ACCUSED COP KILLER JESSE HANES IS DUE IN FEDERAL COURT IN LAS CRUCES FRIDAY MORNING AT 8:29. HE’S NOW IN FEDERAL CUSTODY … ARRESTED THURSDAY AFTER HIS RELEASE FROM AN EL PASO HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS BEING TREATED FOR A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS LEG. HANES FACES STATE CHARGES OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN…… MORE
NM PARCC Test Results Released
NEARLY 423-THOUSAND STUDENTS IN NEW MEXICO TOOK THE PARCC TESTS THIS PAST SPRING. STATE EDUCATION SECRETARY HANNA SKANDARA SAYS SHE’S ENCOURAGED BY THE RESULTS. SHE SAYS THERE WAS IMPROVEMENT IN 57 OF THE STATE’S 89 DISTRICTS IN ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS … AND 77 DID BETTER IN MATH. PROFICIENCY RATES IN…… MORE
More Weekend Work on I-25 in Albuquerque
YOU WON’T BE SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS MORE ROAD WORK PLANNED FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S MAJOR THOROUGHFARES THIS WEEKEND. YOU CAN EXPECT THE CLOSURE OF THE RIGHT HAND LANES ON THE I-25 SOUTHBOUND BRIDGE OVER MENAUL AS WELL AS THE TWO LEFT LANES ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE OF THAT SAME BRIDGE OVER…… MORE
Lyft at the Sunport
THE RIDE-SHARING COMPANY, LYFT, IS BACK IN THE STATE. IT LEFT OVER A YEAR AGO IN A DISPUTE WITH THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION OVER THE STATE’S OPERATING RULES. DANIEL JIRON AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT SAYS LYFT WILL NOW BE ANOTHER CHOICE FOR TRAVELLERS. HE SAYS THE SUNPORT WILL BENEFIT FROM LYFT’S RETURN. …… MORE
Dems, NM ACLU Oppose Death Penalty Repeal
NEW MEXICO’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS BLASTING GOVERNOR MARTINEZ FOR PLANNING TO MAKE REINSTATING THE DEATH PENALTY A PRIORITY FOR THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. MARTINEZ ANNOUNCED THE MOVE ON WEDNESDAY, SAYING PEOPLE WHO COMMIT HEINOUS CRIMES LIKE KILLING A POLICE OFFICERS OR SEXUALLY ABUSING AND KILLING A CHILD LIKE ASHLYNNE MIKE DESERVE THE “ULTIMATE…… MORE
APS Board Member Avoids Questions On Purchase
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ANALEE MAESTAS ATTENDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S BOARD MEETING … BUT SHE IS NOT TALKING TO THE MEDIA ABOUT THE 342 DOLLARS WORTH OF AIR DUCT WORK REPORTEDLY DONE AT HER HOME. THE RECEIPT FOR THE WORK SHOWS MAESTAS’ HOME ADDRESS SCRATCHED OUT AND THE ADDRESS OF LA…… MORE
8-Thousand Reasons to Move Over to APD
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW OFFERING A SIGNING BONUS OF 8-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO MEMBERS OF OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT DECIDE TO JOIN APD. MAJOR JESSICA TYLER IS WITH THE DEPARTMENT’S TRAINING ACADEMY. SHE SAYS THEY HOPE TO SOON FILL THE FIRST SEVEN WEEK ACADEMY FOR THE LATERAL OFFICERS. OTHER…… MORE
PNM Power Approved for Facebook
THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION APPROVES PNM’S APPLICATION TO PROVIDE POWER FOR FACEBOOK, SHOULD IT CHOOSE TO MOVE A DATA CENTER TO LOS LUNAS. THE APPROVAL CAME WEDNESDAY. PRC ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNCIL JUDITH AMER TELLS US IT’S A COMPLEX TRANSACTION. SHE SAYS PART OF THE APPLICATION INCLUDES A SOLAR FACILITY. LOS LUNAS…… MORE
Elderly Man Beaten in SE Albuquerque
A 66 YEAR OLD MAN IS DEAD AFTER BEING BADLY BEATEN BY THREE MEN. APD SAYS IRVIN SANCHEZ OF ALBUQUERQUE WAS ATTACKED AND ROBBED SOMETIME AROUND 2AM ON AUGUST 10TH. IT HAPPENED NEAR KATHRYN AND SAN MATEO. A WITNESS DESCRIBED THE ATTACKERS AS HISPANICS AND SAID THEY WERE WEARING MOSTLY ALL…… MORE
Lyft Back in Albuquerque
THE RIDESHARING COMPANY LYFT IS BACK IN NEW MEXICO … SPECIFICALLY IN ALBUQUERQUE. AND GOVERNOR MARTINEZ WELCOMES ITS RETURN. LYFT LEFT THE STATE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO AFTER FIGHTING WITH THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION OVER WHETHER RIDESHARING COMPANIES COULD OPERATE IN THE STATE UNDER NEW MEXICO LAW AT THE TIME.…… MORE
