FORMER APD COP RODNEY LOCKE HAS BEEN IN JAIL SINCE PLEADING NO CONTEST TO LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH A WOMAN WAS KILLED. LOCKE NOW WANTS OUT OF THE LOCKUP. HE WAS SENTENCED TO 364 DAYS IN JAIL. THE CHARGE OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE WAS DROPPED. WHEN LOCKE WAS SENTENCED, HE TOLD THE…… MORE
Santa Fe Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy
THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE MADE IT OFFICIAL MONDAY WHEN IT FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY IN THE FACE OF MOUNTING ALLEGATIONS OF PRIEST SEXUAL ABUSE. ARCHBISHOP JOHN C. WESTER SAID LAST WEEK THAT THERE WERE AS MANY AS 40 PENDING CASES. T HE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE PROGRESS OF THOSE CASES IS NOW HALTED…… MORE
Training Day in Albuquerque
IT’S TRAINING DAY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ALBUQUERQUE. APD IS HOLDING A TRAINING SESSION TUESDAY TO HELP DECREASE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE THREAT OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE. ROUGHLY 24 PERCENT … OR ONE-OUT-OF-EVERY-FOUR MURDERS THIS YEAR … HAS BEEN RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE TRAINING SESSION IS CERTIFIED BY THE STATE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND COMES…… MORE
Cibola High School Teacher No Longer at APS
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS A CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WITH TWO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS NO LONGER WORKS FOR THE DISTRICT. THE TEACHER HAD BEEN ON PAID LEAVE AS AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. THE TEACHER ALLEGEDLY CALLED ONE STUDENT A “BLOODY INDIAN”…AND CUT OFF THE END OF ANOTHER NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT’S…… MORE
Duke City Growing More Jobs
DID YOU FIND A JOB IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS FALL? THE CITY SAYS THE METRO AREA SAW JOB GROWTH OF 11-THOUSAND POSITIONS IN OCTOBER, A 2-POINT-8 PERCENT INCREASE OVER OCTOBER OF 2017. THE NATIONAL JOB GROWTH RATE WAS 1-POINT-7 PERCENT. THE GROWTH WAS IN BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS. ACCORDING TO THE CITY, THE TOTAL…… MORE
Albuquerque Playground Reopens
A PLAYGROUND THAT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE LAST APRIL IS BACK IN BUSINESS. DAVE SIMON, THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, UNVEILED THE REPAIRED PLAYGROUND AT WESTGATE HEIGHTS PARK ON MONDAY. SIMON SAYS THE PLAY STRUCTURE THAT WAS BURNED WAS BRAND NEW BUT IT’S BEEN REPLACED WITH AN IDENTICAL PLAY…… MORE
Remembering a Former President
THE DEATH OF THE NATION’S 41ST PRESIDENT LAST FRIDAY HAS SOME NEW MEXICO LEADERS SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE LOSS OF GEORGE H.W. BUSH AND WHAT HE BROUGHT TO THE PRESIDENCY. RYAN CANGILIOSI, CHAIRMAN OF NEW MEXICO’S REPUBLICAN PARTY, SAYS THE FORMER PRESIDENT WAS A GOOD AND DECENT MAN WHO GAINED THE RESPECT OF AMERICANS…… MORE
Council Considers Albuquerque’s Legislative List
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS COMMITTEE LAST THURSDAY ADOPTED A LIST OF PRIORITIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT STARTS NEXT MONTH. AND MONDAY NIGHT, THE FULL CITY COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THE LIST OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE STATE FUNDING IN 2019. SOME OF THE PROJECTS INCLUDE 28 MILLION…… MORE
Hearing to Determine Nehemiah Griego’s Freedom
A COURT HEARING IS SET FOR MONDAY FOR CONVICTED KILLER NEHEMIAH GRIEGO IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE JUDGE WILL DECIDE IF THE MAN WHO KILLED FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN HE WAS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD HAS HAD SUFFICIENT REHABILITATION WHILE HE WAS IN THE JUVENILE LOCKUP. THE DECISION TO LET GRIEGO OUT OF JAIL WHEN HE TURNS…… MORE
Third Suspect Cuffed for Albuquerque Shootings
ANOTHER SUSPECT ARRESTED IN THE STRING OF SHOOTINGS IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD. APD ARRESTED 17 YEAR OLD KHALANI HODGES ON SATURDAY ON AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER. HODGES IS BEING CHARGED AS AN ADULT AND JOINS TWO OTHER SUSPECTS ALREADY ARRESTED IN THESE SHOOTING INCIDENTS. THEY ARE 23 YEAR OLD MATTHEW DELENA…… MORE
