Suspect Arrested in Last Saturday’s Homicide

ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER THAT HAPPENED SATURDAY MORNING ON THE SIDE OF I-25 NEAR JEFFERSON. ADRIAN ARMSTRONG FACES A BATTERY CHARGE IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF ROSS ROMERO WHO WAS HELPING A FRIEND TOW HIS CAR WHICH WAS STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE. APD SAYS IT’S STILL LOOKING FOR…MORE

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NM Gas Prices Continue Rising

ANOTHER RISE IN GAS PRICES IN NEW MEXICO. AAA, THE AUTO CLUB, REPORTS WE’RE PAYING THREE CENTS MORE FOR THE AVERAGE STATEWIDE GAS PRICE THIS WEEK, WHICH IS NOW AT 2-98 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. THAT’S 68 CENTS MORE THAN WE PAID AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. THIS WEEK, LAS CRUCES DRIVERS ARE PAYING…MORE

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Another Voting Deadline

THERE’S ANOTHER DEADLINE ON THURSDAY, MAY 31ST FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION. ONLINE ABSENTEE BALLOTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE UP UNTIL 11:59PM THURSDAY NIGHT. YOU CAN ALSO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BY GOING TO THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE THROUGH THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON JUNE FIRST. ONCE AGAIN, THE ONLINE ABSENTEE…MORE

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No Santa Fe National Forest for Now

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS, THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST WILL CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC AS OF FRIDAY MORNING. FOREST SPOKESMAN BRUCE HILL TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB CONDITIONS ARE TOO DRY TO ALLOW ACCESS TO FOREST ROADS, TRAILS AND CAMPGROUNDS. HE SAYS IT’S SO DRY THAT THEY HAVE NO CHOICE NOW BUT TO GO…MORE

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Higher Fees for Bandelier National Monument

ENTRANCE FEES ARE GOING UP AT BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT. STARTING FRIDAY, IT’LL COST 25 DOLLARS PER CAR-LOAD, 20 DOLLARS PER MOTORCYCLE AND 15 DOLLARS A PERSON. BANDELIER SAYS THE MONEY IS NEEDED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAINTENANCE. EACH NEW FEE REPRESENTS A FIVE DOLLAR INCREASE. ENTRANCE FEES AT MOST NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS ARE ALSO GOING…MORE

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Down to the Wire for Primary Voting

SATURDAY IS YOUR LAST DAY TO VOTE EARLY IN NEXT TUESDAY’S NEW MEXICO PRIMARY. JOEY KEEFE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAYS MORE THAN 60-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY CAST A BALLOT…40-THOUSAND DEMOCRATS AND 20-THOUSAND REPUBLICANS. HE SAYS THERE’S A TREND OF ROBUST TURNOUT, ESPECIALLY ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE. IN BERNALILLO COUNTY, ALMOST 24-THOUSAND PEOPLE…MORE

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APD and City Hall Statement on Child Abuse Cases

QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED AT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT SURROUNDING THE DEPARTMENT’S CONTACTS WITH A COUPLE AND THEIR CHILDREN CAUGHT-UP IN A DISTURBING CASE. WAS ANYTHING MISSED? THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT HOPES TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION IN ITS DEALING WITH A COUPLE NOW ACCUSED OF SEX-TRAFFICKING THEIR SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THE DEPARTMENT IS CARRYING-OUT…MORE

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Navajo Woman Sentenced for Child Abuse

A DISTURBING CASE OF CHILD ABUSE ON THE NAVAJO NATION IN NEW MEXICO. 22 YEAR OLD ELMIRA CURLEY HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON AFTER ADMITTING SHE PUT THE LEGS AND FEET OF A NINE MONTH OLD BABY INTO A SCALDING HOT BATHTUB, RESULTING IN SEVERE BURNS. THE U-S ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS THE…MORE

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Protests Over Detainee’s Death in Cibola County

A TRANSGENDER ICE DETAINEE DIES IN FEDERAL CUSTODY IN CIBOLA COUNTY. THAT LED TO PROTESTS AGAINST IMMIGRATION POLICIES OUTSIDE METRO COURT ON TUESDAY. THE INMATE WAS 33 YEAR OLD JEFFRY HERNANDEZ, WHO THE PROTESTERS IDENTIFIED AS ROXANNA HERNANDEZ. HERNANDEZ WAS A HONDURAN NATIONAL BEING HELD AT THE CIBOLA COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. THE HONDURAN CONSULATE WILL…MORE

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