Dogs and Fireworks Don’t Mix

HERE’S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS THE JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY APPROACHES. PETS AND FIREWORKS DON’T MIX. DESIREE CAWLEY WITH THE CITY’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR PET’S MICRO-CHIP INFORMATION IS UPDATED BECAUSE IT MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO RETURN ANY PET THAT MAY RUN AWAY OUT OF FEAR…MORE

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Big Changes in the Martens Case

NEWLY DEVELOPED EVIDENCE IN THE RAPE AND MURDER OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS IN 2016 IS RESULTING IN A WHOLE NEW UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAPPENED. BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORRES SAYS CELL PHONE EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT HER MOTHER, MICHELLE MARTENS AND HER BOYFRIEND FABIAN GONZALES WERE NOT PRESENT WHEN VICTORIA WAS KILLED. THE…MORE

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Gas Prices Slip Downward in NM Ahead of July 4th

A LITTLE LESS STICKER SHOCK AT THE GAS PUMP THIS WEEK. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS DOWN THREE CENTS FROM LAST WEEK, NOW AT 2-89 A GALLON. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 2-85, DOWN TWO CENTS. AAA SAYS GAS PRICES HERE AND AROUND MUCH OF THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN TRENDING DOWN SINCE MEMORIAL…MORE

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NM Cities Enact Fireworks Bans

MAKE A POINT NOT TO FORGET THAT THERE ARE FIREWORKS BANS IN SOME NEW MEXICO CITIES AND COMMUNITIES. AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S FIRE CODE PUTS A BAN ON POSSESSING, SELLING AND USING AERIAL AND GROUND AUDIBLE DEVICES IN THE CITY LIMITS. THAT MEANS CHASERS AND FIRE CRACKERS, AERIAL SHELL KITS AND SPINNERS, RELOADABLE TUBES,…MORE

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Another Heat Advisory

MORE DAYS OF HAZARDOUS HEAT IN ALBUQUERQUE BEFORE TEMPERATURES START TO MODERATE A BIT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AGAIN ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE METRO THROUGH 9 O’CLOCK THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT AT BETWEEN NEAR 100 DEGREES…EXCEPT FOR THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, WHERE HIGHS WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE…MORE

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Three Cuffed During Immigration Protest

THREE WOMEN PROTESTING THE SEPARATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS ENTERING THE U-S ILLEGALLY ARE ARRESTED DURING A PROTEST AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN SANTA FE ON THURSDAY. THE THREE WOMEN WERE CUFFED AFTER THEY REFUSED TO LEAVE THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AT CLOSING TIME. THAT’S WHERE DOZENS OF PROTESTERS AND THE WOMEN STAGED THEIR…MORE

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APD Releases Officer-Involved Shooting Details

RICHARD RIVERA, THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY APD OFFICER JONATHAN O’GUINN ON JUNE 16TH, HAD A CRIMINAL HISTORY GOING BACK TO 1989. APD RELEASED MORE INFORMATION THURSDAY ABOUT THE INCIDENT. LT. RAY DEL-GRECO SAYS OFFICER O’GUINN BELIEVED RIVERA WAS ARMED AS HE CHASED THE SUSPECT THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OF THE SMITH’S ON YALE…MORE

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Former Tax and Rev Secretary Charged

A FORMER STATE CABINET SECRETARY WHO STEPPED DOWN IN LATE 2016 AMID A CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION NOW FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES. THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE ACCUSES DEMESIA PADILLA OF EMBEZZLEMENT AND ENGAGING IN AN OFFICIAL ACT FOR PERSONAL GAIN. PADILLA HEADED THE NEW MEXICO TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT UNTIL HER RESIGNATION. SHE ALLEGEDLY STOLE MORE…MORE

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Record Low Number of NM Teen Smokers

SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS RELEASED TODAY (THURS) WHEN IT COMES TO TEENS AND SMOKING IN NEW MEXICO. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS CIGARETTE SMOKING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW, DOWN MORE THAN 50 PERCENT IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. IT’S GONE FROM 24-POINT-2 PERCENT IN 2007 TO 10-POINT-6 PERCENT…MORE

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