THE STATE SUPREME COURT HAS UPHELD A MAN’S MURDER CONVICTION IN A COLD CASE FROM THE EARLY 1990S. IT TOOK MORE THAN 20 YEARS FOR INVESTIGATORS TO DETERMINE THAT ANTHONY JOHN MORRIS HAD KILLED MARY DUPRIS ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE. SHE DISAPPEARED THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS IN 1991 AND WAS LATER FOUND DEAD.…… MORE
Pets of the Week | November 19
RENEE (ID# 1750290) IS A 6 YEAR OLD, FEMALE RED MERLE AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG MIX WEIGHING 59 POUNDS. ◊ Renee is a mellow gentle girl a little on the shy sensitive side. Yes she’s a slightly older and wiser —-She’s a true best friend kind of dog. ◊ Renee would love daily walks to…… MORE
Tough Road Ahead for NM Death Penalty Bill
THANKS TO NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATS RECLAIMING THE STATE HOUSE IN LAST WEEK’S ELECTION, GOVERNOR MARTINEZ WILL LIKELY HAVE A HARD TIME TRYING TO GET THE DEATH PENALTY REINSTATED. STATE REP GAIL CHASEY … AN ALBUQUERQUE DEMOCRAT … TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SHE THINKS THE EFFORT TO BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY WILL GET…… MORE
Anti-Trump Protests Continue in Albuquerque
HUNDREDS OF UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS WERE BACK OUT PROTESTING THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY ON WEDNESDAY, ONE OF MORE THAN 80 PROTESTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES NATIONWIDE. FOR A BRIEF TIME, THEY BLOCKED TRAFFIC ON CENTRAL NEAR THE UNIVERSITY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SAYS COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE CALLING ON UNM TO PROTECT UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS. …… MORE
NM Driver’s License Renewal Still Chaotic
CONFUSION CONTINUES IN ALBUQUERQUE AND IN OTHER CITIES ACROSS NEW MEXICO OVER HOW TO GET A NEW OR RE-NEWED DRIVER’S LICENSE. THE APPLICATIONS REQUIRE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NOW PAPERLESS … LIKE A UTILITY BILL THAT SHOWS YOUR ADDRESS. AND MANY SAY THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ALL THE DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO GET A NEW…… MORE
Busy Thanksgiving Travel Again
HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONTINUES TO RISE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST, WHICH INCLUDES NEW MEXICO. DOUG SHUPE WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO TELLS US 3-AND-A-HALF MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE GOING 50 OR MORE MILES FROM HOME THIS THANKSGIVING … UP MORE THAN 52-THOUSAND FROM LAST YEAR. SHUPE SAYS THE INCREASE IS DUE TO IMPROVEMENTS…… MORE
Finally: Here Comes the Cold
GET READY FOR THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON IN ALBUQUERQUE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHIEF METEOROLOGIST SHAWN BENNETT SAYS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO THURSDAY. HE SAYS IT’LL BE NOTICEABLY COLDER THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE LOWS REACHING 25 TO 26 DEGREES. IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE,…… MORE
Vote Puts Downtown Albuquerque Project in Jeopardy
WILL IT BE BUILT? THAT’S THE QUESTION BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON HAS FOLLOWING A VOTE TUESDAY NIGHT ON TAX BREAKS FOR A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL. ON A THREE-TWO VOTE, COMMISSIONERS CUT THE TAX BREAK PERIOD FROM 30 YEARS DOWN TO 15 YEARS. COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O’MALLEY PROPOSED THE CUT AND JOHNSON, WHO VOTED…… MORE
All Charges Dropped Against MDC Worker
THE LAST THREE CHARGES AGAINST A METRO DETENTION CENTER SERGEANT ARE DROPPED. PROSECUTORS DROPPED THE CHARGES AGAINST TORRY CHAMBERS THIS WEEK ON THE HEELS OF HIS TRIAL LAST MONTH IN ALBUQUERQUE ON CHARGES OF RAPING THREE MDC INMATES. PRIOR TO THE LAST CHARGES BEING DROPPED, THE JURY FOUND CHAMBERS NOT GUILTY…… MORE
How Old is Your Doctor?
ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, A UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO REPORT SHOWS THAT OUR STATE HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF DOCTORS IN THE NATION OLDER THAN 60. NEW MEXICO HAS ADDED MORE THAN 400 PHYSICIANS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. BUT DESPITE THAT, THE AVERAGE DOCTOR IN THE STATE IS THREE…… MORE
