RIO RANCHO’S VEHICLE SEIZURE ORDINANCE ALLOWS FOR THE SEIZURE OF A VEHICLE IF THE DRIVER IS INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE D-W-I ARRESTS. IT TAKES EFFECT IN JULY IF EFFORTS TO DE-RAIL IT FAIL. RIO RANCHO CITY COUNCILOR MARK SCOTT IS OPPOSED TO THE ORDINANCE. HE SAYS HE SUPPORTS ANY EFFORT TO REMOVE THE ORDINANCE FROM RIO…… MORE
County Targets Old Tires
AN ORDINANCE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION REQUIRING TIRE COMPANIES TO HAVE A MACHINE THAT CUTS UP OLD TIRES, WHICH CAN THEN BE RECYCLED OR LANDFILLED. COMMISSIONER ART DE LA CRUZ HOPES IT WILL REDUCE ILLEGAL TIRE DUMPING. HE SAYS UNSCRUPULOUS BUSINESSES OFTEN HIRE SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THE DUMPING. BUT HE…… MORE
Bernalillo County D-A Setback
BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A KARI BRANDENBURG SAYS A NEW MANDATE FROM THE STATE SUPREME COURT IS THE BIGGEST CHANGE TO HIT NEW MEXICO’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN DECADES. IT ORDERS THAT HER OFFICE SPEED UP THE RESOLUTION OF CASES. SHE SAYS THAT PUTS VERY STRICT TIME LIMITS ON CASES, FROM ARRAIGNMENT TO WHEN THOSE CASES MUST…… MORE
Alleged Suicidal Carjacker Knocks Out Power
THE POWER’S BACK ON FOR RESIDENTS NEAR LOUISIANA AND MONTGOMERY. THAT’S WHERE 36-YEAR -OLD DONOVAN BOOKOUT IS ACCUSED OF CARJACKING A WOMAN NEAR VIEW CREST EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AFTER THREATENING SUICIDE AT A HOME THERE. POLICE SAY BOOKOUT LED APD’S “AIR-ONE” HELICOPTER ON A CHASE THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS … THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND…… MORE
Police Release New Information on Skate Park Shooting
WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FATAL SHOOTING AT ALBUQUERQUE’S LOS ALTOS SKATE PARK SUNDAY NIGHT. APD NOW CONFIRMS THERE WERE MULTIPLE SHOOTERS AND MULTIPLE SHOTS FIRED IN THE INCIDENT THAT LEFT 17 YEAR OLD JAQUISE LEWIS DEAD. SIX OTHERS, RANGING IN AGE FROM 17 TO 27, WERE WOUNDED, AND ONE REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. NO…… MORE
It’s Still Around … and It’s Still a Killer
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND “PROJECT ECHO” AT THE UNM HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER ARE TEAMING UP TO TAKE ON TUBERCULOSIS. T-B PROGRAM MANAGER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DIANA FORTUNE, TELLS US THIS COLLABORATION WILL BRING TOGETHER ALL THE T-B CARE-GIVERS IN THE STATE ON A MONTHLY BASIS. SHE SAYS THEY’LL USE PROJECT…… MORE
2nd Arrest in Cheyenne Cantrell Death
APD MAKES AN ARREST IN THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF CHEYENNE CANTRELL. HER BODY WAS FOUND MARCH 14TH IN A VACANT LOT NEXT TO ROLLER SKATE CITY. SPOKESPERSON CELINA ESPINOZA SAYS WITNESSES TOLD THEM CANTRELL WAS STAYING WITH 31 YEAR OLD EUGENE CRANE THE NIGHT SHE DIED … BUT HE DID NOTHING TO HELP HER. SHE…… MORE
Don’t Put Away Those Skis Yet
THE NEW MEXICO SKI SEASON WILL LAST A LITTLE LONGER THIS YEAR. TAOS SKI VALLEY IS EXTENDING ITS SEASON OVER ANOTHER WEEKEND, WITH THE FINAL DAY OF SKIING SUNDAY APRIL 12TH. GEORGE BROOKS WITH THE TRADE GROUP “SKI NEW MEXICO” SAYS IT’S BEEN THAT KIND OF YEAR. HE SAYS SNOWPACK IN THE MOUNTAINS IS PRETTY…… MORE
Commission Considers Major New Development
IN 40 OR 50 YEARS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COULD BE LIVING IN A DEVELOPMENT SOUTHWEST OF I-40 AND 118TH STREET. THE SANTOLINA MASTER PLAN GOES BEFORE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THIS WEEK. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ENRICO GRADI SAYS IT’S THE BIGGEST PROJECT THE COUNTY HAS EVER CONSIDERED. HE SAYS IT’S ABOUT 14 THOUSAND ACRES…… MORE
City Mulls Higher Security at Skate Park
A FATAL SHOOTING DURING A BARBECUE SUNDAY NIGHT AT LOS ALTOS SKATE PARK IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS CITY OFFICIALS CONSIDERING HIGHER SECURITY AT THE PARK. AND NOT JUST BECAUSE 17 YEAR OLD JAQUISE LEWIS WAS KILLED IN THAT SHOOTING … BUT BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN FIGHTS BETWEEN KIDS AT THE PARK NEAR EUBANK AND I-40 AS…… MORE
