A MAN FOUND SHOT TO DEATH NEAR ZUNI ROAD AND PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY EVENING HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 42 YEAR OLD HARVEY SAAVEDRA. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE MADE NO ARRESTS…BUT THEY SAY THERE IS A PERSON OF INTEREST. MEANWHILE A MALE WAS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH NEAR STARDUST SKIES PARK IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE…… MORE
Council Considers Plan for More Cops
THERE’S A PLAN IN THE WORKS AT ALBUQUERQUE CITY HALL TO BOOST THE NUMBER OF SWORN OFFICERS AT APD. THE PROPOSAL WAS TO GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT , BUT A VOTE WON’T HAPPEN FOR WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS. CO-SPONSOR KEN SANCHEZ DOESN’T THINK FILLING HUNDREDS OF POSITIONS WILL…… MORE
Council Considers Gas Tax Hike
Albuquerque residents could end up paying a higher tax on gasoline. The City Council on Monday night is expected to consider a proposal that would hike the tax by another 2 cents a gallon. The city wants to use that tax revenue on repairing streets and roads. As for what the tax would add to…… MORE
Election Day in Santa Fe Tuesday
Tuesday is the day Santa Fe voters go to the polls to decide if a soda tax hike proposed by Mayor Javier Gonzales will become law. Gonzales proposed the tax increase to help pay for early childhood education. But many residents oppose the tax and there’s been a battle between both sides in the weeks…… MORE
Man Killed in Shootout with Santa Fe Officer
The Santa Fe police officer is okay. The suspect is not. A man trying to avoid arrest at his Eldorado home Saturday night is dead after a shootout with the Santa Fe officer and a State Police detective. State Police say it happened when the officer and detective tried to arrest the man after a…… MORE
Looking Ahead to NM’s Summertime Weather
As we hit the warm weather months, the long-range forecast shows May and June could be wetter than average in New Mexico. That according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Kerry Jones. As for the monsoons, Jones says we always do better when the season starts early. It’s good both in terms of cooler temperatures and…… MORE
PED Questions School Program Cuts Statewide
Several school districts in New Mexico, including APS, are making drastic budget decisions before a budget has even been signed by Governor Martinez. Paul Aguilar with the Public Education Department says people seem to be comparing the financial struggles from the past year with the budget appropriation in Santa Fe now. He says it’s causing…… MORE
Interim Deputy Checks Out Albuquerque’s VA
Remember the scandal that broke when it was revealed that some veterans had to wait for weeks, if not months, to get in to see someone at the VA? Interim Deputy Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Scott Blackburn, visited the Duke City recently to assess the situation. He says there’s still a lot…… MORE
New Treasurer Collects Property Taxes
Bernalillo County Treasurer Nancy Bearce says we’re in the home stretch when it comes to paying property taxes. They’re due by May 10th. Bearce tells News Radio KKOB it isn’t just about collecting money at her office but making sure it gets to the entities that have mill levies and rely on property tax revenue.…… MORE
NM State Furloughs Scheduled Before July
Talk of furloughs for state workers continues to circulate in Santa Fe. Governor Martinez has said furloughs could be coming as the state deals with its budget woes. Now the Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting that representatives of the Governor’s Office have told union leaders that the Governor might impose five days of unpaid furloughs…… MORE
