THERE WILL BE SOMETHING MISSING AT THIS YEAR’S ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. BOARD PRESIDENT TY YOUNG TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE AMERICA’S CHALLENGE GAS BALLOON RACE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HE SAYS THERE’S A CONFLICT WITH THE GORDON BENNETT RACE IN EUROPE. THE BALLOONISTS WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO GET TO ALBUQUERQUE ON TIME FOR THE GAS BALLOON…… MORE
PED Touts Teacher Success
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION SAYS THE NUMBER OF NEW MEXICO TEACHERS EARNING TOP MARKS IN ITS EVALUATION SYSTEM HAS RISEN STEADILY SINCE IT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2015. THE LATEST FIGURES SHOW JUST OVER 34 PERCENT OF TEACHERS WERE RATED HIGHLY EFFECTIVE OR EXEMPLARY LAST YEAR. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF TWO PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM…… MORE
Deadly Shooting in Albuquerque
WE NOW HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON A FATAL LATE NIGHT SHOOTING IN THE 700 BLOCK OF MONROE NE IN ALBUQUERQUE. APD SAYS, WHEN THEY RESPONDED A “SHOTS FIRED” CALL, THEY FOUND A MAN LYING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MONROE AND MARBLE WITH TRAUMA TO THE HEAD. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. OFFICERS HAVE…… MORE
Family Sues Over Deadly Accident
A NEW MEXICO FAMILY IS SUING THE OWNER AND OPERATORS OF A TOURIST BOAT IN BRANSON, MISSOURI THAT SANK IN JULY…KILLING MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE. THE SUIT WAS FILED IN FEDERAL COURT IN KANSAS CITY ON BEHALF OF A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER FROM CARLSBAD, AND SIX OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. THEIR ATTORNEYS SAY ALTHOUGH THEY…… MORE
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Back to the Drawing Board for Sun Zia
A MAJOR SETBACK FOR A COMPANY THAT WANTS TO BUILD A MORE THAN 500 MILE LONG TRANSMISSION LINE FROM NEW MEXICO TO ARIZONA. THE P-R-C HAS REJECTED SUN ZIA’S PROPOSAL WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A DECADE. HEARING EXAMINER ASHLEY SCHANNAUER SAID THERE WASN’T ENOUGH INFORMATION ON WHERE EXACTLY THE TRANSMISSION LINE WOULD…… MORE
West Nile Shows-up in NM
NEW MEXICO HAS ITS FIRST TWO CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN 2018. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THE MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN A 43 YEAR OLD MAN FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY AND A 71 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM DONA ANA COUNTY. BOTH CASES REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY MOSQUITO POPULATIONS REMAIN…… MORE
Balderas Calls-out UNM
NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS UNM OFFICIALS HAVEN’T BEEN AS TRANSPARENT AS THEY SHOULD BE. HE’S RELEASED A 32 PAGE REPORT, WHICH CLAIMS THE UNIVERSITY HAS EXHIBITED A PATTERN OF CONCEALMENT AND MISREPRESENTATION…INCLUDING FORMER ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PAUL KREBS DIRECTING STAFF TO DELETE EMAILS. BALDERAS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THERE’S ALSO AN ONGOING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION…… MORE
Suspect in 2008 Murder Back in NM
A MAN WANTED IN THE 2008 MURDER OF DANNY BACA IS NOW BACK IN NEW MEXICO. JAIME VELETA JUNIOR WAS EXTRADITED TO BERNALILLO COUNTY FROM MEXICO. IN 2008, AUTHORITIES SAID THAT BACA’S KILLING WAS THE ACT OF A MEXICAN CARTEL. HIS BODY WAS FOUND ON THE PAJARITO MESA NEAR LOS ALAMOS. HE HAD BEEN SHOT…… MORE
APD Officer Fired
AN ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER IS OUT OF A JOB THURSDAY. JONATHAN MCDONNELL HAS ADMITTED TO DRIVING TOO FAST … ABOUT 80 MILES-AN-HOUR … WHEN HE RAMMED INTO AN S-U-V CARRYING A FAMILY WHILE RESPONDING TO AN ASSAULT CALL IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR. ANTIONETTE SUINA’S TWO CHILDREN WERE WITH HER IN THE VEHICLE THAT WAS…… MORE
