BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ IS HOPING TO INITIATE A NEW PROGRAM BY WHICH GROUPS THAT MAY ENGAGE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ARE BROUGHT IN AND ADVISED AS TO WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO THEM IF THEY BREAK THE LAW. HE SAYS THIS IS A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT, WHICH INCLUDES THE FBI AND THE ATF AND IS…… MORE
Shooting Suspect Still on the Run
THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR THE SUSPECT WANTED IN THE SHOOTING AND WOUNDING OF A MAN IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NORTH VALLEY EARLY SUNDAY. POLICE WERE SENT TO A LOCATION NEAR 12TH AND CANDELARIA AROUND 5AM SUNDAY. THERE THEY FOUND THE VICTIM WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND. THAT PERSON IS NOW LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL.…… MORE
Lower Marijuana Penalties Could Lead to Legal Recreational Pot
IS IT THE FIRST STEP? EMILY KALTENBACH WITH THE NEW MEXICO DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE IS HOPING THAT ALBUQUERQUE’S MOVE TO DECRIMINALIZE POSSESSION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA LEADS TO STATEWIDE LEGALIZATION. MAYOR TIM KELLER LAST WEEK SIGNED A BILL REDUCING THE PENALTY FOR POSSESSING LESS THAN AN OUNCE OF POT TO A 25 DOLLAR FINE.…… MORE
Is It the Last Straw?
SANTA FE CITY COUNCILOR PETER IVES IS PROPOSING A MEASURE THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF PLASTIC STRAWS IN THE CITY DIFFERENT, SAYING THEY’RE BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. FOR NOW, THERE WOULD BE NO OUTRIGHT BAN…ALTHOUGH THAT COULD COME LATER. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE IDEA CAME FROM A STUDENT…… MORE
Don’t Burn in Sandoval County
IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON DOING ANY KIND OF BURNING IN SANDOVAL COUNTY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, CHECK WITH THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT. BURN BANS ARE NOW IN PLACE FOR THE UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF THE COUNTY AND NO FIRE PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE BAN COVERS CAMPFIRES AND FIRES FOR COOKING OR…… MORE
It’s Still Too Dry in NM
ANOTHER SIGN OF THE IMPACT THE DROUGHT IS HAVING IN NEW MEXICO. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT TEN MILES OF THE RIO GRANDE HAVE DRIED UP IN THE BOSQUE DEL APACHE AREA, SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS NEAR RECORD LOW SNOWPACK LEVELS WILL LEAVE WATER MANAGERS FACING SOME DIFFICULT DECISIONS…INCLUDING HOW BEST TO MOVE…… MORE
UNM Down to the Short List
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL IS GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF ITS SEARCH FOR A NEW C-E-O. THE SHORT LIST IS NOW DOWN TO THREE FINALISTS. NOW EACH WILL BE FEATURED AT A TOWN HALL FOR THE HOSPITAL’S STAFF A CHANCE TO MEET THEM. THE FIRST TOWN HALL IS FOR HERB BUCHANAN ON…… MORE
Trial Delayed
THE TRIAL FOR ELEXUS GROVES AND PAUL GARCIA IS ON HOLD. AUTHORITIES SAY THEY WERE IN A STOLEN VAN THAT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE LAST YEAR IN ALBUQUERQUE, KILLING A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. THE TRIAL WAS TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK…BUT THERE’S NOW A LEGAL FIGHT OVER WHAT CHARGES THEY’LL FACE. A JUDGE HAS THROWN OUT…… MORE
Wildfires Take Off in NM
IT’S WILDFIRE SEASON IN NEW MEXICO AND WE HAVE SEVERAL FIRES BURNING RIGHT NOW. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR THE DIENER CANYON FIRE IN THE ZUNI MOUNTAINS WEST OF GRANTS AND MILAN, WHICH HAS GROWN TO ABOUT A THOUSAND ACRES. BURNOUT OPERATIONS ON THIS FIRE WERE COMPLETED OVERNIGHT. THE BLUEWATER FIRE IS ABOUT THE…… MORE
Most APD Cops Want Out
A SURVEY ABOUT WORKING AT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT FINDS MOST APD COPS HAVE “SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED” QUITTING THEIR JOB IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS 491 OFFICERS DID THE SURVEY … AND THEY RANKED FROM LIEUTENANT ON DOWN. THE SURVEY SAYS 70 PERCENT OF OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY THOUGHT OF…… MORE
