RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BEGINS ITS RANDOM DRUG TESTING PROGRAM FOR STUDENT ATHLETES THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR. THE SCHOOL BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PROGRAM EARLY THIS WEEK FOR ATHLETES IN GRADES 8 THROUGH 12. DISTRICT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR BRUCE CARVER FEELS IT’S A GOOD PROGRAM … BUT NOTES RIO RANCHO SCHOOLS AREN’T…… MORE
Coors/I-40 Project Progress
IT’S GOING TO BE SEVERAL MORE MONTHS BEFORE A RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON I-40 BETWEEN COORS AND THE RIO GRANDE IS COMPLETED. STATE D-O-T SPOKESWOMAN MELISSA DOSHER TELLS 770 KKOB, SO FAR, COMMUTERS SEEM TO BE HANDLING THE INCONVENIENCE PRETTY WELL. SHE SAYS PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY TAKING TURNS AT THE MERGE AREA, CALLED A…… MORE
BV’s Confidential
America held hostage… that was the name given to ABC’s new late night news program that later became Night Line. Every night viewers would get the latest on any new information about the Americans who would be held hostage in Iran from November 1979 to January 1981. It appears America is held hostage again–this time…… MORE
Scott’s Turf
I, like many of you, am infuriated that our justice system continues to release dangerous criminals on small bail amounts. One this week got out on his own recognizance while a murder charge is pending. Judges are immune from answering for their decisions and the district attorney’s office says they’re overwhelmed. What does that mean…… MORE
Rule Change Coming for NM’s Medi-Pot Program
A RULE CHANGE FOR NEW MEXICO’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ON WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCED THAT THE STATE WILL NOW RELEASE THE NAMES OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES REGISTERED WITH THE PROGRAM … AND THEIR EMPLOYEES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THIS COMES LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER A LAWSUIT WAS FILED TO STRIKE…… MORE
Drug ODs Up in NM
THERE WAS A BIG JUMP IN DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO LAST YEAR. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS 536 PEOPLE DIED, A 20-PERCENT INCREASE FROM 2013. THE DEPARTMENT’S DR. MICHAEL LANDEN SAYS THAT SHOWS NEW MEXICO NEEDS TO REDOUBLE ITS EFFORTS TO MAKE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRUGS LESS AVAILABLE. HE SAYS…… MORE
CYFD Employee Charges with Crimes Against Children
A MAN WHO’S WORKED FOR THE STATE CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT AS AN OFFICE CLERK SINCE 1997 IS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SOLICITING MINORS FOR SEX. BENJAMIN ANAYA WAS CUFFED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HE’S CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN, CRIMINAL SEXUAL COMMUNICATION WITH A MINOR AND SOLICITATION BY…… MORE
Shelter Recruits Public to Help Homeless
THE DIRECTOR OF JOY JUNCTION IN ALBUQUERQUE IS HOPING YOU CAN HELP LOCATE COMMUNITIES OF HOMELESS PEOPLE. JEREMY REYNALDS HAS SET UP A GOOGLE MAP THAT ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO “PIN” LOCATIONS. REYNALDS TELLS US THEY’VE ALREADY RESPONDED TO ONE NOTIFICATION OF A HOMELESS FAMILY. HE SAYS INFORMATION GATHERED THROUGH THE SYSTEM…… MORE
Tijeras Tiger Scare
A TIGER SIGHTING IN TIJERAS GIVES THE LOCALS A BIG SCARE. IT WAS REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY TO STATE GAME AND FISH AND THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BY A MAN WHO WAS MOUNTAIN BIKING IN THE AREA. RESIDENTS WERE ON PINS AND NEEDLES UNTIL IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ANIMAL WAS JUST…… MORE
Boosting Revenue in the Air and on the Ground
SPACEPORT AMERICA DIRECTOR CHRIS ANDERSON TELLS 770 KKOB THEY ARE LOOKING AT VARIOUS WAYS OF BOOSTING REVENUE THROUGH NON-AEROSPACE ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS TOURISM. BUT AEROSPACE BUSINESS IS THE PRIME GENERATOR OF REVENUE FOR THE FACILITY. THE BIG QUESTION IS WHEN WILL VIRGIN GALACTIC BEGIN IT’S SPACE TOURISM OPERATIONS. ANDERSON SAYS THEY’RE…… MORE
