ALBUQUERQUE POLICE BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHO STRUCK AND KILLED A PEDESTRIAN DOWNTOWN, THEN TOOK OFF. THIRTY-TWO YEAR OLD MATTHEW LOWE HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT CAUSING DEATH AND EVIDENCE TAMPERING. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED SATURDAY AFTERNOON NEAR FIRST AND CENTRAL. A METRO COURT CRIMINAL COMPLAINT SAYS LOWE PERFORMED POORLY…… MORE
Commissioners Take on the Minimum Wage and Weed Killers
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT WILL TAKE ON RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE. COMMISSIONERS WILL DISCUSS RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE BY 20 CENTS AN HOUR FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. IT’S AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 400 DOLLARS A YEAR. AND IT WOULD UP THE HOURLY WAGE FROM 8-85 TO 9-05. IF IT’S APPROVED,…… MORE
Three Rescued from Albuquerque Arroyo
THREE PEOPLE HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM AN ARROYO TUESDAY MORNING. WE STILL DON’T HAVE MUCH INFORMATION ON WHAT THEY WERE DOING IN THE ARROYO ALONG PAN AMERICAN NEAR CANDELARIA … BUT ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE HELPED PULL THEM OUT OF THE WATER. IT TOOK ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR TO RESCUE THE TRIO. THEY WERE…… MORE
Man Arrested Off Jet at Sunport
A FLORIDA MAN FACES FEDERAL CHARGES AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY GROPED A FEMALE PASSENGER ON A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM HOUSTON TO ALBUQUERQUE SUNDAY. FEDERAL AGENTS SAY 49 YEAR OLD BRUCE ALEXANDER TOLD THEM PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID IT’S OKAY TO GRAB WOMEN BY THEIR PRIVATE PARTS. DONALD TRUMP MADE THAT COMMENT ON AN “ACCESS HOLLYWOOD” TAPE…… MORE
Man Who Groped Girls at Shopping Mall Sentenced
A MAN WHO GROPED YOUNG GIRLS AT CORONADO CENTER TWO DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS LAST YEAR HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON…THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED. FORTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD MICHAEL CHAVARRIA IS A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER FROM CALIFORNIA WHO WAS SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS FOR LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS ACTS UPON A CHILD IN 2001. THE BERNALILLO…… MORE
Another Company Investing Big in Albuquerque
FIRST NETFLIX … NOW 3-D GLASS SOLUTIONS IN ALBUQUERQUE IS EXPANDING TO THE TUNE OF 23-MILLION DOLLARS. THAT’S HOW MUCH THE START-UP COMPANY IS INVESTING IN A MOVE THAT’LL TAKE IT TO A 16-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY ON THE NORTH I-25 INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR. THREE-D GLASS SOLUTIONS BUILDS COMPONENTS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER MARKETS. THE…… MORE
CNM Will Soon Have a Police Academy
CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN ALBQUERQUE WILL SOON HAVE A LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY. THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY THAT THE NEW DEPARTMENT STARTS NEXT YEAR. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS IT’LL BE A 17-WEEK ACADEMY THAT’LL BE AVAILABLE TO OFFICERS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN HIRED. IT’LL ALSO BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE ACADEMY OFFERED BY…… MORE
Enrollment Slips at UNM More Than Expected
FEWER STUDENTS ARE ENROLLING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO …AND THAT COULD TRANSLATE INTO A 10-MILLION DOLLAR FINANCIAL HIT FOR THE UNIVERSITY. PRESIDENT GARNETT STOKES RECENTLY TOLD STATE LAWMAKERS THAT A DROP IN ENROLLMENT HAD BEEN PREDICTED…BUT THE 7-PERCENT DECLINE THIS FALL WAS MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN EXPECTED. DESPITE THE LOSS OF REVENUE, STOKES SAYS…… MORE
Costly Repairs for Damaged A-R-T Monitors
DAMAGED ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT MONITORS WILL COST THE CITY. THEY HAVEN’T BEEN REPLACED YET … BUT A CITY REP SAYS EACH ONE THAT’S DAMAGED WILL COST THE CITY 6-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN AUGUST. RICK DE REYES WITH A-B-Q RIDE SAYS THEY’RE WORKING TO SOLIDIFY A PROCUREMENT PROCESS. MEANWHILE, DE REYES TELLS KOB…… MORE
Another Green Jeans-Like Development
MORE INFORMATION ON A NEW LOCATION FOR A GREEN JEANS IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT’LL BE NAMED TIN CAN ALLEY. THE DEVELOPER OF GREEN JEANS, ROY SOLOMON, IS LOCATING THE NEW PLACE AT SAN PEDRO AND ALAMEDA IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. SOLOMON SAYS THEY’RE WORKING WITH 7-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF A ROOFTOP DECK THAT’LL PROVIDE A VIEW OF…… MORE
