THE D-A IN LAS CRUCES AND THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE WILL PURSUE CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST TWO FORMER LAS CRUCES POLICE OFFICERS. RICHARD GARCIA AND DANNY SALCIDO WERE FIRED LAST WEEK FOR ALLEGEDLY BEATING A SUSPECT IN A POLICE HOLDING CELL WHILE HE WAS HANDCUFFED. IN A STATEMENT RELEASED TUESDAY, THE D-A AND THE…… MORE
Photo of Shot Rio Rancho Police Officer and Suspect
Below is a photo of Rio Rancho police officer, Gregg Nigel (left), and Andrew Romero who is accused of fatally shooting Officer Nigel.… MORE
Second Suspect Sought in Rio Rancho Officer’s Death
IT’S A FIRST FOR RIO RANCHO P-D: AN OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. ONE PERSON IS IN CUSTODY IN MONDAY’S SHOOTING OF THE OFFICER. A SECOND SUSPECT IS STILL ON THE RUN. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED JUST AFTER 8:00 MONDAY NIGHT ON SOUTHERN AND PINETREE NEAR A PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE OFFICER HAD…… MORE
Duke City Man, Family Victims of Texas Floods
A NEW MEXICO CONNECTION TO THOSE DEVASTATING FLOODS IN TEXAS. THE ABQ JOURNAL REPORTS AN ABQ MAN AND FOUR OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS ARE AMONG THE DOZEN PEOPLE MISSING. THE NEWSPAPER SAYS RALPH CAREY, HIS WIFE SUE, THEIR DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND, AND THEIR SON WERE SWEPT AWAY IN THEIR VACATION HOME. THE NATIONAL WEATHER…… MORE
Developer to Build Homes on Rio Rancho Golf Course
AN UPSCALE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT MOVING INTO RIO RANCHO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT PULTE HOMES … ONE OF THE BIGGEST HOMEBUILDING COMPANIES IN THE U-S … PLANS TO BUILD 180 HOMES ON THE FORMER NORTH NINE HOLES OF THE CLUB RIO RANCHO GOLF COURSE. BUT IT DOESN’T SIT WELL WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS WHO…… MORE
More Water Projects On-tap for NM
A MAJOR SOLAR POWER PROJECT IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO IS ABOUT TO GO ONLINE. U-S-D-A RURAL DEVELOPMENT HAS ANNOUNCED COMPLETION OF A 14 MILLION DOLLAR SOLAR PROJECT NEAR SPRINGER, IN COLFAX COUNTY. STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TERRY BRUNNER SAYS THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE A BUSY SUMMER. HE SAYS THERE ARE ALSO GOOD DEVELOPMENTS…… MORE
State Warns of Active Tularemia Season
IT LOOKS LIKE 2015 WILL BE AN ACTIVE YEAR FOR TULAREMIA IN NEW MEXICO. IT’S A BACTERIAL DISEASE WITH SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO THE PLAGUE. DR. PAUL ETTESTAD WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS PETS CAN PICK UP THE DISEASE FROM RODENTS AND RABBITS, AND PASS IT ON TO YOU. HE SAYS IT’S A RARE…… MORE
Heavier Police Presence for Red River Motorcycle Rally
A LARGER NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE PRESENCE AT THIS WEEKEND’S MOTORCYCLE RALLY IN RED RIVER. THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF POLICE AT THE RALLY COMES IN THE WAKE OF LAST WEEKEND’S DEADLY BIKER SHOOTINGS IN WACO TEXAS. NINE PEOPLE WERE KILLED. STATE POLICE SGT ELIZABETH ARMIJO SAYS THEY’RE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS AND…… MORE
NM Senator in Cuba this Holiday Weekend
SENATOR TOM UDALL IS GOING TO CUBA. THE NEW MEXICO DEMOCRAT WILL LEAD A CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION BEGINNING SATURDAY TO MEET WITH CUBAN AND U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, PLUS CUBAN BUSINESS LEADERS. A NEWS RELEASE FROM UDALL’S OFFICE SAYS THE DELEGATION WILL DISCUSS WAYS THE U-S CAN FURTHER OPEN RELATIONS WITH CUBA THROUGH TRADE AND TOURISM…… MORE
APD Could be Sued by Undercover Cop
APD UNDERCOVER OFFICER JACOB GRANT IS SUING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE’S THE OFFICER WHO WAS SHOT EIGHT TIMES BY ONE OF HIS LIEUTENANTS DURING AN UNDERCOVER DRUG OPERATION IN JANUARY. THE TORT CLAIM GRANT FILED SAYS EVEN AFTER HE WAS HIT TWICE BY GREG BRACHLE’S GUNFIRE, BRACHLE CONTINUED SHOOTING. GRANT SPENT ABOUT A MONTH IN…… MORE
