“A PARENT’S BIGGEST NIGHTMARE.” THAT’S HOW NEW MEXICO SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH SUMS UP THURSDAY’S SHOOTING AT AZTEC HIGH IN AZTEC, NEW MEXICO. HEINRICH SAYS HE WAS DISTRAUGHT TO LEARN OF THE SHOOTING AND ALSO SAYS EVERY CHILD DESERVES A SAFE SCHOOL. SENATOR TOM UDALL POINTS OUT THAT BASICALLY EVERYONE IS ASKING…… MORE
Ayudando Arrests
TWO MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING CHARGED IN AN ALLEGED SCHEME TO EMBEZZLE FUNDS FROM A NOW DEFUNCT ABQ NON-PROFIT CORPORATION. A FEDERAL GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED WILLIAM HARRIS AND CRAIG YOUNG ON MAIL FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING AND CONSPIRACY CHARGES. HARRIS AND YOUNG ARE THE HUSBAND AND SON, RESPECTIVELY, OF SUSAN HARRIS…ONE…… MORE
NM Could Be Linked to Border Patrol Attack
THE DEATH OF A BORDER PATROL AGENT IN WEST TEXAS LAST MONTH MAY BE LINKED TO TWO BROTHERS FROM NEW MEXICO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE FBI GOT A WARRANT TO SEARCH A VEHICLE IN PORTALES FOR EVIDENCE. A TIPSTER HAD TOLD THE BORDER PATROL THAT THE BROTHERS WERE PRESENT WITH…… MORE
Alleged Green Jeans Thief Facing 25 Years in Prison
A MAN WHO IS ACCUSED OF REPEATEDLY BREAKING INTO BUSINESSES NEAR I-40 AND CARLISLE COULD GET 25 YEARS IN PRISON. NICHOLAS SMITH HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO NEARLY TWO DOZEN CHARGES, INCLUDING LARCENY, BURGLARY, AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. THE BREAK-INS HAPPENED AT THE GREEN JEANS FARMERY. SMITH WAS ARRESTED…LET OUT OF…… MORE
Stay Out of Bus-Only Lanes
MOTORISTS ON CENTRAL AVENUE ARE AGAIN BEING REMINDED TO STAY OFF THE BUS ONLY LANES THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR THE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM. A-R-T SPOKESPERSON JOANIE GRIFFIN SAYS YOU CANNOT MAKE LEFT TURNS ONTO CENTRAL FROM A SIDE STREET THAT DOES NOT HAVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. AND DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING STRAIGHT ACROSS…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Edge Downward
GAS PRICES ARE DROPPING IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE PRICE IS CURRENTLY 2-46 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 2-48 A GALLON, DOWN JUST A PENNY FROM A WEEK AGO. TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO SAYS ABQ IS PAYING 2-38 A GALLON AT THE PUMP NOW … DOWN FROM 2-44 LAST…… MORE
Three Dead in Aztec High School Shootings
A SCHOOL SHOOTING HAS OCCURRED IN NEW MEXICO’S FOUR CORNERS AREA AND SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF KEN CHRISTESEN SAYS THREE PEOPLE, INCLUDING TWO STUDENTS, ARE DEAD. THE SHOOTER IS AMONG THOSE DEAD. SHERIFF CHRISTESEN SAYS IT HAPPENED AT AZTEC HIGH SCHOOL THURSDAY MORNING. DETAILS ARE SPARCE RIGHT NOW. THE SHERIFF’S…… MORE
How Ready is NM for Wildfire Season?
THE RECENT WILDFIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAY HAVE YOU WONDERING WHAT THE FIRE DANGER IS LIKE RIGHT NOW IN NEW MEXICO. STATE FORESTER DONALD GRIEGO TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB, WITH THE LACK OF MOISTURE IN OUR STATE, THE FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. BUT THE FIRES THAT HAVE STARTED RECENTLY HAVEN’T SPREAD. HE SAYS COOLER…… MORE
Reedy Contract Extended at APS
RAQUEL REEDY WILL CONTINUE ON AS SUPERINTENDENT OF ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH JUNE OF 2020. THAT’S BECAUSE THE APS BOARD ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT VOTED 6-TO-1 TO EXTEND REEDY’S CONTRACT UNTIL THEN. THE ONLY BOARD MEMBER WHO DID NOT VOTE “YES” FOR THE CONTRACT EXTENSION WAS PEGGY MULLER-ARAGON. MULLER-ARAGON OBJECTED TO INCREASING…… MORE
APS Grad Rates on the Rise
NEW MEXICO’S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE IS STILL SECOND WORSE IN THE NATION. BUT A FEDERAL REPORT SHOWS THE STATE MOVING UP SLOWLY. THE CURRENT GRADUATION RATE IS 71 PERCENT … UP FIVE PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM LAST YEAR WHEN IT WAS 66 PERCENT. THE 2016S GRADUATION RATE HAD RISEN FROM 62 PERCENT, WHERE…… MORE
