THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVES A 2-POINT-9-6 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019. THE AMOUNT REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 1-POINT-7 PERCENT. THE SPENDING PLAN ALREADY INCORPORATES THE TUITION INCREASE APPROVED BY THE REGENTS IN MARCH. ALSO IN THE BUDGET IS MONEY TO PROVIDE RAISES OF 1 PERCENT FOR FACULTY AND…… MORE
Early Voting in Bernalillo County
ABSENTEE VOTING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY FOR THE JUNE 5TH PRIMARY IN NEW MEXICO. YOU CAN DO SO AT THE BERNALILLO COUNTY CLERK’S ANNEX AT 15TH AND LOMAS. BUT DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK JAMIE DIAZ SAYS A NUMBER OF OTHER SITES WILL BE OPENING SOON. A LIST OF VOTING SITES, ALONG WITH SAMPLE BALLOTS, ARE AVAILABLE AT…… MORE
NM Drought Worsens
DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE GETTING WORSE IN NEW MEXICO. THE LATEST GOVERNMENT REPORT SHOWS MORE THAN HALF THE STATE IS NOW UNDER EXTREME OR EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT. ALBUQUERQUE FINDS ITSELF IN THE EXTREME DROUGHT CATEGORY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. ALBUQUERQUE HAS GOTTEN LESS THAN THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF RAIN AND SNOW…… MORE
Endangered Species Week at the Zoo
YOU HEAR A LOT ABOUT ENDANGERED SPECIES. DID YOU KNOW THE ALBUQUERQUE BIO-PARK IS HOME TO SEVERAL ENDANGER SPECIES, SUCH AS THE KOMODO DRAGON OF INDONESIA. NOW, THIS WEEK, YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DRAGON AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS DURING ENDANGERED SPECIES AWARENESS WEEK STARTING MONDAY. EACH DAY THIS WEEK THE THE BIO-PARK…… MORE
New Bus Routes, Schedules, Begin
FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS, YOU’VE BEEN ABLE TO HOP ON A D-RIDE BUS TO GET AROUND DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE FOR FREE. BUT THAT SERVICE ENDED ON SATURDAY …ONE OF SEVERAL ROUTE AND SCHEDULE CHANGES NO IN EFFECT. A-B-Q RIDE SPOKESMAN RICK DE REYES SAYS, FOR ONE THING, THE D-RIDE WAS PUT IN PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE…… MORE
APD Looking for Murder Suspect
A WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A 73 YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE MAN. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR RICHARD ROBINSON, WHO’S ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS 58 YEAR OLD NEIGHBOR THIS PAST TUESDAY AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR SAN PEDRO AND KATHRYN SOUTHEAST. WITNESSES TOLD POLICE THAT ROBINSON GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH 58 YEAR OLD CHRIS…… MORE
Gas Prices on the Rise
GASOLINE PRICES IN NEW MEXICO ARE HIGHER THAN THEY’VE BEEN IN THREE AND-A-HALF YEARS. TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO’S DANIEL ARMBRUSTER SAYS THE RECENT PRICE HIKES ARE DUE IN LARGE PART TO INCREASED DEMAND. HE SAYS PRICES AT THE RETAIL LEVEL CONTINUE THEIR UPWARD TREND. ARMBRUSTER SAYS PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON AN UPWARD TREND THROUGH…… MORE
More Funding for Pre-K Program in NM
NEW MEXICO IS PUMPING MORE MONEY INTO PRE-K PROGRAMS…TO THE TUNE OF 10 MILLION DOLLARS. AND GOVERNOR MARTINEZ TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB SOME DISTRICTS GETTING THE FUNDING HAVE NEVER HAD PRE-K BEFORE. MARTINEZ SAYS THE ADDITIONAL MONEY WILL ALLOW 15-HUNDRED MORE STUDENTS ACCESS TO PRE-K PROGRAMS…BRINGING THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN PRE-K STATEWIDE TO 67-HUNDRED. THE GOVERNOR…… MORE
No Charges in Officer Involved Shooting
NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED AGAINST A LAS CRUCES POLICE OFFICER WHO KILLED A MAN IN FEBRUARY. THE DONA ANA COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SAYS OFFICER JOSEPH CAMPA WAS JUSTIFIED WHEN HE SHOT 23 YEAR OLD MURDER SUSPECT NATHANIEL MONTOYA. CAMPA WAS PURSING MONTOYA WHO CRASHED AT A GAS STATION, THEN RAISED A GUN. CAMPA FIRED…… MORE
Drug Ring Leader Sentenced
THE LEADER OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING RING IN BERNALILLO COUNTY IS OFF TO PRISON FOR SIX YEARS. THE U-S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS 32 YEAR OLD ENRIQUE CAVAZOS OF TIJERAS RAN THE OPERATION BETWEEN 2008 AND 2015, BUYING HIGH GRADE MARIJUANA IN CALIFORNIA FOR DISTRIBUTION IN NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HIS WIFE, LINDSEY, WAS…… MORE
