TWO FIREFIGHTERS ARE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES FROM FIGHTING A WEST SIDE ALBUQUERQUE STRIP MALL FIRE MONDAY MORNING. NINETEEN CITY FIREFIGHTER UNITS WERE SENT TO COORS AND SEQUOIA AROUND 4AM AND FOUND HEAVY BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM SEVERAL STORES WHEN THEY ARRIVED. THE ROOF OF ONE OF…… MORE
Third Suspect Arrested in Teens Drive-by Death
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY A THIRD SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH THE JUNE 26TH DRIVE-BY SHOOTING DEATH OF MANZANO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER. SIXTEEN YEAR OLD NICHOLAS GONZALES FACES AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER AFTER HIS ARREST FRIDAY. IT’S THE SAME CHARGE FILED AGAINST THE OTHER TWO SUSPECTS … 18…… MORE
Sandy and Perez Arraignment is This Week
AN ARRAIGNMENT DATE IS SET FOR TWO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS WHO WILL GO ON TRIAL FOR THE KILLING OF HOMELESS CAMPER JAMES BOYD LAST YEAR. IT’LL BE THIS FRIDAY WHEN OFFICER DOMINIQUE PEREZ AND FORMER DETECTIVE KEITH SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO ENTER PLEAS. IF THEY’RE CONVICTED OF THE MOST SERIOUS CHARGE…… MORE
Commissioners Check out Tucson Mental Health Program
BERNALILLO COUNTY IS HOPING TO DEVELOP NEW PROGRAMS TO HELP THOSE WITH BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. THREE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, INCLUDING DEBBIE O’MALLEY, ARE NOW IN TUCSON TO SEE WHAT PIMA COUNTY IS DOING RIGHT. COMMISSIONERS ART DE LA CRUZ AND WAYNE JOHNSON ARE ALSO ON THE TRIP. O’MALLEY TELLS 770…… MORE
Ways to Avoid Contracting Plague
IF YOU’RE SAFEGUARDING YOURSELF AGAINST PLAGUE … DO THE SAME FOR YOUR PETS. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO CASES OF HUMAN PLAGUE IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR. THE FIRST … A SANTA FE WOMAN … DIED OF THE ILLNESS. THE SECOND … A 65 YEAR OLD MAN … WAS BERNALILLO COUNTY’S FIRST CASE THIS…… MORE
NM Job Growth Continues
ANOTHER ROUND OF HEALTHY JOB GROWTH IN NEW MEXICO. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPUTY SECRETARY JOY FOREHAND TELLS US THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR JOB GROWTH FOR JULY WAS UP 1-POINT-2 PERCENT, REFLECTING THE CREATION OF 96-HUNDRED JOBS. SHE SAYS IT’S THE 35TH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF YEAR-OVER-YEAR JOB GROWTH. MEANWHILE, THE STATE’S SEASONABLY ADJUSTED…… MORE
County Seeks Bernco Bernie Writers
IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR A CHILDREN’S BOOK, THEN BERNALILLO COUNTY WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR AN AUTHOR FOR THE SECOND BOOK FEATURING COUNTY MASCOT “BERNCO-BERNIE.” ANA-LISA MONTOYA-TORREZ IS WITH THE COUNTY AND SAYS THE STORY IS FOR FIRST TO THIRD GRADERS, SO IT’S ABOUT 3 LINES…… MORE
Alleged Love Triangle Ends with Double Shooting
WHAT APPEARED TO BE TWO SEPARATE SHOOTINGS IN ALBUQUERQUE TURN OUT TO BE RELATED. APD SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER TELLS US OFFICERS WERE SENT TO A SHOOTING IN THE 92-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MONTGOMERY THURSDAY NIGHT WHERE THEY FOUND 42 YEAR OLD JAMES CHACHO WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS. TANNER SAYS THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED…… MORE
Crude Oil Prices Are Down … Pump Prices are Up
THERE’S A LOT OF CRUDE OIL OUT THERE WHICH SHOULD PUT PRESSURE ON GAS PRICES IN NEW MEXICO. BUT GAS KEEPS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE. AAA NEW MEXICO SPOKESPERSON SARAH SCHIMMER SAYS THE REGIONAL UPTICK IN THOSE PRICES IS PRIMARILY DUE TO SOME PROBLEMS WITH REFINERIES IN THE MIDWEST. THE OTHER FACTOR IS THE…… MORE
APS Deputy ‘Super’ Resigns
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEEDS A NEW DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT. EFFECTIVE FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST, JASON MARTINEZ IS NO LONGER IN THAT POSITION AT APS. HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE POSITION BY SUPERINTENDENT LUIS VALENTINO IN JUNE. HE RESIGNED THURSDAY … A DAY AFTER VALENTINO FOUND OUT MARTINEZ HAD NOT COMPLETED HIS REQUIRED BACKGROUND CHECK. …… MORE
