Julian Paras

Albuquerque

Photojournalist at KOAT-TV (Albuquerque, NM)

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New barriers placed in downtown ABQ to improve public safety

4 days ago | koat.com | Julian Paras

"People are probably seeing these show up all over downtown," Dan Mayfield said. "These are new meridian barriers."Mayfield is with the City of Albuquerque's Municipal Development Department. He's talking about a 900-thousand-dollar investment to create a more pedestrian-friendly downtown, especially on the weekends in downtown Albuquerque. "Cars cannot really penetrate these once they're laid out in a row," Mayfield said.
Kirtland AFB hosts Air Fiesta for the first time in six years

5 days ago | koat.com | Julian Paras

https://www.kirtland.af.mil/Ki...Air Fiesta is an event Kirtland Air Force Base has been eager to share with the community again. The last time they celebrated this dates back to 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic happened. For the first time in six years, it's back."Everybody knows that we couldn't get large groups together around that time," Andrew Freitag said.
ABQ officials site multiple code violations after closing local "problem hotel"

6 days ago | koat.com | Julian Paras

Albuquerque city officials say they've closed their seventh "problem hotel" in the city. That property is the Barcelona Suites Hotel. The city said this had to be done, but what will tenants do now? "We just moved from Oklahoma," Dylan Harkes said. "Now we have to move out again."Harkes and members of his family had moved in about a year ago. The closure of the Barcelona Suites hotel came as a shock to him and others.
Rio Grande HS student involved in valedictorian mix-up

6 days ago | kesq.com | Julian Paras

By Julian ParasClick here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ( KOAT) - As the summer nears, and graduates look to their next chapters, one local students is reflecting on all he has achieved in high school. "To everyone else, it's still a really big accomplishment and fun, but I would have liked to have been wearing the valedictorian one," Andrew Salas said. And he did for a moment.
Rio Grande HS student involved in valedictorian mix-up

1 week ago | koat.com | Julian Paras

As the summer nears, and graduates look to their next chapters, one local students is reflecting on all he has achieved in high school. "To everyone else, it's still a really big accomplishment and fun, but I would have liked to have been wearing the valedictorian one," Andrew Salas said.And he did for a moment. The Rio Grande senior graduated top 10 in his class with accomplishments in AP physics, AP human geography, and AP pre-calculus, to name a few.
Japanese Cultural Center details history in New Mexico

1 week ago | koat.com | Julian Paras

The Japanese Cultural Center of New Mexico has been open since 2024 and is a showcase organizers said has been in the making for decades.Calvin Kobayashi, the president of the New Mexico chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League.
Ruidoso still rebuilding a year after wildfires and floods

1 week ago | koat.com | Julian Paras

"We've gotten rid of most of the homes that were damaged by the fire," Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford said. "So it's in a rebuilding portion."Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford says the town has spent more than $100 million to rebuild homes and businesses after last year's wildfires and floods.
Ruidoso Downs is back after destructive floods destroyed the tracks

1 week ago | koat.com | Julian Paras

The Village of Ruidoso continues to rebuild after devastating wildfires and flash flooding struck last year. While there's still lots of work to do, a sign of normalcy this summer-- as the community invests in Ruidoso Downs.Ruidoso Downs Owner Johnny Trotter still remembers the devastation this place faced last summer due to the fires and the floods that followed in Ruidoso. "We were up there in the suite and watched the water engulf the whole infield and flood...the track," Trotter said.
Judge orders Trump admin to reinstate former DOE staff

2 weeks ago | koat.com | Julian Paras

"It is so early in this administration and in this term that we're going to see a lot of this back and forth," American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Whitney Holland said. She says she is happy to hear about a federal judge stopping the Trump administration from further dismantling Education."I think we've done tremendous progress and work here in New Mexico," Holland said.However, Holland also says she is terrified about what may come in the future.
ACLU files class-action lawsuit against New Mexico Corrections Dept.

2 weeks ago | koat.com | Julian Paras

"PBMP stands for Predatory Behavior Management Program," Lalita Moskowitz said.