A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE PURCHASING HOMES IN NEW MEXICO LAST MONTH. THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO SAYS JUST UNDER 29 HUNDRED HOMES WERE SOLD STATEWIDE…A 40-PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST APRIL. AND THE MEDIAN PRICE OF A HOME WENT UP 10-PERCENT TO 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE ASSOCIATION SAYS NEW MEXICO’S MARKET CONTINUES TO BE STRONG…BUT…… MORE
Duke City Marks 33rd and 34th Murder This Year
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DOUBLE MURDER ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS THE MURDERS HAPPENED AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR COORS AND SEQUOIA. THEY’VE BEEN INVESTIGATING IN THE 35-HUNDRED BLOCK OF COORS. POLICE DON’T YET HAVE IDENTITIES ON THE VICTIMS, OR HAVEN’T RELEASED THEIR NAMES IF THEY DO HAVE THEM. THEY…… MORE
NM A-G to Review Youngblood’s DWI Arrest
THE SUNDAY MORNING ARREST OF BERNALILLO COUNTY STATE REP MONICA YOUNGBLOOD FOR DRUNK DRIVING WILL BE REVIEWED NOW BY THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE. STATE A-G HECTOR BALDERAS TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL HIS CONCERN IS THAT YOUNGBLOOD BROUGHT UP HER LEGISLATIVE POSITION. SHE’S RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE. YOUNGBLOOD IS A REPUBLICAN. OFFICERS WHO…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Rise Again
JUST IN TIME FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, GAS PRICES WENT UP AGAIN IN NEW MEXICO. THIS WEEK, THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS SEVEN-CENTS MORE THAN WE PAID LAST WEEK. IT’S NOW AT 2-95 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. AND SOME PARTS OF THE STATE ARE PAYING 3-DOLLARS A GALLON NOW. THAT INCLUDES. LAS CRUCES, WHERE…… MORE
NM Auditor to Look into 2nd Judicial District Justice System
THE STATE AUDITOR’S OFFICE WANTS TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT HOW THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS WORKING IN THE 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. AUDITOR WAYNE JOHNSON SAYS IT’S ONE WAY TO GET A HANDLE ON ALBUQUERQUE’S CRIME PROBLEM. WE SAYS THEY CAN BRING IN A WHOLE ARMY OF AUDITORS TO FIND OUT WHERE THE SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS…… MORE
NM A-G Files Counterclaims Over Water
ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS FILED COUNTERCLAIMS TO TEXAS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE TEXAS VERSUS NEW MEXICO WATER LAWSUIT. IN A COURT FILING MADE LATE TUESDAY, THE A-G SAYS NEW MEXICO’S TRADITIONALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATION HAS BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF FOR DECADES BY BOTH PARTIES. BALDERAS SAYS HIS OFFICE’S LEGAL STRATEGY WILL HOLD TEXAS…… MORE
NM More Energy Diverse
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS NEW MEXICO’S ENERGY PRODUCTION IS BECOMING MORE DIVERSE. THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY THAT FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF THE YEAR, RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 30-PERCENT OF THE STATE’S ELECTRICITY GENERATION. MARTINEZ ALSO SAYS RENEWABLE ENERGY RANKED SECOND IN ENERGY GENERATION IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 2018…SURPASSING NATURAL…… MORE
Heinrich Slammed Over White Sands Proposal
THE OTERO COUNTY COMMISSION HAS COME OUT AGAINST SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH’S PROPOSAL TO TURN WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT INTO A NATIONAL PARK. HEINRICH SAYS THE ELEVATED STATUS WOULD INCREASE VISITATION TO WHITE SANDS. BUT COMMISSIONERS SAY THAT’S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE. THE ALAMOGORDO DAILY NEWS REPORTS THEY’VE ALSO TOLD HEINRICH IN A LETTER THAT HIS BILL…… MORE
Free Boat Inspections This Weekend
WITH BOATING SEASON HERE, IT’S TIME TO MAKE SURE YOUR CRAFT IS IN TOP SHAPE. TOBY VELASQUEZ, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR STATE PARKS, TELLS US BOAT OPERATORS SHOULD REMEMBER A FEW OF THE BASICS BEFORE HEADING OUT…SUCH AS MAKING SURE THE DRAIN PLUG IS IN PLACE. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR BOAT INSPECTED THIS SATURDAY FROM…… MORE
Albuquerque Parks Down-Graded
ARE ALBUQUERQUE’S CITY PARKS NOT AS GOOD AS THEY USED TO BE? LAST YEAR, THE PARK SYSTEM WAS RANKED 17TH BEST AMONG 100 CITIES NATIONWIDE. BUT THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND’S 2018 PARK SCORE INDEX PUT ABQ AT NUMBER 40…A DROP OF 23 POSITIONS. WHILE ALBUQUERQUE’S PARK SYSTEM DID WELL IN SOME AREAS, IT SCORED…… MORE
