TEN PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT WERE VETOED BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ FOLLOWING LAST YEAR’S 60 DAY SESSION CAN NOW BECOME LAW. THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT HAS INVALIDATED THOSE VETOES, SAYING THE GOVERNOR DID NOT FOLLOW CONSTITUTIONAL LAW WHEN SHE ISSUED THEM. THE COURT SIDED WITH DEMOCRATIC LEADERS, WHO HAD ARGUED MARTINEZ DID NOT GIVE ANY…… MORE
NM Woman Succumbs to Hantavirus
A 27 YEAR OLD AZTEC WOMAN WHO’D BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH HANTAVIRUS IN EARLY FEBRUARY HAS DIED. THE FARMINGTON DAILY TIMES REPORTS KILEY LANE DIED LAST THURSDAY AT UNM HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE’D BEEN TRANSPORTED AFTER HER DIAGNOSIS. THE CDC TESTED LANE FOR HANTAVIRUS AFTER UNM HOSPITAL’S TESTING, BUT THE CDC TESTS CAME BACK NEGATIVE. LANE HAD…… MORE
New Job for Gilbert Montano
THE MAN WHO WAS FORMER ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY’S CHIEF OF STAFF IS HEADED TO NEW ORLEANS. GILBERT MONTANO HAS BEEN HIRED THERE TO BE THE NEW CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER. MONTANO WILL SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY UNDER THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED AS MAYOR FOR NEW ORLEANS. HE’LL ALSO BE THE FIRST LATIN TO HOLD HIS…… MORE
Lawsuit Against NM Oil and Gas Industry Tossed
A MAJOR WIN FOR THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN FEDERAL COURT. THIS WEEK, U-S DISTRICT COURT JUDGE JAMES BROWNING DISMISSED A LAWSUIT FILED BY ACTIVISTS IN 2015 CLAIMING THE B-L-M VIOLATED NUMEROUS RULES WHEN IT ISSUED PERMITS FOR DRILLING IN THE SAN JUAN BASIN IN NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION…… MORE
Identity Thief Suspect Pleads Guilty
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN FACES UP TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO BANK FRAUD AND AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT. THIRTY-NINE YEAR OLD TODD MCDONALD AND TWO CO-DEFENDANTS WERE ACCUSED OF STEALING MAIL…THEN USING THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF OTHERS TO FRAUDULENTLY MAKE PURCHASES. APD ARRESTED MCDONALD LAST OCTOBER AFTER FINDING HIM ASLEEP IN HIS CAR…… MORE
NM Monsoons Should be Healthy
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER IS OUT WITH A NEW REPORT, SHOWING NEW MEXICO WILL LIKELY SEE ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL IN JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER…WHEN MONSOON SEASON HITS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES SAYS THAT’S WELCOME NEWS, GIVEN THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS WE’VE BEEN IN FOR MONTHS. JONES SAYS A GOOD MONSOON SEASON WILL ONLY HELP…… MORE
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Security Upgrades Coming to UNM
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS GET THEIR WAY WITH LEGISLATORS. THEIR PUSH FOR BETTER SECURITY AT THE SCHOOL DURING THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION LED TO LAWMAKERS APPROVING 125-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO MAKE SECURITY UPGRADES AT UNM. IT’LL MEAN THE PARKING LOTS, THE DUCK POND AREA, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CAMPUS WILL BE MADE BRIGHTER FOR…… MORE
Pecos High School Coach Arrested
A PECOS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY HAVING A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH TWO FEMALE STUDENTS…AGES 14 AND 17. STATE POLICE SAY 29 YEAR OLD DOMINICK BACA WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY AT HIS HOME IN PECOS. BACA IS ALSO ACCUSED OF SENDING LEWD PHOTOS VIA TEXT MESSAGE AND SNAPCHAT TO THE VICTIMS…AND TOUCHING…… MORE
NM Homes Selling Fast
THE HOUSING MARKET IS PRETTY HOT RIGHT NOW ACROSS THE STATE. THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO SAYS HOME SALES IN MARCH TOPPED THE 27-HUNDRED MARK…A 35 PERCENT INCREASE FROM A YEAR AGO…AND THE HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE THE ASSOCIATION STARTED KEEPING STATEWIDE STATISTICS IN 2008. THE ASSOCIATION’S PRESIDENT-ELECT PAUL WILSON SAYS, IF PRICED RIGHT, HOMES…… MORE
