MORE DAYS OF HAZARDOUS HEAT IN ALBUQUERQUE BEFORE TEMPERATURES START TO MODERATE A BIT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AGAIN ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE METRO THROUGH 9 O’CLOCK THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT AT BETWEEN NEAR 100 DEGREES…EXCEPT FOR THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, WHERE HIGHS WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE…… MORE
Three Cuffed During Immigration Protest
THREE WOMEN PROTESTING THE SEPARATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS ENTERING THE U-S ILLEGALLY ARE ARRESTED DURING A PROTEST AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN SANTA FE ON THURSDAY. THE THREE WOMEN WERE CUFFED AFTER THEY REFUSED TO LEAVE THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AT CLOSING TIME. THAT’S WHERE DOZENS OF PROTESTERS AND THE WOMEN STAGED THEIR…… MORE
APD Releases Officer-Involved Shooting Details
RICHARD RIVERA, THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY APD OFFICER JONATHAN O’GUINN ON JUNE 16TH, HAD A CRIMINAL HISTORY GOING BACK TO 1989. APD RELEASED MORE INFORMATION THURSDAY ABOUT THE INCIDENT. LT. RAY DEL-GRECO SAYS OFFICER O’GUINN BELIEVED RIVERA WAS ARMED AS HE CHASED THE SUSPECT THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OF THE SMITH’S ON YALE…… MORE
Former Tax and Rev Secretary Charged
A FORMER STATE CABINET SECRETARY WHO STEPPED DOWN IN LATE 2016 AMID A CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION NOW FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES. THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE ACCUSES DEMESIA PADILLA OF EMBEZZLEMENT AND ENGAGING IN AN OFFICIAL ACT FOR PERSONAL GAIN. PADILLA HEADED THE NEW MEXICO TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT UNTIL HER RESIGNATION. SHE ALLEGEDLY STOLE MORE…… MORE
Record Low Number of NM Teen Smokers
SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS RELEASED TODAY (THURS) WHEN IT COMES TO TEENS AND SMOKING IN NEW MEXICO. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS CIGARETTE SMOKING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW, DOWN MORE THAN 50 PERCENT IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. IT’S GONE FROM 24-POINT-2 PERCENT IN 2007 TO 10-POINT-6 PERCENT…… MORE
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SUPCO Ruling May Impact NM Workers
IT’S BEING PREDICTED THAT THOUSAND OF NEW MEXICO WORKERS WILL BE IMPACTED BY WEDNESDAY’S U-S SUPREME COURT DECISION TO STRIKE DOWN PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS BEING ALLOWED TO COLLECT MANDATORY FEES ON NON-UNION WORKERS IN WORK SITES COVERED BY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE RULING COULD WEAKEN SOME OF NEW MEXICO’S PROMINENT UNIONS AND…… MORE
Facebook and Spaceport End Drone Collaboration
NO FACEBOOK DRONES AT THE NEW MEXICO SPACEPORT. FACEBOOK HAS PLANNED TO BUILD THE DRONE THAT WOULD HAVE HAD A WING-SPAN THE SAME SIZE AT THOSE OF A BOEING 737 THAT WOULD SEND INTERNET ACCESS TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER SERVED. FACEBOOK HAD EVEN SIGNED A SHORT-TERM LEASE WITH THE SPACEPORT…… MORE
Mayor Announces Housing Plan for the Homeless
SOME NEW INITIATIVES TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS IN ALBUQUERQUE WERE ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY. THE FIRST IS A 1-MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO THE ALBUQUERQUE HEADING HOME PROGRAM TO ASSIST NEARLY 50 HOUSEHOLDS GOING INTO A PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTION. THE MONEY WILL COVER 2 YEARS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THE ALBUQUERQUE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS ALSO SETTING ASIDE MORE…… MORE
Changes for APD Under New Chief
CHANGES BEING MADE AT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER ITS NEW CHIEF, MIKE GEIER. HE WAS FIRST NAMED INTERIM CHIEF, THEN BEAT THE COMPETITION AFTER A NATIONAL SEARCH AND WAS HIRED TWO WEEKS AGO TO DO THE JOB PERMANENTLY. GEIER SAYS THEY’RE WORKING ON JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REFORMS … CONNECTING MORE WITH THE COMMUNITY … AND…… MORE
