THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS YET TO SELECT ITS NEW POLICE CHIEF. BUT WE NOW KNOW WHO IT WON'T BE. INTERIM CHIEF ALLEN BANKS HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT THAT… MORE
BILL TO BAN TEXTING WHILE DRIVING INTRODUCED
ANOTHER BILL TO BAN TEXTING WHILE DRIVING IS INTRODUCED AT THE LEGISLATURE. IT WOULD PROHIBIT ALL DRIVERS FROM TEXTING BEHIND THE WHEEL. SIMILAR MEASURES HAVE… MORE
BILL AIMED AT SAVING COLLEGE LOTTO SCHOLARSHIP
EVERY YEAR, NEW MEXICO'S LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP FUND FALLS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SHORT OF DEMAND. NOW, A BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE LEGISLATURE TO TRY TO… MORE
NM LEGISLATOR ILL, POSSIBLY DUE TO SPIDER BITE
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A state representative's illness has caused him to miss the beginning of the legislative session, and House Speaker Kenny Martinez says… MORE
COPPER THIEVES RIP OFF LIGHT POLES
SIXTY-EIGHT OUT OF 78 LIGHT POLES AT THE ISLETA AMPHITHEATER PARKING LOT ARE DAMAGED BY COPPER THIEVES. THE THEFTS HAPPENED LAST WEEK. BERNALILLO COUNTY… MORE
MANAGER: BERNALILLO COUNTY WILL FACE CASH CRUNCH
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico's most populous county has money trouble. Bernalillo County Manager Tom Zdunek says the county will need to borrow money… MORE
APD AGREES TO ADD DOWNTOWN PATROLS
THE BILL TO INCREASE POLICE PRESENCE IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE IS WITHDRAWN … BUT MORE OFFICERS WILL PATROL THE AREA ANYWAY. COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON WITHDREW… MORE
BILL WOULD PROTECT BENEFITS OF INJURED OFFICERS
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) The retirement benefits of officers and firefighters injured in the line of duty would be protected under a bill pending in the… MORE
MAN SENTENCED FOR RAPE OF ELDERLY WOMAN
A MAN ACCUSED OF RAPING A 76 YEAR OLD WOMAN IN ALBUQUERQUE IS FACING A LONG PRISON TERM. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY FRANCISCO PEREZ HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO THE… MORE
TWO SENTENCED IN LISTERIA OUTBREAK
A SENTENCE IS HANDED DOWN IN CONNECTION TO A LISTERIA OUTBREAK IN 2011 THAT LEFT FIVE NEW MEXICANS DEAD. A FEDERAL MAGISTRATE IN DENVER HAS SENTENCED… MORE
