THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT IS SETTING ASIDE 300-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR WATER PROJECTS IN SANDOVAL COUNTY. BOARD CHAIRMAN DERRICK LENTE SAYS 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL BE USED TO LOOK AT AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS FOR FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS IN THE TOWN OF BERNALILLO. ANOTHER 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARD RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BERNALILLO LEVEE. ONCE…… MORE
Community Center Back Open After Fire
THE TAYLOR RANCH COMMUNITY CENTER ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE IS BACK OPEN MONDAY, JUNE 22ND. IT WAS CLOSED AFTER SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING CAUGHT FIRE FRIDAY EVENING. THEY’RE STILL MAKING REPAIRS TO THE GYM AREA BUT THE CENTER IS STILL HOLDING ITS PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN … INCLUDING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ……… MORE
Green Light for NM Teacher Evaluation Lawsuit
A JUDGE IN SANTA FE IS REFUSING TO DISMISS A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING NEW MEXICO’S TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM. ELLEN BERNSTEIN, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ABQ TEACHERS FEDERATION, SAYS THE EVALUATION SYSTEM IS FLAWED AND FULL OF ERRORS. SHE SAYS TEACHERS HAVE BEEN GETTING BACK EVALUATIONS THAT SAY IT’S BASED ON TEST SCORES OF STUDENTS THEY NEVER…… MORE
Two Dead in Hobbs Officer-Involved Shooting
AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING BY HOBBS POLICE LEAVES ONE MAN AND A WOMAN BELIEVED TO BE HIS ROOMMATE DEAD. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO A HOME ON CLEARFORK AROUND 5:00 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CONCERNING A MAN THREATENING SUICIDE. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THE MAN … 48 YEAR OLD KENNETH LANPHIER … IS SAID TO HAVE BRANDISHED A GUN AT…… MORE
Albuquerque Church Addresses Security
AT LEAST ONE ALBUQUERQUE CHURCH HAS SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE TO PREVENT A FATAL SHOOTING SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED AT A CHARLESTON CHURCH THIS WEEK. AND KOB TV REPORTS THOSE MEASURES WERE PUT IN PLACE MORE THAN A DECADE AGO. SCOTT BAIRD, ONE OF THE SECURITY DIRECTORS, SAYS IT WAS IMPLEMENTED AT A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.…… MORE
Riverside Murder Suspect Arrested
THE MAN SUSPECTED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING 22 YEAR OLD CNM STUDENT JARED CLARK ON JUNE 7TH IS IN CUSTODY. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S SPOKESMAN AARON WILLIAMSON SAYS WITNESSES WHO KNEW THE SHOOTER AND WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT ON RIVERSIDE NEAR BRIDGE AND ISLETA GAVE INVESTIGATORS THE INFORMATION THAT LED TO THE ARREST OF 29 YEAR…… MORE
Malt Shop Lawsuit Settled
THE TERMS HAVEN’T BEEN DISCLOSED, BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE CITY AND KEVIN O’LEARY HAVE SETTLED A LAWSUIT AGAINST ROUTE 66 MALT SHOP AND GRILL. THE LAWSUIT CLAIMED THE MALT SHOP REFUSED TO PAY O’LEARY THE CITY’S NEW MINIMUM WAGE…AND THAT HE WAS RETALIATED AGAINST FOR HIS SUPPORT OF THE WAGE. ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS APPROVED…… MORE
NM Man Killed in Paraglider Crash
A SINGLE ENGINE PARAGLIDER CRASH THURSDAY MORNING NEAR THE TAOS REGIONAL AIRPORT TAKES THE LIFE OF THE PILOT. STATE POLICE SAY THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN AROUND 7:30AM . SIXTY-NINE YEAR OLD HERBERT WATERHOUSE DIED IN THE ACCIDENT. WATERHOUSE WAS A RESIDENT OF ARROYO HONDO, NEW MEXICO. THE TAOS NEWS SAYS THE PARAGLIDER NOSE-DIVED AFTER TAKE-OFF…… MORE
Straw Hat Robbery Hits Albuquerque Bank
IT’S BEEN HOT IN ALBUQUERQUE. PERFECT TIME TO BE WEARING A STRAW COWBOY HAT. AND THAT, ACCORDING TO THE F-B-I, IS WHAT THE CITY’S LATEST BANK ROBBER WAS WEARING LATE THURSDAY MORNING. HE ROBBED THE U-S BANK AT 3-THOUSAND CENTRAL AVE SOUTHEAST AND LEFT IN A LATE-MODEL BLACK TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK. THE F-B-I SAYS…… MORE
NM Gas Price Update
HEADING IN TO THE SUMMER OF 2014, YOU WERE PAYING, ON AVERAGE, 3-51 FOR A GALLON OF GAS IN NEW MEXICO. A VERY DIFFERENT STORY THIS YEAR. AS SUMMER GETS UNDERWAY THIS SUNDAY MOTORISTS ARE SEEING AN AVERAGE PRICE OF 2-68, 83 CENTS LESS THAN LAST YEAR. IT’S MUCH THE SAME STORY IN ALBUQUERQUE WHERE…… MORE
