I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
The Albuquerque Public Schools district has come up with a plan to deal with a $20 million budget shortfall that involves every school cutting budgets by 0.7 percent, according to a story on KRQE-TV, Channel 13. APS officials have said the district has to cut $20 million from its budget. APS is hoping not to have to cut staff, but said it might be a possibility if the budget isn’t slashed.
The Albuquerque Journal has an Associated Press story from Middlebury, Vt., that an autopsy Wednesday confirmed that a body pulled from the Otter Creek is that of Nicholas Garza, 19, of Albuquerque. Garza was a Middlebury College student who vanished nearly four months ago.
Using dental records, state medical examiner Dr. Elizabeth Bundock confirmed that the remains were those of Garza. The cause of death has not been determined, but Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley said it may have been a "tragic accident."
Also in the Journal, the Albuquerque Police Department announced the start of the largest DWI crackdown in the department’s history. APD will have more officers on the streets to conduct 10 special operations this summer targeting DWI, underage drinking, fugitives, seat belt violators, drivers using cell phones, bosque arsonists and cruisers who are blaring their car stereos, according to the story by T.J. Wilham.
Police Chief Ray Schultz said the recent violence in APD’s valley area command helped prompt the crackdown.
A more detailed job offer is in the works between Louisiana State University’s Baton Rouge campus and New Mexico State University President Mike Martin, according to the Las Cruces Sun News. Martin is expected to make a decision to leave NMSU and take the proffered chancellor position by Friday.
