OLD MAN GLOOM GETS TORCHED IN SANTA FE. THE GATES OPEN AT 3PM FRIDAY AT FORT MARCY PARK … AND THE ENTERTAINMENT STARTS AT 7PM. THEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT AT 9PM AND THE 92ND ANNUAL BURNING OF ZOZOBRA, THE GIANT PUPPET, GETS UNDERWAY. THOSE OF YOU PLANNING TO ATTEND SHOULD…… MORE
Crackdown on Repeat Offender Absconders
New Mexico has launched an initiative to track down and arrest DWI offenders who have violated their parole and are now fugitives. Many of these offenders are also violent criminals who drove drunk and either seriously injured another driver or killed them, or are repeat offenders who are at high-risk for causing a tragedy to occur…… MORE
Lobo Hoops Broadcast Began in ’51
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City and County Lawmakers Take on Child Abuse Issues
IN THE WAKE OF THE RAPE AND MURDER OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS, ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY TACKLE CHILD ABUSE PROBLEMS. A JOINT CITY COUNCIL-COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT DREW BOTH RESIDENTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. A MEMBER OF THE SHERIFF’S SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT SAID THEY GET SO MANY CHILD ABUSE CASES THAT…… MORE
Clovis Cop Shot
POLICE IN CLOVIS ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO SHOT AND WOUNDED AN OFFICER MONDAY NIGHT. THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 34 YEAR OLD ANTHONY BACA. OFFICER CHRIS CARON WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE THIGH. CLOVIS POLICE TELL 770 KKOB OFFICER CARON STOPPED BACA, WHO WAS…… MORE
APD Cuffs Intentional Hit and Run Suspect
A 21 YEAR OLD MAN IS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL HIT AND RUN EARLY TUESDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE … ONE THAT POLICE SAY WAS INTENTIONAL. JOSEPH PEREA HAD FLED THE SCENE, BUT WAS LATER ARRESTED. APD’S TANNER TIXIER TELLS US OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE 6-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MARTHA NORTHEAST…… MORE
NM Firefighters on Duty in Other Western States
THE NEW MEXICO STATE FORESTRY DIVISION IS LENDING A HELPING HAND TO SOME NEIGHBORS. THE DIVISION HAS SENT 116 PERSONNEL, INCLUDING 40 MEMBERS OF THE RETURNING HEROS WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER PROGRAM, TO ASSIST IN FIGHTING FIRES IN CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MONTANA AND UTAH. OVERALL, THEY’RE WORKING ON A TOTAL OF 11 FIRES.…… MORE
City Begins A-R-T Construction
WORK IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY ON ALBUQUERQUE’S CONTROVERSIAL BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE. THE FIRST PHASE INVOLVES INSTALLING TEMPORARY LIGHT SIGNALS AT THE UNIVERSITY AND CENTRAL INTERSECTION. A PENDING LAWSUIT STILL HANGS OVER THE PROJECT…WITH OPPONENTS SAYING IT WILL HURT AND POSSIBLY DESTROY BUSINESSES. THE CITY SAYS, THROUGHOUT…… MORE
Rio Rancho Voters Approve Bonds for Schools
RESIDENTS OF RIO RANCHO SAY “YES” AT THE POLLS. THEY APPROVED 60-MILLION DOLLARS IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE CITY’S SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TUESDAY’S ELECTION. BETH PENDERGRASS WITH THE DISTRICT TELLS US THE BULK OF THE MONEY WILL GO FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SCHOOLS. SHE SAYS 15-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS WILL…… MORE
Santa Fe Business Owners Protest Parking Fees
PARKING METER FEES IN SANTA FE HAVE GONE UP…AND DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS DON’T LIKE IT A BIT. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY RIPPED INTO MAYOR JAVIER GONZALES DURING A FACE-TO-FACE MEETING MONDAY. BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THE HIGHER RATES ARE DRIVING AWAY CUSTOMERS. ON JULY FIRST, PARKING AT…… MORE
