AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WHO WAS ACCUSED OF ATTACKING ANOTHER MAN WITH A BRICK LAST WEEK HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES. TWENTY-NINE YEAR OLD ALDEN OLVERSON IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND ASSAULT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED MAY 27TH IN THE 100 BLOCK OF PRINCETON DRIVE AS THE VICTIM, 46 YEAR OLD JOSEPH TORRES,…… MORE
Crimestoppers Looking for Person of Interest
ALBUQUERQUE CRIMESTOPPERS IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN LOCATING A PERSON OF INTEREST WHO MAY BE CONNECTED TO A SUSPICIOUS DEATH. THE BODY OF RACHEL LANIER WAS FOUND IN A HOTEL ROOM AT THE ISLETA RESORT AND CASINO BACK ON MAY 25TH. POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT LANIER LEFT FARMINGTON FIVE DAYS EARLIER. SHE WAS WITH…… MORE
Mathis is Gone, But Not Forgotten
THIS MAY NOT SIT WELL WITH SOME LOBO MENS BASKETBALL FANS. ANTHONY MATHIS SENT OUT A TWEET MONDAY, ANNOUNCING HE’S LEAVING U-N-M. HE HAD BEEN GRANTED AN EXTRA YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY BY THE N-C-A-A DUE TO HIS VERY LIMITED PLAYING MINUTES DURING HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON. HE WOULD HAVE PLAYED HERE AS A GRAD STUDENT. MICHAEL…… MORE
Leave Young Animals Alone
A WORD OF CAUTION FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH AS WE HEAD INTO SUMMER. IF YOU SEE DEER OR ANTELOPE FAWNS, BEAR CUBS OR OTHER YOUNG ANIMALS…LEAVE THEM ALONE. CHANCES ARE THE YOUNG WILDLIFE ARE SIMPLY HIDING UNTIL THEIR PARENTS RETURN FROM FORAGING NEARBY. A DEPARTMENT BIOLOGIST WARNS THAT REMOVING THESE ANIMALS…… MORE
River Rafting Enjoys Big Crowds
LAST YEAR, LEVELS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE WERE AT HISTORIC LOWS DUE TO A MEAGER MOUNTAIN RUNOFF. BUT IT’S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY IN 2019…AND MATT GONTRAM, THE OWNER OF NEW MEXICO RIVER ADVENTURES OUTSIDE TAOS, TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’S HAVING AN IMPACT ON THE RAFTING SEASON. HE SAYS THE SNOWPACK IS AMAZING AND THE…… MORE
Plan Calls for Fencing in UNM
AS WE TALK ABOUT THE WALL ALONG THE BORDER WITH MEXICO, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO OFFICIALS ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER TO PUT AN IRON FENCE AROUND THE SCHOOL TO KEEP STUDENTS SAFE. THAT’S THE CONCERN OF MOST STUDENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR PARENTS. SOME WON’T EVEN COME ON CAMPUS AT NIGHT FOR FEAR OF BEING CONFRONTED. UNM…… MORE
More Council Districts Proposed
ALBUQUERQUE IS GROWING AND ONE CITY COUNCILOR HAS NOTICED. ISAAC BENTON IS NOW PROPOSING TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF COUNCIL DISTRICTS IN THE CITY FROM NINE TO 11. BENTON, WHO ALSO SAYS THAT IN ADDITION TO THE POPULATION GROWTH, SOME CITY COUNCILORS HAVE MORE ON THEIR PLATES TO HANDLE THAN OTHERS. HE SAYS ONE DISTRICT…… MORE
Street Racing Spectators Targeted by New Bill
STREET RACING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR A LONG TIME. NOW, CITY COUNCILOR BRAD WINTER SAYS HIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE TARGETS SPECTATORS. HE PLANS TO INTRODUCE A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WOULD MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO BE A SPECTATOR AT THESE RACES ON. WINTER SAYS HE’S AWARE IT’S NOT A CURE ALL, BUT BELIEVES THERE…… MORE
Working Out a New Test for NM Schools
THE PUBLIC EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE IS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A NEW ASSESSMENT TEST FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEW MEXICO . THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE COMMITTEE’S PRIORITIES ARE NOW LISTED AS FINDING A NEW STANDARDIZED TEST AND AUDITING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN NEW MEXICO. A TRANSITION TEST HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE BUT WILL…… MORE
One Day Crime Spree Adds Up for Federal Charges
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN FACES FEDERAL CHARGES FOR A VIOLENT ONE-DAY CRIME SPREE IN JANUARY. THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE ALLEGES THAT 27 YEAR OLD CHARLES CHAVEZ WENT TO A HOME AND STOLE A PICKUP AT GUNPOINT…THEN DROVE THE TRUCK TO A GAS STATION WHERE HE STOLE A SECOND PICKUP AT GUNPOINT AND DROVE OFF. CHAVEZ IS…… MORE
