ONE OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IS RAMPING-UP INVESTMENT AND PRODUCTION IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. EXXON-MOBIL HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE SPENDING 2-BILLION DOLLARS IN THE REGION, TRIPLING ITS DAILY OUTPUT OF OIL BY THE YEAR 2025. ROBERT MCENTYRE WITH THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND…… MORE
Murdered 13-Year-Old a Victim of Major Abuses
HE SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF A MONSTER. THAT’S WHAT SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF ROBERT GARCIA IS SAYING ABOUT 13 YEAR OLD MURDER VICTIM JEREMIAH VALENCIA, BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED TWO MONTHS AGO…HIS BODY BURIED IN A RURAL AREA NEAR NAMBE. CHARGED IN THE DEATH ARE THE VICTIM’S MOTHER TRACY…… MORE
NM Violent Crime on the Rise
NEW MEXICO COURTROOMS WERE VERY BUSY PLACES LAST FISCAL YEAR. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT VIOLENT CRIMES AND THEFTS WERE UP COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE…AND THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. MURDER CASES IN NEW MEXICO ROSE 32 PERCENT…WHILE FELONY-LEVEL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES INCREASED…… MORE
APD Cop Honored by President Trump
TWENTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD APD COP RYAN HOLETS AND HIS WIFE, REBECCA, ARE HONORED DURING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH TUESDAY NIGHT FOR TAKING IN THE NEWBORN OF A HEROIN ADDICT. THIS TOOK PLACE AFTER HOLETS MET THE MOTHER AS SHE WAS SHOOTING UP HEROIN BEHIND AN ALBUQUERQUE STORE LAST FALL. …… MORE
New Mexican Replaces FBI Deputy Director
A FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER IS APPARENTLY IN LINE TO BECOME THE SECOND HIGHEST RANKING AGENT IN THE FBI. DAVID BOWDICH IS EXPECTED TO REPLACE FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR ANDREW MCCABE, WHO RETIRED THIS WEEK. BOWDICH CURRENTLY IS HEAD OF THE FBI’S LOS ANGELES FIELD OFFICE. BOWDICH BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER…… MORE
Burned Body in Sandoval County Identified
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS RELEASING NEW INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BURNED BODY OF A WOMAN FOUND IN SANDOVAL COUNTY ON SATURDAY. APD SAYS THE WOMAN, IDENTIFIED AS 65 YEAR OLD MARILYN ROSE GANDERT, WAS CONNECTED TO A MISSING PERSONS CASE. THERE IS NOW AN ACTIVE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY. POLICE HAVE NOT…… MORE
Lotto Scholarship Bill Approved in Committee
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD SEPARATE NEW MEXICO’S LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE COST OF TUITION IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED IN THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY. IT NOW HEADS TO THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE BILL COULD GUARANTEE ALL STUDENTS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TUITION A YEAR BASED…… MORE
MDC Guard Sentenced to Prison
A FORMER GUARD AT THE METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER IS GOING TO PRISON FOR 10 YEARS AFTER HIS SENTENCING TUESDAY. ENOCK ARVIZO WAS CONVICTED OF RAPING ONE FEMALE INMATE AND ASSAULTING ANOTHER AT THE M-D-C IN 2015 WHEN HE WORKED THERE AS A GUARD. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE HAD ASKED FOR THE…… MORE
Settlement Reached in Cibola County Jail Death
A MAN’S DEATH IN THE CIBOLA COUNTY JAIL IN 2016 HAS LED TO A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO AND RECORDS SHOW THAT DOUGLAS EDMISTEN WAS REPEATEDLY DENIED MEDICAL CARE AFTER HE BECOME VIOLENTLY ILL INSIDE THE JAIL. HE LATER DIED OF A BURST BLOOD VESSEL IN HIS…… MORE
Stolen Valor Act Endorsed by Legislative Committee
IN SANTA FE, A HOUSE COMMITTEE HAS ENDORSED A BILL KNOWN AS THE NEW MEXICO STOLEN VALOR ACT. IT WOULD MAKE IT A MISDEMEANOR CRIME TO MISREPRESENT ONE’S MILITARY SERVICE WITH THE INTENT OF SECURING BENEFITS BASED ON THAT SERVICE. THE BILL IS SPONSORED BY ROSWELL REPUBLICAN BOB WOOLEY. TWENTY-SIX STATES…… MORE
