Work Continues on Bernalillo County Budget

     BERNALILLO COUNTY NOW HAS A BALANCED BUDGET FOLLOWING ACTION THIS WEEK TO TRIM SPENDING. COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON SAYS MORE HARD CHOICES MAY HAVE TO BE MADE. HE SAYS THERE’S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT YEAR TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE NOT IN THE SAME POSITION WITH ZERO RESERVES…MORE

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Search Back On in Bandelier National Monument

     IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, AUTHORITIES ARE ONCE AGAIN SEARCHING FOR A MAN WHO’S BEEN MISSING SINCE JANUARY. RANDY BILYEU OF BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, DISAPPEARED WHILE HUNTING FOR A TREASURE THAT’S SUPPOSEDLY HIDDEN IN THE MOUNTAINS.      THE SEARCH IS GOING IN AN AREA OF THE BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT THAT’S BEEN OFF LIMITS TO…MORE

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Woman Shot by Deputy Identified

     THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED THE FUGITIVE SHOT AND KILLED BY A DEPUTY TUESDAY AT EUBANK AND JUAN TABO. SHE WAS 24 YEAR OLD JAQUELYN BURKE. WHO WAS WANTED FOR FELONY WARRANTS, INCLUDING BATTERY ON A PEACE OFFICER AND ABSCONDING FROM PROBATION.      THE DEPARTMENT SAYS BURKE WAS DRIVING A…MORE

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APD Arrests Man Who Allegedly Attacked His Mother

     ALBUQUERQUE POLICE NOW HAVE 19 YEAR OLD LAZARO VIERA IN CUSTODY. THEY SAY HE WAS INVOLVED IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT TUESDAY MORNING. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS VIERA IS SUSPECTED OF STABBING HIS MOTHER WITH AN ICE-PICK THEN RUNNING HER OVER WITH A VAN.      TIXIER SAYS THE INCIDENT BEGAN IN THE…MORE

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Opening Night for Gathering of Nations

     THE GATHERING OF NATIONS KICKS OFF AT THE PIT IN ALBUQUERQUE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE MISS INDIAN WORLD COMPETITION. THE DANCES GET UNDERWAY ON FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE OVER A THOUSAND DANCERS PERFORMING AND OVER 7-HUNDRED TRIBES FROM ACROSS THE U-S AND CANADA REPRESENTED THIS YEAR.      A SPOKESMAN SAYS 30 BANDS…MORE

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Espanola Man Racks up 10th DWI

     AN ESPANOLA MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING FOR THE 10TH TIME. THIRTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD MAX PADILLA WAS PULLED OVER BY STATE POLICE FOR MULTIPLE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS TUESDAY NIGHT ON STATE ROAD 74 NORTH OF ESPANOLA. HE BLEW A POINT-15 ON A BREATH TEST, NEARLY TWICE THE LEGAL LIMIT.      POLICE…MORE

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Council Approves Wine Sales at Ballpark

     THEY’LL BE SELLING WINE ALONG WITH THE HOT DOGS DURING PECOS LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES AT SANTA FE’S FORT MARCY BALLPARK. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THAT DURING IT’S WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEETING … WITH LITTLE DISCUSSION AND NO DEBATE.      BUT COUNCILOR CARMICHAEL DOMINGUEZ … ONE OF TWO…MORE

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NM Lottery is 20 Years Old

     THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR 20 YEARS AS OF WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27TH. IN THAT TIME, MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE LOTTERY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP.      THE FUND HAS RECENTLY BEEN STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND…AND SPOKESPERSON WENDY AHLM SAYS IT’S SOMETHING STATE LAWMAKERS WILL…MORE

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Unidentified Female Fugitive Killed by Deputy

     STILL NO I-D ON THE FEMALE FUGITIVE SHOT TO DEATH TUESDAY IN AN INCIDENT IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT INVOLVED A U-S MARSHALS SERVICE TASK FORCE AND THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. IT HAPPENED AT THE MOUNTAIN RUN APARTMENT COMPLEX AT EUBANK AND JUAN TABO.      NEW MEXICO U-S MARSHAL CONRAD CANDELARIA SAYS THE…MORE

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