REPUBLICAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE STEVE PEARCE SAYS IF HE’S ELECTED IN NOVEMBER, HE’LL REFORM THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT. PEARCE IS CALLING FOR SYSTEMATIC REFORMS TO PROTECT CHILDREN. HE SAID IN A SPEECH THURSDAY THAT NEW MEXICO HAS FAILED TO PROTECT ITS KIDS FROM ABUSE, NEGLECT AND EVEN DEATH. HE SAYS A SOCIETY WITH NO…… MORE
No Extradition for Compound Suspect
NO EXTRADITION FOR ONE OF THE FIVE ADULTS ARRESTED AT A TAOS COUNTY COMPOUND FOR CHILD ABUSE AND LATER TRESPASSING. THE STATE OF GEORGIA SAYS IT WILL NOT EXTRADITE SIRAJ WAHHAJ, WHO WAS WANTED ON KIDNAPPING THERE AFTER ALLEGEDLY TAKING HIS SON FROM HIS MOTHER. THE BOY’S BODY WAS LATER FOUND BURIED ON THE COMPOUND…… MORE
Man Who Shot at Officers Arrested
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE PURSUE A SUSPECT THURSDAY NIGHT FROM A WALMART NEAR EUBANK AND COPPER. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE STORE AFTER GETTING A CALL ABOUT A SUSPICIOUS PERSON. THE MAN FIRST RAN FROM OFFICERS WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEN FIRED AT THEM. NONE OF THE OFFICERS WAS HIT BUT IT TOOK SIX HOURS TO…… MORE
State Auditor Says Agency Misspent Funds
STATE AUDITOR WAYNE JOHNSON SAYS A PUBLIC ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY IN NEW MEXICO MISSPENT 120-THOUSAND DOLLARS. JOHNSON SAYS A SPECIAL AUDIT REVEALED THAT TAXPAYER FUNDS WERE USED FOR PARTIES, GOURMET FOOD, EMPLOYEE BONUSES AND EVEN LASER TAG. HE ORDERED THE AUDIT AFTER THE STATE ASKED HIM TO INVESTIGATE SUSPECTED WASTE…… MORE
Good News for the Rio Grande
IT APPEARS THE RIO GRANDE WON’T DRY UP IN ALBUQUERQUE AFTER ALL. SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS THE CITY COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY HAS DECIDED TO LEASE UP TO 20-THOUSAND ACRE FEET OF WATER TO THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION. THE AGREEMENT CALLS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY TWO-MILLION DOLLARS TO BUY THE WATER. THERE WERE CONCERNS…… MORE
Rail Runner Derailment
AUTHORITIES ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED A RAIL RUNNER TRAIN TO DERAIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AT THE SANTA FE DEPOT. SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS NO ONE WAS HURT. SHE SAYS THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON THE TRAIN. MEYERS SAYS BOARDINGS HAD TO BE MOVED TO A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT LOCATION. SHE SAYS THE PROBLEM…… MORE
FBI Warns About Hoax Threats
WITH SCHOOL BACK IN SESSION, THE F-B-I IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS A WORD OF CAUTION FOR STUDENTS WHEN IT COMES TO POSTING THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SPOKESMAN FRANK FISHER SAYS POSTING A THREAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHETHER IT’S REAL OR A HOAX, CAN LEAD TO HAVING A FELONY ON YOUR RECORD. HE SAYS THAT’S SOMETHING THAT…… MORE
Homes Sales Strong
THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO SAYS HOME SALES ARE ON TRACK FOR ANOTHER RECORD YEAR ACROSS THE STATE. THREE THOUSAND HOMES WERE SOLD IN JULY. AND WHILE THAT NUMBER IS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM JUNE, IT’S A 50-PERCENT INCREASE FROM JULY OF LAST YEAR. THE MEDIAN PRICE OF A HOME WAS 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS…DOWN A BIT…… MORE
Two Injured in Shooting/Crash
TWO PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED THURSDAY FOLLOWING A SERIES OF EVENTS IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SANDIA VISTA APARTMENTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. POLICE WERE FIRST SENT TO THE COMPLEX AT 901 TRAMWAY BLVD AFTER GETTING WORD THAT SHOTS HAD BEEN FIRED. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS A MAN IN A VEHICLE WAS HIT, LEADING HIM TO CRASH…… MORE
Keeping the Water Flowing
WITH THE MEAGER SNOWPACK RUNOFF THIS YEAR, THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT THE RIO GRANDE COULD DRY UP THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE. NOW, THAT APPARENTLY WON’T HAPPEN. THE CITY COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY HAS DECIDED TO LEASE WATER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO KEEP THE RIVER FLOWING. AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS THE MAIN CONCERN IS WILDLIFE THAT…… MORE
