THE SECOND SEASON OF THE UNIVERSAL TELEVISION PRODUCTION OF “MIDNIGHT, TEXAS” WILL BE SHOT IN NEW MEXICO. PRODUCTION WILL BE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE STATE’S FILM OFFICE SAYS THE PRODUCTION WILL EMPLOY 400 CREW MEMBERS, 40 NEW MEXICO ACTORS AND AROUND 16-HUNDRED BACKGROUND TALENT. “MIDNIGHT, TEXAS” IS A SUPERNATURAL THRILLER THAT TAKES PLACE…… MORE
Another Downgrade for NM
NEW MEXICO’S BOND RATING IS DOWNGRADED BY MOODY’S. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE REASONS ARE THE STATE’S PENSION LIABILITIES AND ITS DEEPLY ROOTED SPENDING CHALLENGES. THE JOURNAL SAYS THIS IS A BLOW TO NEW MEXICO’S FISCAL REPUTATION. IT’S ALSO THE STATE’S SECOND DOWNGRADE IN TWO YEARS. MOODY’S SAYS NEW MEXICO’S CASH RESERVES HAVE BEEN BUILT…… MORE
Another Homicide
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING YET ANOTHER DEADLY SHOOTING. THIS ONE HAPPENED NEAR 12TH AND MENAUL IN THE NORTH VALLEY. APD OFFICERS HAVE BEEN AT THE CRIME SCENE AT WOODLAND AND SIOUX NORTHWEST SINCE ABOUT MIDNIGHT. THEY DON’T HAVE ANYONE IN CUSTODY YET, BUT THE VICTIM … A WOMAN … WAS TRANSPORTED TO UNM HOSPITAL, WHERE…… MORE
TopGolf Package Approved Despite Veto
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER ISN’T THE ONLY PERSON OPPOSED TO PUTTING AN ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX AT MONTANO AND I-25. HE VETOED THE PROPOSAL . NOW, ALBUQUERQUE’S RIO GRANDE FOUNDATION HAS COME OUT IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSAL FOR TOPGOLF AS WELL … BUT THAT DIDN’T STOP THE CITY COUNCIL FROM VOTING TO APPROVE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT…… MORE
Abused Child’s Mother to Stay in Jail
TERI SANCHEZ OF ALBUQUERQUE WILL REMAIN LOCKED UP PENDING TRIAL. KOB TV REPORTS THE STATE COURT OF APPEALS HAS UPHELD A DISTRICT COURT RULING THAT DENIED BAIL FOR SANCHEZ, ACCUSED OF ABUSING HER SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. SANCHEZ AND HER HUSBAND JAMES STEWART, WHO IS ALSO IN CUSTODY, ALLEGEDLY FORCED THE GIRL INTO PROSTITUTION AND…… MORE
How Much Rain Did You Get?
SATURDAY’S STORMS RESULTED IN THE GREATEST ONE-DAY RAIN TOTALS IN ALMOST THREE YEARS FOR MUCH OF THE METRO AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS THE RAIN BROUGHT ALBUQUERQUE CLOSER TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE IN TERMS OF MOISTURE. BUT JONES SAYS WE’RE STILL LAGGING. WE’RE STILL JUST OVER A HALF AN INCH WHERE…… MORE
Accomplice Charged in Shooting Death
THE ALLEGED ACCOMPLICE OF A MAN WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SATURDAY IS CHARGED WITH AIDING AND ABETTING A BANK HOLDUP THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY 39 YEAR OLD JENNIFER RAEL HELPED RICHARD RIVERA ROB THE WESTERN COMMERCE BANK NEAR WYOMING AND INDIAN SCHOOL ON JUNE 11TH. ON SATURDAY, THE…… MORE
Las Cruces Cops I-D Vandal Suspects
POLICE IN LAS CRUCES THINK THEY KNOW WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR VANDALIZING A VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL. THEY’VE CHARGED TWO TEENS WITH THE CRIME, 18 YEAR OLD MARVIN REYES AND A 16 YEAR OLD BOY. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE TWO ARE CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT EACH OF CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO…… MORE
Duke City’s Bike Share Expands
YOU’RE GOING TO SOON SEE MORE LOCATIONS FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S BIKE SHARE PROGRAM. RIO METRO SAYS THE SYSTEM IS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PLACES WHERE YOU’LL BE ABLE TO GET A BIKE. AUGUSTA MEYERS WITH RIO METRO SAYS THESE NEW LOCATIONS WILL BE SPREAD OUT AROUND THE CITY, INCLUDING IN NOB HILL, MIDTOWN AND DOWNTOWN. MEYERS…… MORE
You Can Again Buy Elvis’s Jet
YOU ONCE AGAIN HAVE A CHANCE TO BUY A PRIVATE JET THAT ELVIS PRESLEY ONCE OWNED. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE 1962 LOCKHEED JETSTAR, WHICH HAS SAT ON A RUNWAY IN ROSWELL FOR 36 YEARS, IS GOING ON THE AUCTION BLOCK FOR A SECOND TIME. IT WAS PURCHASED LAST YEAR FOR 430-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE ELVIS-DESIGNED…… MORE
