Two Arrested After Double Homicide

THE DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE IN LAS CRUCES IN CONNECTION WITH SUNDAY MORNING’S DOUBLE HOMICIDE IN GARFIELD, A COMMUNITY JUST NORTH OF HATCH. TWENTY-NINE YEAR OLD LUIS FLORES AND 30 YEAR OLD CRISTAL CARDENAS BOTH FACE MURDER CHARGES IN THE DEATHS OF 32 YEAR OLD VANESSA MORA AND 34 YEAR…MORE

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Notices of Property Value Being Mailed

THE BERNALILLO COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE HAS STARTED SENDING OUT MORE THAN 260-THOUSAND NOTICES OF VALUE FOR 2018. THEY GO TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE COUNTY, INFORMING THEM OF THEIR NET TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUE AS OF JANUARY FIRST. THE INFORMATION IS THEN USED TO DETERMINE YOUR 2018 PROPERTY TAX BILL THAT’S SENT OUT IN NOVEMBER.…MORE

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NM Gas Prices Spiking

A MAJOR BOUNCE IN GAS PRICES AROUND NEW MEXICO. THEY’RE UP A DIME FOR THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE FROM 2-44 A GALLON LAST WEEK TO 2-54 A GALLON THIS WEEK. DANIEL ARMBRUSTER WITH TRIPLE “A” NEW MEXICO SAYS ALBUQUERQUE GAS PRICES WENT UP 16 CENTS TO 2-51 A GALLON. HE SAYS PRICES USUALLY INCREASE THIS TIME…MORE

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Man Shot to Death in WalMart Parking Lot

A SHOOTING AT THE WALMART HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE ON CARLISLE NORTHEAST. APD OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE CALL JUST MINUTES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE CALL SAID A PERSON HAD BEEN SHOT, THEN CRASHED THEIR CAR INTO A WALL IN THE PARKING LOT. OFFICERS FOUND A 26 YEAR OLD MALE INSIDE A VEHICLE THAT HAD SLAMMED INTO A…MORE

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NM Wildfire Season Expectations

IT’S NOT A MATTER OF IF…BUT WHEN. THAT’S THE ASSESSMENT FROM LT. GOVERNOR JOHN SANCHEZ ON THE FIRE DANGER RIGHT NOW IN NEW MEXICO. SANCHEZ SAYS AN ABNORMALLY DRY WINTER HAS LEFT NEW MEXICO’S MOUNTAINS NEARLY BARREN. HE SAYS THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK, COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS, WARMER TEMPERATURES AND AN ABUNDANCE OF…MORE

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Still Waiting for A-R-T Funds

THE WAITING GAME CONTINUES FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. THE “WAITING” IS FOR 75 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT WOULD ALLOCATE THE MONEY FOR “A-R-T” DID GET OVER 400-MILLION DOLLARS IN THE RECENTLY SIGNED OMNIBUS BILL. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOTHING IN…MORE

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NM Pilgrimage Getting Underway

PILGRIMS HEADING TO CHIMAYO IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS WEEK NEED TO PRACTICE “SAFETY FIRST.” THAT’S THE ADVICE FROM THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. SPOKESMAN JUAN RIOS SAYS DEPUTIES WILL BE OUT IN FORCE, INCLUDING A D-W-I CHECKPOINT TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK TO THE PILGRIMS. HE TELLS US THE WALKERS CAN ALSO TAKE…MORE

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No I-D Yet on Man Shot in Los Lunas

OFFICERS WITH THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN LOS LUNAS THAT HAPPENED TUESDAY MORNING. OFFICER RAY WILSON SAYS, JUST BEFORE 2:00 AM, LOS LUNAS POLICE RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A PROWLER IN A RESIDENT’S BACKYARD IN THE HUNING RANCH SUBDIVISION. HE SAYS POLICE ENDED UP IN A FOOT CHASE…MORE

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