ONE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER WANTS TO GIVE THE PUBLIC MORE TIME TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROPOSED SANTOLINA MASTER PLAN. DEBBIE O’MALLEY WILL INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION AT TUESDAY’S MEETING TO DELAY ANY DECISION BY 90 DAYS, STARTING ON MAY 11TH. O’MALLEY SAYS FORUMS NEED TO BE SCHEDULED BEYOND WORK HOURS SO MORE PEOPLE CAN ATTEND. SHE…… MORE
Officers at Two NM P-D’S Investigated
ANOTHER POSSIBLE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE AT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. TWO OF APD’S OFFICERS COULD FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES OVER THE ALLEGED BEATING OF A CITIZEN. CHIEF GORDEN EDEN POSTED A YOUTUBE VIDEO LATE MONDAY SAYING THE ACCUSATIONS WERE MADE BY AN APD EMPLOYEE. BUT HE RELEASED NO DETAILS NOR THE NAMES OF THE OFFICERS.…… MORE
Teen Accused of Pilot Whipping Another Teen
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARREST A 17 YEAR OLD BOY ACCUSED OF PISTOL WHIPPING ANOTHER TEEN… SHOOTING AT HIM AND THREATENING OTHERS WITH A GUN ON APRIL 8TH. AN ARREST WARRANT WAS FILED FOR KYLE JONES … WHO POLICE SAY WAS CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. HE ALLEGEDLY PISTOL WHIPPED AND SHOTAT A 17 YEAR OLD BOY WHO…… MORE
NM Has New Gambling Compact with State Tribes
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS SIGNED A NEW GAMING COMPACT WITH NEW MEXICO TRIBES, ALLOWING THEM TO OPERATE CASINOS FOR ANOTHER 22 YEARS. LEADERS FROM ACOMA PUEBLO, JEMEZ PUEBLO, THE JICARILLA APACHE NATION, MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE AND THE NAVAJO NATION WERE ON HAND FOR THE GOVERNOR’S SIGNATURE MONDAY. AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT, THE TRIBES WILL INCREASE…… MORE
NM Winter Not Quite Over
NEW MEXICO’S NORTHERN MOUNTAINS COULD GET A SHOT OF SNOW LATER THIS WEEK. METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS SNOW ACCUMULATION LEVELS WILL BE AT 85-HUNDRED FEET AND ABOVE. HE SAYS THE PEAKS COULD SEE SIX TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW, BUT HE DOESN’T EXPECT MUCH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.…… MORE
State Issues “Falling Tree” Alert
OFFICIALS WITH THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST ARE OUT WITH A WARNING. THEY’RE ADVISING VISITORS TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREES. JULIE ANNE OVERTON IS WITH THE FOREST SERVICE. SHE SAYS SPRINGTIME WINDS CAN BRING DOWN A TREE THAT’S BEEN KILLED BY WILDFIRE. SHE SAYS IF YOU SEE A TREE THAT LOOKS…… MORE
Sunport Runway Closed for Repairs
A TEMPORARY CHANGE IN FLIGHT PATTERNS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT. THE MAIN EAST-WEST RUNWAY WILL BE SHUT DOWN FOR REPAIRS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS…WITH TRAFFIC SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST RUNWAY. THE SUNPORT’S DAN JIRON SAYS THE F-A-A HAS THE FINAL SAY WHEN IT COMES TO LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS…AND THE WEATHER IS A MAJOR FACTOR.…… MORE
New APS ‘Super’ Hits the Ground Running
HIS PAY AND START-DATE HAVEN’T BEEN WORKED OUT BY THE SCHOOL BOARD YET. BUT THE NEWLY APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT FOR ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS TALKING ABOUT DRAFTING PLANS FOR THE DISTRICT. THE APS BOARD ON SATURDAY NAMED THE SAN FRANCISCO UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF CURRICULUM LUIS VALENTINO TO REPLACE WINSTON BROOKS. VALENTINO SAYS HIS…… MORE
Pregnant Woman, Newborn Survive Shooting
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS IN THE METRO DETENTION CENTER FOR ALLEGEDLY BEATING HIS 9 MONTH PREGNANT WIFE, THEN SHOOTING HER IN THE STOMACH WITH A BB GUN. ANTHONY RAEL IS JAILED ON 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. HE’S CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY. THE WIFE … WHOSE IDENTITY IS NOT BEING RELEASED … UNDERWENT AN EMERGENCY C-SECTION AND…… MORE
Active Shooter Training at the Mall
SEVERAL BERNALILLO COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES WERE AT THE MALL SUNDAY NIGHT. NOT TO SHOP, BUT WITH GUNS DRAWN FOR ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING. BCSO SPOKESMAN AARON WILLIAMSON SAYS THEY CONDUCTED THE EXERCISES AT COTTONWOOD MALL AFTER IT CLOSED. WILLIAMSON SAYS THE TRAINING ALLOWED THEM TO USE A COMMUNITY LOCATION TO IDENTIFY WHERE THEIR STRENGTHS AND…… MORE
