IT’S GOING TO BE CHEAPER TO TAKE A ROAD TRIP THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN NEW MEXICO…OR ANYWHERE IN THE U-S. HE SAYS MOST DRIVERS NATIONWIDE ARE PAYING THE LOWEST PRICES FOR LABOR DAY SINCE 2004. AAA NEW MEXICO’S DOUG SHUPE TELLS 770 KKOB THE AVERAGE PRICE STATEWIDE IS 2-60 A GALLON…DOWN EIGHT CENTS…… MORE
NM Dems Look into Duran Impeachment
HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE TALKING IMPEACHMENT IN THE CASE OF DIANNA DURAN. THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT, FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING FOR ALLEGEDLY MISUSING CAMPAIGN FUNDS. STATE REP BRIAN EGOLF OF SANTA FE SAYS DISCUSSIONS ARE UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE IF IMPEACHMENT IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO. EGOLF…… MORE
Valentino Bailout Opposed
A LOT OF CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH HOW LUIS VALENTINO IS LEAVING THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE’S NO LONGER APS SUPERINTENDENT… BUT WILL BE PAID HIS SALARY FOR ANOTHER MONTH, THEN GET AN 80-THOUSAND DOLLAR SETTLEMENT. THE SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTED VALENTINO’S RESIGNATION MONDAY, ENDING ALMOST TWO…… MORE
Acting Superintendent Has Goals for APS
IT’S UNCLEAR HOW LONG SHE’LL BE ON THE JOB, BUT RAQUEL REEDY IS NOW ACTING SUPERINTENDENT AT APS FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF LUIS VALENTINO. REEDY TELLS KOB TV SHE HAS SOME GOALS IN MIND. SHE SAYS SHE HAS TO MAKE SURE THE DISTRICT CONTINUES THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATING ITS STUDENTS. REEDY SAYS SHE…… MORE
Albuquerque Mayor Offering Jobs to Panhandlers
ALBUQUERQUE PANHANDLERS WHO TAKE THE MAYOR UP ON PART TWO OF HIS EFFORT TO END THE ACTIVITY WILL BE PAID MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE FOR A DAY’S WORK. MAYOR BERRY ON MONDAY UNVEILED THE PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES HIRING THE HOMELESS TO HELP CLEAN UP THE CITY AND KEEP IT BEAUTIFUL. BERRY…… MORE
Hiker Missing in Sandias Since Weekend
STATE POLICE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS CONTINUE THEIR SEARCH FOR A HIKER MISSING IN THE SANDIAS SINCE LAST SATURDAY. BOTH GROUND AND AIR CREWS ARE INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH THAT WAS ACTIVATED AT 9:00 SUNDAY NIGHT. STATE POLICE SAY THE LAST CONTACT ANYONE HAD WITH THE MALE HIKER…… MORE
Extended-Stay Hotel Open In Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY JOINS OTHER DIGNITARIES MONDAY FOR A RIBBON CUTTING ON A NEW HOTEL CONCEPT TO OPEN DOWNTOWN NEXT WEEK. THE ANTHEA HOTEL AT 4TH AND GRANITE OFFERS ONE, TWO, AND THREE BEDROOM, FURNISHED EXTENDED-STAY APARTMENTS. GENERAL MANAGER SCOTT ELDRIDGE TELLS US ALBUQUERQUE NEEDS THIS EXECUTIVE HOUSING. HE SAYS…… MORE
Casaus Trial Begins in Albuquerque
JURY SELECTION IS UNDERWAY IN ALBUQUERQUE IN THE TRIAL OF STEPHEN CASAUS … ACCUSED OF HELPING MURDER HIS NINE-YEAR OLD STEPSON OMAREE VARELA IN DECEMBER OF 2013. CASAUS FACES CHARGES OF CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH, TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE AND BRIBERY OR INTIMIDATION OF A WITNESS. THE BOY’S MOTHER, SYNTHIA VARELA-CASAUS,…… MORE
MDC Inmate Death Investigated
THE DEATH OF AN INMATE AT THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO DETENTION CENTER IS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A MAN WAS ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED DWI SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE EAST MOUNTAINS, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE MDC. HE WAS SET FOR RELEASE LATER THAT NIGHT, BUT REFUSED, SAYING HE DIDN’T HAVE A RIDE.…… MORE
Crackdown on Tinted Windshields in NM County
A GROWING PROBLEM WITH TINTED WINDSHIELDS HAS CHAVES COUNTY DEPUTIES RAMPING UP ENFORCEMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE ROSWELL AREA. SHERIFF’S SPOKESMAN LIEUTENANT MIKE HERRINGTON TELLS KOB-TV FULLY TINTED WINDSHIELDS ARE ILLEGAL IN NEW MEXICO, BUT TINTING IS ALLOWED FROM THE TOP TO THE A-S-I LINE. A MINIMUM 75-DOLLAR FINE GOES WITH A…… MORE
