LAST YEAR WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR TOURISM IN NEW MEXICO. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS 32.7 MILLION PEOPLE VISITED THE STATE LAST YEAR … UP HALF-A-MILLION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SHE CREDITS THE “NEW MEXICO TRUE” ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT STARTED IN 2012 IN CONVINCING PEOPLE TO VACATION IN NEW MEXICO. MARTINEZ SAYS THE TOURISM INDUSTRY ALSO…… MORE
NM Boy Scout Dies in Flash Flood
A BOY SCOUT IS DEAD AFTER A FLASH FLOOD SWEEPS THROUGH THE PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 4:30 AM N THE MORNING IN THE NORTH PONIL CANYON, 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN SCOUT RANCH TRAINING CENTER. EIGHT BOY SCOUTS , AN ADULT PHILMONT SCOUT RANGER, AND THREE ADULT CREW LEADERS…… MORE
One Wounded In Pizza Shop Shooting
AN ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT IS SHOT AND WOUNDED AT A DOMINO’S PIZZA RESTAURANT IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 12TH AND MENAUL. POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT ABOUT 9:30 IN THE RESTAURANT PARKING LOT AFTER THE HOLD UP. THE FIRST ROBBERY TARGET WAS DOMINO’S. WHEN THE THIEF LEFT, HE SPOTTED A DELIVERY DRIVER IN THE PARKING LOTAND…… MORE
APD Identifies Driveway Shooting Victim
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVEN’T MADE ANY ARRESTS YET IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN HIS NORTHEAST HEIGHTS DRIVEWAY LAST FRIDAY. BUT THEY’VE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM, WHO THEY TELL KOB-TV WAS 60 YEAR OLD STEPHEN GERECKE. IT’S BELIEVED A GANG OF BURGLARS WERE BREAKING INTO GERECKE’S VEHICLE WHEN HE WENT OUTSIDE…… MORE
Grief Counselors at Manzano High
MAKING EXCEPTIONS: ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL HAVE GRIEF COUNSELORS AT MANZANO HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY, EVEN THOUGH SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THE SUMMER. THEY’RE THERE FOR TEAMMATES AND OTHER STUDENTS WHO KNEW 17 YEAR OLD JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER, THE BOY SHOT TO DEATH FRIDAY NIGHT AT A HOUSE PARTY IN THE 11-HUNDRED BLOCK OF NAKOMIS NORTHEAST. POLICE…… MORE
NM Teachers Union to Discuss Issues at National Meeting
CLASSROOM OVERCROWDING IS A CONCERN FOR EDUCATORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THAT FROM BETTY PATERSON, PRESIDENT OF N-E-A NEW MEXICO. SHE SAYS TEACHERS HOPE TO BE ABLE TO WORK INDIVIDUALLY WITH THEIR STUDENTS TO MAXIMIZE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. SHE SAYS YOU CAN DO THAT WITH 15 STUDENTS, BUT WITH 25 STUDENTS YOU TEACH TO THE…… MORE
Specifics Determine How Quickly Potholes are Repaired
ALBUQUERQUE CITY CREWS ARE BUSY FILLING IN POTHOLES THIS SUMMER. MORE OF THOSE ARE POPPING UP AROUND TOWN … WHICH USUALLY HAPPENS IN THE WINTER. WILFRED GALLEGOS WITH THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TELLS US SIZE AND LOCATION DETERMINE HOW QUICKLY POTHOLES CAN BE REPAIRED. IF IT’S A SMALL POTHOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A…… MORE
NM Plague Concerns
ALTHOUGH IT’S A RARE DISEASE, THE PLAGUE IS OUT THERE. A 16 YEAR OLD COLORADO BOY RECENTLY DIED OF THE ILLNESS. DR. PAUL ETTESTAD WITH THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS OUR STATE HAS HAD MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF HUMAN PLAGUE CASES. HE SAYS OVER THE LAST FOUR TO FIVE YEARS OR SO,…… MORE
Pets of the Week | June 27
Summer came in hot and it is hear to stay. We have lots of information we want to share to keep your pets safe and cool as well as two great dogs to feature this weekend. If you are unable to make it over to the Eastside shelter to meet our featured pets there is…… MORE
APD Monitor Has a “First” with Community
ALBUQUERQUE’S APD REFORM MONITOR AND HIS TEAM COMPLETE THEIR FIRST PUBLIC MEETING. JAMES GINGER MET WITH RESIDENTS AT A MEETING ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE THURSDAY. ABOUT 50 PEOPLE ATTENDED. A MAJOR CONCERN RAISED AT THAT MEETING IS WHETHER APD HAS ENOUGH OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REFORMS. GINGER EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THIS AS…… MORE
