PHASE ONE OF A 50-MILE ACTIVITY LOOP AROUND ABQ HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED. IT LINKS UPTOWN TO ZUNI ROAD USING MULTI-USE TRAILS, AND COST A MILLION DOLLARS. MELISSA PEREZ WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS THE PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED PIECE-BY-PIECE. SHE SAYS THE ENTIRE PROJECT WILL LIKELY TAKE TWO OR THREE YEARS TO…… MORE
Pets of the Week | Sep 19
An update on our three little senior citizens featured last week…….Bean and Hanna were adopted! Sweet Taylor is a bit lonely but his fan club at our Eastside shelter is showering him with love until his forever person comes along. Our first dog is a really cool dog named Nova and she can be…… MORE
Week 2 RBs: Elite Plays
Jeff Erickson of Rotowire.com joins us to weigh in with the elite running backs to have in your lineup for Week 2 of daily fantasy football leagues.… MORE
Chrissy Teigen blasts people over fertility questions
Model Chrissy Teigen talks about her struggles to conceive with husband John Legend and her dislike of interviewers asking when they will have a child.… MORE
Suspicious Materials Linked to East Mountain Shootings
BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS MATERIALS THEY SAY COULD BE USED TO MAKE BOMBS. THE MATERIALS WERE FOUND IN THE NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE HOME OF A MAN FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN THE EAST MOUNTAINS THURSDAY MORNING. DEPUTIES WERE SENT TO FOREST ROAD 462, NEAR THE COYOTE TRAILHEAD, THURSDAY AFTER…… MORE
Feds Settle with Tribes
NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES HAVE WON A 25 YEAR LEGAL BATTLE WITH THE U-S GOVERNMENT. IN A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT FILED IN U-S DISTRICT COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE, THE JUSTICE AND INTERIOR DEPARTMENTS HAVE AGREED TO PAY NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ENTITIES ALMOST ONE BILLION DOLLARS. FOR YEARS, THE TRIBES HAVE CLAIMED THE…… MORE
Man Sentenced for Embezzling from Tribal Corporation
THE FORMER HEAD OF A PUEBLO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN FOUR YEARS IN PRISON. THE U-S ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS 61 YEAR OLD BRUCE SANCHEZ EMBEZZLED MORE THAN THREE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE TRIBAL ORGANIZATION. HE’LL ALSO HAVE TO PAY…… MORE
APS Acting ‘Super’ Has a Contract
THERE’S NOW A CONTRACT IN PLACE FOR THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. RAQUEL REEDY WILL BE PAID 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF NEXT YEAR. THE DEAL WAS APPROVED ON A FIVE-TO-ONE VOTE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. THE “NO” VOTE CAME FROM BOARD MEMBER PEGGY MULLER-ARAGON.…… MORE
Contract Approved for APS Teachers
IT TOOK TIME … BUT APS TEACHERS HAVE A CONTRACT. UNION PRESIDENT ELLEN BERNSTEIN TELLS US THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE DEAL IS MONEY MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE STATE MANDATED MENTORING PROGRAM FOR BEGINNING TEACHERS … FUNDING SHE SAYS THE STATE ZEROED-OUT LAST YEAR. BERNSTEIN TELLS US THE UNFORTUNATE PART…… MORE
Pump Prices at Some Duke City Stations Under 2 Dollars
SOME STATIONS IN AND AROUND ALBUQUERQUE ARE NOW SELLING GAS FOR UNDER 2 DOLLARS A GALLON. ALBUQUERQUEGASPRICES.COM SHOWS ONE STATION WITH THAT PRICE IN THE DUKE CITY AND FOUR IN BERNALILLO. THEY’RE SELLING GAS AT 1-99 A GALLON. THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE, ACCORDING TO AAA NEW MEXICO, IS 2-45, DOWN 8 CENTS…… MORE
