A-R-T Buses Arrive

ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC A-R-T BUSES THAT HAVE ARRIVED IN ALBUQUERQUE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN CALIFORNIA. MEANWHILE, CITY SPOKESMAN RICK DE REYES SAYS THEY’RE ALSO TAKING A CLOSE LOOK AT THE OTHER BUSES THAT HAD ARRIVED EARLIER. THE CITY WILL EVENTUALLY GET FOUR MORE BUSES…BRINGING TO 20 THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES IN THE FLEET.MORE

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One Dead in Early Morning Shooting

     POLICE RESPONDING TO A REPORT OF GUNFIRE FIND ONE PERSON DEAD AND TWO OTHERS AT THE SCENE. APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS IT HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF CARLISLE AND COMANCHE AROUND 4:30 TUESDAY  MORNING. HE SAYS POLICE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE ROLE THE TWO PEOPLE, BOTH WOMEN, MAY HAVE PLAYED IN…MORE

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Final Suspect Arrested

     THE SEARCH IS OVER FOR THOSE BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FATAL SHOOTING OF A GAS STATION ATTENDANT IN EDGEWOOD. STATE POLICE SAY THE 7TH AND FINAL SUSPECT, 30 YEAR OLD DANIEL MARTINEZ, SURRENDERED PEACEFULLY IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND WAS ARRESTED.      62 YEAR OLD MICHAEL PELKEY WAS SHOT DURING…MORE

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Work On A-R-T Continues

     IT’S MID-FEBRUARY…AND THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM STILL ISN’T OPERATING DUE TO A NUMBER OF ISSUES POINTED OUT BY MAYOR KELLER LAST MONTH. A-R-T SPOKESWOMAN JOANIE GRIFFIN SAYS WORK IS NOW UNDERWAY TO FIX SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS. SHE SAYS ON MONDAY, WORK WILL BE BEGIN TO REMEDY A SLOPE IN THE ROAD…MORE

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FLU SEASON WINDING DOWN

     DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN. THAT’S BASICALLY THE MESSAGE FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS FAR AS THE FLU IS CONCERNED. DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN DAVID MORGAN SAYS THE FLU SEASON APPEARS TO HAVE PEAKED AND FLU ACTIVITY WILL GO DOWN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.      HOWEVER, THE FLU HAS TAKEN…MORE

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Griego Sentenced

     A FORMER STATE SENATOR IS SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON…AND ORDERED TO PAY A 47-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE. PHIL GRIEGO WAS CONVICTED OF USING HIS POSITION AS A LEGISLATOR TO PUSH THROUGH THE SALE OF A STATE OWNED BUILDING, WITHOUT DISCLOSING HIS FINANCIAL INTEREST. THE DEAL EARNED GRIEGO A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR COMMISSION.  …MORE

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Shooter at UNM

     SOME FRIGHTENING MOMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO THURSDAY. A MAN IS NOW IN CUSTODY AFTER ALLEGEDLY POINTING A GUN AT PEOPLE ON CAMPUS. ONE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT LOMAS AND YALE…ANOTHER AT THE DUCK POND.      ALBUQUERQUE POLICE EVENTUALLY ARRESTED THE MAN OFF CAMPUS NEAR LEAD AND YALE. APD’S SIMON DROBIK…MORE

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APS Careful With Threats

     THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN FLORIDA IS CERTAINLY ON THE MINDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS NATIONWIDE. HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE, SOME KIND OF THREAT CONNECTED TO THE ALBUQUERQUE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A WEEKLY, SOMETIMES A DAILY, OCCURRENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT’S ACCORDING TO MONICA ARMENTA WITH THE DISTRICT.      ARMENTA SAYS THOSE THREATS ARE ALMOST…MORE

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