ALBUQUERQUE’S A-R-T BUS SYSTEM WAS TO BE UP AND FUNCTIONAL 18 MONTHS AGO … BUT IT’S STILL NOT OPERATING. AND TAXPAYERS ARE FOOTING THE BILL TO MAINTAIN THE BUS STATIONS ALONG CENTRAL FOR A-R-T BUSES. THE ACTUAL BUSES FOR THE SYSTEM WERE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THE LANES REMAIN EMPTY. MEANWHILE, CHANNEL 7 NEWS…… MORE
Eight Arrested in Albuquerque Drug Bust
EIGHT PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN AN UNDERCOVER DRUG OPERATION OVER THE WEEKEND IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. APD SAYS SEVERAL OF ITS SPECIALIZED UNITS COLLABORATED IN THE OPERATION IN THE DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. FOUR FELONY WARRANTS WERE CLEARED. DETECTIVES ALSO SEIZED 16 GRAMS OF METH…TWO GRAMS OF HEROIN…AND ONE GRAM OF MARIJUANA.… MORE
Most NM Drivers are Now Real I-D Compliant
SEVENTY PERCENT OF NEW MEXICO DRIVERS LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS ARE NOW REAL I-D COMPLIANT. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE ONE MILLIONTH LICENSE WITH A GOLD STAR WAS ISSUED LAST WEEK. THOSE CARDS COMPLY WITH TOUGHER FEDERAL I-D REQUIREMENTS THAT GO INTO EFFECT NEXT YEAR. THE REAL I-D ACT WAS PASSED IN 2005 TO…… MORE
Be Ready For NM’s Monsoons
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS IT’S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT MONSOON SEASON, WHICH OFFICIALLY BEGINS THIS SATURDAY. METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE KERRY JONES SAYS THE BIG QUESTION THIS TIME OF YEAR IS…WHAT KIND OF SEASON WILL WE HAVE? HE SAYS EVERY MONSOON SEASON IS UNIQUE BUT THIS ONE WILL HAVE A VERY GOOD…… MORE
New Digs for Turquoise Lodge Hospital
THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE STATE DEPT OF HEALTH’S DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT SERVICES IS GETTING A NEW ALBUQUERQUE HOME. TURQUOISE LODGE HOSPITAL IS MOVING FROM ITS FACILITY ON ZUNI TO THE GIBSON MEDICAL CENTER ON GIBSON BLVD BETWEEN SAN MATEO AND SAN PEDRO. THE MOVE WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT WEEK. HEALTH DEPARTMENT CABINET SECRETARY KATHY…… MORE
New Digs for Turquoise Lodge Hospital
THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE STATE DEPT OF HEALTH’S DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT SERVICES IS GETTING A NEW ALBUQUERQUE HOME. TURQUOISE LODGE HOSPITAL IS MOVING FROM ITS FACILITY ON ZUNI TO THE GIBSON MEDICAL CENTER ON GIBSON BLVD BETWEEN SAN MATEO AND SAN PEDRO. THE MOVE WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT WEEK. HEALTH DEPARTMENT CABINET SECRETARY KATHY…… MORE
Another Person Shot in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MAN SHOT TO DEATH AT NEXUS BREWERY OVER THE WEEKEND. HE WAS 43 YEAR OLD CODY WRATHALL, SHOT ON SATURDAY AT THE BREWERY BY AN OFF DUTY FBI AGENT. THE AGENT’S NAME IS NOT BEING RELEASED YET. THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE WHEN THE OFF DUTY FEDERAL AGENT IN THE BREWERY…… MORE
Rally Against Child Abuse
DOZENS OF ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS CAME OUT OF SUNDAY TO PROTEST CHILD ABUSE. THEY RALLIED DOWNTOWN AT DISTRICT COURT. THE MAIN MESSAGES WERE INVEST IN CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO BY CREATING MORE PROGRAMS FOR THEM … AND CREATE TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR CONVICTED ABUSERS. MANY OF THOSE TAKING PART IN SUNDAY’S RALLY SAY NEW MEXICO NEEDS TO…… MORE
Dream Act Supported by NM Delegation
THE LATEST VERSION OF THE DREAM ACT IS IN, AND THE MEASURE GOES TO THE U-S SENATE ON MONDAY. TWO OF NEW MEXICO’S SENATORS IN WASHINGTON … TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH, BOTH DEMOCRATS … SAY THEY SUPPORT THE MEASURE. AND CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS THE STATE’S REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS HAVE ALREADY VOTED IN FAVOR…… MORE
One Week Left to File Sex Assault Lawsuit
TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FILE A SEXUAL ASSAULT CLAIM AGAINST THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE. YOU HAVE ONE WEEK LEFT IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO FILE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY FILED A CLAIM AGAINST THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE DEADLINE TO FILE IS BY 5PM ON JUNE 17TH.…… MORE
