THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS IN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY TO INVESTIGATE A PLANE CRASH WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE. THE PLANE … A CESSNA 182 … WENT DOWN TUESDAY AFTERNOON NORTHWEST OF ROUTE 66 CASINO. IT CRASHED AS IT WAS GETTING READY TO LAND AT THE DOUBLE EAGLE TWO AIRPORT. THE FAA SAYS THE PILOT DID…… MORE
Feds Seek More Info from Holtec International
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS MORE INFORMATION FROM A COMPANY THAT PROPOSES BUILDING A NUCLEAR STORAGE FACILITY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE HOBBS NEWS-SUN REPORTS THAT THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION IS CURRENTLY REVIEWING HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL’S SECURITY PLANS. THE NEW JERSEY BASED COMPANY WANTS TO BUILD A STORAGE SITE 35 MILES EAST OF CARLSBAD FOR SPENT FUEL…… MORE
Father Perrault to Stay in Jail
AN ACCUSED PEDOPHILE PRIEST WILL REMAIN IN FEDERAL CUSTODY IN ALBUQUERQUE. ATTORNEYS FOR ARTHUR PERRAULT (PER-OH) FILED A MOTION ASKING THAT A JUDGE RECONSIDER HIS DECISION TO HOLD PERRAULT PENDING TRIAL…BUT KOB TV REPORTS THAT MOTION WAS TURNED DOWN ON TUESDAY. THE 80 YEAR OLD PERRAULT IS CHARGED WITH SEVEN COUNTS OF CHILD SEX ABUSE.…… MORE
Vandals Target EDo
NOB HILL IS NOT ALONE. MORE THAN ONE YOGA STUDIO AND OTHER BUSINESSES IN ALBUQUERQUE’S EDO NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE BEEN HIT BY VANDALS LAST WEEKEND. MOST HAD THEIR WINDOWS DAMAGED BY ROCKS. THE OWNER OF BHAVA YOGA STUDIO SAYS THEY WERE HIT THE HARDEST, BUT THE WHOLE STREET WAS TARGETED. BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE EDO AREA…… MORE
FBI Searching for Female Suspect
THE F-B-I IN ALBUQUERQUE IS ON THE HUNT FOR 30 YEAR OLD DEANNA MARIE SANCHEZ. SPOKESMAN FRANK FISHER SAYS SANCHEZ IS SUSPECTED OF ROBBING THE FAMILY DOLLAR STORE ON SAN PEDRO ON SEPTEMBER 6TH AND WAS ARRESTED ON SEPTEMBER 16TH. SHE WAS PUT ON PRE-TRIAL RELEASE TWO DAYS LATER AT LA POSADA HALFWAY HOUSE IN…… MORE
More Officers for APD
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT JUST GOT A LITTLE BIGGER. TWENTY-NINE OFFICERS GRADUATED TUESDAY FROM APD’S LATEST LATERAL CLASS. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S THE FIRST PHASE OF APD’S NEW RECRUITMENT PIPELINE, BRINGING IN OFFICERS FROM OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. ANOTHER 34 CADETS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUATE FROM THE TRAINING ACADEMY IN DECEMBER. MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS…… MORE
Albuquerque Confirms Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes
UP UNTIL NOW, IT WASN’T A CONCERN IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. THAT MAY BE CHANGING. THE CITY’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS REPORTING THAT THE MOSQUITO CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING THE ZIKA VIRUS, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER DEADLY DISEASES, HAS BEEN TRAPPED IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR THE FIRST TIME. DOCTOR MARK DIMENNA IS THE DEPARTMENT’S DEPUTY DIRECTOR. HE…… MORE
Youngblood Released
AFTER SPENDING THE NIGHT IN JAIL, ALBUQUERQUE STATE REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD IS AGAIN A FREE WOMAN. YOUNGBLOOD REPORTED TO THE METRO DETENTION CENTER MONDAY AT 10:00 AM TO BEGIN SERVING A 24 HOUR SENTENCE FOR AGGRAVATED DRUNK DRIVING. SHE WAS RELEASED TUESDAY MORNING JUST BEFORE 5:00…MEANING SHE WAS ONLY BEHIND BARS FOR 19 HOURS. YOUNGBLOOD…… MORE
Update on NM’s Absentee and In-Person Voting
DONA ANA COUNTY CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY IN ABSENTEE AND IN PERSON VOTING SO FAR IN NEW MEXICO. AS OF MONDAY, THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAYS 43 HUNDRED PEOPLE IN DONA ANA COUNTY HAD ALREADY VOTED. THAT’S SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN IN BERNALILLO COUNTY WHERE THE NUMBER IS LESS THAN 27 HUNDRED. STATEWIDE, CLOSE…… MORE
Time to Warm Up
WITH THE BIG TIME COOL DOWN ACROSS NEW MEXICO, PLUMBING AND HEATING COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. MATT HUDSON, THE OWNER OF ALBUQUERQUE’S R AND R HEATING AND COOLING SAYS THEY’RE GETTING SWAMPED WITH PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE WANTING THEIR EVAPORATIVE COOLERS SHUT DOWN AND THEIR FURNACES FIRED UP. THEY HAVE SEVEN…… MORE
