This story is in collaboration with New Mexico PBS. Watch the interview with Daymon Ely here. He won’t say exactly when, but at some point a “young person” came to attorney Daymon Ely with a story about possible corruption involving the Albuquerque Police Department’s DWI officers and a local attorney. That same day, Ely says, […]
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Boston Jazz Trio Brings NM Connections to Placitas
John Funkhouser, pianist and band leader, is bringing his jazz trio to Placitas Sunday, March 17. Funkhouser has led the trio for 20 years in Boston before moving to Albuquerque in 2021. The musicians are Funkhouser on keys, Greg Loughman on bass, and Mike Connors on drums; presents an afternoon of modern jazz, including reimagined standards […]
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The Final Word and the Last Laugh
Roger Evans’ signature, caricatured animals will be featured in the Wild Hearts Gallery in Placitas as the March exhibit. Evans says he turns to animals to express ideas about race, class, sex, age and more – humorous but not frivolous – often poking fun at the social order. It’s a style for which he has […]
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Another APD officer resigns amid DWI misconduct probe
Another Albuquerque police officer under investigation in the DWI corruption probe has resigned from the department. Gilbert Gallegos, an APD spokesperson, said Honorio Alba was scheduled to be interviewed for the Internal Affairs investigation today but he resigned rather than be interviewed. Alba is the second officer to resign while under investigation — Lt. Justin […]
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Focused on the future
Albuquerque’s workforce of the future will include all sorts of jobs. Leaders at the local school district are planning to fill them by having students graduate ready to work, go on to advanced training or begin postsecondary education. Tori Shauger was hired last year as Albuquerque Public Schools’ Director of Career Connected Learning. She said […]
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APS ready for new graduation requirements
New high school graduation requirements aren’t set in stone yet — the Public Education Department still has to finalize them — but districts are getting ready. Superintendent Scott Elder says Albuquerque Public Schools will be ready when the new rules kick in and that the district already meets a key threshold, with more minimum credits […]
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New APS program to offer courses in drones, sustainable farming, clean energy
Students in four Westside schools could soon be learning to fly drones and build a more sustainable future for the rest of us. Beginning next year, four schools in the Rio Grande High School feeder group – Los Padillas Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, Polk Middle School, and Rio Grande High School – will begin offering […]
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City seeks, again, to shutter Adam Food Market after years of emergency calls
For the second time since last year, the City of Albuquerque will be filing legally to shutter Adam Food Market on Central Avenue. The area has struggled with high crime for years. On Tuesday, officials said the store has been the location of seven homicides and an officer-involved shooting, and recently undercover officers say they […]
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Bernalillo County plans to increase staffing at juvenile jail following Christmas Day disturbance
In the wake of a “large disturbance” at the Bernalillo County Youth Services Center — a juvenile detention center — on Christmas, the county has developed a plan to boost staffing, training, morale and emergency planning. The plan also includes hiring a director by April 1, since the previous director, Michael Ferstl, retired last week. […]
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Board members discuss APS budget with public
School board members Monday evening hosted the first of two “community conversations” intended to gather public input for Albuquerque Public Schools’ next spending plan. The Board of Education is expected to approve a fiscal year 2024-2025 budget in early June, then present it to the New Mexico Public Education Department. The new budget will go […]