NEW MEXICO HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST RATE OF CHILD FATALITIES FROM CAR CRASHES IN THE NATION. THAT ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM SAFE WISE, AN ONLINE SITE THAT REVIEWS SAFETY PRODUCTS. ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, ONLY MISSISSIPPI HAD A HIGHER RATE OF CHILD FATALITIES IN 2016, THE MOST RECENT DATA AVAILABLE.…… MORE
Job Fair for Albuquerque’s MDC
NEED A JOB? YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT THE JOB FAIR TUESDAY FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S METRO DETENTION CENTER. ALSO INVOLVED IN THIS BIG EVENT ARE THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, APD, RIO RANCHO POLICE AND MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS. RECRUITERS FOR THE AGENCIES WILL TAKE APPLICATIONS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. IT’S BEING HELD AT…… MORE
Pricey Estimate on Albuquerque Sidewalks
IF THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF YOUR ALBUQUERQUE HOME OR BUSINESS IS UNEVEN OR BROKEN, YOU’RE THE ONE TO FIX IT. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT’S THE CITY THAT’S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT … BUT NO, IT’S THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF THE COST FOR NOW IS 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT DOESN’T NEARLY…… MORE
How to Be Safe This Christmas
IT’S CHRISTMAS AND THE DECORATIONS ARE GOING UP. BUT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IN ALBUQUERQUE IS WARNING US THAT HOLIDAY DECORATIONS … LIKE TREES, LIGHTS, AND CANDLES … INCREASE THE RISK OF HOME FIRES. THAT’S NOT ONLY FOR CHRISTMAS, BUT ALSO NEW YEAR’S. THE RED CROSS ADVISES THAT YOU TEST YOUR SMOKE ALARM TO MAKE…… MORE
Albuquerque Murder Suspect Tracked, Arrested in Oklahoma
HE WAS JUST A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE DOUBLE HOMICIDE ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE LAST FRIDAY. BUT RICHARD ALAN ROSS IS NOW THE MAIN SUSPECT IN THOSE KILLINGS AND WAS FOUND AND ARRESTED IN OKLAHOMA SUNDAY MORNING. THE MURDERS OCCURRED AT A HOME IN THE 62-HUNDRED BLOCK OF SWEETWATER DRIVE NEAR UNSER AND MONTANO…… MORE
Man Out of Jail After Setting House on Fire
THE MAN ACCUSED OF SETTING HIS GIRLFRIENDS HOUSE ON FIRE IS BACK ON THE STREETS OF ALBUQUERQUE MONDAY. LUCKILY, THE WOMAN AND HER TWO CHILDREN LEFT THE HOME AFTER SHE BROKE UP WITH JESUS CABRAL, WHO STARTED HAVING HALLUCINATIONS AND ACTING STRANGELY. CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE WAS SENT TO THE HOME NEAR…… MORE
Juvenile Inmates Still on the Run
TWO JUVENILE INMATES WHO ESCAPED FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE BOYS REINTEGRATION CENTER SATURDAY ARE STILL ON THE RUN. THEY’RE IDENTIFIED AS 20 YEAR OLD ZANE FERNANDEZ FROM CARLSBAD AND ROSWELL NATIVE BENJAMIN GALINDO. BOTH ARE LATINO. FERNANDEZ WAS COMMITTED TO THE STATE FACILITY FOR SHOOTING AT AN OCCUPIED DWELLING RESULTING IN GREAT BODILY HARM. HE’S DESCRIBED…… MORE
Albuquerque Crime Assessed
ALBUQUERQUE HAS BEEN DILIGENTLY WORKING ON ITS CRIME RATE … BUT THAT HASN’T HELPED THE CITY MUCH IN ONE SURVEY. WALLET-HUB-DOT-COM HAS RATES CITIES ACROSS THE U-S FOR HOW SAFE THEY ARE. WALLET HUB ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ TELLS US THEY CONSIDERED HOME AND COMMUNITY SAFETY WHICH INCLUDES A RANGE OF CRIMES, NATURAL DISASTER RISKS, FORECLOSURE…… MORE
NM Prison Population Decreases
NEW MEXICO’S JAIL POPULATION HAS DROPPED…SLIGHTLY. THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE SAYS THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT IS REPORTING THERE WERE NEARLY 66-HUNDRED MEN AND 783 WOMEN BEHIND BARS IN OCTOBER, A “POINT-3” PERCENT DROP FROM SEPTEMBER AND “POINT-1” PERCENT LOWER THAN OCTOBER OF 2017. THE NUMBERS REFLECT A DROP FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN.… MORE
Pearce is NM’s New GOP Chairman
HE DIDN’T WIN THE GOVERNOR’S RACE, BUT REPUBLICAN STEVE PEARCE WAS ELECTED TO BE THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY. THAT CAME ON SATURDAY DURING A MEETING OF THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE DURING A MEETING IN ALBUQUERQUE. PEARCE WAS ELECTED TO THE POSITION BY AN OVERWHELMING MARGIN.… MORE
