DIANNA DURAN SURRENDERS TO THE SANTA FE COUNTY JAIL FRIDAY MORNING TO BEGIN HER 30-DAY SENTENCE. SHE WAS DUE AT THE JAIL AT 9:00 AM. THE FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE WAS SENTENCED MONDAY MIS-USING CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO PAY OFF GAMBLING DEBTS. SHE’D CUT A PLEA DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO KEEP…… MORE
More Students Identified in Farmington Bomb Threats
TWO MORE STUDENTS ARE ARRESTED IN FARMINGTON IN CONNECTION WITH 18 BOMB THREATS THERE RECENTLY. ONE IS AN EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL FROM APACHE ELEMENTARY. FARMINGTON POLICE TELL KOB-TV SHE MADE THREATS ON DECEMBER 14TH AND DECEMBER 16TH. BECAUSE OF HER AGE, SHE’LL BE DISCIPLINED AT SCHOOL AND UNDERGO COUNSELING. THE…… MORE
Governor Unveils New Anti-Dropout Plan
EFFORTS TO KEEP STUDENTS FROM DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL COULD GET A BOOST DURING THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION. GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ OUTLINED WHAT SHE’D LIKE TO SEE. SHE WANTS LAWMAKERS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR DROPOUT PREVENTION COACHES AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS TO 5-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARS. AN ADDITIONAL 500-THOUSAND DOLLARS WOULD FUND…… MORE
Legislature to Consider Teen Curfew
SEVERAL NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS WILL TRY TO PASS A BILL THAT GIVES COMMUNITIES THE ABILITY TO PUT A TEEN CURFEW IN PLACE. STATE REP ANTONIO “MOE” MAESTAS SAYS SEVERAL INCIDENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE PROMPTED THE DISCUSSION OVER CURFEWS, INCLUDING THE SHOOTING DEATH OF 60 YEAR OLD STEVEN GERECKE LAST JUNE, ALLEGEDLY BY A GROUP…… MORE
Two Sentenced in Tribal Embezzlement Case
A PECOS NEW MEXICO REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER IS HEADING TO PRISON FOR 35 MONTHS. THOMAS KEESING, 62, WAS CONVICTED OF EMBEZZLING OVER 3-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE INDIAN PUEBLO FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BETWEEN 2003 AND 2008. THE CORPORATION WAS SET UP BY THE 19 PUEBLOS OF NEW MEXICO TO DEVELOP LAND…… MORE
Why Man Allegedly Stole Over 800 Shopping Carts
BENITO VASQUEZ-MENDEZ IS SET TO TURN HIMSELF INTO JAIL FRIDAY AT THE METRO DETENTION CENTER. THAT FROM A METRO COURT SPOKESPERSON. THE 41 YEAR OLD VASQUEZ-MENDEZ IS SAID TO HAVE STOLEN 816 GROCERY STORE SHOPPING CARTS, THEN SOLD THEM AS SCRAP METAL. HE MADE JUST OVER 3-THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THE SCRAP MENTAL DEAL. VASQUEZ-MENDEZ WAS…… MORE
Rio Rancho Roads Still an Issue
A SURVEY OF ATTITUDES IN RIO RANCHO CONDUCTED THIS PAST OCTOBER HAS NOW BEEN EVALUATED. MAYOR GREG HULL SAYS THE SURVEY RE-AFFIRMED SOMETHING RESIDENTS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT FOR YEARS. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CITY’S ROADS. HULL SAYS RESIDENTS NOT ONLY WANT THEIR ROADS SYSTEMS REPAIRED, BUT IMPROVED AS WELL. …… MORE
NM Gas Prices Still Low
IT’S NOT MUCH, BUT IT IS SOMETHING. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED IS DOWN 1-CENT FROM LAST WEEK. IT’S NOW AT 1-91 A GALLON. AAA SAYS CHEAPER GAS IS SAVING THE MOTORISTS ABOUT 550 DOLLARS THIS YEAR. IN ALBUQUERQUE, THE AVERAGE STAYS AT…… MORE
Lopez Steps Down as Albuquerque Police Union President
STEPHANIE LOPEZ IS OUT AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. LOPEZ RESIGNED AT TUESDAY NIGHT’S MEETING AFTER BEING ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE LAST WEEK. LOPEZ ALLEGEDLY HIT HER 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MULTIPLE TIMES. CHARGES AGAINST HER INCLUDE CHILD ABUSE WITHOUT GREAT BODILY HARM AS WELL AS INTIMIDATION…… MORE
Dianna Duran in Jail on Friday
FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE DIANNA DURAN BEGINS HER 30 DAY JAIL SENTENCE ON FRIDAY. THAT AFTER THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN HER GUILTY PLEA. DURAN HAD UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY TO CHANGE HER PLEA. SHE HAD HOPED TO AVOID JAIL TIME UNDER HER PLEA DEAL, BUT JUDGE T. GLENN ELLINGTON IMPOSED THE SENTENCE THIS…… MORE
