A MOVE BY OPEC COULD END UP HELPING NEW MEXICO’S ECONOMY. THE OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES SAY THEY PLAN TO CUT PRODUCTION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EIGHT YEARS. WALLY DRANGMEISTER WITH THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SAYS THAT COULD LEAD TO HIGHER PRICES AT THE PUMP…BUT ALSO AN INCREASE IN DRILLING…… MORE
Road Rage Suspect Cops Plea Deal
THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING FOUR YEAR OLD LILLY GARCIA IN A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT IN OCTOBER OF 2015 HAS AGREED TO A PLEA DEAL IN THE CASE. TONY TORREZ WAS TO STAND TRIAL STARTING NEXT WEEK, BUT HIS ATTORNEYS SAY HE HAS AGREED TO PLEAD GUILTY TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER…… MORE
Bail No Longer Required in NM
NEW MEXICO DISTRICT JUDGES CAN NOW BEGIN DENYING BAIL TO DANGEROUS DEFENDANTS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT’S SINCE THE CANVASSING BOARD CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS THIS WEEK … INCLUDING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT NOW ALLOWS DANGEROUS DEFENDANTS TO BE DENIED BAIL. BEFORE NOW, JUDGES HAD TO OFFER BAIL TO NEARLY ALL DEFENDANTS……… MORE
No Halfway House for Hickman
A FEDERAL MAGISTRATE HAS ORDERED THAT THE MAN ACCUSED OF SETTING A FIRE AT AN OLD NAVY STORE IN ALBUQUERQUE REMAIN IN CUSTODY OF THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE. TWENTY EIGHT YEAR OLD DAVID HICKMAN IS CHARGED WITH USING AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE TO DAMAGE OR DESTROY A BUILDING USED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE. HE WAS…… MORE
Duke City Has Low Housing Market Rating
THE U-S IS PREDICTED TO SEE A SLOWING HOUSING MARKET DUE TO RISING MORTGAGE RATES … AND A NEW REPORT NOW RANKS ALBUQUERQUE’S HOUSING MARKET 78TH AMONG 100 CITIES. REALTOR-DOT-COM EXPECTS ALBUQUERQUE TO SEE A 3-POINT-6 PERCENT INCREASE IN HOME SALES IN ABQ IN 2017, POSTING A 4-POINT-1 PERCENT PRICE APPRECIATION. …… MORE
Marking the Pit’s 50th Anniversary
FROM BLOW-OUTS TO BUZZER-BEATERS…THE PIT HAS SEEN IT ALL. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S BASKETBALL ARENA IS 50 YEARS OLD THIS WEEK. MICHAEL CARLYLE WITH 610 “THE” SPORTS ANIMAL TELLS US THE PIT HAS NOT ONLY SEEN A LOT, IT’S ALSO HEARD A LOT. HE SAYS IT’S RECOGNIZED AROUND THE SPORTS…… MORE
Arson Suspect Ordered Held
A federal magistrate has ordered that the man accused of setting a fire at an Old Navy store in Albuquerque remain in the custody of the US Marshals Service. 28 year old David Hickman charged with using an explosive device to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerce. He was arrested early Saturday…… MORE
FBI on Hunt for Bank Robber
If you’re near the ABQ Uptown shopping area and you find a discarded ski jacket call the FBI. That’s because it may be the one worn by a man who robbed the US Bank at 2300 Louisiana Blvd Wednesday morning. Agents think the jacket may have the North Face logo on it. He entered the…… MORE
State Money Issues Remain
Money will be particularly tight when New Mexico lawmakers convene in January. The latest figures from the Legislative Finance Committee show state revenues fell by more than 9% in the July to September quarter. And the numbers were down 12% for September alone. A downturn in oil and gas prices is being blamed for…… MORE
Turning the Tables on a Carjacker
A would-be car jacker is seriously injured when his intended victim shoots him. The attempted car jacking happened Monday evening in the area of Montgomery and Carlisle in Albuquerque. Three men approached a couple who had just returned to their vehicle. That’s when the driver opened fire, hitting one of the men. APD says the…… MORE
