AARON LUJAN IS BACK IN JAIL, AND MAYBE THIS TIME HE’LL BE THERE FOR A WHILE. LUJAN WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY FOR ALLEGEDLY BURGLARIZING A HOME, AFTER JUST HAVING BEEN RELEASED FROM JAIL. HE WAS RELEASED AGAIN, AND WAS RE-ARRESTED SATURDAY FOR ROBBING A WOMAN AT GUNPOINT. LUJAN FACED TWO JUDGES MONDAY. ONE SET BOND AT…… MORE
CYFD Program Expanded
A CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT PILOT PROGRAM IN BERNALILLO COUNTY IS BEING BROADENED. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS THE ONE MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION WILL BRING A FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER PROGRAM TO FIVE ADDITIONAL COUNTIES…RIO ARRIBA, TAOS, VALENCIA, CHAVES AND DONA ANA. THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE PROGRAM PROVIDES HIGH RISK FAMILIES WITH SERVICES AND SUPPORT AIMED AT…… MORE
Post Office Expediting Passport Process
IF YOU NEED A PASSPORT, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF U-S POSTAL SERVICE PASSPORT FAIRS THAT START NEXT SATURDAY. IT’S TO EXPEDITE THE TIME NEW MEXICANS ARE HAVING TO WAIT FOR A PASSPORT NOW THAT THE U-S HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT HAS DENIED THE STATE ANOTHER EXTENSION ON COMPLYING WITH THE REAL I-D ACT. IT MEANS…… MORE
Apprehensions on NM Border Decrease
APPREHENSIONS AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER, INCLUDING NEW MEXICO, ARE DOWN 40 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. THAT ACCORDING TO CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SPOKESMAN DOUG MOSIER. HE TELLS 770 KKOB IT’S A BIG CHANGE FROM A FEW YEARS AGO. HE SAYS THE EL PASO SECTOR HAD OVER 300-THOUSAND APPREHENSIONS ONE YEAR. …… MORE
Warning to NM Taxpayers on Coming Tax Season
NEW MEXICO TAX AND REV SECRETARY DEMESIA PADILLA SAYS THE IRS CAN’T DO IT ALONE. SHE TELLS US TAXPAYERS ALSO NEED TO DO THEIR PART TO PREVENT SECURITY BREACHES ON RETURNS WHEN THEY FILE NEXT YEAR. SHE SAYS SIMILAR BREACHES KEPT THE IRS BUSY DURING THE LAST TAX SEASON. SHE SAYS THE IRS…… MORE
Remake for West Side High School
Remake for West Side High School ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST MESA HIGH SCHOOL IS UNDERGOING A MAJOR RENOVATION PROJECT…WITH A PRICE TAG OF JUST UNDER 19-MILLION DOLLARS. JOHANNA KING WITH A-P-S SAYS THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY THE PAST FEW YEARS ON SOME OF ITS OLDEST FACILITIES. SHE SAYS…… MORE
NM Gov Elected Chair of GOP Governors’ Group
NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR MARTINEZ IS ELECTED CHAIR OF WHAT SHE CALLS THE MOST EFFECTIVE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION IN THE U-S. SHE WAS ELECTED ON THURSDAY TO CHAIR THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION FOR 2016. HER VICE CHAIRMAN IS WISCONSIN GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER. GOP GOVERNORS MEET FOR AN ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE EVERY YEAR TO DISCUSS…… MORE
Woman Found With Murdered Man in Car Trunk Sentenced
AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN GETS A 30 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR MURDERING A MAN, THEN STUFFING HIS BODY IN A CAR TRUNK. JENNIFER MCKEE PLEADED GUILTY ON THURSDAY TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER, KIDNAPPING AND OTHER CHARGES IN THE 2013 STABBING DEATH OF MAURICE GONZALES. ANOTHER SUSPECT IN THE CASE, ASHLEE GURULE, WILL…… MORE
Pets of the Week | Nov 21
Both of our featured pets from last week Nugget, the tall and oh so handsome gentle cattle dog mix and little lap loving chi Bam are still available. If you’ve been dreaming about what great additions they would be to your family and they are in our first building at the Eastside shelter. Our…… MORE
Dangerous Dan
Where were you on November 22, 1963 when you heard that the President had been shot? That question has been asked millions of times, but more than half of the people in America today were either not born yet in 1963 or were not old enough to remember that day. The very name John…… MORE
