THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE STATE DEPT OF HEALTH’S DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT SERVICES IS GETTING A NEW ALBUQUERQUE HOME. TURQUOISE LODGE HOSPITAL IS MOVING FROM ITS FACILITY ON ZUNI TO THE GIBSON MEDICAL CENTER ON GIBSON BLVD BETWEEN SAN MATEO AND SAN PEDRO. THE MOVE WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT WEEK. HEALTH DEPARTMENT CABINET SECRETARY KATHY…… MORE
Another Person Shot in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MAN SHOT TO DEATH AT NEXUS BREWERY OVER THE WEEKEND. HE WAS 43 YEAR OLD CODY WRATHALL, SHOT ON SATURDAY AT THE BREWERY BY AN OFF DUTY FBI AGENT. THE AGENT’S NAME IS NOT BEING RELEASED YET. THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE WHEN THE OFF DUTY FEDERAL AGENT IN THE BREWERY…… MORE
Rally Against Child Abuse
DOZENS OF ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS CAME OUT OF SUNDAY TO PROTEST CHILD ABUSE. THEY RALLIED DOWNTOWN AT DISTRICT COURT. THE MAIN MESSAGES WERE INVEST IN CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO BY CREATING MORE PROGRAMS FOR THEM … AND CREATE TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR CONVICTED ABUSERS. MANY OF THOSE TAKING PART IN SUNDAY’S RALLY SAY NEW MEXICO NEEDS TO…… MORE
Dream Act Supported by NM Delegation
THE LATEST VERSION OF THE DREAM ACT IS IN, AND THE MEASURE GOES TO THE U-S SENATE ON MONDAY. TWO OF NEW MEXICO’S SENATORS IN WASHINGTON … TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH, BOTH DEMOCRATS … SAY THEY SUPPORT THE MEASURE. AND CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS THE STATE’S REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS HAVE ALREADY VOTED IN FAVOR…… MORE
One Week Left to File Sex Assault Lawsuit
TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FILE A SEXUAL ASSAULT CLAIM AGAINST THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE. YOU HAVE ONE WEEK LEFT IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO FILE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY FILED A CLAIM AGAINST THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE DEADLINE TO FILE IS BY 5PM ON JUNE 17TH.…… MORE
Hundreds of Job Openings at APS
THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR IS STILL MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY FOR APS…AND THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE A LOT OF POSITIONS TO FILL BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. SPOKESWOMAN JOHANNA KING SAYS THERE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT 300 TEACHING VACANCIES. BUT OTHER POSITIONS ARE ALSO NEEDED … WITH MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, SECRETARIES, AND CAFETERIA WORKERS. KING SAYS…… MORE
Governor Rejects High-level Nuke Waste Storage in NM
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HAS SENT A LETTER TO ENERGY SECRETARY RICK PERRY STATING THAT THE INTERIM STORAGE OF HIGH- LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE POSES POSES SIGNIFICANT AND UNACCEPTABLE RISK TO NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS AND ENVIRONMENT. THIS LETTER TO THE SECRETARY IN RESPONSE TO PLANS BY A NEW JERSEY COMPANY TO BUILD A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR FACILITY…… MORE
Duke City Road Collapses
THERE’S A BIG PROBLEM IN THE ROADWAY ON SECOND STREET IN THE SOUTH VALLEY IN ALBUQUERQUE. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS THERE’S BEEN A ROAD COLLAPSE NEAR BRIDGE AND CESAR CHAVEZ, CAUSED BY ISSUES WITH A SEWER LINE. HE SAYS OLD CONCRETE SEWER LINES EVENTUALLY WEAR AWAY. WHEN THE EROSION REACHES…… MORE
Santa Fe Still Working on Parking Improvements
IT’S NOT A DONE DEAL JUST YET. BUT THE SANTA FE CITY COUNCIL IS WORKING TO GET A NEW PARKING SYSTEM INSTALLED IN THE CITY, WHICH THEY SAY SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR VISITORS TO PARK. REGINA WHEELER WITH THE CITY PARKING DEPARTMENT TELLS US THE MEASURE IS DRAFTED TO PUT IN THE NEW SYSTEM…… MORE
More Cash for NM Airports
MEMBERS OF NEW MEXICO’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION SAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS AWARDED NEARLY 14 MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT 16 DIFFERENT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE STATE. ALMOST FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WILL GO TOWARD RUNWAY RECONSTRUCTION AT THE JET PORT IN SANTA TERESA, NEAR THE MEXICAN BORDER. NEARLY THREE AND A HALF MILLION WILL…… MORE
