A MAN WHO USED TO WORK FOR THE NEW MEXICO HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS HEADED TO PRISON. 34 YEAR JOSEPH MARTIN PADILLA OF ALBUQUERQUE WAS SENTENCED MONDAY TO A YEAR AND A DAY BEHIND BARS FOR BILKING THE FEDERAL FOOD STAMP PROGRAM. HE’LL ALSO HAVE TO PAY BACK MORE THAN 180-THOUSAND DOLLARS. …… MORE
Repeat Bank Robber Suspect Pleads Guilty
A MAN WHO IS SAID TO HAVE ROBBED BANKS ON THREE CONSECUTIVE MONDAYS IN THE SUMMER OF 2015 PLEADS GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT. TWENTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD MARCELINO CHALAN OF COCHITI PUEBLO ADMITTED TO ROBBING A BANK ON JULY 20TH, ANOTHER ON JULY 27TH, THEN A THIRD A WEEK LATER ON AUGUST 3RD. …… MORE
Marshals Shoot the Wrong Guy
STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING DEATH OF AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THAT’S WHEN U-S MARSHALS WENT TO A TRAILER PARK ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE AND SHOT 23 YEAR OLD EDGAR CAMACHO-ALVARADO WHILE HE WORKED ON HIS VEHICLE OUTSIDE TRAILER NUMBER 26. CAMACHO-ALVARADO WAS NOT THE…… MORE
More Public Meetings on Albuquerque Rapid Transit Project
YOU GET ANOTHER CHANCE THIS WEEK TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT. A-B-Q-RIDE HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL HOST FIVE MEETINGS ON “ART” STARTING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH. THERE’S ANOTHER MEETING ON THURSDAY AS WELL. THE WEDNESDAY MEETING IS AT THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY ON CENTRAL, AT EDITH. IT…… MORE
Committee to Discuss Long Term Impact of Mine Spill
A CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS TONIGHT (MON) IN FARMINGTON TO DISCUSS THE LONG TERM IMPACT OF LAST YEAR’S GOLD KING MINE SPILL. STATE ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY RYAN FLYNN SAYS THE GROUP WAS FORMED TO GUIDE THE PROCESS THAT’S BEING USED TO MONITOR THE LONG TERM IMPACTS OF THE SPILL. HE SAYS IT’S TO MAKE…… MORE
Mayor Considers APD Bonuses
THE FAILURE OF A “RETURN TO WORK” BILL AT THE LEGISLATURE THAT JUST ENDED HAS ABQ MAYOR BERRY CONSIDERING BONUSES FOR APD OFFICERS. HE SAYS IT’S ONE WAY TO PERSUADE THOSE OFFICERS WHO WANT TO LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT TO STAY. BERRY SAYS THE “RIGHT TO WORK” BILL WAS MEANT TO ALLOW…… MORE
Duke City Activists Rally Against Hate
NEARLY 500 PEOPLE RALLY IN ALBUQUERQUE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AGAINST HATE. THEY CARRIED SIGNS AND CALLED FOR MORE TOLERANCE, AN EFFORT TO COUNTER THE HATE RHETORIC THEY SAY IS PLAYING TOO LARGE A ROLE IN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS RIGHT NOW. PARTICIPANTS TELL THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THEY STARTED ORGANIZING AFTER GOP PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL DONALD TRUMP CALLED…… MORE
Cities Seek Info On Albuquerque’s Anti-Panhandling Program
OVER 50 COMMUNITIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE LOOKING AT ALBUQUERQUE’S “THERE’S A BETTER WAY” PROGRAM TO REDUCE PANHANDLING. SOME ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS OPPOSE THE PROGRAM. BUT EL PASO WAS IN THE CITY JUST LAST WEEK LEARNING ABOUT IT. ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS HE THINKS HE KNOWS WHY IT’S BEEN SUCCESSFUL.…… MORE
Fracking Issue Unanswered for Sandoval County
MANY RIO RANCHO RESIDENTS ARE AGAINST SAND RIDGE ENERGY GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT TO SET UP A FRACKING OPERATION NEAR RIO RANCHO. BUT THEY’LL HAVE TO WAIT LONGER TO FIND OUT IF THE COMPANY GETS APPROVAL FOR THE PROJECT. THAT’S SINCE THE SANDOVAL COUNTY COMMISSION HAS NOW GRANTED SAND RIDGE ITS REQUEST TO…… MORE
NM Still Hurting After Gold King Spill
NEW MEXICO’S ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVERS ARE STILL FEELING THE IMPACT FROM THE GOLD KING MINE SPILL SIX MONTHS AGO. STATE ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY RYAN FLYNN SAYS EVERY TIME RIVER FLOWS INCREASE, SO DO THE LEVELS OF CONTAMINATION IN THE WATER. AND THAT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE SPRING RUNOFF. FLYNN…… MORE
