A TIGHT RACE FOR LAND COMMISSIONER IN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY. WITH 100 PERCENT OF THE PRECINCTS REPORTING, STEPHANIE GARCIA RICHARD TOOK THE RACE, WINNING 39 PERCENT OF THE VOTE. GARRETT VENEKLASSEN, WHO GOT SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH’S ENDORSEMENT IN THE LAND COMMISSIONER’S RACE, CAME IN SECOND PLACE WITH 37 PERCENT OF THE VOTE. LEGISLATOR GEORGE MUNOZ…… MORE
Gonzalez Vs. Golson in Sheriff’s Race
BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S MANNY GONZALEZ IS THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN THE SHERIFF’S RACE THIS NOVEMBER, AND HE’LL BE CHALLENGED BY REPUBLICAN LOU GOLSON. GONZALEZ BEAT SYLVESTER STANLEY FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR SHERIFF TUESDAY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THIS WILL BE THE SECOND ELECTION CYCLE THAT PITS GONZALEZ AGAINST GOLSON. BOTH MEN HAVE SPENT YEARS…… MORE
Police Find Burglary Prior to Triple Murder Near Dixon
STATE POLICE SAY THE HOME WHERE A TRIPLE HOMICIDE OCCURED OUTSIDE DIXON, NEW MEXICO LAST WEEK WAS BURGLARIZED BEFORE THE MURDERS WERE REPORTED. AND THE ALLEGED BURGLARS WERE THE BROTHER AND FATHER OF ABRAHAM MARTINEZ, ONE OF THE MURDER VICTIMS. STATE POLICE SAY 29 YEAR OLD EZEKIEL MARTINEZ AND 70 YEAR OLD ROBERT MARTINEZ WERE…… MORE
D-A Sees Problem at Isotopes Park
AN APPEARANCE AT A BASEBALL GAME IN ALBUQUERQUE IS SPARKING A CONTROVERSY. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE IS ASKING THE DISTRICT COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE TO CLARIFY THE CONDITIONS OF RELEASE FOR JUSTIN HANSEN. THAT AFTER HE WAS SPOTTED ATTENDING AN ISOTOPES BASEBALL GAME LAST WEEKEND. HANSEN COULD GET 18 YEARS IN PRISON WHEN HE’S SENTENCED…… MORE
APS Turns in Proposed Billion Dollar Budge
THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD HAS SUBMITTED IT’S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. APS SAYS THE 1-POINT-3-5 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET INCLUDES RAISES OF AT LEAST 2 AND A HALF PERCENT FOR TEACHERS AND 2 PERCENT RAISES FOR OTHER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. THIS IS THE FIRST RAISE FOR TEACHERS IN THE DISTRICT SINCE 2013 WHEN…… MORE
Scammers are Back in NM
IF YOU GET A CALL FROM SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE WITH THE I-R-S AND THE CALLER IS DEMANDING A PAYMENT OR YOU COULD FACE ARREST, HANG UP. THAT’S THE ADVICE FROM THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE. APPARENTLY SCAMMERS ARE NOW TARGETING NEW MEXICANS, SAYING PAY UP OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES. REMEMBER, THE I-R-S NEVER…… MORE
Realtor Pleads “No Contest” in Homeless Man’s Death
AN ALBUQUERQUE REALTOR WHO KILLED A HOMELESS MAN WHEN HE HIT HIM WITH HIS S-U-V PLEADS NO CONTEST TO VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. THAT MEANS CHRISTOPHER PINO COULD GET UP TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON WHEN HE’S SENTENCED IN THE DEATH OF DANIEL ARBALLO. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN APRIL OF 2017 NEAR CENTRAL AND SOLANO IN NOB…… MORE
When Air Quality Becomes an Issue in NM
AIR QUALITY IS A CONCERN AS WE ENTER THE HEART OF WILDFIRE SEASON IN NEW MEXICO. HEIDI KRAPFL (KRAFFLE) WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS LARGE FIRES CAN PRODUCE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE. ANY TIME THERE’S SMOKE WITH A WILDFIRE, KRAPEL SAYS THEY’RE ALWAYS CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY IF CONCENTRATIONS INCREASE. KRAPFL SAYS PEOPLE WITH…… MORE
New Mexicans Vote
PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IS “ON” ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE ALREADY MADE AN IMPRESSIVE SHOW IN EARLY AND ABSENTEE VOTING. THEIR INTEREST WAS TRIGGERED BY MORE CONTESTED RACES ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE THIS YEAR. THE GOVERNOR’S RACE IS A BIG INTEREST … SEEMINGLY PITTING UNCONTESTED REPUBLICAN STEVE PEARCE AGAINST DEMOCRAT MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM. LUJAN…… MORE
Albuquerque to Hire New Top Cop
WE COULD FIND OUT THIS WEEK WHO WILL BE THE POLICE CHIEF AT APD. AND WE ALREADY KNOW ONE OF THE CANDIDATES. INTERIM CHIEF MICHAEL GEIER WANTS THE JOB. GEIER WAS MOST RECENTLY POLICE CHIEF IN RIO RANCHO. KOB-TV REPORTS THAT PRIOR TO THAT, GEIER SPENT 20 YEARS WORKING FOR APD AND NEARLY 20 YEARS…… MORE
