WITH THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY, APS IS LOOKING TO HIRE HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS, COACHES AND LIBRARIANS. KAREN RUDYS, THE DISTRICT’S ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, SAYS THERE’S ONE PARTICULAR NEED THAT STANDS OUT. THAT’S IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION POSITION, WHICH SHE SAYS IS A TOUGH AREA…… MORE
Repairs Continue on Uptown Sinkhole
ALBUQUERQUE CITY CREWS ARE WORKING TO REPAIR THE SINKHOLE ON INDIAN SCHOOL BETWEEN SAN PEDRO AND LOUISIANA … AND IT SHOULD BE BACK OPEN SOMETIME THIS WEEK. THE SINKHOLE WAS CAUSED BY A WATER MAIN BREAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT SUBMERGED A WOMAN IN HER SUV. SHE MANAGED TO GET FREE OF THE VEHICLE,…… MORE
Millennials Join in Albuquerque Metro Home-buying
STUDENT LOAN DEBT AND THE RECESSION KEPT THE MILLENNIALS FROM BECOMING HOMEBUYERS. BUT THAT’S CHANGING NATIONWIDE … AND HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. PAUL WILSON WITH THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS THE NUMBERS OF MILLENNIALS LOOKING TO BUY A HOME IS UP. BUT WILSON TELLS US THEY’RE NOT INTERESTED IN THE…… MORE
Smoke Over Sandia Labs
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY IS PREPARING TO CARRY OUT TWO TESTS MONDAY THAT WILL SEND UP SMOKE THAT COULD BE VISIBLE FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. THE LAB IS BURNING LIQUID JET FUEL AT IT’S THERMAL TEST COMPLEX ON KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE. THE EXPERIMENTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10AM AND 2PM AND…… MORE
State Posts Solar Guide Online
BERNALILLO AND DONA ANA COUNTIES LED THE STATE LAST YEAR FOR INSTALLATION OF SOLAR SYSTEMS. BETH WOJAHN IS WITH THE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SAYS THE GROWING POPULARITY OF SUN-POWER HAS PROMPTED THE DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A GUIDE TO EXPLAIN THE MOST POPULAR WAYS TO FINANCE A SOLAR SYSTEM. …… MORE
Rail Runner’s Future Considered on its 9th Anniversary
SINCE IT’S INCEPTION, THE NEW MEXICO RAIL RUNNER EXPRESS TRAIN HAS HAD ITS FANS AND ITS DETRACTORS. SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS THE TRAIN IS MARKING ITS 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE ON FRIDAY, JULY 17TH. MEYERS TELLS 770 KKOB THE RAIL RUNNER HAS ITS CRITICS WITH SOME ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS FUTURE.…… MORE
NM Airports Planning Improvements
MORE THAN A HUNDRED NEW JOBS ARE HEADED FOR ROSWELL. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ON THURSDAY ANNOUNCED THAT AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL SERVICES IS EXPANDING ITS OPERATIONS IN ROSWELL AND HAS PLANS TO HIRE 140 NEW EMPLOYEES IN THE NEXT YEAR. THE COMPANY MOVED TO ROSWELL ABOUT A YEAR AGO, CITING ITS CLIMATE AND LOW…… MORE
More Jobs for Roswell
MORE THAN A HUNDRED NEW JOBS ARE HEADED FOR ROSWELL. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ON THURSDAY ANNOUNCED THAT AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL SERVICES IS EXPANDING ITS OPERATIONS IN ROSWELL AND HAS PLANS TO HIRE 140 NEW EMPLOYEES IN THE NEXT YEAR. THE COMPANY MOVED TO ROSWELL ABOUT A YEAR AGO, CITING ITS CLIMATE AND LOW…… MORE
Former APD Cop Files Lawsuit
FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER LEVI CHAVEZ IS GOING AFTER THE VALENCIA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVE WHO STARTED THE INVESTIGATION THAT LED TO CHAVEZ BEING CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS WIFE. CHAVEZ, HOWEVER, WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY OF MURDERING 26 YEAR OLD TERA CHAVEZ, FOUND DEAD IN 2007. NOW HE’S SUING FORMER DETECTIVE AARON JONES IN…… MORE
Second Suspect Cuffed in Duke City Murder
IN THE PAST WEEK, AUTHORITIES HAVE MADE TWO OUT-OF-STATE ARRESTS IN THE MURDER OF A MAN FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN AN S-U-V IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. THIRTY-ONE YEAR OLD THOMAS STEVENSON WAS TRACKED DOWN IN LOUISIANA, AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY JULY 10TH. THEN 19 YEAR OLD O’SHAY TONEY WAS ARRESTED IN TEXAS ON…… MORE
