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Crime Numbers Up in Albuquerque
A SPIKE IN CRIME IN ALBUQUERQUE IN 2015. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS BOTH VIOLENT CRIME AND PROPERTY CRIME HIT 10 YEAR HIGHS LAST YEAR … UP AROUND 10 PERCENT COMPARED TO 2014. VIOLENT CRIME, WHICH INCLUDES MURDER, RAPE, ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT … WAS UP 9-POINT-6 PERCENT. PROPERTY CRIME INCREASED ROSE…… MORE
So Where’s the Rain?
THE MONSOON SEASON SHOULD HAVE BEGUN BY NOW IN NEW MEXICO…BUT SO FAR IT HASN’T HAPPENED. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES SAYS A WEST TO EAST FLOW OF AIR ALOFT IS TAKING THE MOISTURE WITH IT. HE SAYS THAT’S LED TO DRY AIR AND VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES, WITH RECORD HIGHS IN SOME…… MORE
Transit Dollars and More on the Way
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS TUESDAY WAS A GOOD DAY FOR THE CITY, THANKS TO THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION. HE SAYS THE CITY RECEIVED AROUND 13-MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS FOR VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. FUNDING ALSO CAME IN FROM THE W-K KELLOGG FOUNDATION TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND…… MORE
A Change in Plans for Downtown Albuquerque
LAST YEAR, ALBUQUERQUE CITY OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THAT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WOULD BE USED TO BUILD AN EIGHT TO 10-THOUSAND SEAT CIVIC CENTER IN THE EAST WING OF THE CONVENTION CENTER. NOW, FOLLOWING A 30-THOUSAND DOLLAR STUDY, IT’S BEEN DETERMINED THE CEILING IS TOO LOW…AND THE FACILITY WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NUMBER…… MORE
Teen Murder Suspect Cops Plea to Lesser Charge
ONE OF THE TEENS CHARGED IN LAST SUMMER’S FATAL SHOOTING OF 17 YEAR OLD JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER IS PLEADING GUILTY TO A LESSER CHARGE. NICHOLAS GONZALES-VILLASENOR WAS INITIALLY INDICTED ON FIRST AND SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES IN THE ALBUQUERQUE CASE. ON TUESDAY, HE PLEADED GUILTY TO A SINGLE COUNT OF SHOOTING AT A…… MORE
Day-2 for Griego Pre-Trial Hearing
FOUR WITNESSES TAKE THE STAND TUESDAY IN THE PRE-TRIAL HEARING FOR FORMER STATE SENATOR PHIL GRIEGO. HE’S ACCUSED OF MAKING A PROFIT ON A REAL ESTATE DEAL THAT INVOLVED STATE-OWNED PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN SANTA FE. THOSE WHO TOOK THE STAND … HIS COLLEAGUES … SAID THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HIS REAL ESTATE DEALINGS…… MORE
Bosque Fire Has Upside and Downside
SEVEN-HUNDRED ACRES AND HOLDING: THAT’S THE CASE FOR THE SAN PASQUAL FIRE BURNING ON THE BOSQUE DEL APACHE WILDLIFE REFUGE IN SOCORRO COUNTY. THE FIRE IS CURRENTLY 10 PERCENT CONTAINED WITH 120 FIRE PERSONNEL WORKING THE FIRE LINES. NO STRUCTURES ARE THREATENED AND THE FIRE IS BELIEVED TO BE GOOD NEWS…… MORE
Heinrich Bill Would Protect Native Artifacts
NEW MEXICO SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH SAYS HE’LL INTRODUCE A BILL THAT WOULD PUT A HALT TO TRAFFICKING IN NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL ITEMS. HEINRICH’S LEGISLATION WOULD BAN ITEMS CONSIDERED SACRED AND THAT ARE PROTECTED BY U-S LAWS FROM BEING EXPORTED TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. IT WOULD ALSO STIFFEN THE PENALTIES ON…… MORE
Mayor Says Study Won’t Bring Back Red Light Cams
NOT ON HIS WATCH. ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY IS REPEATING HIS PLEDGE TO NOT BRING BACK RED LIGHT CAMERAS. HE TELLS US HE’S ABIDING BY THE DECISION VOTERS MADE IN 2011 TO GET RID OF THE CAMERAS. BERRY SAYS THEY CONTINUE TO LOOK AT WAYS TO IMPROVE SAFETY AT INTERSECTIONS. HE…… MORE
