ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF AN INFANT. APD SAYS THE INFANT WAS A SIBLING OF A CHILD THAT DIED LAST YEAR. THE PARENTS, DAVID ZUBER AND MONIQUE ROMERO WERE LATER ARRESTED. EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAID THE CASE AGAINST THEM WAS ON HOLD UNTIL PROSECUTORS GOT A FINAL REPORT FROM THE…… MORE
Recreational Pot Bill Hits a Snag in Santa Fe
IT’S LOOKING LESS AND LESS LIKELY THAT THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE WILL APPROVE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA THIS SESSION. THE HOUSE NARROWLY PASSED A BILL LEGALIZING MARIJUANA…BUT, IT HAS STALLED IN THE SENATE. THE VOTES APPARENTLY AREN’T THERE TO PASS THE MEASURE OUT OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE. DEMOCRATIC SENATOR JOHN SAPIEN OF BERNALILLO TELLS THE ASSOCIATED…… MORE
Fighting Over Water
NEW MEXICO STATE ENGINEER JOHN D’ANTONIO SAYS HE’LL WORK WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS A LEGAL FIGHT WITH TEXAS AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTINUES OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE RIO GRANDE. D’ANTONIO SAYS HE MET WITH A-G HECTOR BALDERAS THIS WEEK AS LAWYERS PREPARE TO BRIEF A SPECIAL MASTER APPOINTED BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. DURING…… MORE
Development Approved Despite Opposition
THE NAMASTE DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS NOW APPROVED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMISSION. THAT’S AFTER MOST OF THE RESIDENTS SPEAKING TO THE COMMISSION AT THURSDAY’S MEETING RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT THE 23-ACRE LOT ADJACENT TO THE BOSQUE AND WHAT ARE BEING CALLED “SENSITIVE LANDS.” THOSE WHO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE NAMASTE DEVELOPMENT SAY THEY’LL APPEAL THE…… MORE
Las Cruces Hot Car Case Rises to New Level
EVERY WINTER, ALBUQUERQUE POLICE RESPOND TO DOZENS OF WARM-UP DRIVE-OFFS…CARS STOLEN WHILE THE OWNER LEAVES IT UNATTENDED WHILE IT WARMS-UP. IT’S NOT ONLY A PROBLEM HERE, BUT ALSO IN LAS CRUCES. HOWEVER, THIS CASE TAKES IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL. POLICE IN CRUCES SAYS A MAN STOLE A CAR SHORTLY AFTER 7AM THURSDAY MORNING. IN THE…… MORE
Alleged Road Rage Shooter to Stay Jailed
ACCUSED ROAD RAGE SHOOTER FELIX VILLANUEVA WILL STAY BEHIND BARS PENDING TRIAL. CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS A JUDGE RULED VILLANUEVA IS A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. HE’S CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BATTERY FOR ALLEGEDLY SHOOTING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF A VEHICLE NEAR JEFFERSON AND CUTLER, AND HITTING ANOTHER DRIVER IN THE FACE.… MORE
Number of Albuquerque Car Thefts Improving
BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ SAYS THE AUTO THEFT ISSUE IN THE AREA APPEARS TO BE IMPROVING. TORREZ TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL HIS 10-PERSON TEAM FORMED TO DEAL WITH AUTO THEFT CASES IS NOW TAKING ON OTHER WORK. IT’S DUE TO A DROP IN THE CASE LOAD ASSOCIATED WITH AUTO THEFTS. TORREZ SAYS HE…… MORE
Group Fundraises to Talk to Committee
RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR THE SITE OF THE WORLD’S FIRST ATOMIC BOMB TEST IN NEW MEXICO SAY THEY PLAN TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON TO PRESS CONGRESS ABOUT COMPENSATION. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE TULAROSA BASIN DOWNWINDERS WILL HOLD A BENEFIT IN ALBUQUERQUE SUNDAY TO RAISE MONEY SO MEMBERS CAN SPEAK BEFORE A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE…… MORE
UNMH Treating Immigrants Sent to Albuquerque
MANY OF THE HUNDREDS OF IMMIGRANTS SENT TO ALBUQUERQUE FROM THE BORDER IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO NEED MEDICAL CARE. AND ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER IS ASKING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING PEDIATRICIANS, TO VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST THEM. THE IMMIGRANTS WERE SENT TO ALBUQUERQUE AFTER ARRIVING AT THE BORDER IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. OFFICIALS AT…… MORE
“Bomb Cyclone” Slams Parts of NM
AN AVALANCHE HIT THE VILLAGE OF TAOS SKI VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS ONE HOME WAS DAMAGED AND A PERSON INSIDE THE HOME WAS TRANSPORTED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. THE AVALANCHE OCCURRED ACROSS FROM THE SKI AREA. EARLIER THIS YEAR, TWO SKIERS WERE KILLED WHEN AN AVALANCHE HIT KACHINA PEAK. STRONG WINDS…… MORE
