A PETITION COLLECTING SIGNATURES TO IMPEACH NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM NOW HAS MORE THAN 19-THOUSAND SIGNATURES. THE PETITION NEEDS 25-THOUSAND SIGNATURES TO THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS UNDERWAY. IT WAS STARTED AFTER LUJAN GRISHAM PULLED MOST OF THE STATE’S NATIONAL GUARD FROM THE BORDER AFTER THEY WERE SENT THERE BY PRESIDENT TRUMP. TRUMP SAYS THEY’RE…… MORE
Former UNM Athletic Director Hires an Attorney
THE MAN WHO WAS THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HAS HIRED ALBUQUERQUE LAWYER PAUL KENNEDY TO REPRESENT HIM. PAUL KREBS IS CHARGED WITH FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING, CRIMINAL SOLICITATION, EVIDENCE TAMPERING AND MAKING OR ALLOWING A FALSE PUBLIC VOUCHER. THE CHARGES WERE FILED AGAINST HIM LAST WEEK IN CONNECTION WITH THE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT GOLFING…… MORE
Files on Priests Submitted to NM A-G
THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF LAS CRUCES SAYS IT HAS VOLUNTARILY RELEASED TO THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF FILES INVOLVING MORE THAN TWO DOZEN PRIESTS. THE DIOCESE SAYS THE PRIESTS IN QUESTION HAVE FACED CREDIBLE ALLEGATIONS OF SEX ABUSE AGAINST CHILDREN. ANOTHER 13 PRIESTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING THE SUBJECT…… MORE
Ex-Priest Arrested in NM
FOR THE FIRST TIME FOLLOWING A NEARLY THREE YEAR INVESTIGATION, AN EX PRIEST IN NEW MEXICO FACES STATE CHARGES FOR THE ALLEGED SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN. FORMER ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE PRIEST MARVIN ARCHULETA WAS ARRESTED FRIDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE WAS THEN BOOKED INTO THE SANTA FE COUNTY JAIL. THE 81 YEAR OLD ARCHULETA IS…… MORE
Jouett Sentencing Hearing Continues
NATHANIEL JOUETT’S SENTENCING HEARING IS UNDERWAY IN PORTALES. JOUETT IS THE TEEN WHO SHOT UP THE CLOVIS LIBRARY IN AUGUST OF 2017. THE SHOOTING LEFT TWO OF THE LIBRARIANS DEAD AND INJURED FOUR OTHERS, INCLUDING A 10 YEAR OLD BOY. THE HEARING STARTED MONDAY AND IT WAS EMOTIONAL FOR SO MANY HAVING TO RELIVE THE…… MORE
More Migrants at NM’s Border
A FAMILIAR PATTERN ALONG NEW MEXICO’S SOUTHERN BORDER. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SAYS A GROUP OF MIGRANTS…330 ADULTS AND CHILDREN…WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY MORNING AT THE CAMP BOUNDS FORWARD OPERATING BASE AT THE ANTELOPE WELLS PORT OF ENTRY IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THIS GROUP WAS COMPRISED MOSTLY OF FAMILIES AND UNACCOMPANIED…… MORE
Woman Killed in Drunk Driving Crash
A WOMAN FROM VANDERWAGEN, NEW MEXICO, IN MCKINLEY COUNTY COULD GET UP TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON WHEN SHE’S SENTENCED IN A FATAL DRUNK DRIVING CASE. THIRTY YEAR OLD JENNIFER NELSON, A MEMBER OF THE NAVAJO NATION, HAS ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA TO INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN FEDERAL COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE. NELSON ADMITTED TO DRIVING DRUNK,…… MORE
County Needs Your Input on Former Sandia Ranch Land
DO YOU WANT TO GET IN YOUR TWO-CENTS CONCERNING FUTURE PLANS FOR THE FORMER SANDIA RANCH PROPERTY? YOU WILL HAVE YOUR CHANCE WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13TH, WHEN BERNALILLO COUNTY HOSTS A COMMUNITY MEETING SEEKING INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON POTENTIAL COUNTY USES OF THE PROPERTY. THE MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE 90 MINUTES LONG BEGINNING AT…… MORE
No Jail Time for Certain Offenders
A NEW PROGRAM IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS IT HAS APD OFFICERS PLACING LOW-LEVEL SUSPECTS IN TREATMENT INSTEAD OF GOING TO JAIL. THE PROGRAM WILL BEGIN IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. IT’S A DIVERSION PROGRAM THAT PLACES THOSE WHO ARE CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING, POSSESSING DRUGS OR PROSTITUTION IN A DETOX FACILITY. THE OFFENDER WILL THEN MEET WITH…… MORE
APD Investigates Woman’s Death
NOT MUCH INFORMATION YET ON THE DEATH OF WOMAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN AN ALBUQUERQUE ARROYO OVER THE WEEKEND. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CASE. THEY FOUND THE WOMAN’S BODY IN AN ARROYO NEAR MONTGOMERY AND I-25. SHE STILL HASN’T BEEN IDENTIFIED. POLICE DON’T HAVE HER NAME. THEY ALSO SAY THEY DON’T KNOW…… MORE
