IN 2017, LORETTA VILLALOBOS WAS SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER HER SON ALLEGEDLY MURDERED HIS FRIEND, 12 YEAR OLD ALEX MADRID IN VALENCIA COUNTY. NOW, THE NEWS-BULLETIN REPORTS THE STATE COURT OF APPEALS HAS OVERTURNED HER CONVICTION. VILLALOBOS WAS SENTENCED ON THREE CHARGES, INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE…… MORE
Another Win for NM United
THEY’RE ON A ROLL WITH ANOTHER WIN FOR NEW MEXICO UNITED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SOCCER TEAM WENT UP AGAINST MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER FOOTBALL CLUB DALLAS IN THE LAMAR HUNT U-S OPEN CUP AND WON THE GAME 2-TO-1. IT’S ANOTHER WIN FOR NEW MEXICO UNITED AFTER DEFEATING THE COLORADO RAPIDS. FANS ARE LOVING THE TEAM AND…… MORE
Great Place to Hike: Bandelier National Monument
LOOKING FOR SOME NEW SCENERY FOR YOUR NEXT HIKE? THEN HEAD TO BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT. MOST VISITORS TO BANDELIER DON’T WANDER VERY FAR PAST THE VISITOR CENTER OR THE MAIN LOOP TRAIL. BUT THERE IS PLENTY TO SEE, AND HIKE, BEYOND THOSE LOCATIONS. BANDELIER COVERS 33-THOUSAND ACRES AND HAS OVER 70 MILES OF TRAILS. RANGERS…… MORE
A Look at NM’s Credit Rating
YOU CAN THANK A RECENT WINDFALL FOR NEW MEXICO’S CREDIT RATING HOLDING STEADY. AND THAT’S ALLOWED STATE LAWMAKERS TO BOOST SPENDING AND REBUILD NEW MEXICO’S DEPLETED RESERVES. BUT NEW MEXICO’S PENSION ISSUES AND ITS HIGH ENROLLMENT IN MEDICAID HAS A NATIONAL CREDIT RATING AGENCY, MOODY’S, STILL CONCERNED. FORTY PERCENT OF THE STATE POPULATION IS ENROLLED…… MORE
Drug Bust at Albuquerque Motel
AGENTS WITH THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION WERE LOOKING FOR DRUGS, GUNS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKERS WHEN THEY RAIDED AN ALBUQUERQUE MOTEL FOLLOWING NUMEROUS RECENT OVERDOSE DEATHS THERE. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS THAT THE D-E-A HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THE BEST CHOICE INN ON CENTRAL, EAST OF LOUISIANA, DUE TO A HIGH NUMBER OF DEATHS LINKED TO FENTANYL…… MORE
Teens Arrested in BB-Gun Shooting Incident
A 19 YEAR OLD RIO RANCHO TEEN ADMITS TO POLICE THAT HE SHOT AT A SEMI ON I-40. NOW HE’S BEEN ARRESTED FOR USING A BB-GUN TO SHOOT OUT THE TRUCK’S WINDOW … AND WAS LATER FOUND TO HAVE ALSO SHOT AT A PARKED VEHICLE. THE TEEN IS KOBY GARCIA … WHO WAS PULLED OVER…… MORE
Man Shot by Las Cruces Police Identified
LAS CRUCES POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY OFFICERS EARLY MONDAY AS 35 YEAR OLD FRANCISCO “PACO” TARIN, WHO RESIDED IN LAS CRUCES AND ROSWELL. POLICE SAY TARIN DIED IN AN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE WITH OFFICERS NEAR A HOME DEPOT. OFFICERS FROM FOUR AGENCIES…LAS CRUCES POLICE, THE DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE,…… MORE
Deadline to File Against Priests Has Now Passed
LAS CRUCES POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY OFFICERS EARLY MONDAY AS 35 YEAR OLD FRANCISCO “PACO” TARIN, WHO RESIDED IN LAS CRUCES AND ROSWELL. POLICE SAY TARIN DIED IN AN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE WITH OFFICERS NEAR A HOME DEPOT. OFFICERS FROM FOUR AGENCIES…LAS CRUCES POLICE, THE DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE,…… MORE
Parents Charged After Son’s School Shooting
JOSHUA OWEN’S PARENTS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR. JOSHUA IS THE SUE CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO’S ACCUSED OF FIRING OFF A GUN IN THE SCHOOL LAST FEBRUARY. NO ONE WAS INJURED. JOSHUA OWEN FACES THREE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND OTHER CHARGES. NOW HIS PARENTS, TAMERA…… MORE
It’s 12 Years for NM Woman
ONE OF THREE ALBUQUERQUE PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE MURDER OF 65 YEAR OLD MARILYN GANDERT LAST YEAR IS SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON. THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS ANNIE RAEL HELPED KILL GANDERT, WHOSE BURNED BODY WAS LATER FOUND ON A MESA WEST OF RIO RANCHO. PROSECUTORS SAY GANDERT HAD RECENTLY EVICTED RAEL ALONG WITH…… MORE
