THERE’S A VERDICT IN A TRIAL SURROUNDING THE BRUTAL MURDER OF AARON SIEBEN IN MARCH OF 2017. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS AMEER MUHAMMAD HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF ATTACKING AND STABBING SIEBEN TO DEATH NEAR AN ALBUQUERQUE GAS STATION. MUHAMMAD’S TRIAL LASTED ONE WEEK. HE NOW FACE LIFE IN PRISON WITH SENTENCING SCHEDULED FOR…… MORE
Successful Flight for Virgin Galactic
ANOTHER STEP IS TAKEN BY VIRGIN GALACTIC AS IT MOVES FORWARD WITH THE TESTING OF IT’S ROCKET-POWERED SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT. A TEST FLIGHT YESTERDAY FROM THE MOJAVE AIR AND SPACE PORT TOOK THE AIRCRAFT TO AN ALTITUDE OF 170,800 FEET, WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE MESOSPHERE. THE “V-S-S UNITY” TRAVELED AT A RATE OF 2-POINT-4-7 TIMES…… MORE
Rio Rancho May Upgrade School Security
AS MANY SCHOOLS CONSIDER HIGHER SECURITY, RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS A PLAN. SCHOOL OFFICIALS THERE ARE CURRENTLY CONSIDERING LETTING CERTAIN SECURITY OFFICERS BE ARMED ON CAMPUS SO THEY CAN BETTER PROTECT STUDENTS. NOT ONLY WOULD THOSE OFFICERS GET A RAISE, THEY’D HAVE TO UNDERGO NEW TRAINING, BE CERTIFIED AND EVALUATED. THE PROPOSAL COST WOULD…… MORE
City Takes on Abandoned Homes
MORE FUNDS FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S SAFE CITY STRIKE FORCE. MAYOR TIM KELLER APPROVED THE FUNDS SO THE STRIKE FORCE CAN HIRE TWO NEW INSPECTORS TO CHECK OUT ABANDONED HOMES, LIKE ONE ON LA CIENEGA NORTHWEST IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NORTH VALLEY THAT’S BEEN THE SUBJECT OF COMPLAINTS. THE CITY SAYS IT’S RECEIVED ONLY ONE COMPLAINT AT THAT HOME.…… MORE
Santa Fe Mayor Declares State of Emergency
A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED IN SANTA FE, THANKS TO ALL THE FLOODING THERE THIS WEEK. MAYOR ALAN WEBBER DECLARED IT AFTER THE CITY WAS HIT WITH A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR THIS WEEK. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED SO SANTA FE CAN GET STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS FOR…… MORE
Santa Fe Ends Entrada Pageant
THE FIESTA DE SANTA FE’S ENTRADA PAGEANT IS GOING AWAY. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT, FOLLOWING NEGOTIATIONS WITH KEY PLAYERS, IT’S BEEN DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE THE DRAMATIZATION OF SPANISH CONQUISTADORS RECLAMING SANTA FE FROM THE INDIANS IN 1692. IN RECENT YEARS THE PAGEANT HAS BECOME THE SUBJECT OF CONTROVERSY, WITH NATIVE AMERICAN GROUPS…… MORE
Teen Beater Gets Maximum Sentence
THE MAN WHO BEAT AND NEARLY KILLED A CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WITH A SHOVEL IN 2008 IN ALBUQUERQUE WILL GO TO PRISON FOR 18 YEARS. THAT WAS THE SENTENCE A JUDGE HANDED 34 YEAR OLD JUSTIN HANSEN ON WEDNESDAY. IT WAS THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE ALLOWED. IN APRIL, HANSEN PLED NO CONTEST TO ATTEMPTED MURDER…… MORE
What NOT to Do With Bears
AN INCIDENT LAST WEEK IN CLOUDCROFT IS DRIVING HOME THE POINT THAT IT’S UNWISE TO FEED BEARS IN THE WILD. A MAN WAS ATTACKED AND INJURED BY A BEAR THAT HE ROUTINELY FED. TRISTANNA BICKFORD WITH THE STATE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE MAN WOULD GIVE FOOD TO A NUMBER OF BEARS. THEIR REPORT…… MORE
Boom Times for NM?
NO SHORTAGE OF WORK IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN NEW MEXICO THESE DAYS. RYAN FLYNN IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION. HE SAYS THE CURRENT NUMBER OF RIGS OPERATING IN THE STATE, 103, MATCHES THE ALL-TIME HIGH. FLYNN SAYS EACH RIG ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 50 JOBS AND…… MORE
NM Continues Fight Against Opioids
ANOTHER FRONT HAS BEEN OPENED IN THE WAR AGAINST OPIOID ABUSE IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE’S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS STARTED A NEW CAMPAIGN CALLED “THERE IS ANOTHER WAY.” IT’S DESCRIBED AS A MULTI-FACETED EFFORT DESIGNED TO EDUCATE PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS ABOUT SAFER WAYS TO MANAGE PAIN. THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDES COMMUNITY EVENTS, SCHOOL OUTREACH AND…… MORE
