ENTRIES ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2016 “NEW MEXICO FILM-MAKERS SHOWCASE.” THE SHOWCASE WILL BE HELD THIS YEAR IN ALBUQUERQUE AT THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER ON JULY 8TH AND 9TH. ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED NOW THROUGH 5PM ON JUNE 3RD. THERE IS NO CHARGE TO ENTER. THERE ARE SEVEN…… MORE
Albuquerque Could Host International Air Games
TOP NAMES IN BALLOONING AND AERONAUTICS ARE IN ALBUQUERQUE MONDAY TO TALK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CITY HOSTING THE 2020 FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE WORLD AIR GAMES. IF CHOSEN, ALBUQUERQUE WOULD BE THE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN CITY TO HOST THE EVENT THAT WAS HELD IN DUBAI LAST YEAR. THE FAI WORLD…… MORE
City Council Casts Final Vote on Proposed Budget
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT HAS ITS FINAL VOTE ON THE BUDGET PLAN THAT INCLUDES 2 PERCENT RAISES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES. COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ SAYS HIS BIG CONCERN IS PUBLIC SAFETY … AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO LOSE POLICE OFFICERS. HE TELLS 770 KKOB THAT THERE ARE 60 OFFICERS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR…… MORE
Two Injured in Albuquerque Metro Shootings
BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IN THE SOUTH VALLEY IN THE 33-HUNDRED BLOCK OF GUN CLUB. SHERIFF’S CAPTAIN JOSHUA CAMPOS SAYS THE VICTIM WAS SHOT IN THE CHEST. HE’S RECOVERING AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BUT THERE’S NO WORD YET ON HIS CONDITION. NO SUSPECT AND NO MOTIVE YET IN THIS…… MORE
Graduates Help Reduce NM State Police Shortage
THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER SHORTAGE WON’T BE QUITE AS BAD AFTER FRIDAY. THAT’S WHEN 20 NEW OFFICERS GRADUATE FROM THE ACADEMY. SGT. ELIZABETH ARMIJO TELLS 770 KKOB THESE NEW OFFICERS WILL GO WHEREVER THEY’RE NEEDED. ARMIJO SAYS THE STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 50 OFFICERS SHORT. MEANWHILE A…… MORE
Hiker Found Dead In Northern NM
THE BODY OF A MISSING HIKER IS FOUND IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. STATE POLICE WERE ALERTED OVER THE WEEKEND BY OTHER HIKERS OF A POSSIBLE DECEASED PERSON IN A CAMPGROUND FACILITY AT THE LOWER LAGUNITAS CAMPGROUND OFF COUNTY ROAD 87 ON NATIONAL FOREST LAND. THERE, THEY FOUND THE BODY OF STEPHEN…… MORE
Public Meetings Continue on Duke City Zoning
MORE PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY AND TUESDAY ON ALBUQUERQUE’S INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE … ALSO KNOWN AS I-D-O. THE PROJECT IS TO MAKE THE ZONING CODE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND AND ALIGN IT WITH THE PLANNING PRIORITIES … LIKE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN LIFESTYLES. RUSSELL BRITO WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TELLS US THEY…… MORE
Bernalillo Co. Offers CPR Training
BERNALILLO COUNTY’S FIRE CHIEF SAYS C-P-R CAN BE A VALUABLE TOOL FOR HELPING TO POSSIBLY SAVE A LIFE. AND YOU CAN GET FREE HANDS-ONLY C-P-R TRAINING ALL THIS WEEK AT THE COUNTY’S COMMUNITY CENTERS. TWO SESSIONS WERE ACTUALLY HELD LAST WEEK, WITH SIX MORE STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON AT THE LOS PADILLAS COMMUNITY CENTER…… MORE
Pets of the Week | May 14
TEQUILA (ID# 1719198) IS A 1 YEAR OLD, FEMALE REDDISH BROWN & WHITE BORDER COLLIE & POINTER MIX. WEIGHING 54 POUNDS ◊ Tequila is a fun loving, affectionate gal. ◊ She had been a very shy dog that new nothing of the world but she is a quick learner. ◊ These days Tequila…… MORE
City Budget Ready for Final Council Vote
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL CASTS ITS FINAL VOTE ON THE CITY BUDGET PROPOSAL THIS MONDAY. ON THURSDAY NIGHT, THEY PERFORMED THEIR MARK-UP ON THE BUDGET PLAN. COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ TELLS US HE’S CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH 911 DISPATCHERS AT THE CITY’S POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE SAYS THE CITY IS LOSING DISPATCHERS…… MORE
