A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT THURSDAY REGARDING HIGH SPEED INTERNET FOR NEW MEXICO’S SCHOOLS. THERE ARE NOW PLANS IN PLACE TO BRING HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO ALL THE SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. RIGHT NOW, ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF THEM DON’T HAVE IT. THE STATE IS LEVERAGING 49 MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE FUNDS OVER…… MORE
Major Weather Change for NM
THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COULD SOON HAVE SOME SNOW-CAPPED PEAKS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON SAYS THAT’LL BE ONE RESULT OF A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO OUR STATE. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR ALBUQUERQUE…ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY WAS PUT INTO…… MORE
U-S Airways Flight Grounded at Sunport
INVESTIGATORS STILL DON’T KNOW WHAT CAUSED A U-S AIRWAYS FLIGHT HEADED TO PHOENIX FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT THURSDAY NIGHT TO FILL WITH SMOKE. SUNPORT SPOKESMAN DAN JIRON SAYS IT FORCED THE FLIGHT TO BE EVACUATED, RETURNED TO THE GATE AND GROUNDED. JIRON SAYS THERE WAS NO FIRE ONBOARD THE U-S AIRWAYS…… MORE
Suspect Cuffed in North Valley Murder
A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY IN THURSDAY MORNING’S SHOOTING DEATH IN THE NORTH VALLEY … AND WE ALSO KNOW WHO THE VICTIM WAS. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS 22 YEAR OLD MIGUEL MORA WAS THE MAN FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN A DRIVEWAY AT HOME IN THE 6-THOUSAND BLOCK OF ELWOOD NEAR…… MORE
NM Game and Fish Defies Game Commission Decision
THE U-S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE SAYS IT’S GOING TO RELEASE SEVERAL MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES INTO SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO…EVEN THOUGH THE STATE GAME COMMISSION VOTED TO DENY A PERMIT. ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE OBLIGATED BY LAW TO RELEASE THE WOLVES UNDER A GOVERNMENT RECOVERY…… MORE
Earthquakes a Concern for NM
THE RISK OF AN EARTHQUAKE IN NEW MEXICO IS LOW … BUT THE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT SAYS WE DO HAVE QUAKES … THE BIGGEST OF WHICH WAS IN SOCORRO YEARS AGO AT 6-POINT-2 ON THE RICHTER SCALE. SPOKESPERSON KAREN TAKAI TELLS US THE BIGGEST THING FOR NEW MEXICANS TO DO…… MORE
Body Found in Northeast Albuquerque Alley
THE BODY OF A MIDDLE-AGED MAN SI FOUND AROUND 7:30 THURSDAY MORNING IN AN ALLEY OFF THE 21-HUNDRED BLOCK OF WYOMING NORTHEAST IN ALBUQUERQUE. APD’S TANNER TIXIER TELLS 770 KKOB THE BODY WAS FOUND IN A POOL OF BLOOD, SO THE DEATH IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS A HOMICIDE. TIXIER SAYS OFFICERS…… MORE
Man Found Dead in Albuquerque’s North Valley
ANOTHER DEATH BEING INVESTIGATED IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WERE ON SCENE THURSDAY MORNING IN THE NORTH VALLEY WHERE A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD. THEY WERE SENT TO THE 6-THOUSAND BLOCK OF ELWOOD NEAR 2ND AND OSUNA AROUND 3:30 AM AFTER GETTING CALLS ABOUT SHOTS FIRED. ON ARRIVAL, DEPUTIES FOUND THE…… MORE
Two Jailed in Infant Abuse Case
A MAN AND WOMAN ARE IN JAIL IN ALAMOGORDO ON 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND EACH IN A CHILD ABUSE CASE FROM LAST MARCH. POLICE SAY THAT’S WHEN A 5-MONTH OLD INFANT TURNED UP AT THE GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WITH MORE THAN 20 FRACTURED AND BROKEN BONES. AN INVESTIGATION LED…… MORE
Stand-Down Day for Military Vets
FREE FOOD, CLOTHES, AND OTHER SUPPLIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS IS HOLDING ITS ANNUAL “STAND DOWN.” IT GIVES HOMELESS AND NEAR HOMELESS VETERANS THE CHANCE TO GET NEEDED ITEMS SUCH AS BACKPACKS, BLANKETS, SHOES AND JACKETS HEADING IN TO THE…… MORE
