THE DEATH OF A BORDER PATROL AGENT IN WEST TEXAS LAST MONTH MAY BE LINKED TO TWO BROTHERS FROM NEW MEXICO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE FBI GOT A WARRANT TO SEARCH A VEHICLE IN PORTALES FOR EVIDENCE. A TIPSTER HAD TOLD THE BORDER PATROL THAT THE BROTHERS WERE PRESENT WITH…… MORE
Alleged Green Jeans Thief Facing 25 Years in Prison
A MAN WHO IS ACCUSED OF REPEATEDLY BREAKING INTO BUSINESSES NEAR I-40 AND CARLISLE COULD GET 25 YEARS IN PRISON. NICHOLAS SMITH HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO NEARLY TWO DOZEN CHARGES, INCLUDING LARCENY, BURGLARY, AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. THE BREAK-INS HAPPENED AT THE GREEN JEANS FARMERY. SMITH WAS ARRESTED…LET OUT OF…… MORE
Stay Out of Bus-Only Lanes
MOTORISTS ON CENTRAL AVENUE ARE AGAIN BEING REMINDED TO STAY OFF THE BUS ONLY LANES THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR THE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM. A-R-T SPOKESPERSON JOANIE GRIFFIN SAYS YOU CANNOT MAKE LEFT TURNS ONTO CENTRAL FROM A SIDE STREET THAT DOES NOT HAVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. AND DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING STRAIGHT ACROSS…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Edge Downward
GAS PRICES ARE DROPPING IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE PRICE IS CURRENTLY 2-46 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 2-48 A GALLON, DOWN JUST A PENNY FROM A WEEK AGO. TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO SAYS ABQ IS PAYING 2-38 A GALLON AT THE PUMP NOW … DOWN FROM 2-44 LAST…… MORE
Three Dead in Aztec High School Shootings
A SCHOOL SHOOTING HAS OCCURRED IN NEW MEXICO’S FOUR CORNERS AREA AND SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF KEN CHRISTESEN SAYS THREE PEOPLE, INCLUDING TWO STUDENTS, ARE DEAD. THE SHOOTER IS AMONG THOSE DEAD. SHERIFF CHRISTESEN SAYS IT HAPPENED AT AZTEC HIGH SCHOOL THURSDAY MORNING. DETAILS ARE SPARCE RIGHT NOW. THE SHERIFF’S…… MORE
How Ready is NM for Wildfire Season?
THE RECENT WILDFIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAY HAVE YOU WONDERING WHAT THE FIRE DANGER IS LIKE RIGHT NOW IN NEW MEXICO. STATE FORESTER DONALD GRIEGO TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB, WITH THE LACK OF MOISTURE IN OUR STATE, THE FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. BUT THE FIRES THAT HAVE STARTED RECENTLY HAVEN’T SPREAD. HE SAYS COOLER…… MORE
Reedy Contract Extended at APS
RAQUEL REEDY WILL CONTINUE ON AS SUPERINTENDENT OF ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH JUNE OF 2020. THAT’S BECAUSE THE APS BOARD ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT VOTED 6-TO-1 TO EXTEND REEDY’S CONTRACT UNTIL THEN. THE ONLY BOARD MEMBER WHO DID NOT VOTE “YES” FOR THE CONTRACT EXTENSION WAS PEGGY MULLER-ARAGON. MULLER-ARAGON OBJECTED TO INCREASING…… MORE
APS Grad Rates on the Rise
NEW MEXICO’S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE IS STILL SECOND WORSE IN THE NATION. BUT A FEDERAL REPORT SHOWS THE STATE MOVING UP SLOWLY. THE CURRENT GRADUATION RATE IS 71 PERCENT … UP FIVE PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM LAST YEAR WHEN IT WAS 66 PERCENT. THE 2016S GRADUATION RATE HAD RISEN FROM 62 PERCENT, WHERE…… MORE
NM Public Officials’ Disclosure Statements Available
SECRETARY OF STATE MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER HAS POSTED THE DOCUMENTS DATING BACK TO 2013. THE DOCUMENTS ARE SEARCHABLE BY YEAR AND NAME. ONE THING YOU WON’T SEE ON THE DOCUMENTS IS THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS FOR ANYONE WORKING IN THE JUDICIAL, LAW ENFORCEMENT OR RELATED AGENCIES AS THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED. …… MORE
Alleged Girlfriend Killer Arrested
A 39 YEAR OLD MAN, DOMINIC GARCIA, IS FINALLY IN THE HANDS OF THE LAW AFTER HIS ARREST WEDNESDAY MORNING. GARCIA, WANTED FOR FATALLY RUNNING OVER HIS GIRLFRIEND LAST MONTH, WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE. POLICE SAY HE RAN OVER 19 YEAR OLD SAMANTHA SANDOVAL FOLLOWING AN…… MORE
