YOU’LL SEE SOME CREWS STARTING WORK ON ALBUQUERQUE’S RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT THIS WEEK AFTER ALL. THAT’S DESPITE A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT ISSUING A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION TO HALT CONSTRUCTION ON THE CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT. ON TUESDAY, THE COALITION OF CONCERNED CITIZENS FILED AN EMERGENCY MOTION IT DRAFTED … AND AN APPEAL TO THAT HALT WORK…… MORE
D-A Versus Albuquerque City Hall
BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A KARI BRANDENBURG LEVELING SOME HARSH WORDS AGAINST THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MAYOR. KOB TV REPORTS THE COMMENTS CAME DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ONLINE NEWS SITE BUZZ FEED. IN THE INTERVIEW, KOB SAYS BRANDENBURG ACCUSES CITY HALL OF RETALIATING AGAINST HER … AND CALLS MAYOR RICHARD…… MORE
Rocks Removed from Downtown Albuquerque Landscaping
IF YOU TAKE A WALK AROUND THE DOWNTOWN CONVENTION CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE, YOU ‘RE GOING TO SEE SOME NEW LANDSCAPING. THE CITY REMOVED LARGE ROCKS THAT WERE IN PLACE ALONG SIDEWALKS. GILBERT MONTANO WITH THE CITY SAYS THOSE ROCKS BECAME WEAPONS DURING THE PROTEST AND RIOT FOLLOWING THE TRUMP RALLY LAST MAY. HE…… MORE
APS Begins School Year with New Transgender Directive
WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR GETS UNDERWAY NEXT WEEK, APS WILL ALLOW TRANSGENDER STUDENTS TO USE RESTROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS THAT GO ALONG WITH THEIR GENDER IDENTITY. SPOKESWOMAN MONICA ARMENTA TELLS 770 THE DISTRICT HAS DONE EVERYTHING IT CAN TO PREPARE FOR THIS NEW DIRECTIVE, WHICH BECAME OFFICIAL IN JUNE. ARMENTA SAYS…… MORE
State Cops Won’t Be Charged in Shooting
TWO STATE POLICE OFFICERS WHO SHOT AND WOUNDED A WOMAN IN ALBUQUERQUE IN 2014 WILL NOT BE PROSECUTED. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS THERE’S NO PROBABLE CAUSE TO CHARGE OFFICERS JANICE MADRID AND RICHARD WILLIAMSON. THE TWO OFFICERS SHOT ROXANNE TORRES AS SHE REPORTEDLY DROVE AT THEM AT A HIGH RATE…… MORE
Accused Drunk Driver Cuts Plea Deal
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SAYS A MAN CHARGED IN A DWI CRASH THAT KILLED THREE PEOPLE LAST NOVEMBER HAS ENTERED INTO A PLEA AGREEMENT THAT COULD SEND HIM TO PRISON FOR 18 YEARS. POLICE SAY JACOB JARAMILLO WAS DRIVING DRUNK WHEN HE RAN A RED LIGHT ON THE NORTHBOUND I-25…… MORE
NM Getting Zika Funds from CDC
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO IS GETTING 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. IT’S TO BE USED TO MONITOR ANY BIRTH DEFECTS CAUSED BY THE ZIKA VIRUS. THE C-D-C SAYS THE FUNDING WILL ALSO ALLOW THE STATE TO MAKE SURE FAMILIES GET THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES THEY MAY…… MORE
“Red” Times for UNM Athletics
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT IS REPORTING A BUDGET SHORTFALL FOR THE JUST-CONCLUDED FISCAL YEAR OF A LITTLE OVER ONE AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS. VICE PRESIDENT FOR ATHLETICS PAUL KREBS TOLD A BOARD OF REGENTS COMMITTEE ON MONDAY THAT MOST OF THE DEFICIT IS DUE TO TICKET SALES THAT WERE LESS THAN…… MORE
Monsoons Bring Flood Concerns
THE MONSOONS ARE RETURNING TO NEW MEXICO. IN FACT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE STATE, INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE. IT’S IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS ELEVATED DUE TO ALREADY…… MORE
NM Governor Sticks with “No New Taxes” Pledge
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ PLANS TO MEET WITH LEGISLATIVE LEADERS THIS WEEK TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET. AND THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS SOME LEGISLATORS ARE ASKING HER TO RECONSIDER HER “NO TAX HIKE” PLEDGE GIVEN THE PROJECTED BUDGET SHORTFALL THAT COULD TOP 600 MILLION DOLLARS. BUT MARTINEZ SAYS SHE’LL STICK TO HER GUNS…… MORE
