JOSE ANGEL BARRON WON’T BE GETTING OUT OF JAIL ANYTIME SOON. HE’S THE MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING A CUSTODIAN EMPLOYEE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IN ALBUQUERQUE WITH A KNIFE. PROSECUTORS SAY BARRON IS A DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY, SO SHOULD REMAIN JAILED AT THE MDC. BARRON WAS RELEASED FROM JAIL LAST APRIL ……… MORE
Accused Rapist Will Stay in the MDC
A MAN THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE CONSIDERS A DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY WILL REMAIN BEHIND BARS UNTIL TRIAL. D-A SPOKESMAN MICHAEL PATRICK SAYS ACCUSED RAPIST TIMOTHY BACHICHA WAS TO HAVE A DETENTION HEARING ON THURSDAY, BUT IT WAS CANCELLED WHEN THE DEFENSE RAISED NO OBJECTION TO HIM BEING HELD. BACHICHA WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED…… MORE
Man Mistakenly Released from Jail is Dead
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS A METRO DETENTION CENTER INMATE RELEASED BY MISTAKE FIVE MONTHS AGO IS DEAD. BCSO SAYS THEY’VE BEEN INFORMED THAT 27 YEAR OLD DUWIN PEREZ WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO, ON AUGUST 18TH. THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE SHOOTING WERE NOT RELEASED. JAIL OFFICIALS SAY PEREZ USED FALSE INFORMATION…… MORE
More Cold Weather for Albuquerque
AREAS EAST OF NEW MEXICO’S CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN ARE SOON EXPECTED TO BE HIT WITH THE FIRST WIDE-SPREAD WINTER PRECIPITATION EVENT OF THE SEASON. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON IT COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. HE EXPECTS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. HE SAYS IT’LL FAVOR PLACES LIKE LAS VEGAS, RATON, CLINES…… MORE
Lower Gas Prices for NM
TRIPLE “A” NEW MEXICO IS OUT WITH ITS LATEST GAS PRICE SURVEY. IT SHOWS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS NOW AT 2-68 A GALLON, DOWN A NICKEL FROM LAST WEEK BUT STILL 20 CENTS A GALLON HIGHER THAN AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NOW 2-73, SIX CENTS LESS THAN LAST WEEK. TRIPLE…… MORE
APS to Request a Tax Hike
IT’S YOUR CALL IF ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS GETS A TAX HIKE … ONE THAT RAISES THE TAX RATE 4-POINT-7 PERCENT. THE APS BOARD APPROVED THE TAX HIKE REQUEST FOR THE BALLOT AT THEIR WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEETING WITH A 6-TO-1 VOTE. THE ONLY BOARD MEMBER VOTING AGAINST IT WAS PEGGY MULLER-ARAGON. THE DISTRICT’S PRIORITY LIST INCLUDES…… MORE
Former NM Senator Heads Up Lujan Grisham’s Transition Team
NEW MEXICO’S GOVERNOR ELECT IS BRINGING FORMER NEW MEXICO SENATOR JEFF BINGAMAN OUT OF RETIREMENT. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HAS NAMED HIM CHAIRMAN OF HER TRANSITION TEAM INTO THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE. HE’LL HEAD UP THE TEAM THAT WILL SHAPE POLICY AND HELP LUJAN GRISHAM WITH CABINET CHOICES. LUJAN GRISHAM SAYS SHE WANTS THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST…… MORE
Torres-Small Wins Congressional Race
THE VOTES HAVE BEEN RECOUNTED AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO’S DISTRICT TWO CONGRESSIONAL RACE HAS A DIFFERENT WINNER. REPUBLICAN YVETTE HERRELL WAS NAMED THE WINNER IN HER RACE AGAINST XOCHITL TORRES SMALL… BUT TORRES SMALL SAID SHE WOULDN’T CONCEDE UNTIL ALL THE VOTES WERE COUNTED. GOOD THING SHE WAITED BECAUSE THE COUNT DISCOVERED TORRES SMALL ACTUALLY…… MORE
Protest at Albuquerque High School
A PROTEST AT CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL IN ALBUQUERQUE ON WEDNESDAY. ABOUT 30 STUDENTS TOOK PART, STANDING OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL WITH SIGNS PROTESTING A TEACHER WHO ACTUALLY CUT THE HAIR OF A NATIVE AMERICAN FEMALE STUDENT. THE SIGNS READ “WE STAND WITH CIBOLA HIGH INDIGENOUS STUDENTS,” “YOU CAN’T CUT MY CULTURE,” AND “BRAIDS ARE BEAUTY.” ANOTHER…… MORE
NM Finally Has Ethics Commission
NEW MEXICANS HAVE OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED THE CREATION OF AN INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION. HEATHER FERGUSON WITH COMMON CAUSE NEW MEXICO SAYS APPROVAL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SHOWS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE WANT TO ONCE AGAIN HAVE FAITH IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM. SHE SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY HIGH PROFILE SCANDALS IN RECENT YEARS. FERGUSON…… MORE
