AS THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE ENDS IN SANTA FE, A BIPARTISAN CRIME BILL DID SURVIVE THE 30 DAY SESSION IN THE FINAL HOURS, WINNING APPROVAL FROM THE SENATE ON WEDNESDAY AND WAS SIGNED OFF ON BY THE HOUSE. THE BILL TARGETS VIOLENT FELONS AND STIFFENS PENALTIES AGAINST THEM. IT ALSO LESSENS…… MORE
Early Voting in Rio Rancho
EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY IN RIO RANCHO FOR THE MARCH 6TH CITY ELECTIONS. RIO RANCHO’S COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER ANNEMARIE GARCIA SAYS VOTERS WILL BE ELECTING A MAYOR, MUNICIPAL JUDGE, AND THREE CITY COUNCILORS. THERE ARE ALSO TWO BOND ISSUES…ONE TOTALLING 10 MILLION DOLLARS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. THAT WOULD GO TO A NUMBER OF ROADS…… MORE
Judge Allows Gold King Lawsuit to Proceed
STATE OFFICIALS IN NEW MEXICO SAY THEY’RE PLEASED THAT A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS ALLOWED A LAWSUIT TO PROCEED AGAINST AN EPA CONTRACTOR OVER 2015’S GOLD KING MINE SPILL. ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS AND STATE ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY BUTCH TONGATE SAY THEY LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE NAVAJO NATION TO RECOUP DAMAGES…… MORE
No Dismissal of Charges Against Hansen
THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST JUSTIN HANSEN WILL CONTINUE. A STATE DISTRICT JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS DENIED A DEFENSE MOTION TO DISMISS CHARGES AGAINST HANSEN, INCLUDING AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. HANSEN IS ACCUSED OF BEATING AND NEARLY KILLING CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BRITTANI MARCELL WITH A SHOVEL…… MORE
NM Welcomes Rain
RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST FOR ALBUQUERQUE…AND THAT’S BEEN RARE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST DAVID CRAFT TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB WE COULD GET AS MUCH AS A TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH THURSDAY. BUT HE SAYS IT WON’T CAUSE THE DROUGHT TO END. ALBUQUERQUE HAS GOTTEN JUST…… MORE
NM Senate Approves Budget
THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED A 6.3 BILLION DOLLAR STATE BUDGET FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THE VOTE WAS 40-2. THE SPENDING PLAN NOW GOES BACK TO THE HOUSE TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS. THE SENATE VERSION INCREASES FUNDING FOR THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE…BUT NOT AS MUCH AS THE D-A…… MORE
No Enforcement for Panhandling Ordinance
AN ALBUQUERQUE PANHANDLING ORDINANCE THAT WENT INTO EFFECT LAST YEAR WON’T BE ENFORCED BY THE CITY, FOR NOW. THE CITY AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION REACHED THE AGREEMENT AS PART OF A LAWSUIT THE ACLU FILED OVER THE ORDINANCE, WHICH PROHIBITS PANHANDLING ALONG MEDIANS AND OFF RAMPS. MARIA SANCHEZ IS…… MORE
Cold Case Murder Possibly Solved
ALBUQUERQUE DETECTIVES THINK THEY’VE SOLVED A COLD CASE MURDER FROM MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS AGO. ROGER PAUL PRESTON HAS BEEN INDICTED ON FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF CATO “TERRI” BENALLY, WHO WAS FOUND BADLY BEATEN IN THE 500 BLOCK OF MAPLE SOUTHEAST IN JULY OF 2009. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS…… MORE
Suspected Clovis Library Shooter Scheduled for Trial
IT’LL BE MORE THAN A YEAR BEFORE 17 YEAR OLD NATHANIEL JOUETT GOES ON TRIAL FOR A FATAL SHOOTING AT A LIBRARY IN CLOVIS LAST AUGUST. THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS REPORTS JOUETT WILL BE TRIED AS AN ADULT IN MARCH OF 2019…AND THE TRIAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CHAVES COUNTY COURTHOUSE…… MORE
No Appeal for Coach Davie
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO BOARD OF REGENTS HAS DECIDED TO NOT CONSIDER FOOTBALL COACH BOB DAVIE’S APPEAL OF A 30 DAY SUSPENSION. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL. THE SUSPENSION WAS ANNOUNCED LAST THURSDAY AND DAVIE SAID ON FRIDAY HE WOULD APPEAL TO THE BOARD. INTERIM PRESIDENT CHAOUKI ABDALLAH SUSPENDED…… MORE
