ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS COULD WELL BE ASKED TO APPROVED AN EXTRA 8TH OF A PERCENT SALES TAX ON THIS OCTOBER’S BALLOT. MEMBERS OF THE BIOPARK TAX CAMPAIGN HAVE TURNED IN THE ROUGHLY 26-THOUSAND PETITION SIGNATURES TO PUT THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT … AND THEIR SPOKESMAN, BARRY BITZER … SAYS THEY GATHERED NEARLY DOUBLE…… MORE
Two Teens in Mobbing Murder Arraigned
THE TWO YOUNGEST DEFENDANTS IN LAST MONTH’S MURDER OF STEPHEN GERECKE WERE IN COURT MONDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. A JUDGE SET BOND FOR ENRIQUE PALOMINO AND MATTHEW BALDONADO, BOTH 14, AT 250 THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE TWO WILL BE TRIED AS JUVENILES. THE OTHER FOUR ACCUSED RANGE IN AGE FROM 15 TO 17…… MORE
Woman Gets Plea Deal in Taos
ORIANA FARRELL OF TENNESSEE GETS HER PLEA DEAL. SHE’S THE WOMAN WHO FLED STATE POLICE NEAR TAOS IN HER MINIVAN FULL OF CHILDREN IN OCTOBER OF 2013 AFTER THEY PULLED HER OVER IN A TRAFFIC STOP. FARRELL ENTERED AN ALFORD PLEA IN COURT MONDAY, WHICH MAINTAINS HER INNOCENCE BUT ADMITS THERE’S ENOUGH EVIDENCE…… MORE
Motorcyclist’s Murder Stumps APD
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THEY HAVE NO LEADS AND NO SUSPECTS IN THE WEEKEND MURDER OF A MOTORCYCLIST. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS 29 YEAR OLD VINCENT MCANENEY WAS SHOT BY SOMEONE CHASING HIM IN A PICKUP ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE EARLY SATURDAY. AND HE SAYS THAT MADE FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. TIXIER SAYS…… MORE
DWI Suspect’s Criminal Past Extends Nearly 2 Decades
BOND HAS BEEN SET AT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR 36 YEAR OLD STEVEN TRUJILLO. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES SAY TRUJILLO WAS DRIVING DRUNK EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHEN HE SLAMMED INTO AN S-U-V IN THE SOUTH VALLEY, KILLING TWO OF ITS OCCUPANTS AND INJURING SEVEN OTHERS. COURT RECORDS SHOW…… MORE
Human Case of Tularema Confirmed in NM
A 51 YEAR OLD LOS ALAMOS COUNTY MAN IS NEW MEXICO’S FIRST CONFIRMED HUMAN CASE OF TULAREMIA THIS YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN 33 CASES OF THE DISEASE THIS YEAR IN PET DOGS AND CATS. THOSE WERE CONFIRMED IN BERNALILLO, SANTA FE, LOS ALAMOS, TORRANCE, AND TAOS COUNTIES. TULAREMIA IS CAUSED BY…… MORE
Legislative Committee Seeks Answers on Spaceport Revenue
THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS LOOKING AT FUNDING FOR SPACEPORT AMERICA IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. JOHN CLARK IS A BUDGET AND POLICY ANALYST WITH THE L-F-C. HE SAYS THE BUSINESS PLAN FROM THE SPACEPORT IS SHORT ON DETAILS CONCERNING HOW IT’S GOING TO MOVE FORWARD FINANCIALLY. HE SAYS THE PLAN LACKS SPECIFIC DETAILS.…… MORE
UNM, Sandia Labs Team Up for R & D
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY HAVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, EXPANDING THEIR WORKING RELATIONSHIP IN VARIOUS AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. JOSEPH CECCHI IS THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. HE SAYS ONE OF THE PURPOSES IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT UNM AND SANDIA LABS WILL DEFINE…… MORE
A Stellar Month for Duke City Real Estate Market
JUNE PROVES TO BE A GOOD MONTH FOR HOME SALES IN ALBUQUERQUE. IN FACT,THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION SAYS IT WAS THE BEST MONTH FOR THE INDUSTRY SINCE 2007. CLOSED LISTINGS SHOWED A 23 PERCENT INCREASE OVER JUNE OF LAST YEAR AND DAYS ON THE MARKET DROPPED FROM 60 DAYS TO 56 DAYS. …… MORE
Taos Minivan Incident to be Resolved
THE TENNESSEE WOMAN WHOSE ENCOUNTER WITH TAOS POLICE NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES LEARNS HER FATE IN A NEW MEXICO COURTROOM TODAY (MON). IT WAS OCTOBER 28TH, 2013 WHEN STATE POLICE OFFICER ELIAS MONTOYA SHOT AT ORIANA FARRELL’S MINIVAN AS SHE FLED A TRAFFIC STOP IN TAOS COUNTY. SEVERAL CHILDREN WERE IN THE…… MORE
