MOST OFFICERS WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE SLATED TO GET RAISES AFTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL. COUNCILORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE 2-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARS THAT’LL PROVIDE NEARLY 6 PERCENT PAY HIKES FOR THOSE OFFICERS. BUT FIRST, CONTRACT TALKS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE POLICE HAVE HAVE TO BE COMPLETED.…… MORE
Security Raised for UNM Graduation Ceremonies
IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO ATTEND ANY OF THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES FOR U-N-M THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, TAKE NOTE. THE SCHOOL SAYS, DUE TO INCREASED SECURITY AT WISEPIES ARENA, A-K-A THE PIT, IT MAY TAKE LONGER TO GET IN. YOU’RE ADVISED TO GET THERE EARLY. YOU’RE ALSO BEING ASKED TO CARRY AS…… MORE
Teen Found Guilty in Homeless Deaths
A JURY FINDS ALEX RIOS GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THE BEATING DEATHS OF TWO HOMELESS MEN IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST YEAR. RIOS, WHO WAS 18 AT THE TIME, WAS ALSO CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND ROBBERY. CO-DEFENDANT GILBERT TAFOYA MADE A PLEA DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS AND TESTIFIED AGAINST RIOS. A…… MORE
Los Alamos Richest County in the Nation
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VIRGINIA SUBURBS OF WASHINGTON D-C, LOS ALAMOS COUNTY IS THE RICHEST COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT, ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS BUREAU, LOS ALAMOS COUNTY HAS A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF MORE THAN 108-THOUSAND DOLLARS. NEW MEXICO’S LUNA COUNTY IS AMONG THE…… MORE
NM AAA: Keep Older Drivers Driving
AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS OLDER DRIVERS SHOULD PROBABLY KEEP DRIVING … BECAUSE QUITTING CAN HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES ON THEIR HEALTH AND MENTAL WELL-BEING. THE AUTO CLUB SAYS SEVERAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES HELP THEM DRIVE SAFER. AUTOMATIC CRASH NOTIFICATION ALERTS EMERGENCY CREWS OF A CRASH. CRASHES CAN BE PREVENTED WITH FORWARD COLLISION WARNING/MITIGATION,…… MORE
NMSP Release Thanksgiving Weekend Traffic Numbers
PLENTY OF NEW MEXICO MOTORISTS WRITING CHECKS TO THE STATE AFTER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. STATE POLICE SAY THEY WERE BUSY PATROLLING THE HIGHWAYS OF THE STATE. THE FINAL NUMBERS SHOW NEARLY 43-HUNDRED CITATIONS WERE HANDED OVER TO DRIVERS. JUST ABOUT 3-THOUSAND OF THOSE WERE FOR MOVING VIOLATIONS. THERE WERE NO FATAL…… MORE
2015 a Very Wet Year for NM
WITH THREE WEEKS REMAINING IN 2015, THIS YEAR ALREADY RANKS AMONG THE 30 WETTEST YEARS ON RECORD IN ALBUQUERQUE. AND WITH MORE PRECIPITATION EXPECTED, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES SAYS WE SHOULD MOVE UP IN THE RANKINGS BEFORE YEAR’S END. HE SAYS ANOTHER TWO INCHES WOULD PUT THE YEAR IN THE TOP…… MORE
Verdict in Rios Trial
ONE OF THREE TEENAGERS CHARGED IN THE BRUTAL BEATING DEATHS OF TWO HOMELESS MEN IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER. ALEX RIOS, WHO’S NOW 20, WAS ALSO CONVICTED OF ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. GILBERT TAFOYA AND NATHANIEL CARRILLO WERE ALSO CHARGED IN THE MURDERS. CARRILLO HAS PLED NOT GUILTY…… MORE
Drag Racers Could Lose Their Cars
A UNANIMOUS VOTE FROM THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY … WHICH COULD MEAN REPEAT DRAG RACERS COULD LOSE THEIR VEHICLES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE ORDINANCE SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER LONNIE TALBERT WOULD LET SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SEIZE THE VEHICLES OF PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING IF THEY’VE BEEN ARRESTED PREVIOUSLY FOR THE SAME OFFENSE.…… MORE
Council Takes on APD Raises, Panhandlers
THERE’S A MOVE AT CITY HALL TO GET TOUGHER ON PANHANDLERS IN ALBUQUERQUE. CITY COUNCILOR DON HARRIS WILL INTRODUCE A MEASURE AT WEDNESDAY’S MEETING THAT WOULD OUTLAW PANHANDLING AT FREEWAY OFF RAMPS , IN MEDIANS AND ALONG ROADWAYS WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 35 MPH OR HIGHER. HARRIS SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD…… MORE
