THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR A BRUTAL, SENSELESS KILLING WAS SENTENCED MONDAY. TAXI CAB DRIVER LARRY MULLIN WAS ATTACKED AND KILLED IN A SMITH’S PARKING LOT NEAR CENTRAL AND COORS LAST YEAR. THE MAN WHO COMMITTED THE MURDER, LUKE WARUSZEWSKI, IS GOING TO PRISON FOR 15 YEARS, THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED UNDER HIS PLEA DEAL. WARUSZEWKI ATTACKED…… MORE
Shuttle Services for Albuquerque’s Homeless
SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE ARE BEING STEPPED UP. THE NEW MEXICO VETERANS INTEGRATION CENTERS IS WORKING WITH THE CITY, HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS, ST. MARTIN’S AND HEADING HOME TO OFFER FREE SHUTTLE RIDES AROUND DOWNTOWN TO GET TO THE SERVICES THEY NEED. THERE WILL BE SOMEONE WITH THE PROGRAM ON THE SHUTTLE…… MORE
Facebook, CNM Offer New Joint Program
IT’S A “FIRST” FOR FACEBOOK. THE COMPANY THAT LOCATED AN OFFICE IN LOS LUNAS LAST YEAR IS NOW TEAMED UP WITH CNM TO OFFER AN 8-TO-12 WEEK DIGITAL MARKETING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. THIS IS NOT ONLY THE FIRST TIME FACEBOOK HAS OFFERED A PROGRAM LIKE THIS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ALSO THE FIRST TIME IT’S PARTNERED…… MORE
MDC’s New Breastfeeding Policy
TEN JAILS AND FIVE STATE PRISONS IN THE U-S CURRENTLY ALLOW BREASTFEEDING FOR INMATES WHO ARE LACTATING … AND THE BERNALILLO COUNTY MDC IS NOW AMONG THEM. THE NEW POLICY ALLOWS INMATES TO USE A BREAST PUMP OR BREASTFEED THEIR CHILD WHETHER THEY’RE IN THE GENERAL POPULATION OR IN SEGREGATION. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THEJAIL…… MORE
Stage 1 Fire Restirctions for Two NM National Forests
THE CIBOLA AND SANTA FE NATIONAL FORESTS HAVE ALREADY PUT STAGE ONE FIRE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE DUE TO THE DRY CONDITIONS…AND NOW THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST IS DOING THE SAME. THOSE RESTRICTIONS WILL GO INTO EFFECT NEXT MONDAY. UNDER STAGE ONE, CAMPFIRES, CHARCOAL GRILLS, AND COAL AND WOOD STOVES ARE ALLOWED ONLY IN DEVELOPED CAMP…… MORE
Car Vandals Strike in SW Albuquerque
VANDALS OVER THE WEEKEND SEVERELY DAMAGE VEHICLES PARKED IN AN ALBUQUERQUE NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR 86TH STREET AND BRIDGE SOUTHWEST. RESIDENTS AWOKE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING TO FIND THAT THE WINDSHIELD OF THEIR VEHICLES HAD BEEN SMASHED. AND ONE RESIDENT’S SURVEILLANCE CAMERA CAUGHT THE VANDAL JUMPING ON HER CAR’S HOOD, THEN SMASHING IN THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS…… MORE
Santa Fe D-A Responds to Ferguson Suicide
THE MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING 13 YEAR OLD JEREMIAH VALENCIA IN JANUARY IS DEAD AFTER WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SUICIDE IN JAIL. NEWS OF THE DEATH OF 42 YEAR OLD THOMAS FERGUSON HAS STUNNED THE FAMILIES. FERGUSON WAS IN THE SANTA FE COUNTY JAIl, BEING HELD ON A MURDER CHARGE IN VALENCIA’S DEATH. HE’S…… MORE
New Animal Welfare Leader for Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS ANOTHER NEW LEADER. THAT’S AFTER JOHN SOLADAY, WHO ASSUMED THE JOB WHEN PAUL CASTER QUIT THE JOB AFTER ONLY THREE MONTHS THERE. SOLADAY WAS EXPECTED TO RESIGN BECAUSE HE WAS NAMED INTERIM DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL WELFARE. NOW THE ACTING DIRECTOR IS DANNY NEVAREZ, WHO WILL BE IN THE POSITION UNTIL…… MORE
Public Meetings on Nuclear Waste Facility
FEDERAL REGULATORS ARE CONSIDERING A PLAN TO ALLOW THE TEMPORARY STORAGE OF SPENT FUEL FROM COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR REACTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT A PROPOSED SITE BETWEEN HOBBS AND CARLSBAD. THE FIRST MEETING HOSTED BY THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION IS MONDAY, IN ROSWELL. OTHER MEETINGS ARE SET FOR TUESDAY IN HOBBS AND THURSDAY IN CARLSBAD. HOLTEC…… MORE
NM Has Most Hit-n-Runs in the U-S
WE’RE THE HIT-N-RUN CAPITAL OF THE U-S. NEW MEXICO … BUT DANIEL ARMBRUSTER WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO SAYS THESE CRASHES ARE UP ALL ACROSS THE U-S. AND HE SAYS TWO GROUPS IN PARTICULAR ARE AFFECTED: PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS. ARMBRUSTER SAYS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND HIT-N-RUN CRASHES IS OFTEN DRIVER PANIC AND TRYING TO HIDE SOME ILLEGAL…… MORE
