Albuquerque Public Schools wants to know how it’s doing. The district is collecting responses from APS families to its Quality of Education and Family Engagement Survey through March 29. The annual survey, required by the state, seeks input on school safety, technology, school buildings, learning, extracurricular activities, staff attentiveness, and more. The survey is anonymous, […]
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Prosecutors charge a South Carolina man with carjacking and the killing of a New Mexico officer
Susan Montoya Bryan/Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been charged with two federal counts stemming from the killing of a New Mexico state police officer, federal and state prosecutors announced Friday. An unsealed criminal complaint charges Jaremy Smith, 33, with two counts: carjacking resulting in death and discharge of a firearm […]
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Placitas Geologist Publishes Debut Novel
D.J. Green never thought about being an author. She never really thought about writing outside of her field of geology, let alone publishing a novel. “Writing a book is a huge undertaking,” Green told the Signpost. “I think I started to be interested in learning about the craft of writing and how to speak to […]
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First Responder Spotlight: Shannon Farrell
First Responder Spotlight is a monthly column provided by the Sandoval County Optimist Club. Captain Shannon Farrell started with the Sandoval County Fire Department in 2005, the year the department changed from all volunteers to career firefighters/EMTs. She felt called to do firefighting. Working in security at the Albuquerque federal building, she observed a security officer […]
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Attorney: DWI corruption scheme ‘goes outward and upward’
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include details recently obtained from Joshua Montaño’s resignation letter. When officer Joshua Montaño was put on administrative leave after the news broke on Jan. 18 that the FBI was investigating him, his colleagues in the DWI unit and a local defense attorney, he said he thought he’d […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., New Mexico Statewide News, Syndicated
U.S. Supreme Court questions both positions in Rio Grande water case
WASHINGTON — The nation’s highest court will decide what’s next for a 10-year-old case over Rio Grande water. On Wednesday, attorneys for Texas and New Mexico came to the defense of a proposed deal allocating Rio Grande water between the states against federal opposition to the agreement at the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices scrutinized both […]
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Woof! Woof! Woof! March Madness watch party for UNM Lobos set for Civic Plaza
Looking for a spot to watch the Lobos compete in the first round of the NCAA tournament? The city is hosting a March Madness watch party on Civic Plaza tomorrow so fans can cheer on the team in the match against the Clemson Tigers. It’s the first time in a decade that the team has […]
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ACLU demands independent investigation into officer-involved killing of unarmed woman
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico is calling for a transparent and thorough investigation into the death of an unarmed woman at the hands of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). According to the Albuquerque Journal, the woman was killed in Northeast Albuquerque where she was hiding from police in a backyard shed. […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, National News
Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials
By MORGAN LEE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two recent U.S. Supreme Court actions have opened the door to a new legal frontier in which local and state officials can be disqualified from office for life for engaging in “insurrection” or providing “aid and comfort” to enemies of the Constitution, […]
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Growing ABQ’s future workforce
Albuquerque businesses took matters into their own hands this week, reaching out to students as possible solutions to their future workforce needs. The Albuquerque Public Schools Apprenticeship Council hosted its second High School Grades 2 Skilled Trades career fair at the Berna Facio Professional Development Complex on Monday. More than 1,000 students from APS and […]