MORE MONEY FOR OPEN SPACE … AND MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO BUY IT. THAT’S THE GIST OF A BILL EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL. OUR MEDIA PARTNER KOB TV REPORTS THREE COUNCILORS SAY THE CURRENT OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND IS WORTH 11 MILLION DOLLARS BUT ONLY GENERATES…… MORE
Duke City Dad Charged in Beer Errand Incident
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS EXPECTED TO GO BEFORE A JUDGE MONDAY AFTER HIS ARREST LATE SATURDAY WHEN POLICE SAY HE MADE HIS 13 YEAR OLD SON DRIVE HIM TO THE STORE TO GET BEER … THEN DRIVE HIM FROM THE STORE AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY FIRED SHOTS AT A MAN HE ARGUED WITH. POLICE SAY SERGIO…… MORE
Police Union Apprehensive About Contract Talks
ANOTHER ROUND OF CONTRACT TALKS ARE UNDERWAY BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE CITY HALL AND THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. UNION PRESIDENT STEPHANIE LOPEZ TELLS US MAYOR BERRY HAS ALREADY SET THE TONE FOR NEGOTIATIONS AFTER GOING PUBLIC WITH HIS BUDGET PLAN LAST WEEK THAT DOESN’T INCLUDE RAISES FOR OFFICERS. SHE SAYS THE UNION WILL DO ITS BEST TO…… MORE
Focus on Safety as NM Boating Season Commences
NEW MEXICO STATE PARKS WILL ONCE AGAIN WELCOME THOUSANDS OF BOATERS THIS YEAR. THAT’S WHY IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO REVIEW SOME SAFETY RULES. THAT’S ACCORDING TO TOBY VELASQUEZ, STATE PARKS DEPUTY DIRECTOR. HE TELLS US THE NUMBER ONE RULE: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE LIFE JACKETS. VELASQUEZ SAYS NEW MEXICANS ARE VERY GOOD WHEN IT…… MORE
Fire Training to Bring Smoke over South Valley
WITH THE START OF FIRE SEASON, SOME LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE GETTING TRAINING THIS WEEK. IF THE WEATHER PERMITS, THE BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONDUCTING WILDLAND FIRE TRAINING EXERCISES AT THE PAJARITO OPEN SPACE. THE TRAINING STARTS MONDAY TODAY AND GOES THROUGH FRIDAY. THE COUNTY SAYS YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE SMOKE IN…… MORE
NM Begins Severe Weather Season
A REMINDER AS WE HIT SEVERE WEATHER SEASON: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS A “WATCH” MEANS THERE’S A POTENTIAL FOR BAD WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, WHILE A “WARNING” MEANS IT’S HERE RIGHT NOW. HE SAYS KNOWING THAT SIMPLE DIFFERENCE CAN PREVENT INJURIES AND SAVE LIVES. JONES SAYS APRIL, MAY AND JUNE…… MORE
Lawmakers Derail UNM Projects
ABOUT 8-MILLION DOLLARS IN BUILDING PROJECTS AT UNM ARE ON HOLD, AFTER LAWMAKERS FAILED TO PASS A MORE THAN QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL OUTLAY BILL THIS YEAR. UNM’S MATT MUNOZ TELLS 770 KKOB THE BIGGEST PROJECT IS 5.3 MILLION DOLLARS TO FINISH THE HEALTH EDUCATION BUILDING. HE SAYS THAT BUILDING WOULD PROVIDE MORE…… MORE
New Bus Service to UNM-Valencia
STARTING MONDAY, THE RIO METRO TRANSIT NETWORK IS EXPANDING. THAT’S WHEN RIO METRO LAUNCHES IT’S NEW BUS ROUTE TO THE UNM-VALENCIA CAMPUS. ROUTE 209 WILL GIVE STUDENTS AND STAFF ANOTHER OPTION WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING TO SCHOOL. PLANS CALL FOR THE SERVICE TO OFFER FIVE ROUND TRIPS DAILY FROM THE LOS LUNAS TRANSPORTATION CENTER…… MORE
Pets of the Week | April 4
Our gorgeous foster girl Hope featured last week has become a play group greeter really enjoying play time with her shelter friends. She is well taken care of in her foster home but a forever home is her fondest wish. Bare Bear loves his time with volunteers but he too would be a very happy…… MORE
APS Board Scrutinizing Resumes
THE APS BOARD IS MOVING TO THE NEXT STEP IN HIRING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT. THEY REDUCED THE LIST OF 59 TO SIX. MONICA ARMENTA WITH APS TELLS US THERE’S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPLICANTS AND CANDIDATES … AND SOME OF THE CRITERIA FOR WHO STAYS ON THE LIST IS OBVIOUS. FOR ONE THING, THEY HAVE…… MORE
