THE DROWNING DEATH OF THE INFANT GIRL AT THE SAN MATEO INN AND SUITES, IN THE 24 HUNDRED BLOCK OF SAN MATEO NORTHEAST, HAS MANY ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS RISING UP AGAINST CHILD ABUSE IN THE COMMUNITY. CRYSTAL GUITERREZ-BACA, HAS NOW TEAMED UP WITH VERONICA RAEL GARCIA, WHOSE FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, LILLY, WAS KILLED IN A…… MORE
SHOULD ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXTEND THE SCHOOL YEAR BY 12 DAYS?? DISTRICT SPOKESWOMAN MONICA ARMENTA TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’S SOMETHING A-P-S AND ALL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE ARE CONSIDERING. SHE SAYS ALL 89 DISTRICT IN NEW MEXICO HAVE THE OPTION TO EXTEND THEIR SCHOOL YEAR. ARMENTA SAYS THERE ARE ACADEMIC BENEFITS TO HAVING A LONGER…… MORE
THERE’S A HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER IN NEW MEXICO DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. AND STATE OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING NEW MEXICANS TO PREPARE AS WILDFIRE SEASON GETS UNDERWAY. SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, 74 WILDFIRES HAVE BURNED MORE THAN 7-THOUSAND ACRES ON STATE AND PRIVATE LAND. AND STATE FORESTER LAURA MCCARTHY SAYS 99…… MORE
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING TO RECRUIT MORE AFRICAN AMERICANS. OF THE 914 SWORN OFFICERS ON THE FORCE, 17 ARE BLACK MEN … BUT THERE ARE NO BLACK FEMALES WORKING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. HAROLD BAILEY, HEAD OF THE ALBUQUERQUE BRANCH OF THE NAACP, SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT THAT ALBUQUERQUE’S POLICE DEPARTMENT BE DIVERSE. BAILEY…… MORE
THE LONGEST-SERVING PRESIDENT OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SAYS SHE’LL RETIRE NEXT YEAR. KATHERINE WINOGRAD, WHO’S 62, HAS BEEN HEAD OF THE CNM IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR A DOZEN YEARS … OUTLASTING MANY UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESIDENTS NOT FAR FROM CNM. SHE’S ACTUALLY WORKED AT CNM FOR 22 YEARS. WINOGRAD IS CNM’S 5TH PRESIDENT…… MORE
GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE WHO WORK AS CAREGIVERS IN NEW MEXICO. UP UNTIL NOW, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ELIGIBLE TO EARN THE MINIMUM WAGE. THEY’VE EARNED LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE … BUT THAT CHANGES WITH THIS YEAR’S PASSAGE OF A BILL THAT INCREASES THE WAGE TO 12-DOLLARS AN HOUR BY 2023. THIS IS A…… MORE
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING TO RECRUIT MORE AFRICAN AMERICANS. OF THE 914 SWORN OFFICERS ON THE FORCE, 17 ARE BLACK MEN … BUT THERE ARE NO BLACK FEMALES WORKING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. HAROLD BAILEY, HEAD OF THE ALBUQUERQUE BRANCH OF THE NAACP, SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY’S POLICE DEPARTMENT BE DIVERSE.…… MORE
MEMBERS OF NEW MEXICO’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WANT TO CREATE A FORMAL BUFFER AROUND CHACO CANYON…HELD SACRED BY NATIVE AMERICANS. A BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED THAT WOULD PREVENT FUTURE LEASING OR DEVELOPMENT OF MINERALS ON FEDERALLY OWNED LAND WITHIN A 10 MILE RADIUS OF THE NATIONAL PARK. SUPPORTERS SAY THEY WANT TO PROTECT THE SENSE OF…… MORE
IF YOU WERE A VICTIM OF A ROBBERY IN THE SANTA FE AREA SOMETIME BETWEEN JUNE AND OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET SOME OF YOUR STUFF BACK. LAST OCTOBER, STATE POLICE LOCATED THREE BACKPACKS FULL OF STOLEN JEWELRY. NOW, THEY HOPE TO FIND THE OWNERS OF THOSE ITEMS. STATE POLICE…… MORE
A RECORD -BREAKING NUMBER OF NEW MEXICANS … 70-THOUSAND-743 … ARE APPROVED TO USE MEDICAL MARIJUANA. CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS LAWMAKERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE BELIEVE IT’S A NEW ERA FOR THE DRUG. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL POT PATIENTS JUMPED TO NEARLY 71-THOUSAND FROM…… MORE
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