A TRIAL DATE IS FINALLY SET FOR THE 2014 LAWSUIT FILED BY A TEACHERS UNION AGAINST THE NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS-NEW MEXICO, THE ALBUQUERQUE TEACHERS FEDERATION AND OTHERS ARE SUING OVER THE TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM THEY SAY VIOLATES THE STATE SCHOOL PERSONNEL ACT. SINCE IT WASN’T APPROVED…… MORE
Man Shot by Texas State Trooper in NM
A TEXAS STATE TROOPER SHOT AND WOUNDED A MAN THIS (MON) MORNING…BUT THE INCIDENT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO. IT WAS THE CULMINATION OF A POLICE PURSUIT WITH A MAN IDENTIFIED AS 33 YEAR OLD MARIO MONTES, THAT STARTED AROUND 6 AM IN AMARILLO…AND THEN HEADED WEST. NEW MEXICO STATE…… MORE
NM Still Plagued by Human Trafficking
THERE WAS A MAJOR MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE MONDAY ON THE ISSUE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SPECIAL AGENT ANTHONY MAEZ IS THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF HANDLING HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES FOR THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL. HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB FOR THE STATE’S HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW TO APPLY, THERE MUST BE FORCE, FRAUD…… MORE
More Warm Weather for NM
IT’S GOING TO BE A WHILE BEFORE THERE’S ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WARM, DRY PATTERN THAT NEW MEXICO FINDS ITSELF IN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON SAYS IT’LL CONTINUE LIKE THIS FOR ANOTHER 10 TO 14 DAYS. HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AND FOR…… MORE
State High Court Hears Arguments Against Current Voting Law
THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT TODAY (MON) WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS IN A CHALLENGE TO THE CURRENT LAW THAT LETS ONLY DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS VOTE IN PRIMARIES. ATTORNEY ED HOLLINGTON SAYS THAT LEAVES OUT A QUARTER OF A MILLION VOTERS NOT AFFILIATED WITH EITHER PARTY. ATTORNEY ED HOLLINGTON SAYS EVERYONE, EVEN THOSE WHO AREN’T MEMBERS OF…… MORE
Alleged Cop Killer in Court
He has yet to be charged with the murder of APD Officer Daniel Webster. But Davon Lymon will be in an Albuquerque courtroom Monday on a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm on the day Officer Webster was shot. Webster died a few days later. Prosecutors are banking on the…… MORE
Injured Officers Treated and Released
The three APD officers injured in a car chase in Albuquerque Saturday have since been treated and released from the hospital. they had responded to a domestic violence call Saturday afternoon near Unser and I-40, where Michael Pacheco was said to have threatened to kill his mother. APD says Pacheco was already a wanted man,…… MORE
GO-Bonds on the Ballot
Residents of Bernalillo County will see a series of general obligation bond questions on their ballot. Dan Newman is with the “Better Bernalillo County Bond Committee.” He says these bonds fund important, ongoing projects and infrastructure in the county. He says that included public safety buildings, radios and towers and fire stations. The bonds total…… MORE
NM Jobless Rate Up
September was not a good month for New Mexico’s workforce. The US Labor Department says 4,200 jobs were lost compared to the previous month. That’s a job decline of 0.5%. State officials say, compared to one year ago, New Mexico lost 2,000 jobs. New Mexico’s unemployment rate rose to 6.7%, the second highest rate in…… MORE
Partial Work Stop for A-R-T for the Holidays
Don’t scratch Albuquerque’s Nob Hill and Old Town off your holiday shopping list just because of ART construction. The road work along those two parts of Central will be halted Thanksgiving week until after the new year. City Chief Operations Officer Michael Riordan says communications between the city and Central Avenue businesses has been key…… MORE
