KEEPING VIOLENT CRIMINALS OFF THE STREETS…AND MAKING SURE INMATES GET TREATMENT. THOSE ARE TWO OF THE THEMES IN A BI-PARTISAN PACKAGE OF ANTI-CRIME LEGISLATION BEING INTRODUCED FOR THE UPCOMING SESSION. REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE NATE GENTRY SAYS ONE PROPOSAL WOULD INCREASE PENALTIES FOR VIOLENT OFFENDERS. ANOTHER MEASURE WOULD ENSURE THAT INMATES…… MORE
NM Roundup Updated
THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE IN NEW MEXICO SAYS IT APPREHENDED MORE THAN 100 GANG MEMBERS IN AN OPERATION IT DUBBED “ALPHA AND OMEGA.” IT BEGAN LAST MAY AND ENDED ON DECEMBER 31ST. THE MARSHALS SERVICE SAYS THE THE FUGITIVES REPRESENTED 41 GANGS…WITH CHARGES RANGING FROM HOMICIDE, RAPE, AND KIDNAPPING TO NARCOTICS.…… MORE
Hoping for Rain or Snow
THE SNOW PACK IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO IS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE…BUT THAT COULD BE CHANGING. A WINTER STORM IS APPROACHING AND WILL EFFECT OUR STATE ON WEDNESDAY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON SAYS THERE WON’T BE HUGE SNOW TOTALS…BUT SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. HE SAYS…… MORE
UNM Taproom Will Cost Less Than Expected
THERE COULD BE A NEW TAPROOM IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S STUDENT UNION BUILDING BY THIS COMING AUGUST … BUT THE PROJECT STILL NEEDS APPROVALS BEFORE THAT CAN HAPPEN. WHAT’S DIFFERENT NOW IS THE COST OF THE TAPROOM HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF THANKS TO A SCALED BACK DESIGN. IT SLASHED THE…… MORE
Albuquerque BB&B Store Closing Next Month
ALBUQUERQUE IS LOSING ONE OF OF ITS FOUR BED BATH AND BEYOND STORES. THE NEW JERSEY BASED RETAILER IS CLOSING THE STORE ON HOLLY AVENUE, ALONG PASEO DEL NORTE. A STORE MANAGER TOLD THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT THE CLOSING IS EXPECTED IN LATE FEBRUARY. BED BATH AND BEYOND IS ONE OF…… MORE
House of Stauss | January 9, 2018
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NM Lawmaker: Ban the Border Wall
A LAS CRUCES STATE REP PLANS TO PROPOSE A BILL TO BAN A BORDER WALL WITH OLD MEXICO BEING BUILT ON STATE LAND. IT’S FROM DEMOCRAT BILL MCCAMLEY, WHO LIVES NEAR THE BORDER AND THINKS THE WALL WILL ONLY LIMIT TRADE AND HURT JOB GROWTH. MCCAMLEY TELLS KOB-TV NEW MEXICO DESPERATELY NEEDS MORE…… MORE
Keller, Geier to Work with DOJ Monitor
GETTING THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT REFORMED UNDER THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM, AND IT’S ALSO MEANT GOING OVER BUDGET ON REFORMS. BUT NEW MAYOR TIM KELLER AND APD INTERIM CHIEF MIKE GEIER SAY THEY’LL WORK WITH THE DOJ AND ITS MONITOR, JAMES GINGER. GINGER SAYS FORMER APD OFFICIALS HAVE…… MORE
NM Governor Presents Crime-Fighting Package
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS UNVEILED HER 2018 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WHEN IT COMES TO FIGHTING CRIME. WHEN LAWMAKERS CONVENE IN SANTA FE NEXT WEEK, THEY’LL BE ASKED TO REINSTATE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR THOSE WHO KILL CHILDREN, POLICE OR CORRECTIONS OFFICERS. THE GOVERNOR ALSO WANTS TO EXPAND NEW MEXICO’S THREE STRIKES LAW…AND REFORM…… MORE
Los Angeles Love for NM
A BIG TIME NEWSPAPER HAS SOME LOVE FOR ALBUQUERQUE. THE LOS ANGELES TIMES LISTS THE DUKE CITY AMONG ITS “18 DESTINATIONS FOR 2018.” THE TIMES CITES NEW DEVELOPMENTS AROUND ALBUQUERQUE, INCLUDING THE ONE-CENTRAL PROJECT DOWNTOWN AND THE SAWMILL DISTRICT IN THE OLD TOWN AREA. THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA IS MENTIONED…… MORE
