A JURY IN SANTA FE HAS FOUND A FORMER PAROCHIAL SCHOOL TEACHER GUILTY ON ONE COUNT OF SEXUAL CONTACT OF A MINOR…BUT COULDN’T DECIDE ON TWO OTHER IDENTICAL CHARGES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS 50 YEAR OLD AARON DEAN CHAVEZ WAS CHARGED FOR INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS A TEACHER AT SANTO NINO REGIONAL CATHOLIC…… MORE
“Alert” Offender Arrested
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE AN ARREST OF AN “ALERT” OFFENDER. THOSE ARE SUSPECTS IDENTIFIED AS CONTINUOUSLY COMMITTING CRIMES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE LATEST ARREST WAS 41 YEAR OLD PATCHES GRAHAM. SHE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AT THE MCDONALD’S AT 22-HUNDRED CENTRAL AFTER SHE HAD REFUSED TO LEAVE THE RESTAURANT DESPITE BEING REPEATEDLY ASKED…… MORE
Albuquerque Looks to East Central Improvements
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS READY TO EXPAND IMPROVEMENTS BEYOND CENTRAL AND LOUISIANA . THE STRETCH OF CENTRAL THAT CARRIES THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT BUSES HAS BEEN DEALT WITH MAINLY BECAUSE OF THAT PROJECT. NOW THE CITY IS LOOKING AT THE AREA EAST OF LOUISIANA. MARK MOTSKO WITH THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY HAVE…… MORE
Mixed-Use Ideas Requested for Downtown Parking Lot
THEY CALL IT CIVIC NORTH … BUT IT’S JUST A TWO-ACRE PARKING LOT BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH STREETS AND ROMA AND MARQUETTE IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. CARMELINA HART WITH THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S A PRIME LOCATION … AND NOW MAYOR TIM KELLER IS ASKING FOR IDEAS FOR HOW TO USE THE LAND. THE CITY…… MORE
Big Weather Change for NM
LATER THIS WEEK, SOME PARTS OF ALBUQUERQUE COULD SEE FREEZING OVERNIGHT LOWS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS FALL SEASON. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE SAYS THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE ALONG THE VALLEY. SOME PLACES ALONG THE RIVER COULD SEE LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S GOING TOWARDS THURSDAY MORNING. AND THERE WILL BE SNOW…… MORE
Albuquerque Mourns Synagogue Deaths
HUNDREDS GATHERED IN ALBUQUERQUE SUNDAY NEAR 6TH AND CENTRAL AVENUE TO MOURN THE LOSS OF THE 11 PEOPLE KILLED INSIDE A SYNAGOGUE IN PENNSYLVANIA ON SATURDAY. IT WAS CALLED A GATHERING OF PEACE, ORGANIZED BY VICTOR RAIGOZA, PRESIDENT OF THE NEW MEXICO HOLOCAUST INTOLERANCE MUSEUM. RAIGOZA TELLS KOB TV THAT PEOPLE ARE SCARED, ANGRY AND…… MORE
NM Gov’s Race Gets Hotter
A WEEK FROM TUESDAY, NEW MEXICANS WILL BE ELECTING A NEW GOVERNOR. SO WILL IT BE REPUBLICAN STEVE PEARCE OR DEMOCRAT MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM? UNM POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR LONNA ATKESON SAYS THE CAMPAIGN HAS TAKEN ON A NASTIER TONE LATELY AND IF PEARCE STARTS RUNNING NEGATIVE ADS SLAMMING LUJAN-GRISHAM, SHE’LL GO NEGATIVE WITH HER ADS…… MORE
Woman Accused of Trafficking Daughter Back in Court
TERI SANCHEZ IS BACK IN COURT MONDAY AFTERNOON. SANCHEZ NEEDS NEW LAWYER DUE TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST … AND ISSUE THAT WAS DECIDED EARLIER THIS MONTH BY A JUDGE. SANCHEZ IS ACCUSED OF SEX TRAFFICKING HER DAUGHTER. SHE HAS YET TO SECURE A NEW ATTORNEY.… MORE
Pedestrian Killed in NE Albuquerque Crash
A PEDESTRIAN IS DEAD AFTER A CAR CRASH LAST (SUN) NIGHT AT CANDELARIA AND VAL VERDE.NORTHEAST. APD SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER SAYS THE INTERSECTION … WHICH IS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND CARLISLE, WAS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AS POLICE CONDUCTED THEIR INVESTIGATION. THE STREETS HAVE SINCE BEEN REOPENED TO TRAFFIC . THE PEDESTRIAN DIED AT THE SCENE.… MORE
NM Location the Epicenter of U-S Drought
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION IS BEING DESCRIBED AS THE EPICENTER OF DROUGHT IN THE U-S. MUCH OF NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO IS IN THE EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CATEGORY, THE WORST KIND, ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND THAT EVEN INCLUDES PARTS OF SANDOVAL AND SANTA FE COUNTIES. ONLY FIVE PERCENT OF THE STATE, ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER,…… MORE
