NEW MEXICO MAY BE THE FIRST STATE TO GO AFTER VOLKSWAGEN OVER THE COMPANY’S USE OF DIESEL EMISSION-CHEATING SOFTWARE IN SOME OF IT’S VEHICLES. ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN. HE SAYS UP TO 10THOUSAND CONSUMERS IN NEW MEXICO WERE WRONGFULLY TREATED BY VOLKSWAGON. BALDERAS WANTS A JURY TRIAL AND IS…… MORE
Albuquerque Metro Homebuilding Up
LAST YEAR WAS A BETTER YEAR FOR HOME CONSTRUCTION IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. WELL OVER 16 HUNDRED BUILDING PERMITS WERE ISSUED…THE HIGHEST NUMBER IN SIX YEARS. JOHN GARCIA WITH THE H-B-A, THE LOCAL HOMEBUILDERS GROUP, SAYS THE YEAR ENDED ON A HIGH NOTE. HE SAYS IT WAS DUE TO A STRONG FOURTH QUARTER, WHICH HASN’T…… MORE
APD Investigates Murders of Two Women
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO TWO SEPARATE MURDERS. TWO WOMEN ARE DEAD IN THOSE SEPARATE INCIDENTS THAT BOTH OCCURRED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS AN UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD OF SEVERE TRAUMA IN THE BACK YARD OF A HOME IN THE 46-HUNDRED BLOCK OF 8TH STREET NORTHWEST AROUND 1:40 AM. HE…… MORE
One Arrested, Another Sought in Nightclub Murder
AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN A MURDER THAT HAPPENED OUTSIDE A DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE NIGHTCLUB MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. KYLE NTIFORO WAS SHOT IN OCTOBER OF 2014 FOLLOWING A CONFRONTATION WITH TWO MEN IN AN ALLEY NEAR THE LOTUS NIGHTCLUB ON GOLD AVENUE. APD SAYS, FOLLOWING A LENGTHY INVESTIGATION, TWO SUSPECTS WERE IDENTIFIED. 25…… MORE
UNM Bans Hoverboards
BMX BIKES AND SKATEBOARDS CAN BE PRETTY POPULAR WITH STUDENTS AND NON-STUDENTS AT U-N-M CAMPUSES. LT TIM STUMP WITH THE UNM POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY CAN CREATE A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. HE TELLS US THERE IS NOW AN INTERIM BAN ON HOVERBOARDS IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT AN EVEN HIGHER RISK TO THE PUBLIC. HE…… MORE
Lawmaker Targets Repeat Offenders
WITH THE LEGISLATURE RE-CONVENING TODAY, A STATE LAWMAKER IS PROPOSING CHANGES TO NEW MEXICO’S THREE STRIKES LAW. STATE REP BILL REHM OF ABQ SAYS, AS IT’S WRITTEN NOW, ONLY A FEW CRIMES QUALIFY. REHM SAYS THE LAW, IN FACT, HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO ENHANCE SOMEONE’S SENTENCE. HE SAYS THE LAW NEEDS BROADER LANGUAGE TO…… MORE
Poll Says New Mexicans Back Licences for Immigrants
IT’LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW LAWMAKERS LINE UP ON GETTING NEW MEXICO’S DRIVER’S LICENSE SYSTEM IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL REAL I-D ACT. WE DO HAVE TWO MORE YEARS BEFORE WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW, BUT NOW A POLL FROM LATINO DECISIONS … A RESEARCH GROUP … SHOWS 69 PERCENT OF NEW…… MORE
Duke City Mayor on His Legislative Agenda
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY HAS HIS PRIORITIES SET FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION…MANY OF THEM DEALING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. THE MAYOR SAYS HE’S SUPPORTING A BILL STRENGTHENING NEW MEXICO’S THREE STRIKES LAW…ALLOWING FOR LIFE SENTENCES FOR FELONS WHO’VE BEEN CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. HE SAYS NEW MEXICO’S THREE STRIKES LAW NOT ONLY…… MORE
State Senator Proposes Higher Pay for Teachers
KEEPING EXPERIENCED TEACHERS IN NEW MEXICO CLASSROOMS. THAT’S THE GOAL OF SENATE BILL 14 FROM SENATOR MIMI STEWART. SHE SAYS TOO MANY EXPERIENCED TEACHERS ARE LEAVING AND NOT ENOUGH NEW TEACHERS ARE COMING IN TO THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. STEWART’S PROPOSAL WOULD RAISE PAY FOR ALL THREE TIERS OF TEACHING PAY LEVELS. LEVEL ONE FOR NEW…… MORE
NM Bottoms Out on Child Poverty Rate
NEW MEXICO SLIDES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HEAP ON CHILD POVERTY RATES. AND THIS DESPITE A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN THAT CATEGORY LAST YEAR. THE KIDS COUNTY DATA BOOK FOR 2015 RANKS NEW MEXICO DEAD LAST AT NUMBER 49TH … TAKING MISSISSIPPI OUT OF THAT SPOT. BUT IT WASN’T ALL BAD NEWS LAST YEAR FOR…… MORE
