HOMELESS CAMPERS IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NEWEST TENT CITY AT LOMAS AND I-25 HAVE THREE DAYS TO LEAVE. STATE POLICE TUESDAY ISSUED EVICTION NOTICES INITIATED BY THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. THE SITE OF THIS 4TH TENT CITY IN ALBUQUERQUE IS STATE-OWNED LAND. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS RESIDENTS IN HOMES NEARBY HAVE COMPLAINED OF TRASH AND HUMAN WASTE TURNING…… MORE
Walgreens Buying Lovelace Pharmacies
WALGREENS WILL SON TAKE OVER LOVELACE SOME PHARMACY LOCATIONS IN ALBUQUERQUE … BUT NOT LOVELACE HOSPITALS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS 11 LOVELACE PHARMACIES ARE BEING BOUGHT AT LOCATIONS THAT INCLUDE CARLISLE, MONTGOMERY, TRAMWAY AT ENCANTADO, RIO BRAVO AND COORS. PHARMACIES AT JUAN TABO, JOURNAL CENTER, THE WALTER STREET TOWER, AND ONE EACH IN SANTA FE…… MORE
TV Series Preps for Filming in NM
MORE TELEVISION WORK COMING TO NEW MEXICO. THE STATE FILM OFFICE ANNOUNCING TUESDAY THAT THE PILOT FOR A SHOW CALLED “ENDGAME” WILL BE SHOT IN ALBUQUERQUE THROUGH THE END OF MARCH. THE PRODUCTION WILL EMPLOY AROUND 250 NEW MEXICO CREW MEMBERS AND ACTORS, INCLUDING BACKGROUND TALENT. THE CAST INCLUDES WESLEY SNIPES FROM THE “BLADE” TRILOGY.… MORE
Mixed News for NM Irrigation Season
MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK IS ON THE INCREASE IN SOUTHERN COLORADO AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THAT’S THE GOOD NEWS AS IRRIGATION SEASON BEGINS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. BUT TOM THORPE WITH THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT SAYS THERE’S CURRENTLY VERY LITTLE WATER IN STORAGE AT EL VADO RESERVOIR. THORPE SAYS THE STATE IS DEPENDENT SOLELY ON…… MORE
Man Wanted in Wal Mart Murder Arrested
A SUSPECT WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MURDER AT AN ALBUQUERQUE WAL MART STORE IS FINALLY IN CUSTODY. EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY. HE’S CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE IN THE JANUARY 18TH MURDER OF ANGELO MARTINEZ AT THE WAL MART ON COORS NORTHWEST. POLICE DO NOT…… MORE
No Plea Deal for Alleged Drunk Driver
A PLEA DEAL IS NOW OFF THE TABLE, AND A TRIAL IS SET FOR A SANTA FE MAN WHO WAS ALLEGEDLY DRUNK WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A WOMAN’S CAR, INJURING HER TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAD OFFERED A PLEA DEAL THAT WOULD HAVE HAD ANTHONY JIMENEZ AVOID…… MORE
Convicted Meth Dealer Sentenced
TRAFFICKING METH LANDS A DUKE CITY MAN IN PRISON AFTER SENTENCING TUESDAY. THE U-S ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS 38 YEAR OLD REYNALDO GRIEGO OF ALBUQUERQUE WILL SPEND THE NEXT 10 YEARS BEHIND BARS AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO SELLING METHAMPHETAMINE IN BERNALILLO COUNTY IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR. ONE CO-DEFENDANT , 33 YEAR…… MORE
WOMAN SHOT NEAR UNSER AND BRIDGE
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY WHO ALLEGEDLY SHOT A WOMAN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS THE WOMAN WAS SHOT 400 BLOCK OF GASLIGHT SOUTHWEST NEAR BRIDGE AND UNSER. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. TIXIER SAYS SHE’S IN STABLE CONDITION. THE SUSPECT INITIALLY FLED THE SCENE AND A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED.…… MORE
WINTER STORMS GOOD FOR NM
ONCE WE HIT MARCH, THE FIRE DANGER IS OFTEN A CONCERN IN NEW MEXICO. BUT THIS YEAR, MAYBE NOT SO MUCH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST JASON FRAZIER SAYS MOST FIRE FUELS ARE MOIST ACROSS THE STATE, MEANING A POSSIBLE DELAY IN THE FIRE SEASON. HE SAYS IF THE STATE CAN CONTINUE TO GET MORE STORMS,…… MORE
EVICTION NOTICES FOR 4TH TENT CITY
HOMELESS INHABITANTS OF ALBUQUERQUE’S LATEST TENT CITY WILL SOON GET EVICTION NOTICES … JUST LIKE THOSE WHO WERE LIVING IN THREE PREVIOUS CAMP SITES DOWNTOWN. THIS PARTICULAR TENT CITY IS NOT DOWNTOWN OR ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. IT’S ON STATE-OWNED LAND AT LOMAS AND I-25. THE CAMPERS TELL KOB-TV THEY’VE SET UP RULES AND REQUIRE SANITATION.…… MORE
