BERNALILLO COUNTY IS GETTING CLOSER TO NAMING A METRO DETENTION CENTER ADMINISTRATOR. THREE FINALISTS HAVE BEEN NAMED FOR THE JOB…FORMER NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE CHIEF FARON SEGOTTA…RETIRED IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL MICHAEL WATKINS…AND BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS ASSISTANT JAIL ADMINISTRATOR LOUIS QUINONES. A FINAL ROUND OF INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE PLACE LATER…… MORE
BCSO Canine Still on the Mend
BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES SAYS IT’S STILL UNCERTAIN IF K-9 REX WILL EVER RETURN TO WORK. GONZALES SAYS REX IS DOING FINE, BUT IS STILL UNDER EVALUATION. A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUSPECT, OSCAR VALADEZ, IS ACCUSED OF STABBING THE DOG AND HITTING IT WITH A BASEBALL BAT LAST WEEK AS DEPUTIES…… MORE
Man Arrested 53 Times
IN SANTA FE, A MAN WHO’S BEEN ARRESTED MORE THAN 50 TIMES IS IN TROUBLE AGAIN. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT 26 YEAR OLD DAVID LAILES WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY SATURDAY NIGHT AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY STOLE A 12 PACK OF BEER FROM A DISABLED MAN WHO HAD JUST LEFT AN ALLSUP’S…… MORE
Last Freeze Due Soon
A LOT OF NEW MEXICANS ARE WONDERING WHEN THEY CAN START PLANTING IN THEIR GARDEN THIS SPRING …. OR TURNING OFF THEIR HEATING. IT’S BEEN A COLD SPRING, ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND. METEOROLOGIST DAVID CRAFT WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS TEMPERATURES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO WERE…… MORE
Opposition Continues Against Teen’s Sentencing Status
THE PUSH CONTINUES TO GET AN ALBUQUERQUE TEEN SENTENCED AS AN ADULT. CHILDREN’S COURT JUDGE JOHN ROMERO SENTENCED NEHEMIAH GRIEGO AS A JUVENILE FOR THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF HIS PARENTS AND THREE SIBLINGS AT THEIR SOUTH VALLEY HOME WHEN HE WAS 15. GRIEGO CONFESSED TO THE SHOOTINGS. THE JUDGE SAYS HE…… MORE
Freak Disappearance of Albuquerque Man
STILL NO SIGN OF AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WHO WENT MISSING FROM HIS WEST SIDE HOME LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. THIRTY-NINE YEAR OLD LEE JAMES ROWLAND’S MOTHER TELLS OUR NEWS PARTNER KOB-TV THAT DISAPPEARING IS TOTALLY OUT OF CHARACTER FOR HIM. ROWLAND’S NEIGHBOR SAYS HE WAS SEEN WALKING AROUND THE SIDE OF HIS…… MORE
Bernco Travel Still Possible Despite Budget Cuts
YOU MIGHT THINK THAT CUTS IN THE BERNALILLO COUNTY BUDGET WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL BY THE COMMISSIONERS. HOWEVER, THAT’S NOT THE CASE. COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON TELLS US SOME FUNDS WERE REMOVED FROM THE BUDGET. HE SAYS WHAT WAS TAKEN AWAY WAS ALL OF THE GENERAL FUND TRAVEL BUDGET, BUT TRAVEL IS NOT…… MORE
Investigation Still on in Shooting of Rio Rancho Child
RIO RANCHO POLICE SAY NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING OF A FIVE YEAR OLD THURSDAY EVENING. THE BOY WAS STRUCK IN THE SHOULDER…AND POLICE SAY THE INJURY IS NOT LIFE-THREATENING. THE BOY WAS REPORTEDLY SHOT BY A NINE YEAR OLD SIBLING AT A HOME IN THE 32…… MORE
Warmer Temps Bring out City’s Homeless
ALBUQUERQUE’S HOMELESS POPULATION IS MORE VISIBLE NOW THAT IT’S GETTING WARMER. AND THE CITY IS STARTING TO SEE MORE TENT CITIES POPPING UP. STEVE ULIBARRI WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE RESCUE MISSION SAYS SOME OF THE HOMELESS HAVE TAKEN OVER WILSON PARK ON ANDERSON SOUTHEAST. HE SAYS OTHER ARE LIVING IN TENT CITIES THAT DOT…… MORE
El Vado Re-Do Soon Underway
A LONG-VACANT ROUTE 66 MOTEL IS ABOUT TO GET A MAJOR FACELIFT. THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE EL VADO IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR. REBECCA VELARDE WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS THE PROJECT SHOULD INJECT NEW LIFE INTO THE OLD TOWN AREA. SHE SAYS IT’S IDEALLY LOCATED CLOSE TO THE RIO GRANDE,…… MORE
