THE METRO DETENTION CENTER’S AVERAGE POPULATION LAST YEAR WAS A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF WHAT IT WAS IN 2010. AND A NEW STUDY COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE SAYS WHEN THE JAIL POPULATION GOES DOWN, CRIME GOES UP. THE STUDY’S AUTHOR SAYS JAIL POPULATION IS A BIGGER FACTOR WHEN IT…… MORE
Police Say Driver Who Caused Double Fatal Was High
STATE POLICE SAY A DRIVER WHO CAUSED A DOUBLE FATALITY ACCIDENT ON I-40 WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY NIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS. POLICE SAY AARON HAZARD OF ALTA LOMA, CALIFORNIA, WAS DRIVING ERRATICALLY ON EASTBOUND I-40 IN GRANTS WHEN HIS CAR ENTERED THE WESTBOUND LANES AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER…… MORE
Water Storage Project Begins
STARTING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY BEGINS ITS ANNUAL WATER STORAGE PROJECT. UTILITY SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS IT INVOLVES PUMPING DIVERTED WATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE UP TO THE HEIGHTS WHERE IT IS THEN RELEASED INTO BEAR CANYON SO IT CAN INFILTRATE DOWN TO THE AQUIFER FOR STORAGE. …… MORE
Another Small Raise for Bernco Minimum Wage
IT’S NO WHERE NEAR 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR … BUT MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY JUST GOT ANOTHER RAISE. THE COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT RAISED IT A NICKEL TO 8-70 AN HOUR. THE ANNUAL INCREASE IS BUILT INTO THE COUNTY MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE. COMMISSIONER ART DE LA CRUZ SAYS THEY…… MORE
Plummer, Dunaway to Film in NM
TWO HOLLYWOOD HEAVY-HITTERS ARE COMING TO NEW MEXICO. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER AND FAYE DUNAWAY WILL STAR IN A MOVIE CALLED “CLIFFS OF FREEDOM.” IT’S BEING FILMED IN SANTA FE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH DECEMBER. THE FILM DEALS WITH A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A GREEK GIRL AND A TURKISH OFFICER DURING THE GREEK…… MORE
Protests Continue Over Boyd Murder Mistrial
FORMER APD COPS KEITH SANDY AND DOMINIQUE PEREZ WON’T BE GOING TO JAIL … SO FAR. THE JUDGE IN THEIR 2ND DEGREE MURDER TRIAL DECLARED A MISTRIAL ON TUESDAY AFTER THE JURY FAILED TO REACH A UNANIMOUS VERDICT. NINE JURORS FOUND THE FORMER OFFICERS NOT GUILTY … WHILE THREE FOUND THEM…… MORE
Boyd Murder Mistrial Not an Acquittal
FORMER ALBUQUERQUE COPS KEITH SANDY AND DOMINIQUE PEREZ WON’T BE GOING TO JAIL … SO FAR. THE JUDGE IN THEIR 2ND DEGREE MURDER TRIAL DECLARED A MISTRIAL ON TUESDAY AFTER THE JURY FAILED TO REACH A UNANIMOUS VERDICT. NINE FOUND THE FORMER OFFICERS NOT GUILTY … WHILE THREE FOUND THEM GUILTY…… MORE
Flu Season Means Flu Shots
TIME TO GET YOUR ANNUAL FLU SHOT. THAT’S THE MESSAGE FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. SPOKESMAN PAUL RHIEN TELLS US THIS YEAR’S FLU SHOT IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT FROM THE FLU STRAINS THAT ARE ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER, HE SAYS ONE OPTION YOU WON’T HAVE IS THE NASAL SPRAY VACCINE. HE…… MORE
Duke City Again Hosting USA Track and Field Championships
HUNDREDS OF WORLD-CLASS ATHLETES WILL BE CONVERGING ON ALBUQUERQUE NEXT YEAR. MAYOR R-J BERRY ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT THE U-S-A TRACK AND FIELD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE RETURNING TO THE CONVENTION CENTER IN MARCH. BERRY SAYS IT’S THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THE CITY HAS HELD SOME TYPE OF USATF EVENT. BERRY SAYS…… MORE
Facebook Breaks Ground in Los Lunas
THE FIRST DIRT WAS TURNED-OVER ON TUESDAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A FACEBOOK DATA CENTER IN LOS LUNAS. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ JOINED WITH COMPANY EXECUTIVES FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING AT THE SITE IN THE HUNING RANCH BUSINESS PARK OFF I-25. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS THE DATA CENTER WILL BRING WITH IT AN INITIAL INVESTMENT…… MORE
