PNM SAYS NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO BE LESS DEPENDENT ON COAL, DESPITE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S MOVE TO REPEAL REGULATIONS ON COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS. PNM ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR THAT IT INTENDS TO MOVE ENTIRELY AWAY FROM COAL BY THE YEAR 2031. A COMPANY SPOKESMAN TELLS THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN THAT…… MORE
Feds Fund Stem Education in North Valley
THREE SCHOOLS IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NORTH VALLEY WILL BECOME PART OF A STEM EDUCATION PATHWAY. APS IS GETTING A 7-POINT-8 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO TURN MISSION ELEMENTARY, GARFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL AND VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL INTO STEM SCHOOLS. STATEWIDE, 42 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL GRANTS WILL BE USED TO FUND LITERACY PROGRAMS AND…… MORE
County Considers Minimum Wage Hike
BERNALILLO COUNTY’S MINIMUM WAGE COULD BE GOING UP. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONSIDER THE RAISE AT TUESDAY NIGHT’S MEETING. THEY DO HAVE THE CHOICE TO OPT OUT OF RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE, BUT THEY USUALLY VOTE TO INCREASE IT. THIS YEAR, THE WAGE COULD GO UP 15 CENTS FROM 8-70…… MORE
Councilors Delay Vote on ATF,Attorney’s Office Sting
A MEETING HELD MONDAY AFTERNOON IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE QUESTIONED LAST YEAR’S STING OPERATION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO ARREST MORE THAN A HUNDRED SUSPECTS WANTED FOR TRAFFICKING GUNS IN ALBUQUERQUE … BUT CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS IT ACTUALLY ROUNDED UP SOME AFRICAN AMERICANS AND PEOPLE WHO HAD NOT TRAFFICKED GUNS. DAVIS…… MORE
Sheriff Requests Help Identifying Motorcyclists
BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES IS APPEALING TO THE PUBLIC FOR HELP IN IDENTIFYING ANY OF THE MOTORCYCLISTS INVOLVED IN SATURDAY’S INCIDENT ON TRAMWAY. GONZALES SAYS YOU SHOULDN’T BE TOO QUICK TO DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS FROM A 20 SECOND VIDEO SHOWING A DEPUTY POINTING A SERVICE REVOLVER AT ONE OF THE CYCLISTS. HE…… MORE
Samaritan Counseling Closing
ONE OF ALBUQUERQUE’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS IS CLOSING ITS DOORS. SAMARITAN COUNSELING HAS BEEN OPEN AND OPERATING IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR 30 YEARS … BUT IT’LL CLOSE FOR GOOD ON OCTOBER 20TH. THE REASON: FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. THE COMPANY’S INTERIM CEO … JOHN GRASSHAM … TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THEY HAD CONSIDERED…… MORE
NM Now Has Deportation Hotline
THERE’S NOW A NEW MEXICO HOTLINE FOR PEOPLE IN THE STATE WHO COULD … OR ARE … FACING DEPORTATION. THE HOTLINE COVERS THE ENTIRE STATE AND WAS SET UP FOR ANYONE HERE WHO COULD BE DEPORTED. OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE ALSO TRACKING HOW IMMIGRATION IS BEING ENFORCED IN NEW MEXICO. IF YOU…… MORE
Fire Prevention Week Focusing on Escaping a Fire
THIS IS THE WEEK THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT WANTS YOU TO REVIEW FIRE ESCAPE PLANS FOR YOUR HOME. IT’S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. MELISSA ROMERO WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE A FEW THINGS YOU CAN DO TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF SAFELY GETTING OUT YOUR YOUR HOME. SHE SAYS DEFINITELY HAVE…… MORE
Public Information Meeting on Alleged Racist Sting
THE ATF, NAACP, AND OTHERS ARE INVITED TO MONDAY’S PUBLIC INFORMATION GATHERING SESSION HOSTED BY MEMBERS OF THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL. IT STARTS AT 3PM AND WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ROOM ON THE 9TH FLOOR OF 1-CIVIC PLAZA DOWNTOWN. COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS WILL CHAIR THE SESSION BEFORE THE…… MORE
Sheriff’s Deputies Search for Bikers Caught on Video
A VIDEO OF BIKERS SURROUNDING A BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S PATROL CAR GOES VIRAL. AND NOW, SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE BIKERS IN THAT VIDEO. IT HAPPENED AROUND 3:00 PM SATURDAY ON TRAMWAY IN THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS. THE BIKERS ARE SAID TO HAVE SURROUNDED THE DEPUTIES IN THEIR VEHICLE AND FLASHED…… MORE
