ANOTHER TENT CITY POPS UP IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO. HOMELESS CAMPERS ARE NOW LIVING IN TIJERAS CANYON, WHERE NEARBY RESIDENTS SAY THEY’RE CONCERNED ABOUT SEWAGE, SANITATION, AND SECURITY. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON THE TENT COMMUNITY AND LOOKING INTO OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY. SHERIFF’S SPOKESMAN AARON WILLIAMSON SAYS…… MORE
Duke City Activity Loop Underway
CONSTRUCTION IS NOW UNDERWAY ON ALBUQUERQUE’S 50 MILE ACTIVITY LOOP AROUND THE CITY. A GROUNDBREAKING WAS HELD FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT ON TUESDAY. THE LOOP WILL LINK UPTOWN TO NOB HILL USING MULTI-USE TRAIL CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, SUCH AS TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADES AND SIGNAGE. PHASE ONE COMES WITH A…… MORE
Elderly Woman Saved by 9 Year Old
ALBUQUERQUE FIRE OFFICIALS SAY A NINE YEAR BOY NAMED TIMOTHY MARTINEZ ALERTED AN ELDERLY WOMAN THAT A SHED NEXT TO HER MOBILE HOME WAS ON FIRE ON TUESDAY. SHE ESCAPED SAFELY WITHOUT INJURY. IT HAPPENED AT CORONADO VILLAGE ON PAN AMERICAN NORTHEAST. CREWS PUT OUT THE SHED FIRE…BUT NOT BEFORE IT SPREAD TO THE MOBILE…… MORE
New Wrinkle In Tai Chan Murder Case
THE LAWYER FOR FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY TAI CHAN SAYS HIS CLIENT KILLED FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN IN SELF DEFENSE. ATTORNEY JOHN DAY HAS TURNED IN SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS TO THE DONA ANA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT THAT HE SAYS PROVE MARTIN … WHO WAS SHOT TO DEATH AT A LAS CRUCES HOTEL LAST OCTOBER…… MORE
Auditor Says Sheriff’s Office DWI Funds Allegedly Misused
THE MCKINLEY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IS THE SUBJECT OF A SPECIAL EXAMINATION BY STATE AUDITOR TIM KELLER. HE TELLS 770 KKOB, WORKING ON A TIP, INVESTIGATORS FOUND POTENTIAL MISUSE OF DWI PREVENTION PROGRAM FUNDS FROM 2010 TO 2014. HE SAYS HIS OFFICE DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY CRIMINAL CHARGES. HE SAYS IT APPEARS THE MONEY MAY…… MORE
Children Killed in Guadalupe County Crash
TWO CHILDREN ARE DEAD FOLLOWING A HEAD-ON CRASH IN GUADALUPE COUNTY. STATE POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED MONDAY ON U-S 84 SOUTH OF ANTON CHICO. THE 12 AND 7-YEAR OLD VICTIMS WERE IN A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY ANDRIA NIETO OF COLORADO SPRINGS. NIETO’S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A CAR DRIVEN BY 19 YEAR OLD DAVID HERRERA OF…… MORE
NM Snowpack Destroyed
THE LAST MONTH OF WARM, DRY WEATHER IN NEW MEXICO HAS DONE A NUMBER ON THE STATE’S ONCE ABUNDANT SNOWPACK. THAT FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES, WHO SAYS THERE’S NOTHING LEFT IN THE GILA AND JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. JONES SAYS THAT TRANSLATES INTO A MEAGER SPRING RUNOFF. HE SAYS IT’LL IMPACT FARMERS AND RANCHERS…… MORE
Easter Pilgrims Leave Trash Along Roads to Chimayo
A HUNDRED 65-POUND BAGS OF TRASH: THAT’S WHAT STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT CREWS HAD PICKED UP BY MONDAY IN THE WAKE OF LAST WEEK’S EASTER PILGRIMAGE TO CHIMAYO. THE LITTER WAS MOSTLY ALONG NEW MEXICO 76 AND 503 INTO CHIMAYO. D-O-T SPOKESPERSON MELISSA DOSHER SAYS IT’S ABOUT WHAT WAS LEFT ON THE ROUTE IN THE PAST…… MORE
CYFD Therapist Indicted
A CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT PSYCHOTHERAPIST IS INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY. THIRTY-SIX YEAR OLD JULIE BARHAM IS ACCUSED OF HAVING SEX WITH A MINOR AT THE LINCOLN PINES YOUTH CENTER WHERE SHE WORKED … AND ALLEGEDLY GIVING HIM CRUSHED MEDS NOT PRESCRIBED FOR HIM TO ENHANCE THEIR SEXUAL EXPERIENCE. BARHAM FACES CHARGES OF…… MORE
Governor Signs “Revenge Porn” Legislation into Law
A BILL OUTLAWING “REVENGE PORN” WILL BECOME LAW IN NEW MEXICO ON JULY FIRST. THAT AFTER GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SIGNED THE MEASURE TODAY (MON). THE BILL’S SPONSOR, STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN EGOLF OF SANTA FE, SAYS THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATORS. A FIRST CONVICTION COULD GET THE OFFENDER A YEAR BEHIND BARS. A SECOND OFFENSE WOULD…… MORE
