STATE AGENCIES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SQUEEZE A LITTLE MORE OUT OF THEIR BUDGETS. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ IS DIRECTING THAT AGENCIES TRIM THEIR SPENDING BY AT LEAST FIVE PERCENT. THE CUTS COULD AFFECT HIRING, OVERTIME, EMPLOYEE TRAVEL AND MORE. THE STATE IS FACING A BUDGET SHORTFALL OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF…… MORE
NM United Way Gun Raffle Cancelled
THE UNITED WAY IN OTERO COUNTY WON’T BE HOLDING ITS GUN RAFFLE. UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE TOLD THE COUNTY OFFICE TO HALT THE RAFFLE … WHICH THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS INCLUDED MORE THAN 100 FIREARMS THAT INCLUDED AN AR-15 RIFLE, A SHOTGUN, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER CALIBER HANDGUNS. THE ORDER…… MORE
NM Monsoons Gain Momentum in August
NEW MEXICO’S ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN MONSOON SEASON IS ON AGAIN. AFTER A VERY DRY JULY IN NEW MEXICO, FORECASTERS AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAY OUR STATE IS NOW IN A MORE TYPICAL MONSOON PATTERN. METEOROLOGIST BRENT WACHTER TELLS 770 KKOB WHILE THE OFFICIAL RAINFALL TOTAL FOR ALBUQUERQUE IN AUGUST THROUGH MONDAY…… MORE
Judge Says Some Suspect Statements Banned at Trial
THERE’S BEEN AN IMPORTANT COURT RULING IN THE CASE OF ANDREW ROMERO, ACCUSED OF KILLING RIO RANCHO POLICE OFFICER GREGG NIGEL BENNER IN MAY OF 2015. A JUDGE HAS RULED THAT SOME STATEMENTS ROMERO MADE TO POLICE WILL NOT BE ADMISSIBLE DURING THE TRIAL. HIS ATTORNEY HAD ARGUED THAT ROMERO’S RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED…… MORE
New Duke City Rules Address Water Pollutants
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS TAKING STEPS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POLLUTANTS THAT END UP IN THE RIO GRANDE. THE CITY HAS ADOPTED A NEW STORM WATER QUALITY ORDINANCE…DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE TOXIC MATERIAL THAT CAN FLOW INTO THE RIVER THROUGH THE UNDERGROUND PIPES, CHANNELS AND ARROYOS THAT MAKE UP THE CITY’S…… MORE
Repeat DWI Offender Caught and Arrested
ANOTHER NEW MEXICO DWI FUGITIVE IS NOW BEHIND BARS. FORTY-FIVE YEAR OLD REGINA JOHNS WAS ARRESTED BY POLICE IN GALLUP THIS PAST WEEKEND. JOHNS HAS FIVE DWI CONVICTIONS AND ABSCONDED FOLLOWING HER FIFTH. STATE POLICE OFFICER CHAD PIERCE SAYS THEY KEEP AN ACTIVE TOP-TEN LIST OF WANTED DWI FUGITIVES. AND HE…… MORE
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APD Meets Again with Community
ANOTHER MEETING FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY MONDAY WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT’LL COVER APD’S PROGRESS ON DEPARTMENT REFORMS UNDER A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AGREEMENT. SPOKESPERSON CELINA ESPINOZA TELLS US ALL OF THE NEW 37 POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AND IMPLEMENTED IMPACT THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY DICTATE … AND ALTER … HOW POLICE…… MORE
Outage Impacts Several NM Communities.
THOUSANDS GO WITHOUT POWER SUNDAY … AND SOME INTO MONDAY MORNING AFTER LIGHTNING STRIKES A PNM POWER STATION AT LADERA AND UNSER. IT SPARKED A BRUSH FIRE THAT ALBUQUERQUE FIRE CREWS QUICKLY PUT OUT … AND TRIGGERED THE OUTAGE THAT HIT NOT ONLY ALBUQUERQUE … BUT RIO RANCHO, ISLETA, PERALTA, LOS LUNAS, GALLUP…… MORE
APS Begins School Year With Teacher Shortage Again
SUMMER VACATION IS JUST ABOUT OVER FOR APS STUDENTS, WITH CLASSES RESUMING ON THURSDAY. THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL START WITH APS LOOKING TO FILL MORE THAN 100 TEACHING POSITIONS. SPOKESPERSON MONICA ARMENTA SAYS SHE SAYS THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS ARE, ONCE AGAIN, IN SPECIAL ED, MATH, SCIENCE AND BI-LINGUAL EDUCATION. DISTRICT…… MORE
