Holm Parade, Celebration on Hold

HOLLY HOLM IS DUE BACK IN ALBUQUERQUE ON WEDNESDAY, BUT THE NOW-UFC BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION WHO KNOCKED OUT FIGHTER RHONDA ROUSEY IN THEIR FIGHT IN AUSTRALIA LAST SATURDAY WON’T BE HERE LONG ENOUGH FOR A PARADE. HOLM HAS TO TRAVEL TO LAS VEGAS, AND THEN NEW YORK CITY … SO THE BIG CELEBRATION THE CITY HAS…MORE

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Juggler to be Tried in NM

A MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO BOYS IN ALBUQUERQUE IN THE LATE 1990S WILL STAND TRIAL IN DECEMBER. A DISTRICT JUDGE ON MONDAY REJECTED NEIL STAMMER’S ATTEMPT TO HAVE HIS CHARGES DISMISSED. STAMMER, A PROFESSIONAL JUGGLER, IS ACCUSED OF MOLESTING THE BOYS AT HIS MAGIC SHOP. STAMMER WAS ARRESTED LAST YEAR IN NEPAL AFTER…MORE

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Police Board Proposes APD Anti-Retaliation Policy

     ALBUQUERQUE’S POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD IS RECOMMENDING AN ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY FOR APD. BOARD MEMBER SUZANNE BROWN SAYS THE CITY’S SETTLEMENT WITH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INCLUDED DEVELOPING THE POLICY … WHICH WOULD PREVENT POLICE FROM RETALIATING AGAINST ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE PROPOSAL ALSO SAYS NO OFFICER WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH ANY ADVERSE CONDUCT…MORE

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Duke City Plans Celebration for Holm

     NOW-BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION HOLLY HOLM IS STILL CELEBRATING HER LONG-SHOT WIN OVER FIGHTER RHONDA ROUSEY IN AUSTRALIA. BUT SHE’LL BE BACK IN THE CITY LATER THIS WEEK. THE ALBUQUERQUE NATIVE KNOCKED OUT ROUSEY, WHO HAD NOT BEEN BEATEN.      MAYOR RICHARD BERRY TELLS OUR NEWS PARTNER KOB TV THAT A CELEBRATION FOR HOLM…MORE

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Homeless Man Steals Duke City Truck

     A MAN WHO WAS STAYING AT ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE SHELTER GIVES APD A RUN FOR ITS MONEY ON SATURDAY. THAT’S WHEN POLICE SAY DYLAN SAYERS TOOK A TRUCK AT THE CITY SOIL AMENDMENT FACILITY, DROVE IT THROUGH ONE LOCKED FENCE … THEN BACKED UP AND SLAMMED INTO YET ANOTHER LOCKED FENCE. THE SECOND…MORE

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What Bernalillo County Can Offer Food Vendors

     MONDAY IS A BIG DAY FOR ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE FOOD BUSINESS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. THERE’S A “CULTIVATING BERNALILLO COUNTY FOOD SUMMIT GOING ON ALL DAY AT THE HOTEL ALBUQUERQUE.      SHAWN PERRY TURNER WITH THE COUNTY TELLS US THE SUMMIT IS FOR FOODIES, FARMERS, CHEFS, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO SERVES THE…MORE

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National PTA President Says NM Not Alone on PARCC Test

     NEW MEXICO SCHOOL DISTRICT’S AREN’T ALONE IN TAKING ISSUE WITH THE NEWLY IMPLEMENTED PARCC TEST FOR STUDENTS. DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY COMPLAIN NOT ONLY ABOUT THE TEST … BUT THAT THE TESTS TAKE UP VALUABLE TEACHING TIME. LAURA BAY IS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL PTA. SHE SAYS IT’S A NEW DAY REQUIRING NEW…MORE

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The Cranes are Back

     THE SANDHILL CRANES ARE BACK IN ALBUQUERQUE. BETH DILLINGHAM IS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE RIO GRANDE NATURE CENTER STATE PARK, WHERE 15-THOUSAND CRANES ARE EXPECTED THIS FALL AND WINTER. SHE SAYS SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THEM STAY AROUND THE ALBUQUERQUE, WHILE THE REST HEAD SOUTH TO THE BOSQUE DEL APACHE.      THE FIRST BIG…MORE

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