AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN RIO RANCHO TARGETING A TEACHER AT SUE CLEVELAND MID SCHOOL. A TEACHER THERE ALLEGEDLY HAD SEX WITH A STUDENT AND POLICE WERE NOTIFIED. BUT RIO RANCHO POLICE AREN’T GIVING DETAILS ON THE CASE AND WON’T SAY WHAT THE ALLEGATION INVOLVES. SCHOOL OFFICIALS ALSO CANNOT SAY ANYTHING…… MORE
Legislation Would Force School Background Checks
CURRENTLY, PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HIRED BEFORE 1998 ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK ON FILE. HOUSE BILL 190 CHANGES THE RULES AND WOULD REQUIRE ALL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO HAVE A BACKGROUND CHECK. THE BILL PASSED THE HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY THURSDAY, AND HEADS TO THE SENATE WHERE A SIMILAR BILL DIED…… MORE
Bill Would Cut Lotto Scholarship Requirement
THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS PASSED A BILL ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT THAT 30 PERCENT OF STATE LOTTERY REVENUE GO INTO THE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. OPPONENTS SAY THE MOVE WOULD HURT THE FUND. BUT SUPPORTERS SAY IT WOULD ALLOW THE LOTTERY TO SPEND MORE ON ADVERTISING, GETTING MORE PEOPLE TO PLAY. THAT…… MORE
Union President Like New APS Budget Plan
“RELIEVED” IS WHAT ALBUQUERQUE TEACHERS FEDERATION PRESIDENT ELLEN BERNSTEIN SAYS APS TEACHERS ARE NOW THAT A NEW BUDGET IS APPROVED FOR THE DISTRICT. SHE SAYS IT’S BECAUSE THE SCHOOL BUDGET CONTAINS NO LAYOFFS OR FURLOUGHS. BUT BERNSTEIN SAYS THEY’RE ANXIOUS ABOUT THE STATE BUDGET … WONDERING IF THE HOUSE-APPROVED PLAN THAT…… MORE
Murder Suspect Still on the Run
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE TRYING TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON ALEJANDRO ALVARADO. HE’S WANTED FOR MURDER IN THE STABBING DEATH OF HIS FRIEND MANUEL PUENTES IN NOVEMBER OF 2015. APD’S FRED DURAN SAYS DETECTIVES HAVE RUN OUT OF LEADS, AND NOW THEY’RE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO…… MORE
Duke City’s High Car Theft Neighborhoods
ALBUQUERQUE RANKS 2ND IN THE NATION FOR AUTO THEFTS … AND CHANNEL 13 REPORTS THE UPTOWN AREA HAD ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF CAR THEFTS. IT SAYS THERE WERE 53 REPORTED STOLEN VEHICLES THERE JUST IN THE PAST MONTH. THERE WERE 91 VEHICLES REPORTED STOLEN ON ALBUQUERQUE’S UPPER EAST SIDE, WHICH SPANS…… MORE
Taos Drug Suspect Pleads Guilty
ANOTHER MEMBER OF A FAMILY-RUN TAOS COUNTY HEROIN RING HAS PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT TO A DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE. THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS 35 YEAR OLD JUANITA ROMERO IS THE EIGHTH OF NINE DEFENDANTS TO ENTER A GUILTY PLEA. ROMERO FACES UP TO 33 MONTHS IN PRISON.…… MORE
NM Keeps Eye on Snowpack
DRY, WINDY WEATHER CAN HELP DESTROY THE SNOWPACK THAT’S BUILT UP IN THE MOUNTAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT SAYS WHILE THERE’S BEEN SOME LOSS…IT HASN’T BECOME A MAJOR CONCERN, HE SAYS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE LOOKS GOOD BUT THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE REMAINS BELOW NORMAL. …… MORE
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Proposed Budget Approved in NM House
THE NEW MEXICO HOUSE APPROVES A BUDGET PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF TAX HIKES. HOUSE MEMBERS SIGNED OFF ON THE 6-POINT-1 BILLION DOLLAR PLAN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTER HOURS OF DEBATE … AND DESPITE OPPOSITION FROM GOVERNOR MARTINEZ AND REPUBLICANS. THE PACKAGE INCLUDES 265 MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX AND FEE HIKES…… MORE
