IT’S BEEN AROUND 20 YEARS SINCE THE RIO GRANDE HAS HAD THE TYPE OF FLOWS WE’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. THAT FROM JOHN FLECK, DIRECTOR OF UNM’S WATER RESOURCES PROGRAM. HE SAYS THE SNOWPACK AND RUNOFF IN THE RIO GRANDE RIGHT NOW IS THE HIGHEST IT’S BEEN SINCE 2005 … AND POSSIBLY,…… MORE
Penguins Invade the Bio Park
THE PENGUINS HAVE ARRIVED AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BIO PARK. TWENTY-TWO MACARONI AND GENTOO PENGUINS WERE WELCOMED TO THE ALBUQUERQUE ZOO ON THURSDAY. AND THIS EXHIBIT IS THE FIRST ONE WHERE YOU’LL FIND THREE SPECIES OF PENGUINS LIVING TOGETHER. A GROUP OF KING PENGUINS IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT THE BIO PARK LATER THIS MONTH. THEY’RE…… MORE
Crime Initiative Making Arrests
IT APPEARS TO BE WORKING. MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED SINCE ALBUQUERQUE’S CRIME INITIATIVE GOT UNDERWAY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. STATE POLICE OFFICERS MADE THOSE ARRESTS IN THE CITY SINCE THEY’VE BEEN SENT HERE TO HELP REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME IN ALBUQUERQUE. KOB TV REPORTS THE ARRESTS MADE IN THAT TIME INCLUDE SEVERAL DOZEN…… MORE
More Cops at APD
AFTER A LONG SHORTAGE OF APD OFFICERS IN ALBUQUERQUE, THE DEPARTMENT IS FINALLY NEARING A MILESTONE. APD ALMOST HAS A THOUSAND POLICE OFFICERS … AND THE CITY COUNCIL ON MONDAY APPROVED MORE MONEY TO HIRE A HUNDRED MORE POLICE OFFICERS. APD SPOKESMAN GILBERT GALLEGOS EXPECTS THE NUMBER OF OFFICER TO BE A THOUSAND BY THE…… MORE
Hiring Sign Out at Sandia National Labs
A BIG BOOST TO THE WORK FORCE AT SANDIA NATIONAL LABS. SANDIA WILL HIRE 19-HUNDRED NEW EMPLOYEES THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO SPOKESPERSON VALERIE SMITH. SHE SAYS ABOUT 800 OF THOSE JOBS ARE BACKFILL FOR NATURAL ATTRITION … BUT 11-HUNDRED ARE NEW POSITIONS AND 80 PERCENT OF THOSE ARE JOBS IN NEW MEXICO. SMITH SAYS THE…… MORE
Alleged Killer’s Brother Arrested
FIRST IT WAS DARIAN BASHIR IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW … NOW IT’S HIS BROTHER. FORTY-THREE YEAR OLD EPHRAIM BASHIR SURRENDERED TO POLICE IN ALBUQUERQUE ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THAT WAS ON CHARGES THAT HE SHOT HIS GIRLFRIEND LAST WEEKEND AT AN ALBUQUERQUE APARTMENT COMPLEX. HIS BROTHER, DARIAN BASHIR, WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED RECENTLY WITH THE…… MORE
Georgia’s Loss Could be NM’s Gain
SOME HOLLYWOOD FILMMAKERS SAY THEY’LL NO LONGER MAKE MOVIES OR TV SHOWS IN GEORGIA AFTER THE STATE SIGNED ITS NEW “HEART BEAT” ABORTION BILL INTO LAW. THAT COULD MEAN MORE FILM WORK FOR NEW MEXICO. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS NEW MEXICO JUST MADE FILMING HERE MORE ATTRACTIVE BY IMPROVING INCENTIVES FOR PRODUCTION COMPANIES. JIM GRAEBNER…… MORE
Santa Fe School Teaching Life Skills
SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS HOPING ITS STUDENTS ARE JOB READY BY THE TIME THEY GRADUATE. THE DISTRICT WILL START A PILOT PROGRAM NEXT YEAR THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR LIFE AFTER THEY GRADUATE. SUPERINTENDENT DR. VERONICA GARCIA TELLS CHANNEL 13 NEWS SANTA FE SCHOOLS HAVE DEVELOPED PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO ASSIST STUDENTS IN BUILDING A PORTFOLIO…… MORE
Life Sentence for Convicted Campaign Office Killer
IT’S A LIFE SENTENCE FOR STEVE KRAMER OF ALBUQUERQUE, WHO WAS SENTENCED TUESDAY FOR KILLING VINCENT GUTIERREZ IN OCTOBER OF 2017. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN THE CAMPAIGN OFFICE OF ONE TIME ALBUQUERQUE MAYORAL CANDIDATE STELLA PADILLA. AT THE TIME, KRAMER WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF AN ALTERNATIVE NEWS SERVICE CALLED “BURQUE MEDIA.” A WITNESS…… MORE
Upgrades at MDC Completed
SOME BIG ENERGY EFFICIENT UPGRADES AT THE BERNALILLO COUNTY METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER ARE NOW COMPLETE. CANDACE HOPKINS IS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST FOR THE M-D-C. SHE TELLS US THE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE NEW L-E-D LIGHTING, THE USE OF METHANE FROM THE NEARBY LANDFILL TO POWER THE BOILERS, AND UPGRADES TO THE VACUUM SANITATION AND H-V-A-C SYSTEMS.…… MORE
