AN ALBUQUERQUE STATE REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO ONE DAY IN JAIL AND ONE YEAR OF PROBATION. MONICA YOUNGBLOOD WAS CONVICTED LAST WEEK OF AGGRAVATED DWI FOLLOWING HER ARREST AT A SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT IN MAY. YOUNGBLOOD HAS UNTIL OCTOBER 19TH TO REPORT TO THE METRO DETENTION CENTER. SHE’LL ALSO HAVE TO USE AN IGNITION INTERLOCK…… MORE
Murder Suspect Commits Suicide
A NEW MEXICO WOMAN WILL NOT GO ON TRIAL FOR MURDER AND EMBEZZLEMENT. THE LAS VEGAS OPTIC REPORTS THAT 54 YEAR OLD RUTH RIVERA TOOK HER OWN LIFE ON THE DAY SHE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE IN COURT FOR A PRE-TRIAL HEARING. RIVERA WAS ACCUSED OF KILLING HER FATHER-IN-LAW, 81 YEAR OLD ARTHUR RIVERA…AND TRYING…… MORE
Green Jeans Farmery Developer Has More Plans
THE MAN WHO BUILT THE GREEN JEANS FARMERY IN ALBUQUERQUE ON CARLISLE HAS SECURED FIVE ACRES IN THE CITY’S FAR NORTHEAST HEIGHTS FOR ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT. RON SOLOMON IS NOW READY TO BUILD WHAT HE CALLS A “FUTURE DESTINATION SPOT” AT ALAMEDA AND SAN PEDRO. ONE OF THE TENANTS ALREADY COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT IS ERIN…… MORE
Stepmom to Remain Jailed
A SANTA FE WOMAN ACCUSED OF FATALLY STRANGLING HER FIVE YEAR OLD STEPSON WILL REMAIN BEHIND BARS FOR NOW. THAT’S THE RULING FROM A STATE DISTRICT JUDGE IN THE CASE OF 20 YEAR OLD MELYNIE CURTIS. ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, JUDGE MARY MARLOWE SOMMER RULED THAT CURTIS COULD BE A DANGER TO…… MORE
Southwest Chief Good for Now
AMTRAK HAS, FOR NOW, APPARENTLY GIVEN UP ON PLANS TO RUN BUSES ALONG A SEGMENT OF THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND DODGE CITY, KANSAS. AMTRAK C-E-O SCOT NAPARSTEK HAD THIS TO SAY AT A SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE HEARING ON WEDNESDAY. HE SAYS THEY PLAN TO RUN THE TRAIN AS IS THROUGH FISCAL 2019. THAT…… MORE
Traffic Light Added to Highway 550
IF YOU COMMUTE ALONG HIGHWAY 550 FROM RIO RANCHO DOWN TO I-25, YOU’VE SEEN THE NEW STOP LIGHTS SET UP TO ALLOW ACCESS TO NUMEROUS BUSINESSES ALONG THE ROUTE. AS OF WEDNESDAY, THOSE LIGHTS ARE OPERATIONAL. SO WILL CREWS NOW BEGIN ADDING A THIRD LANE ALONG 550 FROM CAMINO DEL PUEBLO IN BERNALILLO UP TO…… MORE
Duke City Drivers Using A-R-T Lanes Illegally
STAY OUT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT LANES. THAT’S THE WORD FROM THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TO THE DRIVERS WHO’VE BEEN ILLEGALLY USING THE LANES DESIGNATED FOR A-R-T BUSES DOWN CENTRAL. CITY BUS DRIVERS ARE CURRENTLY BEING TRAINED ON THOSE LANES TO DRIVE THE 6-FOOT LONG ELECTRIC BUSES. BUT THE TRAINER SAYS DRIVERS NOT ONLY…… MORE
Man Hit By Rail Runner Dies
A MAN IS HIT AND KILLED BY A RAIL RUNNER TRAIN IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT AROUND 7PM. THAT’S WHEN 62 YEAR OLD GERALD PAUL SMITH WAS SAID TO BE TRESPASSING NEAR INDIAN SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL ON A RESTRICTED PART OF THE TRACKS. IT’S NOT KNOWN WHY HE WAS THERE OR IF ALCOHOL WAS…… MORE
Council Delays Barbed Wire Ban
A SIGH OF RELIEF FROM ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS OWNERS FOR NOW. THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT APPROVED A TWO-YEAR MORATORIUM ON A BAN ON BARBED WIRE AND SIMILAR MATERIALS. THE RESOLUTION APPLIES TO BARBED WIRED ALREADY UP MOST BUSINESS OWNERS ARE GLAD THEY DON’T HAVE TO TAKE DOWN THEIR BARBED WIRE FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.…… MORE
Teen Pleads Guilty to Library Shooting
THE TEENAGER ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO PEOPLE AND INJURING FOUR OTHERS AT A PUBLIC LIBRARY IN CLOVIS LAST YEAR HAS AGREED TO PLEAD GUILTY TO 30 FELONY CHARGES, INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER. THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS REPORTS 17 YEAR OLD NATHANIEL JOUETT COULD BE SENTENCED TO ANYWHERE FROM PROBATION TO TWO LIFE TERMS PLUS…… MORE
