THE CITY OF SANTA FE IS NOW CONSIDERING IT’S BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THE PROPOSED SPENDING PLAN, ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, TOTALS 335-MILLION DOLLARS. IT CONTAINS INCREASES FOR POLICE AND FIRE FIGHTERS. CITY EMPLOYEES WILL ALSO GET A TWO PERCENT PAY RAISE IF THE PLAN IS APPROVED. THE CITY’S FINANCE…… MORE
Burglar Targets Cottonwood Mall
AT LEAST THREE COTTONWOOD MALL STORES ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE ARE THE VICTIMS OF A BURGLAR WHO TARGETED THE STORES LAST WEEKEND. APD SPOKESMAN OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THE THREE STORES WERE MASTER CUTS, J&J GIFTS, AND EYEBROW 21. THEY WERE HIT SOMETIME LAST SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. NO WORD ON WHAT WAS STOLEN … AND…… MORE
Victims Advised to File a Claim
THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS URGING NEW MEXICANS WHO WERE VICTIMS OF A SCAM TO FILE A CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION FROM A 586-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT WITH WESTERN UNION. THE CLAIMS ONLY APPLY IF YOU USED WESTERN UNION TO SEND THE MONEY TO THE SCAMMERS. JAMES HALLINAN IS WITH THE A-G’S OFFICE. HE SAYS…… MORE
State Park Reopens
BLUEWATER LAKE STATE PARK, WEST OF GRANTS, WILL REOPEN FRIDAY. IT’S BEEN CLOSED SINCE APRIL 13TH DUE TO THE BLUEWATER AND DIENER CANYON FIRES. THE STATE PARKS DEPARTMENT SAYS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO ACCESS CAMPING RESERVATIONS WITH RESERVE AMERICA. BLUEWATER LAKE STATE PARK HAS FIRE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE DUE TO THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS. FIRES AND…… MORE
Board Member Wants School Drug Tested
A WEST LAS VEGAS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER IS CALLING FOR DRUG TESTS FOR SCHOOLS, TESTING EVERYONE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT DOWN TO SCHOOL ATHLETES. AMBROSIO CASTELLANO SAYS THE TESTS ARE NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID ADDICTION IN THE STATE. CASTELLANO SAYS DRUG TESTING EVERYONE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WOULD MAKE SCHOOLS SAFER. HE SAYS THE POINT…… MORE
Teens Charged in Three March Shootings
TWO ALBUQUERQUE TEENS EACH FACE AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE. TIM CHAVEZ, WHO’S 15, AND 17 YEAR OLD ANTHONY GALLEGOS ARE ACCUSED OF THREE SHOOTINGS FROM LAST MONTH. THE TWO HAVE BEEN JAILED SINCE ONE OF THOSE INCIDENTS ON MARCH 22ND. POLICE SAY SOMEONE USED A GLOCK HANDGUN TO FIRE SHOTS…… MORE
Railyard Fire Said to Be Intentional
A TWO-ALARM BUILDING FIRE MONDAY AFTERNOON ON SECOND STREET AT THE RAILYARDS SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AND, SO FAR, IT’S REPORTEDLY DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS INTENTIONALLY SET. BUT MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS THE FIRE WON’T AFFECT THE RAILYARDS MARKET WHICH IS OPEN ON SUNDAYS, MAY THROUGH OCTOBER. A FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN…… MORE
Condo Fire Ruled Accidental
QUICK WORK BY ALBUQUERQUE FIREFIGHTERS MONDAY KEPT AN APARTMENT FIRE FROM SPREADING. LT. TOM RUIZ WITH A-F-D SAYS WHEN CREWS ARRIVED, SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM ONE UNIT OF THE TWO STORY COMPLEX ON PENNSYLVANIA NEAR INDIAN SCHOOL. HE SAYS THE OCCUPANT OF THE AFFECTED APARTMENT WAS OUT IN TIME, GIVING FIREFIGHTERS THE ROOM…… MORE
Woman Shot Still Not Identified
THE WOMAN WHO WAS SHOT AND THEN DRIVEN TO LOVELACE HOSPITAL IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST SATURDAY MORNING STILL HASN’T BEEN IDENTIFIED. APD IS NOW ASKING FOR HELP FROM ANYONE WHO MIGHT KNOW HER. THEY SAY SHE APPEARS TO BE LATINA WITH DARK HAIR AND IN HER MID 20S. POLICE NEED HELP TO IDENTIFY HER AND ALSO…… MORE
More Young Voters Signing Up
ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR, 17 YEAR OLDS WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE IN THE STATE PRIMARY IF THEY HAVE THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY BY THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. SECRETARY OF STATE MAGGIE TOULOUSE-OLIVER SAYS THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME YOUNG VOTERS WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. SHE SAYS THE FIRST CYCLE…… MORE
