A FORMER PRAYER GROUP LEADER FROM RIO RANCHO WILL HAVE TO PAY BACK MORE THAN 75-THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT HE STOLE FROM GROUP MEMBERS. SIXTY-SIX YEAR OLD FELIX FERNANDO WILL ALSO SERVE THREE YEARS PROBATION AS PART OF HIS SENTENCE FOR WIRE FRAUD. THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS FERNANDO TOLD THE GROUP THAT MONEY WAS EVIL…… MORE
Fugitive Caught in Mexico
A NEW MEXICO FUGITIVE HAS BEEN CAUGHT SOUTH OF THE BORDER. THE FBI’S ALBUQUERQUE OFFICE SAYS 41 YEAR OLD ANGEL DELEON WAS WANTED FOR HIS ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN A NEW MEXICO PRISON GANG. SPECIFICALLY, DELEON IS ACCUSED OF COMMITTING ONE OF TWO MURDERS THAT HAPPENED ON MARCH 26TH, 2001 IN SERVICE OF THE GANG. HE…… MORE
Bernalillo County Low on Borrowing
MAKE IT THREE YEARS IN A ROW FOR THE BERNALILLO COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE. TREASURER NANCY BEARCE SAYS HER OFFICE HAS RECEIVED A CLEAN AUDIT, MEANING THE COUNTY’S COST OF BORROWING REMAINS LOW. THE AUDIT WAS CONDUCTED BY AN INDEPENDENT FIRM BASED IN NEW MEXICO. IT REVIEWED THE COUNTY’S INVESTMENT POLICY AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES.…… MORE
Albuquerque Preparing for E-Scooters
A BILL REGULATING E-SCOOTERS AND OTHER SMALL VEHICLES IN ALBUQUERQUE WAS PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL LAST OCTOBER. NOW, CARMELINA HART WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS SEEING THOSE SCOOTERS IN THE DUKE CITY PROBABLY ISN’T THAT FAR AWAY: HART SAYS YOU MAY SEE SCOOTERS IN ALBUQUERQUE AS SOON AS MARCH 22ND. HART TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB…… MORE
Weather Radar is Down
ALBUQUERQUE’S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WON’T HAVE RADAR AT ITS DISPOSAL FOR A WHILE. METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE KERRY JONES SAYS THE RADAR UNIT AT DOUBLE EAGLE-2 AIRPORT IS GETTING A MAJOR UPGRADE. : JONES SAYS THE RADAR UNIT WAS INSTALLED 25 YEARS AGO…AND THE UPGRADE WILL EXTEND ITS LIFE FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS. JONES SAYS…… MORE
Tax Season IRS Scams Surface in NM
DON’T BECOME A VICTIM OF A SCAM THIS TAX SEASON. I-R-S SPECIAL AGENT BRIAN WATSON SAYS NEW MEXICANS NEED TO BE WARY OF ANY EMAILS THEY GET ASKING FOR SOME KIND OF PAYMENT OR PERSONAL INFORMATION. HE SAYS THE EMAILS CLAIM TO BE FROM THE I-R-S. HE SAYS THE OTHER FORM OF THE SCAM IS…… MORE
Research Identifies Best Way to Use Medical Pot
TWO RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO DID A STUDY ON WHAT METHOD IS THE BEST FOR INGESTING MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES. THEY FOUND THAT SMOKING DRIED MARIJUANA WAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD TO USE. THAT CONTRADICTS CONVENTIONAL WISDOM THAT CBD IS BETTER THAN THC, MANY SAID JUST MAKES PEOPLE HIGH. THE RESEARCHERS ANALYZED…… MORE
Weekend Marred by Two Shootings in Meadowlake
TWO SEPARATE SHOOTINGS IN MEADOWLAKE, NEW MEXICO, OVER THE WEEKEND. ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THE FIRST FATAL SHOOTING STARTED ON PRADO PLACE AND ENDED ON SPORTSMAN STREET. THIRTY-TWO YEAR OLD JESUS GARCIA AND 24 YEAR OLD ALEJANDRO MONTELONGO WERE BRIEFLY DETAINED FOR THE DEATH OF DANIEL SANDOVAL, BUT NOT HELD DUE TO NO PROBABLE CAUSE. BY…… MORE
House Approves Tax Reform Bill
THE SWEEPING TAX REFORM BILL THAT WAS PASSED BY THE STATE HOUSE IN SANTA FE LATE FRIDAY WOULD GENERATE AT LEAST 320-MILLION MORE DOLLARS A YEAR FOR NEW MEXICO’S GENERAL FUND. IT WAS APPROVED ON A 40-TO-25 VOTE AND IT’S BEING CALLED ONE OF THE BIGGEST TAX HIKES IN STATE HISTORY. HOUSE BILL 6 WOULD…… MORE
Call it the “Clown” Bill
NEW MEXICO IS CLOSER TO HAVING A RATHER UNIQUE COURSE OFFERED IN SCHOOL. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE VOTED LAST FRIDAY TO MOVE FORWARD THE CIRCUS ARTS BILL. THE LEGISLATION WOULD SET ASIDE 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE P-E-D TO ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM TEACHING THINGS SUCH AS TRAPEZE, AERIAL FABRICS, JUGGLING, CLOWNING, GIANT…… MORE
