NEW MEXICO IS JOINING ARIZONA AND TEXAS IN PLEDGING TO SEND NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO THE BORDER WITH MEXICO. THAT AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO USE THE MILITARY TO HELP FIGHT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND DRUG TRAFFICKING. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ’S OFFICE SAYS MORE THAN 80 NEW MEXICO GUARD MEMBERS WILL DEPLOY LATER THIS WEEK…THE FIRST…… MORE
Burn Ban Approved for Bernalillo County
THE FIRE DANGER IS HIGH ENOUGH TO WHERE THERE’S NOW A BAN ON BURNING IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS VOTED TUESDAY NIGHT TO PASS THE RESOLUTION THAT BANS OPEN FIRES, CAMPFIRES AND SMOKING IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY OVER THE NEXT 180 DAYS. COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL KEITH CLARK SAYS IT’S SORELY NEEDED TO REDUCE…… MORE
Woman Accused of Leaving Dead Dogs is Arrested
A WOMAN POLICE BELIEVE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEAVING FIVE DOGS TO DIE IN A VEHICLE IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST WEEK IS NOW UNDER ARREST. APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS SARA MARIE MAUTER IS IN CUSTODY IN MARICOPA COUNTY IN ARIZONA. HE SAYS SHE WAS CONTACTED BY AN OFFICER, WHO RAN HER INFORMATION. SHE’S NOW WAITING TO…… MORE
No Name Change for Nehemiah Griego
NEHEMIAH GRIEGO HAS DROPPED HIS ATTEMPT TO CHANGE HIS NAME. GRIEGO, WHO’S NOW 21, KILLED HIS PARENTS AND THREE SIBLINGS IN THEIR SOUTH VALLEY HOME FIVE YEARS AGO. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, GRIEGO VOLUNTARILY DISMISSED THE CASE TO CHANGE HIS NAME EARLIER THIS MONTH. HE WAS SENTENCED AS A JUVENILE FOR THE MURDERS AND…… MORE
Two Charged in Downtown Shooting
TWO PEOPLE ARE UNDER ARREST IN MONDAY’S INCIDENT IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE IN WHICH SHOTS WERE FIRED AT TWO APD OFFICERS. THIRTY-NINE YEAR OLD CARLOS GRIEGO AND 30 YEAR OLD CHERICE VALENCIA FACE CHARGES THAT INCLUDE AGGRAVATED BATTERY ON A PEACE OFFICER AND RECEIVING OR TRANSFERRING A STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE. BOTH WERE ARRESTED FOLLOWING A STANDOFF…… MORE
Forty Dollar Death Suspect Stuck in Jail
THERE WAS A COURT RULING TUESDAY IN THE CASE OF A 16 YEAR OLD BOY ACCUSED OF KILLING A 15 YEAR OLD WHO OWED THE SUSPECT 40 DOLLARS. THE COURT RULED THAT BRANDON CABALLEROS WILL REMAIN BEHIND BARS UNTIL HIS TRIAL. POLICE SAY CABALLEROS HAS ADMITTED TO SHOOTING AND KILLING CARLOS RODRIGUEZ LAST MONDAY. KOB-TV…… MORE
NM Gubernatorial Frontrunners
THE TWO FRONT RUNNERS IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR ARE RAISING A LOT OF MONEY FOR THEIR CAMPAIGNS. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS REPUBLICAN STEVE PEARCE BENEFITED FROM A COURT RULING THAT LET HIM TRANSFER ALMOST 800-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM HIS CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT. HE NOW HAS TWO-POINT-1 MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH ON HAND. LUJAN GRISHAM…… MORE
Duke City Not Quite the “Best Place to Live”
ALBUQUERQUE DOES VERY POORLY IN A LIST OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN THE U.S. WE COME IN AT NUMBER 109 OUT OF THE TOP 125 METRO AREAS. THE LIST BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IS BASED ON THINGS LIKE AFFORDABILITY, JOB PROSPECTS AND QUALITY OF LIFE. AUSTIN, TEXAS TOOK THE TOP SPOT.…… MORE
A-G Sessions in Las Cruces This Week
THE MAN IN CHARGE OF ENFORCING THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES WILL BE BRINGING HIS MESSAGE TO NEW MEXICO. ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS WILL BE IN LAS CRUCES ON WEDNESDAY DELIVERING REMARKS ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT BEFORE THE SOUTHWESTERN BORDER SHERIFF’S COALITION MEETING AT THE RAMADA LAS CRUCES HOTEL. ALSO HEADING TO NEW MEXICO IS…… MORE
NM Hunter Found Dead
A HUNTER WHO’S BEEN MISSING SINCE LAST NOVEMBER IS FOUND DEAD IN THE PECOS RIVER. AN OFF-DUTY STATE POLICE OFFICER WAS FISHING NEAR SAN HOSE IN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY LAST SATURDAY WHEN HE FOUND THE BODY OF 54 YEAR OLD STANLEY VIGIL. HIS SISTER, DARCY VIGIL, SAYS STANLEY WAS ON A HUNTING TRIP NEAR BARRILLAS…… MORE
