Rule Change on Checking Criminal History Box on Applications

IF YOU’RE APPLYING FOR A JOB IN NEW MEXICO … YOU NO LONGER HAVE THE CHECK A BOX ON THE APPLICATION IF YOU HAVE A CRIMINAL HISTORY. THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED SENATE BILL 96 AND GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM SIGNED IT INTO LAW IN APRIL THIS YEAR. LUJAN GRISHAM SAYS PEOPLE WHO WANT REHABILITATE THEMSELVES AFTER A…MORE

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Man Shot, Killed by Supermarket Security Guard

MAJOR EXCITEMENT AT THE ALBERTSON’S SUPERMARKET AT LOMAS AND JUAN TABO IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NORTHEAST HEIGHTS LATE WEDNESDAY. THAT’S WHEN A SECURITY GUARD INSIDE THE STORE FIRED SHOTS AT A MAN AROUND 11PM WHO REPEATEDLY RAMMED HIS CAR INTO THE FRONT OF THE STORE AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HELP A WOMAN ACCUSED…MORE

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Murder Case Finally Solved

ALBUQUERQUE POLICE BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHO MURDERED AND DECAPITATED A WOMAN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THIRTY ONE YEAR OLD ANDREW GARCIA, ALSO KNOWN AS “TWO FEATHERS,” HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER IN THE DEATH OF 39 YEAR OLD AUDRA WILLIS. WILLIS’ HEADLESS BODY WAS FOUND IN AN…MORE

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Settlement Reached in 2017 Officer Involved Shooting

RODRIGO GARCIA’S FAMILY IS READY TO COLLECT 3.75 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. IT’S MONEY FROM A SETTLEMENT AFTER GARCIA WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN A POLICE SHOOTING YEARS AGO. JOSEPH KENNEDY IS THE FAMILY’S ATTORNEY AND SAYS POLICE SHOULD HAVE NEVER USED EXCESSIVE FORCE ON GARCIA. A TOTAL OF 80 BULLET WERE FOUND…MORE

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Prison Gang Boss Gets Life in Prison

IT’S LIFE IN PRISON FOR ANTHONY RAY BACA, THE MAN AUTHORITIES SAY WAS THE LEADER OF THE SYNDICATO DE NUEVO MEXICO GANG. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS BACA’S BEEN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON PLUS 120 MONTHS. THE JOURNAL SAYS IT’S FOR BACA’S PART IN THE MURDER OF ANOTHER PRISON INMATE, JAVIER MOLINA, AND CONSPIRING TO…MORE

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Former Lawmaker Released from Prison

FORMER STATE SENATOR PHIL GRIEGO IS OUT OF PRISON. HE WAS RELEASED ON TUESDAY ON PAROLE FROM A STATE CORRECTIONS FACILITY IN LOS LUNAS AFTER SERVING 15 MONTHS. GRIEGO WAS CONVICTED ON FRAUD, BRIBERY AND OTHER CHARGES AFTER PROSECUTORS SAID HE USED HIS POSITION AS A LAWMAKER TO PROFIT FROM THE SALE OF A STATE…MORE

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PRC Delays Facebook Decision

NO AGREEMENT YET ON WHO PAYS NEARLY HALF OF THE 85 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A TRANSMISSION LINE FOR FACEBOOK’S LOS LUNAS FACILITY. THE DEAL TO HAVE FACEBOOK PAY IS NOW OFF THE TABLE AFTER THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION ON WEDNESDAY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED DEFERRING THE COST RECOVERY ISSUE TO A FUTURE RATE CASE. COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO…MORE

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Test Bus Arrives in Albuquerque

THE FIRST OF THE CLEAN DIESEL BUSES FOR ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT HAS ARRIVED. IT’S A DEMO UNIT THAT MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS WILL NOW BE INSPECTED AND TESTED. HE SAYS THE REST OF THE BUSES WILL ARRIVE IN THE FALL…AND IT’S HOPED A-R-T CAN BE UP AND RUNNING BY THIS WINTER. THE CITY DECIDED TO…MORE

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Arrests Made in Gruesome 2017 Murder

THREE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN A GRUESOME 2017 MURDER IN ALBUQUERQUE. ANDREW GARCIA, ERIC EMERSON AND DAMARIS MARQUEZ ARE CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF 39 YEAR OLD AUDRA WILLIS, WHO WAS STABBED TO DEATH AND FOUND DECAPITATED IN AN ARROYO IN FOUR HILLS. APD SAYS GARCIA FACES AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER. EMERSON AND…MORE

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