INVESTIGATORS IN ALBUQUERQUE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR A HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT SUNDAY EVENING THAT LEFT A BICYCLIST IN CRITICAL CONDITION. POLICE DO NOW HAVE THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK THE RIDER. OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS A TIP LED THEM TO THE LOCATION OF THE TRUCK. IT WAS FOUND NEAR THE AIRPORT, NOT FAR…… MORE
Carson Fires are Small
IN THE FOREST, MONSOON SEASON IN NEW MEXICO CAN BE BOTH GOOD AND BAD. THE RAIN HELPS EASE THE FIRE DANGER…BUT LIGHTNING CAN SPARK NEW FIRES. THAT’S WHAT’S NOW HAPPENING IN THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. SPOKESMAN ARNOLD WILSON SAYS THESE RECENT FIRES ARE ALL VERY SMALL…AND THE RESPONSE FROM THE FOREST…… MORE
Albuquerque Fire Rescue Gets Pay Upgrade
NEW MONEY FOR ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE. IT’S GETTING 379-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO MAKE WHAT PARAMEDIC FIREFIGHTERS ARE PAID MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT OTHER MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, LOCAL 244, ARE EARNING. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE FUNDING MONDAY AND IT WILL COME FROM ALBUQUERQUE’S GENERAL FUND RESERVES IN…… MORE
No I-D Yet on Child’s Body Found at Compound
TAOS COUNTY AUTHORITIES STILL DON’T KNOW IF THE BODY OF A SMALL CHILD FOUND AT A COMPOUND NORTH OF TAOS IS THAT OF THE FOUR YEAR OLD BOY ALLEGEDLY KIDNAPPED BY SIRAJ WAHHAJ. HE WAS THE BOY’S FATHER AND WAS ARRESTED WITH FOUR OTHER ADULTS AT THE COMPOUND, DESCRIBED AS HAVING “THIRD WORLD” CONDITIONS. THE…… MORE
Keller OK With Veto Override
NO INFIGHTING BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER AND THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER COUNCILORS MONDAY NIGHT VOTED TO OVERRIDE KELLER’S VETO OF THEIR TOP GOLF LEGISLATION. THE COUNCIL HAD APPROVED FINANCIAL INCENTIVES OF 2-POINT-6 MILLION DOLLARS AND MORE FOR TOP GOLF OF DALLAS TO BUILD A VIRTUAL GOLF FACILITY AT MONTANO AND I-25. KELLER DOESN’T THINK…… MORE
Curry County Escapee Back in Jail
HER TIME ON THE RUN DIDN’T LAST VERY LONG. POLICE IN CLOVIS SAY THEY HAVE RECAPTURED 25 YEAR OLD KAITLYN ARINGTON. SHE HAD ESCAPED FROM THE CURRY COUNTY ADULT DETENTION CENTER MONDAY NIGHT AFTER REPORTEDLY OVERPOWERING A HEALTHCARE WORKER. POLICE LEARNED ARINGTON WAS AT A HOME IN CLOVIS. WHEN OFFICERS TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH HER…… MORE
Car Theft Suspect Gives Family a Scare
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME VERY ANXIOUS MOMENTS FOR AN ALBUQUERQUE FAMILY ON TUESDAY. TWENTY-NINE YEAR OLD DUSTIN FERGUSON WAS FLEEING FROM POLICE WHEN HE BROKE INTO THEIR HOME IN VENTANA RANCH AND HELD THEM AGAINST THEIR WILL. WHEN COPS TRACKED HIM TO THE HOME HE FLED AGAIN, THIS TIME ENDING UP AT A HOME…… MORE
Three Plead Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
THREE MEN HAVE BEEN ARRAIGNED IN FEDERAL COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE ON CHARGES THAT THEY STOLE MONEY FROM THE BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION WHERE THEY WORKED. SIMON NUNEZ AND DAVID PARRISH OF ALBUQUERQUE, ALONG WITH LELAND MARTINEZ OF LOS LUNAS, ALL ENTERED NOT GUILTY PLEAS DURING COURT APPEARANCES TUESDAY. THE THREE ARE ACCUSED OF USING CREDIT…… MORE
“Roswell” Returns to its Roots
THE NEW MEXICO FILM OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT WARNER BROTHERS TELEVISION WILL BE PRODUCING THE SHOW “ROSWELL” IN LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO AND SANTA FE. FILMING IS SCHEDULED FROM THIS MONTH THROUGH JANUARY OF 2019. THE ORIGINAL “ROSWELL” RAN FROM 1999 TILL 2002 BUT IT WAS FILMED IN CALIFORNIA. THIS TIME AROUND, THE DAUGHTER OF…… MORE
Feds Provide Funding for 11 NM School Districts
ALBUQUERQUE SIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY AND BERNALILLO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE AMONG 11 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NEW MEXICO SPLITTING UP 20-MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL GRANT MONEY. STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER RUSZKOWSKI SAYS THE MONEY, TO BE DISTRIBUTED OVER THREE YEARS, WILL HELP IMPROVE LITERACY OUTCOMES. HE SAYS THE GRANT WAS AWARDED LAST…… MORE
