A MISTRIAL HAS BEEN DECLARED IN THE CASE OF FORMER ESPANOLA TEACHER GARY GREGOR. A JURY IN SANTA FE WAS UNABLE TO REACH A VERDICT THURSDAY IN GREGOR’S TRIAL ON CHARGES OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONTACT OF A MINOR. THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE SAYS IT WILL RETRY THE CASE. LAST MONTH GREGOR WAS CONVICTED…… MORE
They Say It’s in the Mail
HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BALLOT IN THE MAIL? TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THOSE BALLOTS HAVEN’T BEEN SENT OUT YET, ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE EXPECTS TO MAIL OUT THE REST BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 18TH. THE BALLOTS MUST BE RETURNED BY FEBRUARY 5TH. APS IS ASKING VOTERS TO…… MORE
Albuquerque Renews Effort to Help the Homeless
THERE’S A RENEWED EFFORT TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS IN ALBUQUERQUE. MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS AN ADVISORY COUNCIL WILL BE FORMED TO COORDINATE AMONG NON PROFITS, CITY AGENCIES, BUSINESSES AND NATIVE AMERICAN GROUPS AS THE CITY CARRIES OUT KEY INITIATIVES. THE KEY INITIATIVES INCLUDE OPENING A YEAR-ROUND SHELTER AND PROVIDING MORE HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT…… MORE
Lawmakers Consider Higher Minimum Wage
THE TOPIC OF RAISING NEW MEXICO’S MINIMUM WAGE IS BEING CONSIDERED AT THE LEGISLATURE. GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM VOICED HER SUPPORT FOR SUCH A MEASURE DURING HER STATE OF THE STATE SPEECH TUESDAY, CALLING THE CURRENT MINIMUM WAGE OF 7-50 AN HOUR A POVERTY WAGE. MORE THAN 110-THOUSAND NEW MEXICANS ARE EARNING THAT MUCH PER…… MORE
NM’s Federal Workers Apply for Jobless Benefits
FEDERAL WORKERS IN NEW MEXICO CONTINUE TO FEEL THE PINCH FROM THE ONGOING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. STATE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT SECRETARY BILL MCCAMLEY SAYS MORE THAN 15 HUNDRED FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS IN THE STATE HAVE APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. MCCAMLEY TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE BENEFITS…ABOUT 460 DOLLARS A MONTH… WILL ACT AS SHORT TERM LOANS…AND WILL…… MORE
Large Group of Immigrants Arrested in NM
NEARLY 250 IMMIGRANTS ARE ARRESTED BY BORDER PATROL AGENTS IN NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. KOB TV REPORTS THE GROUP TURNED THEMSELVES IN TO THE AGENTS AT THE ANTELOPE WELLS PORT OF ENTRY. BORDER PATROL AGENTS SAY MOST OF THE IMMIGRANTS … 247 OF THEM … WERE FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. AND THE GROUP INCLUDED FAMILIES WITH…… MORE
APS Elementary Schools Getting Arts Initiative
ART AND MUSIC ARE BEING BROUGHT BACK TO ALL ABQ PUBLIC SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AND THE FINE ARTS DIRECTOR AT APS, GINA RASINSKI, SAYS THIS WILL ENCOURAGE KIDS TO STAY IN SCHOOL. KOB TV REPORTS IT’S A 5-YEAR, 5-MILLION DOLLAR INITIATIVE FOR APS THAT WILL ALSO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF FINE ARTS TEACHERS IN THE…… MORE
APD Continue Homicide Investigations
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING TWO, UNRELATED MURDERS THAT OCCURRED WEDNESDAY. APD SAYS JUST BEFORE 8:00 WEDNESDAY MORNING, OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE AREA OF CENTRAL AND RIO GRANDE WHERE A MAN HAD BEEN SHOT OUTSIDE A COFFEE SHOP. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. POLICE ARE SEARCHED THE…… MORE
Infant’s Death Investigated
THE DEATH OF AN 11-DAY OLD BABY AT A DETOX CENTER IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE COULD LEAD TO CHARGES BEING FILED. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE BABY DIED AT THE METROPOLITAN ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT CENTER BUT IT’S NOT CLEAR HOW THE INFANT DIED. NO IDENTITIES HAVE BEEN RELEASED. MEANWHILE, THE STATE CHILDREN YOUTH…… MORE
NM May Have to Wait for Recreational Marijuana
SUPPORTERS ARE HOPING THAT NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA DURING THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. BUT POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN DOUBTS THAT WILL HAPPEN…GIVEN THE FACT THE TOPIC NEVER CAME UP DURING GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM’S STATE OF THE STATE SPEECH. HE SAYS IT MEANS THE LEGISLATION WILL BE SLOW MOVING THROUGH THE HOUSE AND SENATE,…… MORE
