A LONG TIME ADVOCATE FOR THE HOMELESS IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS DIED. JEREMY REYNALDS WHO BROUGHT JOY JUNCTION TO LIFE IN ALBQUERQUE, HAS DIED AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. REYNALDS ALWAYS OPERATED JOY JUNCTION USING ONLY PRIVATE DONATIONS WHICH, AS HE TOLD NEWSRADIO KKOB MANY TIMES, ALLOWED HIM TO OPERATE THE FACILITY AS A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY WITHOUT…… MORE
D-A Drops Some Charges in Martens Case
SOME OF THE CHILD ABUSE CHARGES AGAINST JESSICA KELLEY FOR HER ROLE IN THE DEATH OF VICTORIA MARTENS HAVE BEEN DROPPED. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS EVIDENCE HAD INITIALLY SUGGESTED THAT VICTORIA HAD BEEN FORCED TO INGEST METHAMPHETAMINE BUT NO SUCH SUBSTANCE WAS FOUND IN HER SYSTEM. TWO COUNTS CHARGING KELLEY WITH CHILD ABUSE AND…… MORE
UNM Health Sciences Exec Proposing Opioid Limits
A UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR MAKES HIS POINT ABOUT REGULATING AND LIMITING THE DISTRIBUTION OF OPIOIDS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS DR. RICHARD LARSON TOLD THE WALL STREET JOURNAL IN AN OPINION PIECE THAT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC WON’T BE RESOLVED ANY OTHER WAY. LARSON SAYS A THREE-DAY LIMIT SHOULD BE PLACED…… MORE
Keller to Check Out San Antonio Homeless Campus
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER IS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ON TUESDAY TO LEARN ABOUT THAT CITY’S HOMELESS INITIATIVE. WHILE THERE, KELLER WILL VISIT THE 22-ACRE HOMELESS CAMPUS KNOWN AS THE “HAVEN FOR HOPE.” THOSE WHO LIVE ON CAMPUS ARE PROVIDED WITH A HOST OF RESOURCES THAT ENABLE THEM TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. “HAVEN…… MORE
Woman Arrested in Husband’s Murder in Pena Blanca
AN 18 YEAR OLD WOMAN IS UNDER ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF A MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND A WEEK AGO IN PENA BLANCA, IN SANDOVAL COUNTY. KRQE TV REPORTS THAT LUCIA MONTANO IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND KIDNAPPING. AUTHORITIES SAY THE VICTIM, 22 YEAR OLD KAVAUGHN WHEAT, WENT MISSING IN…… MORE
NM Monsoons Expected to “Firm Up”
MONSOON SEASON IN NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN PRETTY HIT-OR-MISS SO FAR THIS SUMMER. BUT THAT COULD BE ABOUT TO CHANGE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES SAYS A SURGE OF MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO COME INTO THE STATE FROM OLD MEXICO LATER IN THE WEEK: HE SAYS IT’LL BE THE FIRST TIME WHEN NEW MEXICO’S…… MORE
Palace of the Governor Closing for Six Months
THE PALACE OF THE GOVERNOR’S IN SANTA FE WILL BE CLOSED NEXT MONTH … FOR SIX MONTHS. THE CLOSURE COMES AS THE NEXT PHASE OF A REMODELING PROJECT AT THE PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS STARTED IN 2016 AND 2017. IT’LL CLOSE ON AUGUST 1ST SO A COMPREHENSIVE HVAC SYSTEM AND FIRE SAFETY CONSTRUCTION CAN BE…… MORE
Clint Heads to New Mexico
DIRTY HARRY IS COMING TO LAS CRUCES. THE STATE FILM OFFICE SAYS CLINT EASTWOOD IS PRODUCING, DIRECTING AND STARRING IN A MOVIE CALLED “THE MULE.” WORK IS SET TO GET UNDERWAY LATER THIS MONTH. THE PROJECT WILL EMPLOY 85 CREW MEMBERS AND 200 BACKGROUND TALENT. ALONG WITH EASTWOOD, THE MOVIE STARS BRADLEY COOPER AND LAURENCE…… MORE
Man Crashes While Avoiding Checkpoint
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY ONE MAN DID EVERYTHING HE COULD TO AVOID A DWI CHECKPOINT OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY SAY HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND ROLLED IT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO FLEE THE CHECKPOINT AT CENTRAL AND JACKSON. INSIDE HIS VEHICLE, OFFICERS FOUND A LOADED GUN AND AN OPEN CONTAINER. IN ALL, THE OPERATION…… MORE
Pearce Signs No New Taxes Pledge
IF REPUBLICAN STEVE PEARCE IS ELECTED GOVERNOR IN NOVEMBER, HE WILL OPPOSE ANY NEW TAXES. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS CONGRESSMAN PEARCE HAS SIGNED CONSERVATIVE GROVER NORQUIST’S PLEDGE AGAINST ANY NET TAX INCREASES. EVEN THOUGH THE STATE IS CURRENTLY REAPING THE REWARDS OF AN OIL BOOM, ANALYSTS SAY THE PLEDGE COULD LIMIT ANY BUDGET-BALANCING OPTIONS IN…… MORE
