NEW MEXICO’S TWO DEMOCRATIC U-S SENATORS ARE HEADED TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER WITH MEXICO THIS FRIDAY. TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH BOTH OPPOSE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S NO TOLERANCE POLICY THAT SEPARATES IMMIGRANT KIDS FROM THEIR FAMILIES IF THEIR PARENTS ARE DETAINED WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE BORDER INTO THE U-S WITH THE CHILDREN. THE ALBUQUERQUE…… MORE
Attorneys General Demand End to Zero Tolerance Policy
THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ARE DEMANDING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO END ITS ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY AT THE BORDER … AND NEW MEXICO’S A-G IS LEADING THE CHARGE. THE GROUP OF 21 A-G’S HAS WRITTEN A LETTER TO THE U-S ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY IN WHICH THEY CALL THE POLICY SEPARATING CHILDREN FROM PARENTS…… MORE
Jail Escapees Recaptured
THREE JAIL ESCAPEES FROM THE CURRY COUNTY JAIL ARE BACK IN CUSTODY. INMATES RICKY SENA, AARON CLARK AND VICTOR APODACA GOT AWAY FROM THE JAIL LAST WEEK, BUT CURRY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES GOT A TIP ON THERE WHEREABOUTS THAT LED THEM TO AN APARTMENT IN CLOVIS ON DARTMOUTH. THE DEPUTIES TRIED TO NEGOTIATE THE TRIO…… MORE
Lujan Grisham Leading in Governor’s Race
DEMOCRAT MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM IS, SO FAR, LEADING IN THE GOVERNOR’S RACE. A RECENT POLL BY CARROLL STRATEGIES SURVEYED ABOUT 12-HUNDRED VOTERS … AND LUJAN GRISHAM CAME OUT WITH 50-AND-A-HALF PERCENT SUPPORT COMPARED TO REPUBLICAN STEVE PEARCE’S 42-POINT-7 PERCENT. PEARCE’S CAMPAIGN DISPUTES THE POLL. THEY SAY IT’S AS CREDIBLE AS A PHONE SCAM AND TELL…… MORE
Oil & Gas Revenue Up in NM
THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD YEAR FOR OIL AND GAS LEASE REVENUE IN NEW MEXICO. IN FACT, STATE LAND COMMISSIONER AUBREY DUNN SAYS THE NEARLY 107-MILLION DOLLARS BROUGHT IN THIS FISCAL YEAR IS A RECORD. THE PREVIOUS HIGH WAS 102-MILLION DOLLARS IN 2012. DUNN SAYS THIS YEAR, ABOUT 75-THOUSAND ACRES WERE SOLD AT AN AVERAGE…… MORE
Study Confirms NM’s Smaller Paychecks
FOR THE MOST PART, ALBUQUERQUE WORKERS DON’T MAKE AS MUCH AS THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER AREAS OF THE U.S. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE AVERAGE WAGE HERE IS A LITTLE OVER 22-DOLLARS AN HOUR. THAT’S EIGHT PERCENT BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. THE BIGGEST DISCREPANCY IS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION, WHERE AVERAGE PAY IN THE METRO…… MORE
Arrest Made in Month-Old Albuquerque Murder
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN A HOMICIDE THAT HAPPENED LAST MONTH. THIRTY-SIX YEAR OLD DAVID GARCIA WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY MONDAY NIGHT ON MURDER CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF JOHN MALDONADO. APD SAYS THE VICTIM WAS SHOT IN THE BACK OUTSIDE A MOBILE HOME NEAR CENTRAL AND EUBANK ON MAY 15TH. GARCIA IS…… MORE
Sandia Ranger District Still Closed
THE GILA AND LINCOLN NATIONAL FORESTS IN NEW MEXICO ARE SCALING BACK FIRE RESTRICTIONS DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL. BUT THAT’S NOT THE CASE IN THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST’S SANDIA RANGER DISTRICT WHICH, FOR THE MOST PART, IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER BRENT SAYS WITH TEMPERATURES GETTING INTO THE UPPER 90S THIS WEEK,…… MORE
No New Growth for San Antonio Fire
THE LIGHTNING CAUSED SAN ANTONIO FIRE IN THE VALLES CALDERA IS HOLDING STEADY AT 495 ACRES. FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE IS NOW 20 PERCENT CONTAINED WITH CREWS HAVING TO DEAL WITH STEEP, RUGGED CONDITIONS TO ADD MORE LINES AROUND IT. THEY ALSO SAY THE RECENT RAINS WERE HELPFUL BUT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO ALLOW…… MORE
More Soccer For NM
YET ANOTHER SOCCER TEAM IS PLANNING TO CALL CENTRAL NEW MEXICO HOME. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE SAID IT WILL BEGIN PLAY IN ALBUQUERQUE NEXT YEAR. ON TUESDAY, JUNE 19TH, THE SANTA ANA STAR CENTER ANNOUNCED THAT AN ARENA SOCCER TEAM WILL BEGIN PLAY STARTING IN DECEMBER. THE TEAM WILL ANNOUNCE…… MORE
