A PENNY HERE, A PENNY THERE…IT ALL ADDS UP. TRIPLE “A” NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE FOR UNLEADED REGULAR GAS IS DOWN ONE CENT, THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW FOR A DROP OF A CENT. IT’S ALSO THE FIRST TIME IN QUITE AWHILE WE’VE SEEN TWO STRAIGHT WEEKS WITH A DROP IN THE…… MORE
Search Continues for Accidentally Released MDC Inmate
DUWIN PEREZ-CORDOVA IS STILL ON THE LOOSE AFTER MISTAKENLY BEING RELEASED FROM THE M-D-C LAST WEEKEND. B-C-S-O LT. PETE GOLDEN SAYS THE 27 YEAR OLD IS A VIOLENT FELON…AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE COMMITTED AN ARMED ROBBERY JUST HOURS AFTER HIS RELEASE. PEREZ CORDOVA IS SAID TO BE HIGHLY VIOLENT, SO IF YOU SEE HIM,…… MORE
NM Rides the Oil Boom
NEW MEXICO IS RIDING THE OIL BOOM RIGHT NOW…WITH STATE REVENUE COLLECTIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR UP MORE THAN 580-MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH MARCH. THAT MEANS MORE MONEY FOR STATE PROGRAMS. BUT SENATOR JOHN ARTHUR SMITH, THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WARNS THAT THE OIL MARKET CAN BE VERY VOLATILE. SMITH TELLS NEWSRADIO…… MORE
Keller Names New Police Chief
HE’S A MAN WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. THAT’S HOW THE MAYOR’S OFFICE DESCRIBES MICHAEL GEIER, NAMED AS THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S POLICE CHIEF ON WEDNESDAY. GEIER HAS RUN APD IN AN INTERIM CAPACITY SINCE LAST DECEMBER. GEIER TO THE POSITION AFTER SERVING AS THE POLICE CHIEF IN RIO RANCHO. GEIER’S POLICE…… MORE
GOP Candidates Pulls Out of Secretary of State Race
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR NEW MEXICO SECRETARY OF STATE IS DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE. IN A NEWS RELEASE, JOHANNA COX SAYS SHE’S WITHDRAWING HER CANDIDACY IN ORDER TO TEND TO PERSONAL MATTERS INVOLVING HER FAMILY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS COX, AN ATTORNEY, HAS BEEN SUED FOR MALPRACTICE THREE TIMES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.…… MORE
NM Among Western States Plagued by Wildfires
THE BUZZARD FIRE BURNING IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST IS NOW 44-THOUSAND-402 ACRES NOW. IT’S ALSO 74 PERCENT CONTAINED. THE WILDFIRE FLARED UP ON MAY 22ND EAST OF RESERVE, NEW MEXICO. CREWS ARE WORKING TO DEAL WITH THE FIRE’S INTENSITY BY CONDUCTING BURNOUT OPERATIONS OVERNIGHT. THEY ALSO HOPE THIS WILL KEEP THE FIRE FROM SPREADING…… MORE
What’s in Bernco’s Fireworks Ban?
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO BAN CERTAIN FIREWORKS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY THROUGH JULY 12TH. THE BAN INCLUDES THE SALE AND USE OF AERIAL MISSILE-TYPE ROCKETS, HELICOPTERS, AERIAL SPINNERS, ROMAN CANDLES AND FIRECRACKERS. VIOLATORS CAN BE FINED UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SENTENCED TO LESS THAN ONE YEAR IN JAIL.…… MORE
No More Recreational Outings for Murder Suspect
JUSTIN HANSEN WON’T BE HELD BEHIND BARS PENDING HIS SENTENCING NEXT MONTH. HANSEN IS THE MAN WHO PLED GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED MURDER AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN APRIL FOR THE BEATING OF 17 YEAR OLD BRITTANI MARCEL 10 YEARS AGO. DEPUTY BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TOM OUTLER TELLS US THE D-A HAD WANTED HANSEN’S CONDITIONS OF…… MORE
Bruin Visits NE Albuquerque
A 200 BEAR PAYS A VISIT TO NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE … AND PAYS THE PRICE. THE BEAR WAS SPOTTED AROUND 2 O’CLOCK ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON NEAR EUBANK AND CENTRAL. BUT BY THE TIME GAME AND FISH OFFICERS ARRIVED ON SCENE TO DEAL WITH THE BEAR, IT HAD CLIMBED A TREE. SO THEY SHOT HIM WITH A…… MORE
