A RATON POLICE OFFICER IS CHARGED WITH RAPE AND BATTERY. A WOMAN ALLEGES THAT SHE WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY OFFICER ANDREW SANCHEZ WHILE HE WAS OFF DUTY EARLIER THIS MONTH. STATE POLICE SAY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 8TH…AND WHEN THE VICTIM WAS LATER ABLE TO CONTACT OFFICERS, SHE REPORTED WHAT…… MORE
Free Flu Shots This Weekend
LOOKING FOR A FREE FLU SHOT? THE UNM MEDICAL GROUP IS MAKING THAT POSSIBLE THIS SATURDAY, AND YOU WON’T EVEN HAVE TO GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE. THE DRIVE-THRU FLU SHOTS ARE FOR THOSE AGES 9 AND UP AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 8AM TO 12PM AT 1801 CAMINO DE SALUD…… MORE
Legislature Gets “Crimes Against Children” Bill
THERE’S AN EFFORT UNDERWAY IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO STIFFEN PENALTIES FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. STATE SENATOR GREG BACA SAYS, UNDER CURRENT LAW, IT’S ONLY ILLEGAL TO SEND AN IMAGE OF YOUR OWN BODY PARTS TO A CHILD, BUT NOT IMAGES OF OTHERS. HE SAYS HIS SENATE BILL 96 WOULD CORRECT THAT LAW.…… MORE
Price of Cigarettes Could Rise Again
THE PRICE NEW MEXICANS PAY FOR CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS COULD BE GOING UP AGAIN. ON WEDNESDAY IN SANTA FE, THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ENDORSED A BILL INCREASING THE EXCISE TAX BY A DOLLAR-50. THE VOTE WAS 4-2 WITH DEMOCRATS GIVING THEIR SUPPORT AND REPUBLICANS REJECTING THE IDEA. SUPPORTERS SAY…… MORE
Richardson Bows Out
FORMER GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON HAS STEPPED DOWN FROM AN ADVISORY PANEL ON MYANMAR’S ROHINGYA REFUGEE CRISIS. RICHARDSON TELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THAT THE PANEL WAS A– QUOTE– “WHITEWASH AND CHEERLEADING OPERATION” FOR MYANMAR’S LEADER AUNG SAN SUU KYI. THE UNITED NATIONS HAS CALLED MYANMAR’S MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS “TEXTBOOK…… MORE
Toys R Us Closures Hit Albuquerque
THE TOYS R US CHAIN IS CLOSING AROUND 180 STORES AS PART OF ITS BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATION PLANS. AMONG THE STORES BEING SHUTTERED…THE BABIES R US AT 45 HOTEL CIRCLE NEAR EUBANK AND I-40 IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE CLOSURES REPRESENT ABOUT 20-PERCENT OF THE COMPANY’S STORES. TOYS R US HAS FOUND IT MORE…… MORE
Coalition Opposes Governor’s Crime Bills
GROUPS OPPOSING GOVERNOR MARTINEZ’S CRIME AGENDA WILL BE AT THE ROUND HOUSE ON THURSDAY. MEMBERS OF NEW MEXICO SAFE WILL SPEAK OUT AGAINST WHAT THEY SAY ARE THE GOVERNOR’S OUTDATED AND INEFFECTIVE CRIME PROPOSALS BEING PRESENTED AT THE 2018 LEGISLATURE. THE COALITION IS MADE UP OF 30 ORGANIZATIONS THAT INCLUDE COMMUNITY…… MORE
Raises for the Sheriff’s Department
RAISES ARE ON THE WAY AT THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIF’S DEPARTMENT. THIS COMES AS APD OFFICERS ARE STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THE CITY’S LATEST OFFER MADE IN NOVEMBER WILL RISE. OFFICERS CALLED THE CITY’S OFFER FOR A RAISE A “SLAP IN THE FACE.” MEANWHILE, THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION LAST (TUES)…… MORE
