LAGUNA POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE OFFICER WHO WAS SHOT AND WOUNDED THIS (THUR) MORNING OUTSIDE ROUTE 66 CASINO AS 37 YEAR OLD PETER TANZILLI. THE AIR FORCE VETERAN IS HOSPITALIZED IN STABLE CONDITION AT UNMH. A SUSPECT WAS KILLED IN AN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE, AND ANOTHER SUSPECT GOT AWAY. THE FBI SAYS THE INCIDENT STEMMED…… MORE
Officer Involved Shooting at Route 66 Casino
THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING ON LAGUNA PUEBLO. IT HAPPENED AROUND 12:30 THURSDAY MORNING AT THE ROUTE 66 CASINO. LAGUNA POLICE WERE INVESTIGATING WITH THE FBI BUT THERE’S WORD NOW THAT THE FBI HAS TAKEN OVER THE INVESTIGATION. FBI SPOKESMAN FRANK FISHER SAYS A LAGUNA OFFICER WAS HIT…… MORE
Significant Drop in NM DWI Deaths
NEW MEXICO SAW A 36 YEAR LOW IN DWI DEATHS LAST YEAR. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS 122 PEOPLE DIED IN ALCOHOL RELATED CRASHES IN 2015…A 70 PERCENT DROP FROM 1979 WHEN THE STATE STARTED TRACKING DRUNK DRIVING FATALITIES. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS THE NUMBERS SHOW TREMENDOUS PROGRESS, BUT SAYS THE STATE STILL HAS…… MORE
Man Sentenced for Shooting Alleged Car Thief
PETE PASQUAL CHAVEZ IS HEADED TO PRISON FOR SEVEN YEARS. IN DECEMBER, THE 36 YEAR OLD CHAVEZ PLEADED GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES OF BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. CHAVEZ IS THE MAN WHO SHOT SOMEONE HE SAID WAS BREAKING INTO HIS VEHICLE AT AN ALBUQUERQUE LA QUINTA INN LAST YEAR.…… MORE
State Police To Patrol Easter Pilgrimage Route
IT’S EASTER THIS WEEKEND, MEANING PILGRIMS IN NEW MEXICO WILL BE HEADING TO A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT LOCATIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE SGT ELIZABETH ARMIJO SAYS SAYS THE LARGEST IS THE PILGRIMAGE TO EL SANTUARIO DE CHIMAYO IN THE ESPANOLA AREA. THE OTHER AREA IS TOME HILL NEAR…… MORE
Tax Refunds Delayed
IF YOU’RE EXPECTING A TAX REFUND THIS YEAR, YOU MAY HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER. ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, STATE TAXATION AND REVENUE SECRETARY DEMESIA PADILLA TOLD LAWMAKERS THAT THE STATE IS TAKING EXTRA MEASURES TO GUARD AGAINST FRAUD, INCLUDING DOUBLE-CHECKING REFUND CLAIMS. INSTEAD OF THE USUAL…… MORE
Part of I-40 Closed This Weekend in Albuquerque
BRIDGEWORK ON I-40 OVER TRAMWAY IN ALBUQUERQUE WILL MEAN LIMITED LANES AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. THE TWO RIGHT LANES OF THE INTERSTATE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WILL BE CLOSED FROM 9PM FRIDAY THROUGH 5AM MONDAY. IT’S A CONTINUATION OF A PROJECT THAT BEGAN LAST WEEKEND. CREWS ARE APPLYING AN EPOXY OVERLAY TO HELP…… MORE
Albuquerque Could Become Global Transportation Hub
ALBUQUERQUE OFFICIALS HOPE TO TURN THE CITY INTO AN INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION HUB. MAYOR R-J BERRY ON TUESDAY ANNOUNCED THAT HE AND CITY LEADERS WANT TO DO IT IN ORDER TO CAPITALIZE ON ALBUQUERQUE’S HISTORY, RAILROADS AND INTERSTATES. A MASSACHUSETTS FIRM … CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS … HAS BEEN HIRED TO DO A FEASIBILITY…… MORE
Tuition Going up Again at UNM
ANOTHER BUMP IN TUITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. THE BOARD OF REGENTS ON TUESDAY APPROVED A 2-AND-A-HALF PERCENT INCREASE AT THE MAIN CAMPUS IN ALBUQUERQUE … AND A SEVEN-TO-NINE PERCENT HIKE AT OTHER UNM CAMPUSES, EXCEPT FOR TAOS. UNM OFFICIALS SAY THE INCREASE IS NEEDED BECAUSE STATE FUNDS FOR…… MORE
Brush Fires Contained Despite Gusty Winds
FIRE CREWS QUICKLY CONTAIN A BRUSH FIRE THAT BURNED ABOUT 30 ACRES NEAR THE BOSQUE JUST WEST OF POJOAQUE ON TUESDAY. AND THAT WAS WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 36 MILES PER HOUR. THEY HAD A CONTAINMENT LINE AROUND THE FIRE BY 4:30 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE FORCED EVACUATIONS AT EIGHT TO 10…… MORE
