THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS LOOKING TO HIRE 2-THOUSAND ADDITIONAL CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL OFFICERS AND BORDER PATROL AGENTS. RECRUITER ADRIANA CARRANZA IN EL PASO TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THEY’D LIKE TO HIRE PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. CARRANZA SAYS STARTING PAY CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 40-THOUSAND TO 60-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THERE’S A HIRING EVENT IN EL…… MORE
Crossing the Border Could Take Time
IF YOU’RE HEADING DOWN SOUTH INTO MEXICO SOMETIME OVER THE HOLIDAYS, KEEP THIS IN MIND. IT MAY TAKE LONGER TO RE-ENTER NEW MEXICO, SIMPLY DUE TO THE NUMBER OF TRAVELLERS. ROGER MAIER IS WITH CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION IN NEW MEXICO. HE SAYS THERE IS NOW AN “APP” YOU CAN GET FOR YOUR PHONE THAT…… MORE
Protecting NM Seniors and Caregivers
THE F-B-I AND THE I-R-S WANT TO MAKE SURE SENIOR CITIZENS AND THEIR CARE-GIVERS AREN’T THE VICTIMS OF FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION. BOTH AGENCIES SAY THE CRIME IS MORE COMMON THAN MOST PEOPLE THINK AND ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF CASES ARE EVER REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. THERE IS A PRESENTATION PLANNED FOR ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH,…… MORE
Another Cold Weather Warning
IT’S ALMOST A SURE THING THIS KIND OF CRIME IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT’S THE WARM-UP DRIVE OFF. APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THEY GET THE MESSAGE OUT EACH YEAR: DON’T START YOUR CAR IN THE MORNING TO WARM IT UP, THEN LEAVE IT UNATTENDED. HE SAYS LOTS OF DUKE CITY RESIDENTS DON’T SEEM TO…… MORE
A Better Downtown in the Works
MAYOR TIM KELLER IS TRYING TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO COME DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE BY MAKING THE AREA MORE WALKABLE AND BIKE FRIENDLY. KELLER SAYS THE CITY HAS CHANGED OUT STOP LIGHTS TO STOP SIGNS…REPAINTED ROADWAYS…AND ADDED 19 NEW PARKING SPACES ALONG FOURTH AND FIFTH STREETS. THERE’S ALSO A NEW APD SUBSTATION AT THE ALVARADO TRANSPORTATION…… MORE
Changes at I-25 and Rio Bravo
SOME CHANGES IN THE 55 MILLION DOLLAR I-25/RIO BRAVO ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. TRAFFIC ON NORTHBOUND I-25 IS SHIFTING TO THE LEFT, WITH TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE INTERCHANGE. TRAFFIC ON EASTBOUND RIO BRAVO WILL BE SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT IN NEWLY CONSTRUCTED LANES. AND ALL NEW LANES FOR NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND BROADWAY WILL BE…… MORE
New Mexico Connection to Serial Killer
A MAN WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE MURDERED MORE THAN 90 WOMEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN UNITED STATES SAYS HE KILLED ONE OF THE VICTIMS IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE FBI SAYS IT WAS A 25 YEAR OLD WHITE WOMAN WHO WAS MURDERED IN THE DUKE CITY 44 YEARS AGO. 78 YEAR OLD SAMUEL LITTLE IS CURRENTLY…… MORE
Padilla Enters Plea
JURY SELECTION IN THE TRIAL FOR A FORMER TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT CABINET SECRETARY HAS BEEN SET FOR NEXT MAY. DEMESIA PADILLA THURSDAY PLED NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES THAT SHE EMBEZZLED MONEY FROM A FORMER CLIENT. THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE FILED THE CHARGES AGAINST PADILLA IN JUNE, ABOUT A YEAR AND-A-HALF AFTER SHE RESIGNED…… MORE
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Hansen In Jail Fight
JUSTIN HANSEN IS BACK IN THE NEWS. HE’S THE MAN CONVICTED OF USING A SHOVEL TO NEARLY BEAT TO DEATH ALBUQUERQUE TEENAGER BRITTANI MARCELL AT HER HOME IN 2008. STATE POLICE SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO THE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TUESDAY AT NOON IN RESPONSE TO AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN HANSEN AND ANOTHER INMATE,…… MORE
