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
More Snow … More Visitors
MORE SNOW TRANSLATES INTO MORE VISITORS AT NEW MEXICO SKI RESORTS. GEORGE BROOKS WITH SKI NEW MEXICO SAYS THERE WERE MORE THAN A MILLION SKIER VISITS OVER THE WINTER, THE HIGHEST NUMBER IN 21 YEARS. THAT’S A MAJOR TURN-AROUND FROM THE YEAR BEFORE WHICH WAS ONE OF THE DRIEST WINTERS ON RECORD. THE SKI AREAS…… MORE
Rio Grande Dangerous Right Now
THE RIO GRANDE AND OTHER WATER-WAYS IN NEW MEXICO ARE DANGEROUS RIGHT NOW, ALL THANKS TO THE MOISTURE THE STATE HAS RECEIVED. RESCUE TEAMS ARE PREPPING FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. IT’S SAID TO BE JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SWEPT AWAY BY THE WATER IN THE RIO GRANDE,…… MORE
PNM Requests Second PRC Hearing
PNM HAS FILED A MOTION ASKING THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION TO REOPEN THE TRANSMISSION LINE CASE CONCERNING FACEBOOK IN LOS LUNAS AND PNM’S CUSTOMERS. PNM’S INITIAL REQUEST ASKED THAT FACEBOOK BE CHARGED NEARLY HALF THE COST OF THE 85 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT … WITH CUSTOMERS PAYING THE REST. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS PNM NOW WANTS…… MORE
Man Arrested in Police Shooting
HE GAVE HIMSELF UP PEACEFULLY WHEN STATE POLICE CAME TO ARREST HIM IN ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY NIGHT. DANIEL FRANCO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A POLICE SHOOTING AT AN ALBUQUERQUE HOME … AFTER HE GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH A MAN WALKING BY HIS HOME. FRANCO ALLEGEDLY SHOT THE MAN IN THE LEG TWO…… MORE
D.A. Proposes Pretrial Detention Changes
THERE COULD BE A MAJOR OVERHAUL OF NEW MEXICO’S PRETRIAL DETENTION SYSTEM. THAT’S IF BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A RAUL TORREZ CAN GET A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PASSED REGARDING THE ISSUE. HE’S HOPING TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR DEFENDANTS ACCUSED OF VIOLENT CRIMES TO GET BACK ON THE STREETS RATHER THAN BEING HELD UNTIL TRIAL. THE CURRENT…… MORE
Prosecutors Want Suspect Release Reconsidered
PROSECUTORS WANT A JUDGE TO RECONSIDER THE RELEASE CONDITIONS FOR DOMINIC MARTINEZ, THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING COUSINS KAYDEN AND JAKOB MONTOYA LAST NOVEMBER IN A CAR CRASH ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE. KOB TV REPORTS A NEWLY FILED MOTION SAYS THE JUDGE WAS NOT AWARE MARTINEZ WAS ON PROBATION TWICE BEFORE THE CRASH FOR SPEEDING.…… MORE
Two NM Counties Among Top 10 for Oil Production
NEW MEXICO HAS TWO OF THE TOP TEN OIL PRODUCING COUNTIES IN THE NATION. THAT ACCORDING TO A NEW FEDERAL REPORT. ROBERT MCENTYRE WITH THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SAYS LEA COUNTY IS RANKED SECOND…AND EDDY COUNTY IS RANKED SIXTH. EACH PRODUCE MORE THAN 100-MILLION BARRELS OF OIL PER YEAR. MCENTYRE SAYS THERE’S…… MORE
