City Councilor Joaquin Baca says he’s pleased to see the former Century 14 movie theater going into a new life as a basketball hub. ABC Prep, a hoops-focused school designed to train athletes to compete at higher levels, could open its newest branch, at First Street and Central Avenue, by August. ABC Prep was founded […]
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With smiles and surveys, volunteers count city’s homeless
Car trunks were packed with goodie bags filled with granola bars, gummy bears, crackers and bottles of water as teams of volunteers carpooled to different areas of the city this week. On day and night shifts, they walked sidewalks, cul-de-sacs, alleys, bike trails, arroyos and busy intersections. They looked under bridges, scanned perimeters of vacant […]
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‘You knew what was happening to your son’
When now-retired Albuquerque Police Department Detective Maureen O’Brien was called to a local hospital to investigate the death of a child five years ago, she was horrified at what she saw when she laid her eyes on the body of four-year-old James Dunklee Cruz. “I knew this wasn’t an accident. He didn’t fall. I knew […]
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Issues on Gibson pedestrian bridge trouble residents
The pedestrian bridge near Gibson and San Mateo boulevards in Southeast Albuquerque was built decades ago to give residents and workers safe access to coffee shops, restaurants and businesses along one of the city’s busiest streets. But residents say recent activity on the bridge has made the journey across it an uneasy one. The bridge […]
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District Attorney’s Office, once again, has a public list of untrustworthy officers
The Second Judicial District Attorney’s Office is once again publishing its list of untrustworthy law enforcement officers online. Last week, City Desk ABQ reported that with the change in administration the DA’s office was no longer publicly listing officers who need Giglio disclosures—anything that could cast doubt on their integrity as a witness. Four of […]
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After 10 hours of deliberations, superintendent vote pushed to next week
Albuquerque will have to wait until next week to find out who will be running its public schools. The board’s executive session lasted more than 10 hours on Wednesday before a vote to table the decision. A candidate needs at least four votes from the seven-member board before moving forward to discussing an employment contract, […]
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A court employee alerted police oversight board about cop’s offer to fix DWI case months before FBI raids
Months before FBI raids of APD cops and a local attorney, a court official alerted the police oversight agency about an offer to fix a DWI case
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5 years, 29 cases, just 1 conviction
Since 2017, nearly every DWI case where Albuquerque Police Officer Honorio Alba made the arrest and Thomas Clear was the defense attorney ended up getting dismissed. A City Desk ABQ review of court records in the 29 cases revealed that only one case resulted in a defendant being sentenced. Over and over the cases were […]
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What do you think of the city’s Rail Trail idea? The city wants to know.
The City’s Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (MRA) published the public comment draft of the comprehensive report “Advancing Inclusive Growth through the Albuquerque Rail Trail,” with the idea of creating a more inclusive and vibrant urban environment in Albuquerque. Now the City is asking the community to read the report and give feedback via a survey at cabq.gov/railtrailequity. […]
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Superintendent finalists meet with APS employees and community members
A total ban on students’ mobile phones is not coming to Albuquerque Public Schools. The two finalists for the district’s superintendent position ruled out such a move during a public forum Tuesday at which they answered questions from APS employees. Dr. Gabriella Durán Blakey and Dr. Thomas Ahart also said that the solution to school […]