A SANTA FE COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED A THIRD SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF 13 YEAR OLD JEREMIAH VALENCIA. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS 19 YEAR OLD JORDAN NUNEZ IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH, TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE, AND CONSPIRACY. IT’S ALLEGED THAT NUNEZ’S FATHER, THOMAS FERGUSON, TORTURED JEREMIAH…THEN KILLED HIM…… MORE
Police Presence on the Interstate
YOU’LL BE MORE LIKELY TO SEE A NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER ALONG I-40 ON FRIDAY. STATE POLICE WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN OPERATION TO HAVE AN OFFICER VISIBLE EVERY TEN MILES ALONG THE INTERSTATE, LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. OFFICER RAY WILSON SAYS THE OPERATION WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM FRIDAY. THERE…… MORE
Big Jump in NM Medical Pot Patients
A HUGE JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THERE’S BEEN A 46 PERCENT INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION OVER THE LAST YEAR…WITH THE NUMBER NOW TOPPING 50-THOUSAND. ABOUT HALF THE PATIENTS LIST POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AS A QUALIFYING CONDITION. MEDICAL CANNABIS HAS BEEN LEGAL IN NEW…… MORE
NM Solar Balloon Misses the Mark
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BALLOON LAUNCH ON WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM ALBUQUERQUE’S BALLOON FIESTA PARK. IT’S A FOUR-STORY TALL SOLAR BALLOON WITH A LOT OF CUBIC FEET IN ITS ENVELOPE. PAUL GARVER WITH THE BALLOON MUSEUM SAYS IT’S BEING USED TO TRY TO SET A NEW ALTITUDE RECORD FOR A HOT AIR BALLOON. GARVER SAYS THE…… MORE
Man Convicted in Convenience Store Murder
A BERNALILLO COUNTY JURY ON WEDNESDAY FOUND A MAN GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS IN A MURDER THAT HAPPENED IN FRONT OF A SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE CONVENIENCE STORE. NIGEL MYRON JOHNSON WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER, ROBBERY AND CONSPIRACY IN THE BEATING DEATH OF 66 YEAR OLD IRVIN SANCHEZ IN AUGUST OF 2016. THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS JOHNSON…… MORE
Public School Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud
A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE BERNALILLO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES. FORTY-FIVE YEAR OLD ANTOINETTE GARCIA WAS INDICTED LAST YEAR FOR ALLEGEDLY EMBEZZLING MONEY FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN 2014 AND 2015. IN COURT WEDNESDAY, GARCIA ADMITTED TO STEALING UP TO 95-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FEDERAL EDUCATION GRANT MONEY. SHE FACES A…… MORE
DWI Suspect Gets 10 Years
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WILL SPEND TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR A FATAL DRUNK DRIVING ACCIDENT. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SAYS LEE GARCIA HIT AND KILLED 74 YEAR OLD RICHARD ABEITA, WHO WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR. IT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER OF 2016 NEAR 61ST AND CENTRAL. GARCIA WAS FOUND GUILTY OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AND HIS…… MORE
Trinity Site Open This Weekend
THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH, IS THE FIRST CHANCE YOU HAVE IN 2018 TO VISIT THE TRINITY SITE ON THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE. THE SITE IS ONLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TWICE A YEAR. TRINITY SITE IS WHERE THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS TESTED ON JULY 16TH, 1945. YOU’LL BE ABLE TO HIKE A QUARTER-MILE…… MORE
No More NRA Monday for Santa Fe Schools
NO MORE MONEY WILL COME FROM THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION TO SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ ROTC PROGRAM. THAT WAS THE DECISION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ON A UNANIMOUS VOTE. THE DISTRICT WAS GETTING 4-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE NRA EVERY YEAR TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR THE ROTC. AND SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEREN’T THE ONLY DISTRICT…… MORE
APD Union Weighs in on Marijuana Legislation
ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS MADE IN SUPPORT OF DECRIMINALIZING THE POSSESSION OF AN OUNCE OR LESS OF MARIJUANA IN ALBUQUERQUE IS THAT IT FREES-UP OFFICERS SO THEY CAN RESPOND TO MORE SERIOUS CRIMES. ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A MEASURE THAT WILL ALLOW OFFICERS TO SIMPLY WRITE A TICKET IF SOMEONE IS…… MORE
