WONDERING HOW NEW MEXICO’S NEW DRIVERS LICENSE LAW WILL IMPACT YOU? STATE SENATOR JACOB CANDELARIA IS HOSTING A PUBLIC MEETING TO EXPLAIN HOW THE NEW LAW CAN AFFECT YOU. HE HOPES THE MEETING WILL REDUCE ANY CONFUSION OUT THERE OVER THE LAW. THE MEETING IS THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH, AT THE U-N-M…… MORE
NM U-S Atty Tackles Opioid Addiction
NEW MEXICO IS ONE OF THE STATES HARDEST HIT BY THE ABUSE OF OPIOIDS. NOW, U-S ATTORNEY DAMON MARTINEZ SAYS THEY’RE STARTING SEVERAL NEW EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE TELLS US THEY’RE LAUNCHING A SPEAKERS GROUP MADE UP OF PARENTS WHO HAVE LOST A FAMILY MEMBER TO DRUG ABUSE,…… MORE
Another Good Month for Metro Home Sales
MORE HOME BUYING GOING ON IN THE METRO AREA. THE GREATER ABQ ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS JUST UNDER 900 HOMES WERE SOLD IN MARCH…AN INCREASE OF 8-PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. PRICES WERE UP ABOUT THREE PERCENT. AND HOMES WERE STAYING ON THE MARKET, ON AVERAGE, 13 FEWER DAYS THAN IN…… MORE
Four Arrests Made in Child Kidnapping
FOUR PEOPLE ARE NOW CHARGED IN YESTERDAY’S AMBER ALERT INCIDENT IN ALBUQUERQUE, INCLUDING THE MOTHER OF THE LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS KIDNAPPED. SHERIFFS DEPUTIES SAY KAREN ARVISO WAS DRUNK, UNCOOPERATIVE, AND DIDN’T SEEM WORRIED HER CHILD HAD BEEN ABDUCTED. 9 MONTH OLD ARIANA SMITH HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR DEHYDRATION. ARVISO’S BOYFRIEND WAS ARRESTED FOR…… MORE
Protests Mark 1st Day of PNM Rate Hike Hearings
ABOUT 75 PEOPLE TURN OUT FOR THE START OF THE PRC HEARINGS ON PNM’S RATE HIKE REQUEST IN SANTA FE MONDAY. THEY SHOWED UP TO PROTEST PNM’S PROPOSED 14-POINT-4 PERCENT RATE INCREASE. NEARLY 20 GROUPS HAVE INTERVENED IN THE REQUEST. CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SAY THE 123-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS PNM WANTS…… MORE
Amber Alert Kidnapping Suspect Arrested
SHE’S BEING TREATED AT AN ALBUQUERQUE HOSPITAL FOR DEHYDRATION AND A HIGH FEVER, BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, 9 MONTH OLD ARIANA SMITH IS OKAY. SHE WAS KIDNAPPED MONDAY AROUND 1:30PM BY HER MOTHER’S BOYFRIEND IN HER MOTHER’S ACURA SUV. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ISSUED AN AMBER ALERT AND LATER FOUND THE GIRL NEAR…… MORE
Scams Ramp Up as Tax Season Winds Down
TAX SEASON IS IN HIGH GEAR WITH FILING DAY COMING UP ON MONDAY, THE 18TH. THAT’S WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO STAY ALERT AND AVOID BEING A VICTIM OF A SCAMMER. CHOLLA KHOURY IS WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION. SHE SAYS THEY’RE GETTING REPORTS OF TWO TYPICAL TAX-SCAMS. ONE HAS…… MORE
Treasurer Sues Bernalillo County
BERNALILLO COUNTY TREASURER MANNY ORTIZ HAS FILED A CLAIM AGAINST THE COUNTY IN STATE DISTRICT COURT, NAMING ALL FIVE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND TWO FORMER TOP EXECUTIVES. ORTIZ TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT THEY VIOLATED HIS RIGHTS AND DISCRIMINATED AGAINST HIM BECAUSE HE’S LATINO. HE SAYS IT WAS PART OF A CONSPIRACY TO BOOT…… MORE
Torture Suspect May Have Had Other Victims
THERE COULD BE MORE TO THE STORY ABOUT TWO PEOPLE HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL AT AN ALBUQUERQUE HOME IN THE SOUTH VALLEY. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WENT TO THE RESIDENCE OFF LA VEGA DRIVE AFTER GETTING 9-1-1 CALLS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FROM A WOMAN TELLING THEM SHE WAS BEING HELD PRISONER. SHE WAS FOUND, ALONG…… MORE
Tram, High Finance Closed Until April 22nd
IT’S TIME FOR SPRING MAINTENANCE AT THE SANDIA PEAK TRAMWAY…AND THAT MEANS IT’S SHUT DOWN UNTIL A WEEK FROM FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR, ROUTINE WORK, SPOKESWOMAN DEBBIE OWEN SAYS THEY’LL ALSO BE REPLACING THE TWO TRAM CARS. OWEN SAYS THE NEW TRAM CARS WERE DELIVERED FROM SWITZERLAND IN MARCH.…… MORE
