ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY DECIDED THIS WEEK TO REMOVE THE CONFEDERATE FLAG FROM OLD TOWN PLAZA. IN AN EDITORIAL IN WEDNESDAY’S ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, THE MAYOR SAID WE CAN’T IGNORE HISTORY … BUT WE MUST DISPLAY OUR HISTORY RESPECTFULLY. UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HISTORY PROFESSOR PAUL HUTTON TELLS 770 KKOB REMOVING THE…… MORE
Job Skills Session in Santa Fe
SHARPER JOB SKILLS ARE AMONG THE GOALS OF AN INFORMATION SESSION COMING UP THIS FRIDAY AT SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM TARGETS WOMEN OVER 50, BUT IS OPEN TO BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. PIER QUINTANA WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SAYS THESE SESSIONS CAN BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO THOSE WHO MAY…… MORE
Crime Review Team Has First Meeting
NEW MEXICO’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM MUST BE IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY. THAT FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS, WHOSE VIOLENT CRIME REVIEW TEAM HOLDS ITS FIRST MEETING IN ALBUQUERQUE ON WEDNESDAY. THE MURDER OF RIO RANCHO OFFICER GREGG BENNER, ALLEGEDLY BY CAREER CRIMINAL ANDREW ROMERO, PROMPTED THE IDEA FOR A REVIEW. BALDERAS SAYS THEY WANT TO STUDY THE…… MORE
Second Video Introduced in Boyd Case
A NEW VIDEO OF THE MARCH 2014 SHOOTING DEATH OF AN ALBUQUERQUE HOMELESS CAMPER … AND TESTIMONY FROM THE LEAD APD INVESTIGATOR IN THE CASE. THAT’S WHAT WAS SEEN AND HEARD TUESDAY IN THE PRELIMINARY HEARING THAT’LL DETERMINE IF FORMER APD OFFICER KEITH SANDY AND OFFICER DOMINIQUE PEREZ WILL BE TRIED FOR MURDER IN THE…… MORE
BioPark Tax Question on the Ballot
ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY MORE IN TAXES TO IMPROVE ALBUQUERQUE’S BIOPARK? THAT’S A QUESTION YOU’LL BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS FALL. THE CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK DECIDED TO PUT THE MEASURE ON THE OCTOBER 6TH BALLOT. IT WOULD HIKE THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX BY AN EIGHTH OF A CENT…ADDING ABOUT 13-CENTS TO A…… MORE
APD Names Officers in Friday Shooting
APD IS RELEASING MORE INFORMATION ON LAST FRIDAY’S FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING. THE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CORNEL HEITZMAN AND CARLOS HERNANDEZ. HEITZMAN HAD RETIRED THEN REJOINED APD IN 2009. HERNANDEZ HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2007. THE INCIDENT BEGAN FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A CALL TO 9-1-1 FROM A WITNESS WHO SAID IT APPEARED…… MORE
West Nile Mosquitos Found in Bernalillo County
IT’S HERE. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS REPORTING THE FIRST DETECTION THIS YEAR OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN MOSQUITOS. PAUL SMITH WITH THE DEPARTMENT TELLS US THESE MOSQUITOS WERE COLLECTED IN THE BOSQUE AS PART OF THE ONGOING TESTING PROGRAM. SMITH SAYS HOMEOWNERS CAN DO THEIR PART TO REDUCE THE MOSQUITO POPULATION.…… MORE
APS Becomes Its School Bus Company
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE RUNNING ITS OWN BUS COMPANY WHEN CLASSES GET UNDERWAY NEXT WEEK. ITS BIGGEST BUS CONTRACTOR, DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES, DECIDED TO END ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT. SO APS PURCHASED ITS OWN BUSES AND WILL TAKE OVER DURHAM’S ROUTES ON ITS OWN. FORTY-THOUSAND STUDENTS ARE BUSED TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY AT…… MORE
Google Moving Titan Aerospace Out of NM
GOOGLE’S TITAN AEROSPACE IS MOVING OUT OF NEW MEXICO AND INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. IT’S BEEN WORKING OUT OF THE MORIARTY AIRPORT SINCE 2012. MORIARTY MAYOR TED HART SAYS GOOGLE HAS YET TO SAY WHEN THE MOVE WILL HAPPEN. HART SAYS HE’LL MEET WITH COMPANY OFFICIALS ON THURSDAY. GOOGLE JUST COMPLETED BUILDING A 15-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY…… MORE
Sunport Road Extension Feedback Sought
YOU HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7TH TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SUNPORT BLVD EXTENSION. BERNALILLO COUNTY PLANS TO TAKE SUNPORT BLVD FROM I-25 THROUGH TO BROADWAY. A PUBLIC MEETING IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO GIVE THE PUBLIC ANOTHER CHANCE TO REVIEW THE PROPOSAL BEFORE IT’S SENT TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION…… MORE
