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Work On A-R-T Continues
IT’S MID-FEBRUARY…AND THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM STILL ISN’T OPERATING DUE TO A NUMBER OF ISSUES POINTED OUT BY MAYOR KELLER LAST MONTH. A-R-T SPOKESWOMAN JOANIE GRIFFIN SAYS WORK IS NOW UNDERWAY TO FIX SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS. SHE SAYS ON MONDAY, WORK WILL BE BEGIN TO REMEDY A SLOPE IN THE ROAD…… MORE
FLU SEASON WINDING DOWN
DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN. THAT’S BASICALLY THE MESSAGE FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS FAR AS THE FLU IS CONCERNED. DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN DAVID MORGAN SAYS THE FLU SEASON APPEARS TO HAVE PEAKED AND FLU ACTIVITY WILL GO DOWN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. HOWEVER, THE FLU HAS TAKEN…… MORE
Griego Sentenced
A FORMER STATE SENATOR IS SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON…AND ORDERED TO PAY A 47-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE. PHIL GRIEGO WAS CONVICTED OF USING HIS POSITION AS A LEGISLATOR TO PUSH THROUGH THE SALE OF A STATE OWNED BUILDING, WITHOUT DISCLOSING HIS FINANCIAL INTEREST. THE DEAL EARNED GRIEGO A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR COMMISSION. …… MORE
Shooter at UNM
SOME FRIGHTENING MOMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO THURSDAY. A MAN IS NOW IN CUSTODY AFTER ALLEGEDLY POINTING A GUN AT PEOPLE ON CAMPUS. ONE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT LOMAS AND YALE…ANOTHER AT THE DUCK POND. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE EVENTUALLY ARRESTED THE MAN OFF CAMPUS NEAR LEAD AND YALE. APD’S SIMON DROBIK…… MORE
APS Careful With Threats
THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN FLORIDA IS CERTAINLY ON THE MINDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS NATIONWIDE. HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE, SOME KIND OF THREAT CONNECTED TO THE ALBUQUERQUE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A WEEKLY, SOMETIMES A DAILY, OCCURRENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT’S ACCORDING TO MONICA ARMENTA WITH THE DISTRICT. ARMENTA SAYS THOSE THREATS ARE ALMOST…… MORE
Bernco D-A Gets More Than Expected
BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ SAYS HIS OFFICE MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN GETTING MORE MONEY FROM THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR. HE TELLS US HE WENT UP TO SANTA FE HOPING TO INCREASE HIS OVERALL BUDGET BY 5-POINT-4 MILLION DOLLARS AND ENDED UP GETTING 4-POINT-2 MILLION DOLLARS. HE THINKS IT’LL POINT…… MORE
Raises for Bernalillo County Workers
WHITE COLLAR WORKERS WITH BERNALILLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT WILL GET 4-PERCENT PAY HIKES NEXT YEAR. IT’S PART OF AN AGREEMENT THE COUNTY COMMISSION HAS REACHED WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF 2-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH BARGAINING MEMBER. AND THERE WILL…… MORE
Coach Davie Goes on Suspension
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOOTBALL COACH BOB DAVIE STARTS HIS 30 DAY SUSPENSION ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH. THAT WAS ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY BY SCHOOL PRESIDENT CHAOUKI ABDALLAH. THE SUSPENSION DOES NOT INCLUDE PAY FOR AND WILL END ON MARCH THE 18TH. ABDALLAH SAYS HE WANTS TO EMPHASIZE THE SCHOOL’S COMMITMENT TO…… MORE
