A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE CASE OF A WOMAN FOUND DEAD ON I-40 NEAR TRAMWAY LAST WEEK. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THE WOMAN HAS NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED, BUT THEY’RE NOT RELEASING HER NAME SINCE HER NEXT OF KIN HAS YET TO BE NOTIFIED. OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS THEY STILL DON’T KNOW EXACTLY…… MORE
Gas Prices Up in NM, Nationwide
GAS PRICES ARE UP IN NEW MEXICO. TRIPLE-A REPORTS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE FOR REGULAR UNLEADED IS NOW UP A NICKEL MORE THAN LAST WEEK AT 2-31 A GALLON. IT SAYS GLOBAL MARKETS SAW A SLIGHT INCREASE IN OIL PRICES THIS WEEK. THE PRICE INCREASE IS TIED TO A POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF…… MORE
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Scammers Hit it Big in Duke City
State Auditor Tim Keller says the City of Albuquerque has been scammed out of $400,000. Keller, who’s running for Mayor of Albuquerque, says someone with the city was taken in a by a fraudulent request to change vendor payment information- resulting in the loss of the public funds. The Auditor’s Office sent out a fraud…… MORE
Credit Card Skimmers at Drive-Through ATM’s
They’ve now been removed, but credit card skimmers were found recently at drive-through ATM’s at two Santa Fe branches of Los Alamos National Bank. In addition, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports someone had placed cameras above the ATM’s to record peoples’ PIN numbers. They’ve also been removed. It’s believed the scam began last…… MORE
“Killer” Synthetic Drug Surfaces in Albuquerque
BAD NEWS FOR ADDICTS. A NEW AND DANGEROUS SYNTHETIC DRUG IS NOW SHOWING UP ON THE STREETS OF ALBUQUERQUE. FEDERAL DRUG OFFICIALS SAY ITS FAKE OXYCODONE FROM MEXICO … AND IT’S ALREADY KILLED A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN ARIZONA. ONE ALBUQUERQUE RECOVERY CENTER TELLS KOB-TV THAT ROUGHLY 20 PEOPLE HAVE TESTED…… MORE
Wilson Nears Air Force Secretary Nomination
FORMER NEW MEXICO CONGRESSWOMAN HEATHER WILSON IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE HAS ADVANCED WILSON’S NOMINATION TO THE FULL SENATE ON A VOTE OF 22-5. SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH, WHO DEFEATED WILSON IN THE 2012 RACE FOR NEW…… MORE
Albuquerque Introduces Crime Techs
PROPERTY CRIME VICTIMS IN ALBUQUERQUE COULD SOON BE GETTING A VISIT FROM A CIVILIAN PROPERTY CRIME REPORTING TECHNICIAN. THE CITY HAS HIRED OVER A DOZEN PEOPLE TO STAFF A SPECIALIZED UNIT THAT WILL HELP PROCESS PROPERTY CRIME LOCATIONS. MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS IT WILL FREE UP REGULAR OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT OTHER DUTIES.…… MORE
NM A-G Launches Initiative Against College Sex Assaults
UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE U-S ARE NOW MORE AWARE OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON CAMPUS. NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS LAUNCHED A “CONSCIOUS CAMPUS” INITIATIVE TO HELP COLLEGES DISCUSS THE PROBLEM AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO INTERVENE. SONYA CARASCO TRUJILLO WITH THE A-G’S OFFICE SAYS THEY SURVEYED SCHOOLS HERE AND FOUND…… MORE
Another Big Southern NM Drug Bust
THERE’S BEEN ANOTHER BIG DRUG BUST AT THE SANTA TERESA PORT OF ENTRY IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS SEIZED 16 AND-A-HALF POUNDS OF COCAINE LAST SATURDAY wORTH MORE THAN HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS. THE DRUGS WERE HIDDEN INSIDE A GMC PICKUP ENTERING THE U.S. FROM MEXICO. THE DRIVER, FROM…… MORE
