IF YOU THINK THE RECENT SCHOOL THREATS MADE IN NEW MEXICO WERE ALL MADE ON SOCIAL MEDIA …YOU’RE RIGHT. KOB TV REPORTS A LOCAL PSYCHOLOGIST SAYS SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE ONLY OUTLET, SO FAR, FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL PROBLEMS TO GET THEIR MESSAGE OUT THERE. THIS, OF COURSE, FOLLOWS THE DEADLY…… MORE
Stolen Vehicles Discovered During APD Drug Call
FOUR STOLEN VEHICLES … TWO STOLEN LICENSE PLATES AND NUMEROUS STOLEN CAR PARTS NOT BELONGING TO THE FOUR VEHICLES ARE FOUND INSIDE A HOME IN SOUTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE OVER THE WEEKEND. THAT’S WHAT APD OFFICERS FOUND WHEN THEY WERE SENT TO A HOME ON ZICRON PLACE NEAR 82ND STREET. THEY WERE ACTUALLY…… MORE
County Beats Albuquerque on IRB’S
ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESSES APPEAR TO BE GETTING THEIR INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS FROM BERNALILLO COUNTY INSTEAD OF THE CITY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE COUNTY HAS APPROVED 26 IRB’S. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS APPROVED NONE. ALBUQUERQUE WAS THE BIGGEST ISSUER OF THE BONDS IN NEW MEXICO…… MORE
Mayor Keller Appoints James Lewis Public Safety Senior Advisor
FORMER STATE TREASURER JAMES LEWIS IS APPOINTED BY ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR KELLER TO BE THE CITY’S SENIOR ADVISOR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. LEWIS WILL OVERSEE POLICE REFORM AND PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ALBUQUERQUE. MAYOR KELLER SAYS LEWIS WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH APD AND THE DOJ COMPLIANCE BUREAU. LEWIS…… MORE
New Snow Not Enough for NM
RECENT SNOWS HAVE HELPED BUILD THE SNOWPACK IN NEW MEXICO’S MOUNTAINS…BUT THE TOTALS ARE STILL FAR BELOW WHERE THEY SHOULD BE. AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT SAYS NOW THAT WE’RE IN LATE FEBRUARY, TIME IS RUNNING OUT. HE SAYS WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT SIX WEEKS LEFT TO ACCUMULATE SNOWPACK FOR RUNOFF.…… MORE
Sunport Construction to Impact SE Albuquerque
THE MAIN RUNWAY AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT IS SCHEDULED TO GO OUT OF SERVICE STARTING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH. SUNPORT MARKETING COORDINATOR STEPHANIE KITTS SAYS IT MEANS AIR TRAFFIC WILL BE USING ANOTHER RUNWAY AND THAT WILL MEAN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE WILL FEEL THE IMPACT. SHE SAYS THEY’LL MAINLY FLY OVER THE RIDGECREST AREA AND…… MORE
Sandia Ski Area Opens More Mountain
IF YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE SNOW BEFORE YOU BREAK-OUT YOUR SKIS OR SNOWBOARD, WELL YOUR TIME HAS COME. SANDIA PEAK SKI AREA HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT’S OPENING UP THE UPPER HALF OF THE MOUNTAIN SATURDAY. THE PEAK RECEIVED 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST STORM AND THE MOUNTAIN NOW…… MORE
D-A Takes on School Violence
BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ WANTS TO SEE TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR ANYONE WHO THREATENS SCHOOL VIOLENCE. HE SAYS CURRENT LAW IS OUT-DATED AND ISN’T A DETERRENCE WITH THE PENALTIES RANGING FROM A PETTY MISDEMEANOR TO A MISDEMEANOR . HE ALSO SAYS HE’S GOING TO DEDICATE MORE RESOURCES TO PROSECUTE THESE CASES IN…… MORE
Budget Issues at City Hall
MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS HIS ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO COME TO GRIPS WITH A 40-MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT. HE SAID FRIDAY THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR ISSUES…FLAT GROSS RECEIPTS TAXES…A PHASING OUT OF STATE FUNDING TO COMPENSATE FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THE FOOD TAX…RISING INSURANCE COSTS…AND THE DOJ SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT’S COSTING ALBUQUERQUE ALMOST…… MORE
More Bus Problems for A-R-T
EARLIER THIS WEEK WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE SIX LATEST A-R-T BUSES TO ARRIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE. NOW, THE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYS SOME OF THOSE BUSES HAVE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING CRACKED REAR EXTERIOR PANELS AND LEAKING AXLE HUBS. ALSO, THE BUS COMPANY HAD SAID ALL 20 VEHICLES WOULD BE IN ALBUQUERQUE BY FEBRUARY 22ND.HOWEVER, ONLY 16 ARE…… MORE
