Round 2 for Valentino Talks at APS

     AFTER A FIVE HOUR SPECIAL MEETING SUNDAY, THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD HAS YET TO DECIDE IF THE DISTRICT’S NEW SUPERINTENDENT GETS TO KEEP HIS JOB. AT ISSUE: LUIS VALENTINO IGNORED THE FACT THAT HIS HAND-PICKED DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT … JASON MARTINEZ … HAD NOT COMPLETED HIS BACKGROUND CHECK. MARTINEZ WAS HIRED BY VALENTINO…MORE

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Fire Damages West Side Strip Mall

     TWO FIREFIGHTERS ARE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES FROM FIGHTING A WEST SIDE ALBUQUERQUE STRIP MALL FIRE MONDAY MORNING. NINETEEN CITY FIREFIGHTER UNITS WERE SENT TO COORS AND SEQUOIA AROUND 4AM AND FOUND HEAVY BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM SEVERAL STORES WHEN THEY ARRIVED.     THE ROOF OF ONE OF…MORE

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Third Suspect Arrested in Teens Drive-by Death

     ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY A THIRD SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH THE JUNE 26TH DRIVE-BY SHOOTING DEATH OF MANZANO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER. SIXTEEN YEAR OLD NICHOLAS GONZALES FACES AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER AFTER HIS ARREST FRIDAY. IT’S THE SAME CHARGE FILED AGAINST THE OTHER TWO SUSPECTS … 18…MORE

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Sandy and Perez Arraignment is This Week

     AN ARRAIGNMENT DATE IS SET FOR TWO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS WHO WILL GO ON TRIAL FOR THE KILLING OF HOMELESS CAMPER JAMES BOYD LAST YEAR. IT’LL BE THIS FRIDAY WHEN OFFICER DOMINIQUE PEREZ AND FORMER DETECTIVE KEITH SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO ENTER PLEAS.      IF THEY’RE CONVICTED OF THE MOST SERIOUS CHARGE…MORE

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Commissioners Check out Tucson Mental Health Program

     BERNALILLO COUNTY IS HOPING TO DEVELOP NEW PROGRAMS TO HELP THOSE WITH BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. THREE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, INCLUDING DEBBIE O’MALLEY, ARE NOW IN TUCSON TO SEE WHAT PIMA COUNTY IS DOING RIGHT.      COMMISSIONERS ART DE LA CRUZ AND WAYNE JOHNSON ARE ALSO ON THE TRIP. O’MALLEY TELLS 770…MORE

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Ways to Avoid Contracting Plague

     IF YOU’RE SAFEGUARDING YOURSELF AGAINST PLAGUE … DO THE SAME FOR YOUR PETS. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO CASES OF HUMAN PLAGUE IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR. THE FIRST … A SANTA FE WOMAN … DIED OF THE ILLNESS. THE SECOND … A 65 YEAR OLD MAN … WAS BERNALILLO COUNTY’S FIRST CASE THIS…MORE

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NM Job Growth Continues

     ANOTHER ROUND OF HEALTHY JOB GROWTH IN NEW MEXICO. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPUTY SECRETARY JOY FOREHAND TELLS US THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR JOB GROWTH FOR JULY WAS UP 1-POINT-2 PERCENT, REFLECTING THE CREATION OF 96-HUNDRED JOBS.      SHE SAYS IT’S THE 35TH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF YEAR-OVER-YEAR JOB GROWTH. MEANWHILE, THE STATE’S SEASONABLY ADJUSTED…MORE

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