ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY MORE IN TAXES TO IMPROVE ALBUQUERQUE’S BIOPARK? THAT’S A QUESTION YOU’LL BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS FALL. THE CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK DECIDED TO PUT THE MEASURE ON THE OCTOBER 6TH BALLOT. IT WOULD HIKE THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX BY AN EIGHTH OF A CENT…ADDING ABOUT 13-CENTS TO A…… MORE
APD Names Officers in Friday Shooting
APD IS RELEASING MORE INFORMATION ON LAST FRIDAY’S FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING. THE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CORNEL HEITZMAN AND CARLOS HERNANDEZ. HEITZMAN HAD RETIRED THEN REJOINED APD IN 2009. HERNANDEZ HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2007. THE INCIDENT BEGAN FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A CALL TO 9-1-1 FROM A WITNESS WHO SAID IT APPEARED…… MORE
West Nile Mosquitos Found in Bernalillo County
IT’S HERE. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS REPORTING THE FIRST DETECTION THIS YEAR OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN MOSQUITOS. PAUL SMITH WITH THE DEPARTMENT TELLS US THESE MOSQUITOS WERE COLLECTED IN THE BOSQUE AS PART OF THE ONGOING TESTING PROGRAM. SMITH SAYS HOMEOWNERS CAN DO THEIR PART TO REDUCE THE MOSQUITO POPULATION.…… MORE
APS Becomes Its School Bus Company
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE RUNNING ITS OWN BUS COMPANY WHEN CLASSES GET UNDERWAY NEXT WEEK. ITS BIGGEST BUS CONTRACTOR, DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES, DECIDED TO END ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT. SO APS PURCHASED ITS OWN BUSES AND WILL TAKE OVER DURHAM’S ROUTES ON ITS OWN. FORTY-THOUSAND STUDENTS ARE BUSED TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY AT…… MORE
Google Moving Titan Aerospace Out of NM
GOOGLE’S TITAN AEROSPACE IS MOVING OUT OF NEW MEXICO AND INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. IT’S BEEN WORKING OUT OF THE MORIARTY AIRPORT SINCE 2012. MORIARTY MAYOR TED HART SAYS GOOGLE HAS YET TO SAY WHEN THE MOVE WILL HAPPEN. HART SAYS HE’LL MEET WITH COMPANY OFFICIALS ON THURSDAY. GOOGLE JUST COMPLETED BUILDING A 15-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY…… MORE
Sunport Road Extension Feedback Sought
YOU HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7TH TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SUNPORT BLVD EXTENSION. BERNALILLO COUNTY PLANS TO TAKE SUNPORT BLVD FROM I-25 THROUGH TO BROADWAY. A PUBLIC MEETING IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO GIVE THE PUBLIC ANOTHER CHANCE TO REVIEW THE PROPOSAL BEFORE IT’S SENT TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION…… MORE
NM Low on Economic Diversity Totem Poll
NEW MEXICO RANKS 45TH IN THE NATION FOR ECONOMIC DIVERSITY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT’S FROM A STUDY BY THE STATE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT. ECONOMIC DIVERSITY IS CONSIDERED A SIGN OF A STATE’S BUSINESS HEALTH AND STABILITY. BUT DIVERSITY ISN’T ALWAYS A FACTOR IN A COMMUNITY’S ECONOMIC STABILITY. LOS ALAMOS COUNTY HAS THE LEAST DIVERSE…… MORE
Day-2 of Boyd Hearing
TESTIMONY CONTINUES TUESDAY IN THE PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR APD OFFICER DOMINIQUE PEREZ AND FORMER APD OFFICER KEITH SANDY. THEY’RE CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HOMELESS CAMPER JAMES BOYD IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR DURING A STANDOFF WITH POLICE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS. SANDY’S LAWYER SAM BREGMAN…… MORE
Reward Offered in Church Bombings Probe
LAS CRUCES CRIMESTOPPERS IS NOW OFFERING A 5 THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON THE SUSPECT IN THE BOMBINGS AT TWO CHURCHES THERE SUNDAY MORNING. EVIDENCE GATHERED AT HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH AND CALVARY CHAPEL IS NOW ON ITS WAY FOR PROFESSIONAL ANALYSIS. DETECTIVES ARE ALSO FOLLOWING UP ON SEVERAL LEADS. …… MORE
Teen Suspects Enter Pleas in Mobbing Murder
FOUR ALBUQUERQUE TEENAGERS CHARGED AS ADULTS IN THE MURDER OF STEVE GERECKE HAVE ENTERED NOT GUILTY PLEAS DURING ARRAIGNMENT. JEREMIAH KING, RYAN ARCHIBEQUE, CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ AND ANDREW HUBLER ARE CHARGED WITH MURDER, ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SEVERAL OTHER COUNTS. POLICE SAY THEY WERE BREAKING INTO CARS LATE AT NIGHT ON JUNE 26TH…… MORE
