BERNALILLO COUNTY TAKES A STEP TOWARD IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH A PILOT PROGRAM THAT STARTS WEDNESDAY. THAT’S WHEN MENTAL CRISIS TEAMS WILL BEGIN GOING OUT WITH SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND POLICE OFFICERS ON NON-VIOLENT CALLS INVOLVING SOMEONE DEALING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. IT’S PARTLY FUNDED BY THE COUNTY’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TAX. THE…… MORE
NM Teens Charged for Sexting
A STORY OUT OF LAS CRUCES SHOULD SERVE AS A REMINDER TO PARENTS TO TALK TO THEIR TEENS ABOUT WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF THEY’RE CAUGHT TAKING, SENDING OR RECEIVING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES OF CHILDREN. THERE WERE THREE SEPARATE CASES IN LAS CRUCES LAST WEEK IN WHICH TEENS WERE SUSPECTED OF USING THEIR CELL…… MORE
New Security Procedures at the Sunport
SOME NEW SECURITY PROCEDURES ARE NOW IN PLACE AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT. TSA SPOKESWOMEN LORIEE DANKERS SAYS YOU’LL NOW HAVE TO REMOVE ALL ELECTRONICS THAT ARE LARGER THAN A CELL PHONE AND PLACE THEM IN A BIN. SHE SAYS THE NEW RULES HAVE BEEN IN PLACE IN OTHER AIRPORTS AND THEY…… MORE
Keller Remains Ahead in Mayoral Runoff
TWO MORE WEEKS OF EARLY VOTING IN ALBUQUERQUE’S MAYORAL RUNOFF BEFORE ELECTION DAY ON NOVEMBER 14TH. POLITICAL BLOGGER JOE MONAHAN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB DAN LEWIS’ CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN MORE INTENSE THAN KELLER’S, SINCE HE’S COMING FROM BEHIND BASED ON THE OCTOBER THIRD RESULTS. KELLER WON 39 PERCENT OF THE VOTE IN…… MORE
Reviewing Your Healthcare Options
NAVIGATING THE HEALTH INSURANCE WORLD CAN BE TRICKY. NOW THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE HAS PUT TOGETHER A WEB SITE WHERE YOU CAN REVIEW VARIOUS OPTIONS. DOCTOR BARRY RAMO IS HELPING TO PROMOTE THE NEW SERVICE. HE SAYS IT’S AN EASY-TO-USE 5 STEP PROCESS. CONSUMERS HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 15TH…… MORE
NM Spaceport Gets New Tenant
A NEW TENANT FOR SPACEPORT AMERICA IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE SPACE PROPULSION CENTER IS OWNED BY UP AEROSPACE AND CESARONI AEROSPACE. IT’S A TEST FACILITY THAT’S ALREADY CONDUCTED THREE FULL-SCALE ROCKET TESTS. THE SPACE PROPULSION CENTER ALSO MAKES ROCKET MOTORS. THEIR NEW BUILDING AT THE SPACEPORT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT…… MORE
More Than a Mayor’s Race in Albuquerque Election
MOST OF THE ATTENTION IN ALBUQUERQUE’S RUNOFF ELECTION IS ON THE MAYOR’S RACE BETWEEN DAN LEWIS AND TIM KELLER. BUT THERE’S ALSO A RUNOFF IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE, PITTING REPUBLICAN ROBERT ARAGON AGAINST DEMOCRAT CYNTHIA BORREGO. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS THERE COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT AT CITY HALL…… MORE
BCSO Investigates One of Its Deputies
THE DEPUTY INVOLVED IN LAST TUESDAY’S DEPUTY-INVOLVED SHOOTING INCIDENT IN THE SOUTH VALLEY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CHARLES COGGINS. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES SAYS THIS WAS THE THIRD SHOOTING FOR COGGINS THIS YEAR. HE SAYS COGGINS WORKS THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT AND HAS DONE SO FOR QUITE A WHILE. IN THIS…… MORE
NM Teachers Union Wants More for Science Standards
CHARLES GOODMACHER WITH THE N-E-A IN NEW MEXICO SAYS HE’S PLEASED THAT THE STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS ADOPTING THE NEXT-GEN SCIENCE STANDARDS WITHOUT ANY OF THE CONTROVERSIAL CHANGES THE P-E-D HAD EARLY PUT FORTH. GOODMACHER NOW SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE ENOUGH TIME TO PUT THE STANDARDS IN THE CLASSROOM. …… MORE
Shopping Mall Upgrades for Albuquerque
THEY’RE LOOKING FOR A NEW TENANT AT ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE COTTONWOOD MALL. THE OWNER IS HOPING A 21-MILLION DOLLAR FACE LIFT FOR THE OLD MACY’S STORE WILL ATTRACT NEW TENANTS … SPECIFICALLY, OFF-PRICE AND HOME FURNISHINGS RETAILERS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE OLD MACY’S PROPERTY THAT SHUT DOWN EARLIER THIS YEAR…… MORE
