DESPITE HEAVY WINTER SNOWFALL, THERE’S STILL A RISK OF FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THAT ACCORDING TO FOREST SERVICE OFFICIALS, WHO TELL THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN THAT THEY’LL BE MONITORING CONDITIONS CLOSELY THROUGH JUNE, WHICH IS OFTEN THE HOTTEST, DRIEST MONTH IN THE AREA. THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST WAS CLOSED…… MORE
Women Steal from Good Samaritan
A SANTA FE WOMAN MAY THINK TWICE BEFORE TRYING TO HELP SOMEONE AGAIN. THE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE WOMAN WAS LEAVING A STORE SUNDAY WHEN TWO OTHER WOMEN, IDENTIFIED AS MELANIE RIVERA AND NICHOLETTE MIERA, APPROACHED HER AND ASKED FOR MONEY. AS SHE WAS LOOKING IN HER WALLET, IT WAS KNOCKED OUT OF HER HANDS…… MORE
Appointments Made to NM’s New Ethics Commission
THE FIRST TWO COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO NEW MEXICO’S NEW STATE ETHICS COMMISSION. ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, HOUSE SPEAKER BRIAN EGOLF HAS NAMED FORMER DEPUTY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL STUART BLUESTONE OF SANTA FE TO THE PANEL. AND SENATE PRESIDENT MARY KAY PAPEN HAS APPOINTED FRANCES WILLIAMS, WHO HAS EXPERIENCE AS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY…… MORE
D-A’s Program Said to Fight Gun Violence
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS HE NOW HAS A PROGRAM TO FIGHT GUN VIOLENCE IN THE COUNTY. THIS FOLLOWS MONDAY’S REPORT THAT 114 PEOPLE WERE SHOT IN THE COUNTY SINCE THE START OF 2019. D-A RAUL TORREZ TELLS KOB TV THAT HE’LL USE CRIME DATA TO FORM STRATEGIES TO FIGHT CRIME AND GUN VIOLENCE.…… MORE
HIV Linked to Albuquerque Spa
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS RENEWING ITS CALL FOR ANYONE TREATED AT THE NOW-CLOSED V-I-P SPA IN ALBUQUERQUE TO GET TESTED FOR H-I-V. THE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING TWO CASES OF H-I-V INFECTION AMONG CLIENTS OF THE SPA. THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE QUESTIONABLE TREATMENTS IS FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER OF 2018. ANYONE WHO…… MORE
Man Arrested in Valencia County Woman’s Death
A MAN IS ARRESTED IN THE DEATH OF A VALENCIA COUNTY WOMAN WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING LAST YEAR. ARTURO LOVATO WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF RITA DENISE JARAMILLO. SHE WAS FOUND DEAD THREE DAYS AFTER HER HOUSE IN CERRO MISSION CAUGHT FIRE. BUT NO INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED ON WHY…… MORE
One Road Fix at a Time
RIO RANCHO HAS ITS SHARE OF BAD ROADS AND MAYOR GREGGORY HULL TELLS KOB TV THAT MONEY HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO REPAIRING THOSE ROADS. NOW THE MONEY IS THERE TO FIX SOUTHERN BOULEVARD IN RIO RANCHO WHERE, WEST OF UNSER, THERE ARE A LOT OF CRACKS AND CRATERS IN THE ROAD. MAYOR HULL…… MORE
Militia Leader Will Remain Incarcerated
A FEDERAL MAGISTRATE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ORDERED MILITIA LEADER LARRY MITCHELL HOPKINS TO REMAIN LOCKED UP FOR NOW. HOPKINS, THE COMMANDER OF THE GROUP “UNITED CONSTITUTIONAL PATRIOTS,” ENTERED A NOT GUILTY PLEA MONDAY TO A CHARGE OF BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. HOPKINS WAS ARRESTED APRIL 20TH NEAR THE BORDER IN…… MORE
Man Faces Nearly 20 Years for Killing Baby
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN FACES UP TO 18 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING NO CONTEST IN THE MARCH 2018 BEATING DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND’S FOUR MONTH OLD BABY. THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS A SENTENCING DATE FOR EVAN RITCHEY HAS NOT BEEN SET. AUTHORITIES SAY THE BABY SUFFERED RIB FRACTURES, SKULL FRACTURES, A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE AND BRUISING…… MORE
Thieves Hit the Hip Hop Shop
POLICE IN LOS LUNAS ARE LOOKING FOR TWO LATINO MALES WHO ROBBED THE HIP HOP SHOP SATURDAY. SECURITY IMAGES SHOW ONE OF THE MEN WITH A GOATEE, WEARING A RED AND GREY LOBO BALL CAP . HIS ASSOCIATE WAS WEARING A MICHAEL JORDAN BALL CAP AND WAS ARMED WITH A HANDGUN. WITNESSES SAY THE MEN…… MORE
