BOTH OF NEW MEXICO’S SENATORS HAVE JOINED OTHER DEMOCRATS IN CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATION OF SCOTT PRUITT, THE HEAD OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING PRUITT’S ETHICAL CONDUCT REGARDING LUXURY AIR TRAVEL AND UNUSUAL SECURITY PRECAUTIONS.… MORE
Man Convicted of 1986 Murder to Stay in Prison
A MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER FOR A 1986 KILLING WILL BE STAYING BEHIND BARS. SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGE STAN WHITAKER HAS DENIED JACOB DURAN’S REQUEST TO HAVE HIS CONVICTION SET ASIDE. HE WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING TEOFILIA GRADI IN HER NORTH VALLEY HOME. DURAN WANTED D-N-A EVIDENCE THAT WAS USED AT TRIAL RETESTED. THE COURT…… MORE
Council Banking on Mayor’s Signature
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS IS BANKING ON MAYOR KELLER SIGNING INTO LAW A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT REDUCES THE PENALTY FOR GETTING CAUGHT WITH AN OUNCE OR LESS OF POT. A WEEK AGO, THE COUNCIL VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE MEASURE THAT CUTS THE PENALTY DOWN TO JUST A 25 DOLLAR FINE. DAVIS SAYS MOST…… MORE
Health Forum to Address Behavioral Care
THERE’S A TREMENDOUS NEED FOR PRACTITIONERS IN MANY FIELDS RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL CARE, SUCH AS PSYCHIATRIC NURSING, CHILD PSYCHIATRY, SOCIAL WORK, COUNSELING AND PEER SUPPORT. THAT’S ACCORDING TO WAYNE LINDSTROM, DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION IN NEW MEXICO. TO HELP GET MORE STUDENTS TO CONSIDER CAREERS IN THOSE FIELDS, THERE IS A WORKFORCE FORUM…… MORE
APD Asks for Border Exemption
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL ASK GOVERNOR MARTINEZ FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM DEPLOYING APD COPS WHO ARE IN THE NATIONAL GUARD TO BE DEPLOYED TO THE BORDER WITH MEXICO. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS CONSIDERING SENDING 4,000 NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS TO SECURE THE U-S-MEXICO BORDER. BUT APD HAS A STAFFING SHORTAGE … AND 50 TO 60 OFFICERS…… MORE
SFPD Reviving its Bomb Squad
THE SANTA FE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING TO BRING BACK ITS BOMB SQUAD, BUT IT’LL TAKE TIME. A CITY SPOKESMAN SAYS THE SANTA FE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED A 24-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT TO SEND THREE TEAM MEMBERS TO THE FBI’S HAZARDOUS DEVICES SCHOOL, THE ONLY PROGRAM IN THE U-S…… MORE
Police Find Vehicle Containing Dead Dogs
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER AN OFFICER CHECKING OUT A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE FOUND SIX DOGS DEAD INSIDE. OFFICERS GOT A CALL ABOUT DOGS BEING ABANDONED IN A CAR NEAR SAN MATEO AND LOMAS. THEY FOUND THE ANIMALS DEAD WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS THE DOGS BELONGED TO A BREEDER FROM ESTANCIA…… MORE
APD Checking Leads in Murder
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CHECKING OUT LEADS FROM WEDNESDAY’S MURDER AT AN ALBUQUERQUE APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE 42-HUNDRED BLOCK OF ATRISCO DRIVE NORTHWEST. OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THERE WERE A LOT OF WITNESSES, SOMETHING THAT COULD BE VITAL TO SOLVING THIS CASE ONE MAN WAS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN AN APARTMENT. THE VICTIM’S…… MORE
Another Spike in Gas Prices
GAS PRICES IN NEW MEXICO HAVE JUMPED 26 CENTS A GALLON IN THE PAST MONTH. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REASONS, SAYS DANIEL ARMBRUSTER WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO…HIGHER DEMAND AND A SWITCH OVER TO SUMMER GASOLINE BLENDS. ARMBRUSTER SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IN NEW MEXICO WENT UP A NICKEL IN THE PAST WEEK TO 2-59…… MORE
Cervantes Still on the Ballot
THE NAME OF JOE CERVANTES WILL REMAIN ON THE PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT…FOR NOW. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS A JUDGE HAS THROWN OUT A LAWSUIT FILED BY DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL OPPONENT JEFF APODACA, WHO CLAIMED CERVANTES HADN’T COLLECTED ENOUGH PETITION SIGNATURES. APODACA SAYS HE’LL NOW TAKE HIS CASE TO THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT. THE OTHER DEMOCRATIC…… MORE
