HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE
MOVING FORWARD WITH A
FORMAL ON A NEW ROUND OF
CHARGES.
TIMOTHY BACHICHA IS
(ALREADY ACCUSED OF
KIDNAPPING AND
RAPING A WOMAN LAST
OCTOBER... BUT NOW
PROSECUTORS ALLEGED
BACHICHA DID THE SAME
THING TO (ANOTHER WOMAN
LAST SEPTEMBER.
THIS NEW CASE WAS JUST
FILED -- AS PROSECUTORS
SAY MULTIPLE WOMEN
HAVE COME FORWARD
ACCUSING BACHICHA.
TODAY -- THE STEP FATHER
OF RENEZMAE CALZADA IS
SCHEDULED TO
APPEAR IN COURT.
MALCOLM TORRES WILL SEE
A JUDGE AFTER ALLEGEDLY
(NOT COMPLYING
WITH HIS SENTENCING
REQUIREMENTS AFTER A
D-W-I
CONVICTION.
FIVE-YEAR-OLD RENEZMAE
CALZADA WAS LAST SEEN
WITH TORRES SHE
WENT MISSING EARLIER
THIS MONTH.
HER BODY WAS LATER FOUND
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
RIGHT NOW -- TORRES HAS
(NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH
ANYTHING IN
THE CALZADA CASE.
NEW THIS MORNING --
ATTORNEY )S ARE TRYING TO
BLOCK A MOM )S TESTIMONY
ABOUT THE MURDER OF HER
SON.
THE JOURNAL REPORTS --
THE ATTORNEY FOR JORDAN
NUNEZ --
THE MAN CHARGED IN
THE DEATH OF 13-YEAR-OLD
JEREMIAH VALENCIA...
IS ASKING THAT TRACY
PENA -- VALENCIA )S MOM
-- (NOT BE ALLOWED
TO TESTIFY AT TRIAL.
THE BOY WAS ALLEGEDLY
ABUSED IN HIS NAMBE HOME
BY NUNEZ AND HIS
MOTHER )S BOYFRIEND.
NUNEZ IS ACCUSED OF
HELPING BURY THE BOY )S
BODY NEAR A HIGHWAY.
THE CITY IS LOOKING TO
BUY A POPULAR LANDING
SPOT FOR
BALLOONISTS.
THE 15-ACRE LOT ON
SECOND STREET... JUST
NORTH OF ALAMEDA... IS
ABOUT
A HALF-MILE FROM BALLOON
FIESTA PARK.
THE CITY WANTS TO USE
THE HOTEL TAX FUND TO
PAY FOR THE TWO-AND-A-
HALF MILLION DOLLAR
PRICE TAG.
CITY COUNCIL STILL NEEDS
TO APPROVE THE FUNDING.
THE CITY WANTS TO TURN
THE AREA INTO A PARK.
HAPPENING TODAY -- SAN
JUAN COUNTY WILL
SIMULATING A MASS
CASUALTY
INCIDENT IN FARMINGTON.
IT WILL HAPPEN AT PINON
HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH.
THAT )S AT THE
INTERSECTION OF PINON
HILLS BOULEVARD AND
DUSTIN AVENUE.
IT )S HAPPENING FROM
SEVEN A-M UNTIL NOON.
OFFICIALS SAY THIS
(COULD DISRUPT TRAFFIC
IN THE AREA.
TOSS TO CRYSTAL
THE GOVERNOR IS ASKING
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
FOR AN EXTRA
HUNDRED-MILLION DOLLARS
TO FUND A NEW DEPARTMENT
FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION.
THE GOVERNOR )S REQUEST
IS FOR AN EXTRA
100-MILLION DOLLARS FOR
ITS BUDGET.
SENATOR MICHAEL PADILLAS
IS ALREADY FUNDING EARLY
CHILDHOOD
PROGRAMS LIKE PRE-K AND
HOME VISITS. THE EXTRA
MONEY WILL BE FOR THE
NEW DEPARTMENT TO GET UP
AND RUNNING BY NEXT
YEAR.
NEW MEXICO IS WORKING
TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING NEW
VEHICLE EMISSION
STANDARDS.
DURING A CLIMATE-PANEL
DISCUSSION IN NEW YORK
YESTERDAY --
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN
GRISHAM CRITICIZED A
ROLLBACK OF
FEDERAL FUEL ECONOMY
STANDARDS. SHE SAYS NEW
MEXICO FUEL- ECONOMY
STANDARDS WILL
INCREASE TO AN AVERAGE
OF 52 MPG BY 2025.
THE NEW STANDARDS WILL
START WITH MODEL-YEAR
2022
CARS.
THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND
GAS ASSOCIATION CREATED
A FUND TO
BOOST COMMUNITY
PROJECTS.
THE BRIGHTER FUTURE FUND
AIMS TO INCREASE
ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES... ADDRESS
CHILD HUNGER... AND
SUPPORT SCIENCE
EDUCATION.
THE PROGRAM WILL BE
ADMINISTERED BY A
NON-PROFIT THE
)ALBUQUERQUE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION."
THE ASSOCIATION HOPES TO
DISTRIBUTE 200-THOUSAND
DOLLARS
ANNUALLY THROUGH 20-24.
MEANWHILE -- THE CITY OF
ALBUQUERQUE IS WORKING
ON A NEW INITIATIVE TO
SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES. THE NEW
)SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE )
IN DOWNTOWN WAS UNVEILED
YESTERDAY.
IT WILL PROVIDE
TRAINING, NETWORKING,
AND HELP STREAM-LINE
ACCESS TO THE SAME
PROGRAMS AND INCENTIVES
AS OUT-OF-STATE
BUSINESSES.
A SANTA FE START-UP IS
CHANGING THE WAY WE
THINK OF DEATH,
CREATING A NEW ALTERNATE
TO RECEIVING ASHES AFTER
A LOVED ONE
DIES.
THE COMPANY, "PARTING
STONE" PARTNERED WITH
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB
TO DEVELOP
A NEW TECHNOLOGY TO
OFFER PEOPLE SOMETHING
DIFFERENT:
SOLIDIFIED REMAINS.
THE ONLY SERVICE OF IT )S
KIND AT THE MOMENT, THE
ASHES ARE PURIFIED AND
TRANSFORMED INTO
POLISHED STONES.
RIGHT NOW -- YOU CAN
HELP U-N-M PICK ITS NEXT
LICENSE PLATE.
THIS COMES AFTER A U-N-M
MARKETING PROFESSOR SAID
IT WAS TIME TO PUT
THE (NEW U-N-M LOGO ON
THE PLATES.
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
GOT A LOCAL ARTIST TO
CREATE A FEW
DESIGNS.
YOU CAN HELP DECIDING
BETWEEN THE RED AND
WHITE OPTIONS THROUGH
OCTOBER 4-TH.
WE POSTED THE LINK TO
VOTE AT ALWAYS ON
K-R-Q-E DOT COM.
A NEW TOURISM CAMPAIGN
HIGHLIGHTS THE HISTORIC
CHARM OF
SANTA FE.
THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN
REPORTS -- "UNCOVER YOUR
DIFFERENT" IS THE
TAGLINE FOR THE NEW
TOURISM SANTA FE AD
CAMPAIGN.
OFFICIALS HOPE TO
EXPLAIN WHAT ONE CAN
EXPERIENCE WHILE IN ONE
OF
THE OLDEST CITIES IN
NORTH AMERICA.
THE CAMPAIGN WILL APPEAR
ON SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS
LIKE INSTAGRAM AND
FACEBOOK -- AS WELL AS
ONLINE TV SERVICES SUCH
AS HULU.
HEAD COACH BOB DAVIE
SAYS HE AT THIS
WEEKEND )S LOBO GAME.
DAVIE SAYS HE IS AT A
HUNDRED PERCENT AFTER A
SERIOUS MEDICAL
INCIDENT PUT HIM OUT OF
ACTION FOR TWO WEEKS.
THE TWO AND ONE LOBOS
WILL HEAD TO LYNCHBURG,
VIRGINIA... TAKING
ON THE TWO AND TWO
LIBERTY FLAMES THIS
SATURDAY.
GAME TIME IS SET FOR
FOUR P-M.
YOU CAN WATCH THE GAME
ON E-S- P-N PLUS.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
TRACKER IS HEADING WEST
BOUND ON CENTRAL THROUGH
THE NOB
HILL AND UNIVERSITY
AREA.
YOU CAN APPLY FOR A JOB
AT MCDONALD )S USING
AMAZON )S ALEXA.
AMAZON IS INTRODUCING
THE WORLD )S FIRST
VOICE-INITIATED
APPLICATION PROCESS.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
SAY -- "ALEXA, HELP ME
GET A JOB AT MCDONALD )S"
--
AND THE DEVICE WILL HELP
WITH THE FIRST STEP OF
THE APPLICATION
PROCESS.
THE NEW FEATURE IS
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON
ALEXA AND GOOGLE
DEVICES IN NINE
COUNTRIES.
THE FIVE FACTS IN 90
SECONDS.
AT NUMBER FIVE --
U-N-M NEEDS YOUR HELP
THIS MORNING... PICKING
OUT THE FINAL
DESIGN FOR ITS NEXT
LICENSE PLATE.
THIS COMES AFTER A U-N-M
MARKETING PROFESSOR SAID
IT WAS TIME TO PUT
THE (NEW U-N-M LOGO ON
THE PLATES.
SO, THE ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION GOT A LOCAL
ARTIST TO CREATE A FEW
DESIGNS.
SINCE THE SCHOOL )S ONLY
ALLOWED ONE LICENSE
PLATE -- IT
NEEDS YOUR HELP DECIDING
BETWEEN THE RED AND
WHITE OPTIONS.
VOTING RUNS THROUGH
OCTOBER 4-TH.
WE POSTED THE LINK TO
VOTE AT ALWAYS ON
K-R-Q-E DOT COM.
AT NUMBER FOUR --
A COMPANY IN SANTA FE IS
NOW CREATING A NEW
ALTERNATE TO RECEIVING
ASHES AFTER A LOVED ONE
DIES.
PARTNERING WITH LOS
ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB --
THE COMPANY - "PARTING
STONE" IS DEVELOPING NEW
TECHNOLOGY TO OFFER
PEOPLE
SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH
THE ASHES... SOLIDIFYING
THE
REMAINS.
IT )S THE ONLY SERVICE OF
ITS KIND AT THE MOMENT,
THE ASHES ARE PURIFIED
-- THEN TRANSFORMED INTO
POLISHED STONES.
AT NUMBER THREE--
AT NUMBER TWO --
NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS ARE
VOICING THEIR REACTION
THIS
MORNING TO THE
IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY
LAUNCHED BY THE HOUSE
AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP.
SENATOR TOM UDALL SAYS
WHILE UNFORTUNATE -- THE
HOUSE MUST BEGIN THE
PROCESS TO TRY AND
UNCOVER ANY POSSIBLE
ABUSES OF POWER.
WHILE REPRESENTATIVE BEN
RAY LUJAN SAYS THE
PRESIDENT )S
ACTIONS HAVE BEEN
UNPRECEDENTED AND WRONG.
REPRESENTATIVE DEB
HAALAND SUPPORTS THE
IMPEACHMENT
INQUIRY.
HOWEVER --
REPRESENTATIVE XOCHITL
TORRES SMALL DOES (NOT
ENDORSE THE INQUIRY.
AND AT NUMBER ONE --
AN ACCUSED SERIAL RAPIST
IS EXPECTED IN COURT ON
FRIDAY...ON A NEW ROUND
OF CHARGES.
TIMOTHY BACHICHA IS
(ALREADY ACCUSED OF
KIDNAPPING AND RAPING A
WOMAN LAST OCTOBER...
BUT NOW PROSECUTORS
ALLEGED BACHICHA DID THE
SAME THING TO (ANOTHER
WOMAN LAST
SEPTEMBER.
THIS NEW CASE WAS JUST
FILED -- AS PROSECUTORS
SAY MULTIPLE WOMEN
HAVE COME FORWARD
ACCUSING BACHICHA...
PROSECUTORS ALLEGE MANY
OF BACHICHA )S
ACCUSERS LIVE ON THE
STREETS.
WHILE THIS SECOND RAPE
CASE IS EXPECTED TO BE
HANDLED BY BERNALILLO
COUNTY PROSECUTORS...
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARE
EXPECTED HANDLE THE
FIRST RAPE CASE HE )S
CHARGED IN.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.