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Councilors Amend Discretionary Funds Policy

Councilors Amend Discretionary Funds Policy

ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS NOW HAVE MORE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AT THEIR DISPOSAL. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THEY VOTED MONDAY TO QUADRUPLE DISCRETIONARY DOLLARS … BUT ALSO PLAN TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY IS SPENT. THE COUNCILORS’ CONSTITUENT OUTREACH FUNDING HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR TO 20-THOUSAND A YEAR. THE AMENDED…MORE

It’s “Life” for Davon Lymon

It’s “Life” for Davon Lymon

NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS DAVON LYMON WILL BE SPENDING THE REST OF HIS LIFE BEHIND BARS FOLLOWING HIS SENTENCING ON TUESDAY. LYMON WAS CONVICTED LAST MONTH ON 8 COUNTS, INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER, FOR KILLING ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER IN OCTOBER OF 2015. THE CONVICTION CARRIES A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE WITHOUT…MORE

Alleged Teen Shooter Arrested

Alleged Teen Shooter Arrested

A SANTA FE TEENAGER WANTED FOR SHOOTING AND CRITICALLY WOUNDING HIS MOTHER’S BOYFRIEND MORE THAN A WEEK AGO HAS BEEN ARRESTED. SANTA FE POLICE SAY 16 YEAR OLD HUNTER WOODS WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY TUESDAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ZAFARANO DRIVE AND CERRILLOS ROAD. A 19 YEAR OLD WHO WAS WITH WOODS WAS ALSO ARRESTED…MORE

Elevated Arts at Albuquerque Public Schools

Elevated Arts at Albuquerque Public Schools

ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCES ITS EIGHT INAUGURAL ELEVATED ARTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IT TAKES PLACE AT 12:30 PM AT THE ALBUQUERQUE ART MUSEUM. THE EIGHT SCHOOLS WILL BE CONNECTED TO QUALIFIED TEACHING ARTISTS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ARTS GROUPS FOR DEMONSTRATIONS, PERFORMANCES, ART LESSONS, FIELD TRIPS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL EXPERIENCES. THE SCHOOLS WILL PUT AN…MORE

Forty-Seven Pounds of Pot

Forty-Seven Pounds of Pot

FORTY SEVEN POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IS OFF THE STREETS OF NEW MEXICO. THIS AFTER THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOUND THE DRUG DURING A TRAFFIC STOP TUESDAY MORNING AROUND 10:45 ON I-40 NEAR ATRISCO VISTA BOULEVARD. THE K-9 UNIT HELPED WITH THE ARREST OF NEAL BERRY, WHO’S NOW CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE…MORE

MDC Firing Upheld

MDC Firing Upheld

THE FIRING OF A METRO DETENTION CENTER CORRECTIONS OFFICER HAS BEEN UPHELD. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT AN INDEPENDENT ARBITRATOR RULED THAT FORMER JAIL SERGEANT ERIC ALLEN USED EXCESSIVE FORCE AT LEAST TWICE, AND THAT HIS FIRING SHOULD NOT BE SET ASIDE. BERNALILLO COUNTY ATTORNEY KEN MARTINEZ TELLS THE JOURNAL THAT ALLEN WAS INVOLVED IN…MORE

Gold & Silver Exchange Owner Pleads Guilty

Gold & Silver Exchange Owner Pleads Guilty

AN ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL TAX EVASION CHARGES. SEVENTY-SIX YEAR OLD DAVID CASTLE, THE OWNER OF GOLD AND SILVER EXCHANGE, ADMITTED THAT HE FAILED TO PAY MORE THAN 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN TAXES THAT HE OWED THE IRS OVER SEVERAL YEARS. HE WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED IN FEBRUARY OF 2018. WHEN CASTLE IS SENTENCED, HE…MORE

A New and Improved Transit Station

A New and Improved Transit Station

MORE LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING AND A NEW CANOPY. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE REFURBISHED CENTRAL AND UNSER TRANSIT CENTER ON THE WEST SIDE OF ALBUQUERQUE. CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ WAS ON HAND TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY. HE SAYS AS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE CONTINUES TO INCREASE, HE’S ASKING ALBUQUERQUE…MORE

Nob Hill Businesses Want Night Time Patrols

Nob Hill Businesses Want Night Time Patrols

BUSINESS OWNERS IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NOB HILL SAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS MORE POLICE OFFICERS PATROLLING AT NIGHT. THE SHOP OWNERS ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT CRIME IN NOB HILL … ESPECIALLY AFTER UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO LOBO BASEBALL PLAYER JACKSON WELLER WAS SHOT TO DEATH THIS WEEK NEAR CENTRAL AND RICHMOND, ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE NOB…MORE

Money for Migrants

Money for Migrants

IT IS DONE. THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT VOTED TO APPROVE 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HELP IMMIGRANTS SEEKING ASYLUM WHO ARE TEMPORARILY STAYING IN THE CITY BEFORE GOING ON TO THEIR SPONSORS ELSEWHERE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS MORE THAN 22-HUNDRED MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN BUSED INTO ALBUQUERQUE AND HAVE BEEN PUT UP BY FAITH-BASED AND OTHER…MORE

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