What some Albuquerque metro apartment complexes are doing these days has residents feeling a lot safer. They’re allowing police officers to live in the complex rent free. Our news partner, KOB-TV, reports the free rent deal requires officers to park their patrol cars in the complex’s parking lots. Residents tell KOB TV that since…… MORE
Track NM DWI on Twitter
You can now keep track of New Mexico DWI Cases and whether defendants are getting off too easily…on Twitter. The Governor’s Office has announced the handle @nmdwiwatch…part of a court monitoring initiative in six targeted counties where DWI dismissal rates are the highest. The Governor says the court monitors are currently tracking 345 pending cases.… MORE
Albuquerque Rapid Transit Hiring
Whether you love it or hate it, ART could help get you your next paycheck. That’s because some of the subcontractors on the Albuquerque Rapid Transit Project are now hiring. Spokesperson Joanie Griffin tells us they’re looking for qualified and motivated applicants for a variety of fields, such as landscaping, electrical, painting, and general…… MORE
BioPark Tasmanian Dies
One of four Tasmanian devils at the Albuquerque Zoo has died. Sylar was said to be coughing and lethargic last Friday. Zoo officials started treatment, but they say he died on Saturday of natural causes. Tasmanian devils live an average five to seven years in the wild. The other three Tasmanians on loan from Australia…… MORE
Longmire Returns for Final Season
Longmire is coming back. Netflix has announced that the series, filmed in several locations around northern New Mexico, will return for a sixth and final season in 2017. It’ll have ten episodes. The series is based on the Walt Longmire mystery novels.… MORE
Pence, Trump Jr. Campaign in NM
With just days before the election, there are more campaign events in New Mexico this week. GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump’s running mate, Governor Mike Pence, is in Las Cruces Wednesday Afternoon for a 2:00 event at Southwest Aviation Center. He campaigned in Albuquerque just a couple of weeks ago. Doors at Southwest Aviation open…… MORE
APD Use of Force Training Criticized
The Albuquerque Police Department says all officers have gone through new use of force training. That’s outlined in the Justice Department latest report card on the department that runs from April through July. But the monitoring team expressed concerns over how police managers responded to cases involving use of force. Of 20 cases the team…… MORE
Carjacking Suspect Still at Large
Albuquerque Police are still looking for one of two suspects in a violent carjacking Monday afternoon at an apartment complex in the Foothills. APD’s Simon Drobik says a man and woman carjacked a vehicle, which officers later located and followed to Central and San Pablo. The man, Jeffrey Lossing, was arrested while on the run,…… MORE
Teacher Turnover High in NM
New Mexico teachers don’t stay at their jobs very long. The ABQ Journal reports that, according to the Learning Policy Institute, New Mexico had the second highest rate of teacher turnover in the country during a recent one year period. That’s not a surprise to Ellen Bernstein, the president of the Albuquerque Teachers Federation. She…… MORE
NM DOT Launches Underage Drinking Ed Campaign
The State Department of Transportation is kicking off a new internet-based campaign to cut down on underage drinking in New Mexico. Loren Hatch is Deputy Cabinet Secretary for the department. He says underage drinking remains a problem in New Mexico. But Hatch says the state has made significant progress in reducing the numbers over the…… MORE
