A RESTAURANT ROBBERY IN ALBUQUERQUE OCCURRED A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO HOME IN SEVERAL RESPECTS. A SUsPECT CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO ROBBING THE GOLDEN PRIDE RESTAURANT RECENTLY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES AS A FORMER CO-WORKER AT THAT SAME LOCATION. IN ADDITION, THE SUSPECT WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING JOSEPH SAIZ…… MORE
Former Mayer Returns to Albuquerque
FORMER ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR MARTY CHAVEZ IS RETURNING TO THE DUKE CITY. HE’S BEEN LIVING AND WORKING IN WASHINGTON DC IN RECENT YEARS, BUT PLANS TO RETURN TO THIS CITY TO START HIS NEW JOB AT THE LAW FIRM OF WILL FERGUSON AND ASSOCIATES. CHAVEZ WILL, OF COURSE, BE PRACTICING LAW AGAIN…… MORE
Sandia Peak Nearly Ready to Open
SANDIA PEAK SKI AREA HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO OPEN ON DECEMBER 23RD. THE OPENING WILL BE LIMITED TO THE BEGINNER TRAIL AND CUBBY CORNER CHILDREN’S CENTER WITH BEGINNER CHAIR NUMBER 4 AND THE MITEY MITE BEING THE AVAILABLE LIFTS. ALL OTHER MOUNTAIN FACILITIES WILL BE OPEN AS WELL. KEEP IN MIND,…… MORE
UNM “Greek Life” Suspended
IT’S APPARENTLY BEEN 10 YEARS SINCE THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ORDERED A SUSPENSION OF GREEK LIFE ON CAMPUS. IT’S ON HOLD FOR NOW AND THROUGH FEBRUARY 19TH AND FOLLOWS THREE FRATS ALREADY IN “EMERGENCY SUSPENSION” AFTER THEY ALLEGEDLY HAZED OR VIOLATED UNM ALCOHOL POLICIES. THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES,…… MORE
MDC Guard Indicted
A FORMER METRO DETENTION CENTER GUARD IS INDICTED ON AGGRAVATED BATTERY CHARGES FOR A 2015 INCIDENT AT THE JAIL ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE. ERIC ALLEN ALLEGEDLY TOLD GUARDS TO HURT INMATE JOE RAY BARELA WHO WAS BEING TREATED AT THE M-D-C’S INFIRMARY. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME ALLEN HAS BEEN…… MORE
Lujan-Grisham Accused of Discrimination
A WOMAN CLAIMS SHE WAS FIRED FROM AN INTERNSHIP IN CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM’S OFFICE BECAUSE SHE’S TRANSGENDER. ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, 26 YEAR OLD RILEY DEL REY IS RAISING THE ALLEGATIONS NOW, THREE YEARS AFTER THE INTERNSHIP, BECAUSE OF RECENT STORIES ABOUT HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE. …… MORE
Rape Suspect Pleads “No Contest”
A MAN IS GOING TO PRISON FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS FOR RAPING A WOMAN ON THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS IN ALBUQUERQUE. THIRTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD ANTONIO DOMINGUEZ PLEADED NO CONTEST TO SECOND DEGREE CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION. HE WAS ACCUSED OF PICKING UP A WOMAN NEAR THE DOWNS CASINO LAST YEAR, THEN…… MORE
Near Miss at LANL Could Have Been Deadly
AN INCIDENT AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY DESCRIBED AS A “NEAR MISS TO A FATALITY” IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS A WORKER ENTERED A LAB ROOM IN SEPTEMBER DESPITE A LOW-OXYGEN ALARM SOUNDING. THE INCIDENT WAS CHARACTERIZED AS POTENTIALLY DEADLY AND A VIOLATION OF BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND EMERGENCY…… MORE
NM Police Chief Calls for Transparency
THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE CHIEF WANTS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT. CHIEF PETE KASSETAS ASKED THE ACADEMY’S DIRECTOR ON TUESDAY TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING RECORDS ON OFFICER DISCIPLINE INTO A SEARCHABLE DATABASE THAT ANYONE COULD ACCESS. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, THAT INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY…… MORE
NM Medical Pot Enrollment is Up
MORE AND MORE NEW MEXICO PATIENTS ARE USING MEDICAL CANNABIS. THE NUMBER OF NEW MEXICANS ENROLLED IN THE STATE’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM IS RAPIDLY GROWING. THE LAS CRUCES SUN NEWS REPORTS PATIENT ENROLLMENT WAS AT MORE THAN 45-THOUSAND AS OF THE END OF NOVEMBER. THAT’S A 77 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE…… MORE
