KRQE Newsfeed: NMSU hazing trial, Minimum wage, Hot and dry, ABQ food truck fees, Car show fundraiser

Monday’s Top Stories

• Family, friends release balloons in honor of APD officer killed in hit-and-run
• Rio Rancho holds ‘Sunday is Funday’ event to bring locals together
• Bernalillo County fire crew tackles fire in mountains
• Grant awarded to NMSU professors for misinformation research
• 1 dead, 1 injured after SW Albuquerque shooting
• Preparations underway for night 1 of the DNC in Chicago
• 1 dead and 6 missing after luxury superyacht sinks in storm

Monday’s Five Facts

[1] Motions could impact trials for former NMSU Men’s Basketball players – The trial for former NMSU men’s basketball players Kim Aiken Jr., Deshawndre Washington and Doctor Bradley were officially charged in a hazing case in November. The state filed motions to push back the deadline to conduct pre trial interviews and to push back the date of the trial, those motions were granted. The players were expected to be tried on their charges together, but lawyers for Aiken Jr. filed a motion to make his case separate from Washington and Bradley. A new date for the trial has not yet been announced.

[2] City councilors could make decision on minimum wage ordinance – Albuquerque City Councilors could make a decision on an ordinance that would lower wages for tipped workers. Two weeks ago, city council considered a bill to formally raise the minimum wage to match state law. During the meeting councilors proposed an amendment to have the tipped wage also match the state, but that would lower tipped employees minimum wage. That bill eventually got postponed.

[3] Widespread heat & spotty rain around New Mexico – As temperatures across the region rise from the morning school commute into the upper 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and above 100 degrees for some areas by the afternoon, lingering moisture in the air in northwestern areas, along with plenty of daytime heating, will lead to a few areas receiving rainfall.

[4] Food truck owners upset with CABQ over major permit fee increase – Some food truck owners are questioning the City of Albuquerque’s decision to increase permit fees to six times what they were before. A food service and retail ordinance that increase the cost of an environmental health permit from $150 to $900 was passed in May by city council, and recently went into effect at the beginning of August. Food truck owners attended a recent meeting to voice concerns, but say they were not allowed to ask about the fee. The city responded by pausing the permit fee, pending further input from the community. The issue is set to be discussed at Monday’s city council meeting.

[5] Car show raises funds for Make-a-Wish New Mexico – Sunday, the Camaro Club of New Mexico teamed up with the local Make-A-Wish chapter to put on the sixth annual Make-A-Wish Car Show. Cars filled the parking lot of the Target at Paseo Del Norte and I-25. The community showed up to grab a bite to eat, check out the cars, take part in games and raise money.

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