Safe Ride program will offer rides to bars, restaurants
Bernalillo County's Safe Ride program is trying something new on Wednesday: IIt will drive you to the bars. The one-day pilot program hopes to discourage drunk driving.
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Mayor Chavez reflects on tenure
On December 1, a new era in Albuquerque will begin with Richard Berry beginning his first term as mayor -- and Martin Chavez will be out. Regardless of what you think of Chavez, he put his fingerprints all over the city in the 12 years he was mayor. Eyewitness News 4s Tom Joles recently sat down with Chavez who opened up about the job and himself.
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Jailhouse furloughs questions after attack
One New Mexico district attorney says a legal loophole allowed a man to walk out of jail and attack his former girlfriend. Now he wants to change state law to tighten up the rules for judges granting jailhouse furloughs to violent criminals. Police say Amber Simpsons boyfriend, Moses Earl Ingram, attacked her at hour house in Tucumcari last April, yanking her by the hair, choking her and punching her in the face over and over again. He was sent to jail, but he didnt stay there. To Simpsons ...
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Get Answers: Workforce Solutions problems addressed?
Anyone who has faced unemployment over the past couple of years has felt the anguish of dealing with the states Department of Workforce Solutions. Calls go unanswered or sit on hold for hours. Afterwards, unemployment benefits sometimes dont even go through. Eyewitness News 4 has received several questions from viewers regarding the departments lingering problems and took those questions directly to Secretary Ken Ortiz for answers. The Department of Workforce Solutions fully admits the ...
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APS classrooms receive emergency buckets for lockdowns
Buckets are on the way to every classroom in every public school in Albuquerque that the district says will make school lockdowns safer and more comfortable for students. School lockdowns have become necessary when there are reports of a crime or suspicious person on or near a school campus. The experience can be terrifying for students and teachers confined to classrooms. It can also be torturous for those cooped up for hours in a room with no food, water or plumbing. To help, Albuquerque ...
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Ax murder victims family petitions for stronger sentence
The family of a Roswell murder victim hacked apart with an ax fear the suspect may not face a harsh enough penalty for the gruesome crime. Now they are trying to change the law. Allen Dale Bruce, 44, pleaded no contest Monday to six felony charges, including second-degree murder, in the slaying of Leatha Ann Tidwell. Her body parts were discovered last spring under a camper shell covering the bed of her pickup truck. Prosecutors say Bruce had been staying with Tidwell. During an argument ...
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Incoming mayor names new fire chief
Albuquerque Mayor-elect Richard Berry has named a 19-year veteran of the Albuquerque Fire Department as the citys new fire chief. Today it is my great honor to appoint James Breen as my new fire chief for the City of Albuquerque, Berry announced at about 11:00 Tuesday morning to the applause of a roomful of fire fighters. Breen has been with AFD since 1990 and most recently has been the commander of the departments Second Battalion on Girard, the citys busiest fire district. Breen has also ...
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Prep basketball kicks off in ABQ
There was lots of prep basketball action on Monday: Academy bested Volcano Vista 52 to 36, it was Highland 43 over Valley 41 and Sandia defeated Cibola 53 to 35.
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