Treatment Center Staffer Allegedly Involved with Nehemiah Griego

     A STAFF MEMBER AT SEQUOYAH ADOLESCENT TREATMENT CENTER IS ACCUSED OF HAVING AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH NEHEMIAH GRIEGO. HE’S THE TEENAGER WHO SHOT AND KILLED FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE SOUTH VALLEY IN 2013.      THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS 35 YEAR OLD AMBER LUCERO IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONTACT OF A…MORE

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A-R-T Programs to Help Project-Area Businesses

     KEEPING THE DOORS OPEN ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE. THAT’S THE GOAL OF TWO PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED BY THE CITY FOR BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT ALONG CENTRAL AVE BETWEEN COORS AND LOUISIANA.      “A-R-T” SPOKESPERSON JOANIE GRIFFIN SAYS ONE PROGRAM IS THE “A-R-T BEAT” WHICH WILL HOLD EVENTS IN THE ACTUAL…MORE

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Dog Head Fire Acreage Downsized

THE DOG HEAD FIRE IN THE MANZANO MOUNTAINS IS NOW PEGGED AT 700 ACRES … DOWN FROM 800 TO A THOUSAND THAT WERE ESTIMATED TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE STARTED DURING THE NOON HOUR TUESDAY, AND THE FLAMES HAD SPREAD TO 70 ACRES BY 5PM. A CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST SPOKESPERSON SAYS AIR DROPS HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE…MORE

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Phase One Reforms Done at APD

     PHASE ONE OF REFORMS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE COMPLETED. THAT FROM MONITOR JAMES GINGER AT A PUBLIC MEETING IN ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS GINGER SAYING THE COURT HAS APPROVED 36 OF THE 37 POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN RE-WRITTEN.      THOSE POLICIES DICTATE HOW OFFICERS ARE TO CARRY…MORE

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Murder Suspects Identified

     THE NAMES OF THREE SUSPECTS ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE PEOPLE FOUND BURIED IN A SHALLOW GRAVE ON SAN FELIPE PUEBLO ARE BEING RELEASED. THE SANDOVAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY ARE ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS SAMUEL JIMENEZ-PEREZ … AND OMAR FLORES-CASTILLO. THE OTHER IS ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ FROM LOS LUNAS.      CHARGES AGAINST THE TRIO…MORE

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City Hall Suspect Named and Charged

     THE MAN ACCUSED OF STARTING MONDAY NIGHT’S SCARE AT ALBUQUERQUE CITY HALL IS ARRESTED AND CHARGED. TWENTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD DANIEL HOLGUIN FACES THREE FELONY COUNTS OF BREAKING AND ENTERING AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT.      POLICE SAY HE FRANTICALLY CALLED 911 MONDAY EVENING, REPORTING 30 SHOOTERS WERE INSIDE CITY HALL. BUT POLICE FOUND NO…MORE

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NM Marks Third Hantavirus Death This Year

HANTAVIRUS HAS TAKEN THE LIFE OF A 25 YEAR OLD MCKINLEY COUNTY MAN. NEW MEXICO’S PUBLIC HEALTH VETERINARIAN, DOCTOR PAUL ETTESTAD, SAYS THIS IS THE THIRD DEATH THIS YEAR FROM THE VIRUS, WITH THE OTHER TWO VICTIMS BEING A 30 YEAR OLD MAN AND 54 YEAR OLD MAN.      ETTESTAD SAYS HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS…MORE

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NM Scammers “Up” Their Game

     SAN MIGUEL COUNTY IS OUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AFTER FALLING VICTIM TO A SCAM. STATE AUDITOR TIM KELLER SAYS SCAMMERS ARE POSING AS HIGH LEVEL AGENCY OFFICIALS TO TRY TO CONVINCE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE WIRE TRANSFERS IN LARGE AMOUNTS.      KELLER SAYS THE ZUNI AND DEMING SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE…MORE

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City Holds Second Candlelight Vigil for Orlando Victims

     ALBUQUERQUE IS ONE OF MANY CITIES ACROSS THE U-S HOLDING EVENTS TO HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE WEEKEND MASS SHOOTING IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WAS HELD SUNDAY NIGHT AT MORNINGSIDE PART … WITH HUNDREDS ATTENDING.      ON TUESDAY NIGHT, A CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL IS TO BE HELD AT 7PM AT THE…MORE

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