A MAN IS IN CUSTODY AFTER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY HE HAD AN ALTERCATION WITH AN OFFICER ON TUESDAY, AND WOUND UP CRASHING INTO SEVERAL VEHICLES. IT ALL BEGAN AROUND NOON WHEN THE OFFICER TRIED TO PULL OVER THE SUSPECT. THE MAN RAMMED THE OFFICER’S CRUISER… GOT OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AND TRIED TO TAKE THE…… MORE
Less Revenue for NM
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO BROUGHT IN LESS MONEY IN JANUARY COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH A YEAR AGO. THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE SAYS INCOME FROM TAXES, FEES, AND ROYALTIES FELL BY TWO PERCENT…OR ALMOST SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS. HOWEVER, INCOME WENT UP BY 16 PERCENT DURING THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO…… MORE
More Jail Time for Barber
THE SENTENCES ARE PILING UP FOR DAVID BARBER OF ALBUQUERQUE. ON TUESDAY, HE GOT FIVE YEARS FOR BREAKING INTO A PAIR OF BUSINESSES. IN ONE OF THE BURGLARIES, BARBER MADE OFF WITH A NUMBER OF GUNS FROM RON PETERSON FIREARMS. JUST LAST WEEK BARBER WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR A BREAK-IN AT…… MORE
“Voucher Season” on in Albuquerque
IT’S “VOUCHER SEASON” IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR SECTION EIGHT HOUSING SINCE MARCH 15TH AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL APRIL 15TH. ONCE THE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN, RECIPIENTS ARE CHOSEN USING A RANDOMIZED COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY THINKS HUD HAS ENOUGH MONEY FOR 250 TO 300 NEW VOUCHERS. SOME OF…… MORE
Another Possible Murder for Albuquerque
THIS ONE COULD BE ALBUQUERQUE’S SIXTH MURDER IN TWO WEEKS. POLICE WERE SENT TO DOMINGO AND MOON NORTHEAST NEXT TO HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AROUND 8PM MONDAY, WHERE THEY FOUND A 21 YEAR OLD MAN WHO’D BEEN SHOT. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT HIS INJURIES ARE SO SEVERE HE’S NOT EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.…… MORE
Officer-Involved Shooting in Los Lunas
NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE ARE IN LOS LUNAS INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. IT INVOLVED LOS LUNAS POLICE AND HAPPENED AT, OR NEAR, THE WAL-MART AT HIGHWAY SIX AND SUN RANCH VILLAGE ROAD. THERE’S NO INFORMATION YET ON THE PERSON WHO WAS SHOT. THE OFFICER INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING WAS NOT…… MORE
BCSO Investigates Road Rage Incident
DETECTIVES WITH THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ARE NOW HANDLING A HOMICIDE STEMMING FROM A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT BACK ON MARCH 20TH. IT WAS LATE THAT EVENING WHEN DEPUTIES WERE SENT TO THE AREA OF GUN CLUB ROAD AND KIRK LANE IN RESPONSE TO A REPORT OF A GUNSHOT VICTIM IN A VEHICLE. THEY FOUND…… MORE
NM A-G Seeks Information from Facebook
NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS JOINED WITH A GROUP OF 37 STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASKING FACEBOOK FOR INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS PRACTICES AND PRIVACY PROTECTIONS. THEY’VE SENT FACEBOOK C-E-O MARK ZUCKERBERG A LETTER ASKING ABOUT THOSE PRIVACY PRACTICES. THE INQUIRY COMES AFTER IT WAS REVEALED THAT DATA CONNECTED TO AT LEAST 50…… MORE
Tuesday is Diabetes Alert Day
MANY NEW MEXICANS WITH PRE-DIABETES CONDITIONS AREN’T EVEN AWARE THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP TYPE 2 DIABETES. THAT’S WHY THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS ENCOURAGING ADULTS TO TAKE A DIABETES RISK TEST THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT’S FACEBOOK PAGE. IT’S BELIEVED THREE IN TEN ADULTS WITH PRE-DIABETES CONDITIONS AREN’T EVEN AWARE THEY ARE AT…… MORE
“Cosmos” Documentary Filming in NM
THE NEW MEXICO FILM OFFICE IS ANNOUNCING ANOTHER PROJECT WILL BEGIN SHOOTING IN THE STATE IN EARLY APRIL THROUGH MAY OF THIS YEAR. IT’S A DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION SHOW CALLED “COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS.” THE FILM OFFICE SAYS COSMOS IS THE STORY OF THE VASTNESS OF TIME AND THE IMMENSITY OF SPACE. THE PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO…… MORE
