED AROUND 7 P-M ON PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN COPPER AND CENTRAL NORTHEAST WHEN AN OFFICER TRIED TO STOP A CAR THAT A-P-D SPOKESMAN OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS WAS A “KNOWN STOLEN VEHICLE”. DROBIK SAYS THE MAN PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, REFUSED TO…MORE

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Fewer Obstacles at the Sunport

YOU MAY HAVE TO DEAL WITH AL OT OF PEOPLE WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT, BUT YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH CONSTRUCTION. STEPHANIE KITTS WITH THE SUNPORT TELLS US THEY’VE SCALED-BACK THE WORK TO ALLOW FOR THE LARGER HOLIDAY CROWDS. KITTS SAYS THEY EXPECT TO HAVE ALL THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS COMPLETED…MORE

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A Super Busy Sunport

THE aLBUQUERQUE SUNPORT WILL BE MUCH BUSIER THAN USUAL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND INTO NEXT WEEK, WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL TIME UPON US. SPOKESWOMAN STEPHANIE KITTS TELLS NEWS RADIO KKOB DAILY PASSENGER NUMBERS ARE LIKELY TO TAKE A BIG JUMP. THEY’RE EXPECTING BETWEEN 10-THOUSAND AND 11-THOUSAND PASSENGERS AT THE SUNPORT … UP MORE THAN…MORE

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You’re in Luck if You’re Driving

YOU’RE GETTING A BREAK FOR THE HOLIDAYS WHEN IT COMES TO THE COST OF TRAVEL. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS CONTINUING ITS DOWNWARD TREND. SPOKESMAN JOSHUA ZUBER SAYS FOR THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE, YOU’LL PAY 2-21 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED, WHICH IS DOWN SIX CENTS FROM LAST WEEK. AAA SAYS THE…MORE

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From Taos to Texas

IT WAS A BIG DAY THURSDAY FOR THE TOWN OF TAOS AND THE TAOS SKI VALLEY. “AIR TAOS” BEGAN SERVICE ON THURSDAY MORNING, FLYING FROM TAOS TO DALLAS-LOVE FIELD. SERVICE WILL ALSO CONNECT TAOS TO AUSTIN TEXAS. THERE WILL BE SIX ROUND TRIPS PER WEEK, WITH FLIGHTS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. TOWN OFFICIALS…MORE

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Latest Sick Leave Measure Expected to Fail

ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS CALLS HIS SICK LEAVE BILL FOR WORKERS AT CITY BUSINESSES A “COMPROMISE BILL” AND TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL IT BALANCES EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE NEEDS. BUT THE MEASURE IS EXPECTED TO FAIL … WEEKS AFTER A PREVIOUS SICK ORDINANCE WAS REJECTED. THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION PROVIDES PAID SICK LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES AT…MORE

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APD Investigates Suspicious Death of Heart Patient

ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO WHAT, RIGHT NOW, IS CONSIDERED A SUSPICIOUS DEATH. A MAN IDENTIFIED AS KEITH GARCIA SR. WAS TRANSPORTED TO ALBUQUERQUE’S HEART HOSPITAL THURSDAY NIGHT, WHERE HE WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD. MEDICAL PERSONNEL CALLED APD BECAUSE GARCIA ALSO SUFFERED A NUMBER OF INJURIES. POLICE SECURED GARCIA’S HOME IN THE 48-HUNDRED BLOCK OF…MORE

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Albuquerque Police Investigating Death After Family Dispute

WE STILL DON’T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN THAT’S BEING INVESTIGATED BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE. IT HAPPENED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT A HOME NEAR COMANCHE AND SAN MATEO NORTHEAST. POLICE SHOWED UP THERE AROUND 6PM. THE MAN, WHOSE NAME HASN’T BEEN RELEASED, WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE WAS LATER PRONOUNCED…MORE

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Man Dies After Family Fight

WE STILL DON’T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN THAT’S BEING INVESTIGATED BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE. IT HAPPENED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT A HOME NEAR COMANCHE AND SAN MATEO. POLICE SHOWED UP THERE AROUND 6PM. THE MAN, WHOSE NAME HASN’T BEEN RELEASED YET, WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE WAS LATER PRONOUNCED…MORE

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Man Sentenced for Near Death

AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN GETS THE MAXIMUM SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR NEARLY KILLING A MAN DURING A DRUNKEN FIGHT LAST YEAR. EDWARD TONORIO STABBED STEVE BITTANY IN THE HEAD AND STOMACH AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR MONTGOMERY AND CARLISLE. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS BITTANY LOST THE USE OF HIS LEFT ARM AND LEG AS…MORE

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