FOUR COMMANDERS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE BEING EITHER DEMOTED, TRANSFERRED OR ARE RETIRING. THIS AFTER A BIG SHAKEUP AT APD. JENNIFER GARCIA WAS WITH INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND … BUT AFTER ALTERING DOCUMENTS IN AN INVESTIGATION IN HER DEPARTMENT, SHE WAS DEMOTED TO LIEUTENANT. FORMER COMMANDER JOHN SULLIVAN RETIRED INSTEAD OF BEING DEMOTED FOR…… MORE
Big Weekend Ahead in NM
YOU’LL BE ABLE TO GET SOME BACK-TO-SCHOOL BARGAINS THIS WEEKEND. NEW MEXICO’S ANNUAL TAX FREE HOLIDAY STARTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD AND RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY. TAX EXEMPTED ITEMS WILL INCLUDE COMPUTERS UNDER A THOUSAND DOLLARS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES UNDER 30-DOLLARS PER ITEM, AND SHOES AND CLOTHING UNDER 100-DOLLARS PER ITEM. THE NEW MEXICO TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT…… MORE
Former NM Football Player Inducted into Hall of Fame
THIS WEEKEND, FORMER LOBO GREAT BRIAN URLACHER WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME. HE AND SEVEN OTHERS WILL BE ENSHRINED IN CANTON, OHIO ON SATURDAY. URLACHER PLAYED AT UNM IN THE LATE 90’S. HE WAS THEN DRAFTED BY THE CHICAGO BEARS, AND BECAME OF THE NFL’S BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYERS, BEING NAMED…… MORE
Alleged Kidnapper on the Run
THE SEARCH FOR AN ALLEGED KIDNAPPER CONTINUES IN NEW MEXICO. FBI AGENTS WHO WERE HEAVILY ARMED DID RAID A COMPOUND ON THE WEST MESA IN BERNALILLO COUNTY LOOKING FOR THE SUSPECT, JOSE RAMIREZ. THEY SAY HE’S AT THE CENTER OF A BIZARRE CASE IN WHICH HE TIED OF HIS FORMER BOSS, THEN TRIED TO GET…… MORE
Republicans Critical of Lujan Grisham Trip
NEW MEXICO GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM IS BEING SLAMMED BY REPUBLICANS FOR HER VISIT TO PUERTO RICO TO ADDRESS HURRICANE MARIA RECOVERY EFFORTS. PHOTOS TAKEN THERE SHOW HER DANCING AND ENJOYING A COCKTAIL AT A RESORT. NOW, REPUBLICANS ARE CRITICIZING HER BEHAVIOR ON THAT OFFICIAL TRIP. THE GOP LAWMAKERS SAY LUJAN GRISHAM WAS IN…… MORE
Pregnant Woman Missing for Months
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY A WOMAN WHO’S BEEN MISSING FOR MONTHS MAY HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM OF FOUL PLAY. ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ HASN’T BEEN SEEN SINCE LAST NOVEMBER. HER BOYFRIEND MIGUEL MARTINEZ SAYS HE DROPPED HERNANDEZ OFF AT THE HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING ON BRIDGE BOULEVARD ON NOVEMBER 16TH. HE SAYS SHE NEVER CONTACTED HIM TO PICK HER…… MORE
Still Assessing Santa Fe Rain Damage
ASSESSMENT OF HOW THIS PAST WEEK’S RAIN STORM DAMAGED SANTA FE IS STILL GOING ON. FEMA IS IN SANTA FE NOW, HELPING TO DETERMINE HOW BAD THE DAMAGE WAS. DAVID SILVER IS THE CITY’S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. HE SAYS THE MOST RAIN THEY GOT THIS PAST WEEK WAS 3-POINT-7 INCHES IN AN AREA SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF…… MORE
Scammers Try Again in NM
DON’T FALL FOR IT. THAT’S THE ADVICE FROM NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER RAY WILSON CONCERNING A SCAM THEY RECENTLY UNCOVERED. HE SAYS IT’S THE USUAL SCAM…STARTS WITH A PHONE CALL WHERE YOU’RE TOLD BY SOMEONE WHO SAYS THEY’RE WITH STATE POLICE THAT YOU FACE ARREST AND HEFTY FINES HOWEVER YOU CAN AVOID IT ALL…… MORE
County Looks at Tiny Homes for the Homeless
NEARLY 2 YEARS AGO, VOTERS APPROVED 2-MILLION DOLLARS IN BOND FUNDING FOR THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A TINY HOME VILLAGE IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. THE PROPOSAL IS DESIGNED TO HELP ADDRESS THE HOMELESS SITUATION IN THE METRO AREA. COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O’MALLEY SAYS THE TINY HOMES WON’T BE FULLY EQUIPPED. SIX POSSIBLE SITES ARE IDENTIFIED.…… MORE
Tiny Home Village Sites Considered
NEARLY 2 YEARS AGO, VOTERS APPROVED 2-MILLION DOLLARS IN BOND FUNDING FOR THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A TINY HOME VILLAGE IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. THE PROPOSAL IS DESIGNED TO HELP ADDRESS THE HOMELESS SITUATION IN THE COUNTY. COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O’MALLEY SAYS SIX POSSIBLE SITES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. A WEBSITE..”TINY-HOMES-4-B-C.COM” WILL BE LAUNCHED NEXT WEDNESDAY…… MORE
