BERNALILLO COUNTY HAS MADE THE FINAL PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT FIRE ENGINES. COUNTY SPOKESMAN TOM THORPE SAYS THIS ONE WILL GO TO STATION 31 AT SECOND AND ALAMEDA. HE SAYS THEY BROUGHT IN NEW FIRE ENGINES FOR EACH OF THE FIRE STATIONS. THORPE SAYS STATION 31 WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED STATION ONE, OPENED…… MORE
NM ACLU Sues Albuquerque
THE ACLU OF NEW MEXICO IS TAKING ALBUQUERQUE TO COURT OVER THE CITY’S PANHANDLING ORDINANCE THAT WENT INTO EFFECT DECEMBER 6TH. ACLU STAFF ATTORNEY MARIA SANCHEZ CALLS THE LAW A HEAVY-HANDED ATTEMPT BY THE CITY TO CRIMINALIZE HOMELESSNESS AND PUSH POOR PEOPLE OUT OF SIGHT AND OUT OF MIND. THE ORDINANCE…… MORE
Judge Rules Against APD Cop
FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER JEREMY DEAR IS OUT OF APD FOR GOOD. THAT’S THE RULING FROM A JUDGE. HE WAS FIRED AFTER HE REPEATEDLY DID NOT MAKE RECORDINGS OF ENCOUNTERS WITH SUSPECTS WITH HIS ON-BODY CAMERA AND THEN FOR SHOOTING 19 YEAR OLD MARY HAWKES TO DEATH IN APRIL 2014. THE…… MORE
D-A Backs State Supreme Court Ruling
BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A RAUL TORRES SAYS HE APPLAUDS THURSDAY’S STATE SUPREME COURT RULING CLARIFYING THE PROCESS TO KEEP DANGEROUS CRIMINALS OFF THE STREETS WHILE AWAITING TRIAL. THE HIGH COURT SAID DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH CAPITAL CRIMES DON’T HAVE A RIGHT TO PRE-TRIAL RELEASE. THE JUSTICES ALSO RULED THAT PROSECUTORS ARE NOT OBLIGATED…… MORE
Murder Suspect Sentenced on Drug Charges
JESSICA KELLEY IS ONE OF THREE PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE 2016 RAPE AND MURDER OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS IN ALBUQUERQUE. ON THURSDAY, A JUDGE SENTENCED KELLEY TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON IN AN UNRELATED DRUG POSSESSION CASE. THE CHARGE CARRIES A THREE YEAR SENTENCE, BUT FOUR MORE YEARS WERE TACKED ON…… MORE
Crowd Opposes Santa Fe Truck Stop
A HUGE CROWD TURNS OUT THURSDAY FOR A SANTA FE COUNTY LAND USE HEARING ON LOCATING A FLYING J TRUCK STOP ON A 26 ACRE LOT AT I-25 AND NEW MEXICO 14. THE OVERFLOW CROWD THAT TURNED OUT FOR THE MEETING WAS STRONGLY AGAINST THE PLAN. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THEY…… MORE
Ski Resort Gets Snow … But Not Enough
SKI SANTA FE GOT FIVE INCHES OF SNOW FROM WEDNESDAY’S STORM…BUT PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER BENNY ABRUZZO SAYS THAT’S NOT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO OPEN MORE RUNS. hE SAYS THE FIVE INCHES FELL ON BARREN GROUND, SO THEY COULDN’T OPEN ANY NEW TRAILS. ABRUZZO SAYS IF IT HAD BEEN A 12 TO 15…… MORE
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More NM Students Successful with AP Classes
A SUCCESSFUL 2017 FOR NEW MEXICO STUDENTS WHO HAVE IMPROVED ACADEMICALLY TAKING ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS MORE THAN 19 THOUSAND STUDENTS SIGNED UP FOR THOSE CLASSES LAST YEAR. THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAYS THOSE STUDENTS TOOK ABOUT 17-THOUSAND A-P EXAMS … UP FROM 15-THOUSAND-700 IN 2016 … AND…… MORE
A Raise at the MDC
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE APPROVED A NEW CONTRACT FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AT THE M-D-C…CALLING FOR EIGHT-PERCENT PAY RAISES. THE PAY HIKES ARE EFFECTIVELY IMMEDIATELY. IT’LL MEAN AN INCREASE IN BASE PAY OF ABOUT 29-HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR FOR OFFICERS ON THE JOB TWO TO FOUR YEARS. MORE EXPERIENCED AND HIGHER RANKING…… MORE
