STATE LAND COMMISSIONER AUBREY DUNN SAYS U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION IS SHORT-CHANGING NEW MEXICO. DUNN SAYS THE FEDERAL AGENCY STARTED BUILDING A BORDER WALL EAST OF SANTA TERESA WITHOUT ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY. THE GOVERNMENT IS OFFERING 87-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE LAND IN QUESTION…BUT DUNN SAYS THAT’S ONLY A FRACTION OF WHAT…… MORE
Former Realtor Sentenced for Death of Homeless Man
IT’S THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR CHRISTOPHER PINO. THAT WAS THE SENTENCE A JUDGE HANDED THE FORMER ALBUQUERQUE REALTOR ON WEDNESDAY FOR KILLING A HOMELESS MAN IN APRIL OF 2017. AUTHORITIES SAY PINO THOUGHT DANIEL ARBALLO HAD STOLEN PROPERTY FROM HIM IN NOB HILL…SO PINO STRUCK HIM WITH HIS VEHICLE. ARBALLO DIED THE NEXT DAY.…… MORE
Suarez Conviction is Upheld
JESUS SUAREZ WON’T BE GETTING A NEW TRIAL. THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT HAS UPHELD HIS CONVICTIONS FOR A PAIR OF HOME INVASION MURDERS THAT HAPPENED ON THE SAME DAY MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AGO IN ALBUQUERQUE. ROBERT KINTER WAS KILLED EARLY IN MORNING OF FEBRUARY 25TH, 2013. MICHAEL GARRIS WAS MURDERED LATER THAT EVENING.…… MORE
Woman Pleads Guilty to Nursing Home Theft
A GUILTY PLEA YESTERDAY (WED) FROM A WOMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM CLIENTS AT A NURSING HOME. ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS LEANNE BENNETT WAS AN OFFICE MANAGER AT THE REHABILITATION CENTER OF ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS BENNETT, BETWEEN 2012 AND 2013, USED HER POSITION TO ACCESS ACCOUNTS OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS TO STEAL…… MORE
NM Rabies Alert
STAY AWAY FROM ANIMALS BEHAVING STRANGELY IN THE WILD. THAT’S THE MESSAGE FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH AFTER A FOX TESTED POSITIVE FOR RABIES NEAR FORT SUMNER. A WILDLIFE DISEASE SPECIALIST AT THE DEPARTMENT SAYS YOU ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE YOUR PETS’ VACCINATIONS ARE CURRENT. A SKUNK ALSO TESTED POSITIVE…… MORE
Judge in Compound Abuse Case Threatened
THREATENING PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS MADE TO A TAOS JUDGE ARE BEING TURNED OVER TO STATE POLICE. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE STATE COURT SYSTEM TELLS THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN THAT JUDGE SARAH BACKUS RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF THREATS AFTER SHE DENIED A REQUEST BY PROSECUTORS TO HOLD, PENDING TRIAL, THE DEFENDANTS IN A HIGH PROFILE…… MORE
Sex Assault Being Investigated in Girl’s Death
NEW DOCUMENTS IN THE MURDER OF A SIX YEAR OLD RIO RANCHO GIRL INDICATE SEXUAL ABUSE AND PORNOGRAPHY MAY HAVE BEEN FACTORS IN HER DEATH. THE BODY OF ARIANA ROMEO WAS FOUND LAST SATURDAY MORNING IN A MAKESHIFT BEDROOM. HER MOTHER FOUND THE BODY. SHE SAID THE GIRL WAS NOT BREATHING AND WORE NO PANTS…… MORE
UNM Enrollment Drops Again
ENROLLMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO COULD DROP CONSIDERABLY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT’S THE WARNING FROM OFFICIALS THERE, WHO BELIEVE ENROLLMENT WON’T MEET THE NUMBER THAT WAS PROJECTED. UNM HAS LOST IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. IT LED TO UNM DRAFTING A BUDGET AROUND A 2-AND-A-HALF PERCENT DECLINE FOR THIS…… MORE
Murder Suspect Caught and Arrested
AN ALBUQUERQUE MURDER SUSPECT WHO WAS MISTAKENLY RELEASED FROM THE M-D-C ON OTHER CHARGES IN MAY HAS BEEN ARRESTED. AUTHORITIES SAY 30 YEAR OLD MATTHEW JOE IS ALLEGED TO HAVE KILLED A MAN OUTSIDE A RESTAURANT IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE IN MAY OF 2017. APD SAYS THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE TEAMED WITH ALBUQUERQUE HOMICIDE DETECTIVES TO…… MORE
Johnson Enters Senate Race
HE’S BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT FOR WEEKS…AND NOW FORMER GOVERNOR GARY JOHNSON HAS DECIDED TO ENTER THE RACE FOR U.S. SENATE IN NEW MEXICO AS A LIBERTARIAN. POLITICAL BLOGGER JOE MONAHAN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB MONEY WILL BE CRITICAL IN THE RACE. HE SAYS JOHNSON ANNOUNCING SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT JOHNSON HAS RAISED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT…… MORE
