FOR NOW, ELECTRIC SCOOTERS ARE BANNED IN SANTA FE. ACCORDING TO THE NEW MEXICAN, THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR ALAN WEBBER HAVE APPROVED A MEASURE PROHIBITING THE USE OF RENTED E-SCOOTERS ON SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY. BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, THE CITY MANAGER HAS BEEN ASKED TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF E-SCOOTERS…AND RECOMMEND…… MORE
Crimestoppers Needs Your Help
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN NAMED JOSE RAMON CASTILLO. ACCORDING TO ALBUQUERQUE CRIMESTOPPERS, THE 35 YEAR OLD CASTILLO WAS SEEN FIRING SHOTS FROM A MOVING VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT OF ISLETA CASINO AROUND 2 AM LAST SATURDAY. FIVE PEOPLE, INCLUDING TWO CASINO EMPLOYEES, WERE NEARLY STRUCK BY GUNFIRE. CASTILLO NOW…… MORE
Man Faces Lengthy Prison Time
A MAN WHO CAUSED A DEADLY WRECK IN ALBUQUERQUE IN 2017 PLEADS GUILTY TO A NUMBER OF CHARGES, INCLUDING VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AND ARMED ROBBERY. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SAYS DOMINIC ROUGEMONT FACES UP TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON WHEN HE’S SENTENCED. AUTHORITIES SAY ROUGEMENT WAS IN A JEEP THAT HAD BEEN STOLEN AT GUNPOINT…… MORE
Big Capital Outlay Budget Raising Questions
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO HAS BUDGETED 925 MILLION DOLLARS FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AROUND THE STATE. MANY SAY IT COULD BE GOOD FOR OUR ECONOMY. SOME OF THE FUNDS ARE TO BE USED FOR REPAIRING AGING STATE BUILDINGS, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECTS AT UNIVERSITIES, AND SPACEPORT AMERICA. BUT THE QUESTION IS IF THE STATE CAN…… MORE
Councilors Amend Discretionary Funds Policy
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS NOW HAVE MORE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AT THEIR DISPOSAL. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THEY VOTED MONDAY TO QUADRUPLE DISCRETIONARY DOLLARS … BUT ALSO PLAN TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY IS SPENT. THE COUNCILORS’ CONSTITUENT OUTREACH FUNDING HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR TO 20-THOUSAND A YEAR. THE AMENDED…… MORE
It’s “Life” for Davon Lymon
NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS DAVON LYMON WILL BE SPENDING THE REST OF HIS LIFE BEHIND BARS FOLLOWING HIS SENTENCING ON TUESDAY. LYMON WAS CONVICTED LAST MONTH ON 8 COUNTS, INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER, FOR KILLING ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER IN OCTOBER OF 2015. THE CONVICTION CARRIES A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE WITHOUT…… MORE
Alleged Teen Shooter Arrested
A SANTA FE TEENAGER WANTED FOR SHOOTING AND CRITICALLY WOUNDING HIS MOTHER’S BOYFRIEND MORE THAN A WEEK AGO HAS BEEN ARRESTED. SANTA FE POLICE SAY 16 YEAR OLD HUNTER WOODS WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY TUESDAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ZAFARANO DRIVE AND CERRILLOS ROAD. A 19 YEAR OLD WHO WAS WITH WOODS WAS ALSO ARRESTED…… MORE
Elevated Arts at Albuquerque Public Schools
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCES ITS EIGHT INAUGURAL ELEVATED ARTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IT TAKES PLACE AT 12:30 PM AT THE ALBUQUERQUE ART MUSEUM. THE EIGHT SCHOOLS WILL BE CONNECTED TO QUALIFIED TEACHING ARTISTS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ARTS GROUPS FOR DEMONSTRATIONS, PERFORMANCES, ART LESSONS, FIELD TRIPS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL EXPERIENCES. THE SCHOOLS WILL PUT AN…… MORE
Forty-Seven Pounds of Pot
FORTY SEVEN POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IS OFF THE STREETS OF NEW MEXICO. THIS AFTER THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOUND THE DRUG DURING A TRAFFIC STOP TUESDAY MORNING AROUND 10:45 ON I-40 NEAR ATRISCO VISTA BOULEVARD. THE K-9 UNIT HELPED WITH THE ARREST OF NEAL BERRY, WHO’S NOW CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE…… MORE
MDC Firing Upheld
THE FIRING OF A METRO DETENTION CENTER CORRECTIONS OFFICER HAS BEEN UPHELD. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT AN INDEPENDENT ARBITRATOR RULED THAT FORMER JAIL SERGEANT ERIC ALLEN USED EXCESSIVE FORCE AT LEAST TWICE, AND THAT HIS FIRING SHOULD NOT BE SET ASIDE. BERNALILLO COUNTY ATTORNEY KEN MARTINEZ TELLS THE JOURNAL THAT ALLEN WAS INVOLVED IN…… MORE
