SO CALLED “BATTERY FLAWS” MEAN A LOT OF SANTA FE DRIVERS WON’T HAVE TO PAY PARKING TICKETS. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE BATTERY FLAWS CAUSED ABOUT 280 METERS TO MALFUNCTION AND THAT TICKETS ISSUED TO PEOPLE IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS ARE BEING THROWN OUT. CITY SPOKESMAN MATT ROSS…… MORE
City Council Takes on Balloon Landings
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO CREATE A TASK FORCE TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE OF LANDING AREAS FOR HOT AIR BALLOONS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS CITY COUNCILOR DON HARRIS INTRODUCED THE LEGISLATION. THE TASK FORCE WOULD MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WAYS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE JOURNAL REPORTS THE…… MORE
Road Work for the East Mountains
IF YOU’RE A REGULAR COMMUTER ON NM-14 IN THE EAST MOUNTAINS, THEN TAKE NOTE. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BEGINS A PROJECT ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN I-40 AND MILE MARKER 2, TOWARDS CEDAR CREST. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT LANE CLOSURES AND DELAYS ONCE THE WORK BEGINS IN APRIL. THERE IS A…… MORE
NM Revenue Expected to Rise
IT IS EXPECTED THAT NEW MEXICO’S REVENUE PICTURE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS OIL PRODUCTION REACHES RECORD LEVELS. ROBERT MCENTYRE WITH THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SAYS 172 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL WERE EXTRACTED IN THE STATE IN 2017, WITH THE PERMIAN BASIN IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS GETTING…… MORE
No Decision on Griego Yet
WE STILL DON’T HAVE A DECISION FROM THE COURTS ON WHETHER 20 YEAR OLD NEHEMIAH GRIEGO WILL STAY IN JAIL BEYOND HIS 21ST BIRTHDAY LATER THIS MONTH. GRIEGO TURNS 21 ON MARCH 20TH, THE DAY HE’S TO BE RELEASED. HE’S BEEN IN CUSTODY SINCE HE KILLED HIS PARENTS AND THREE SIBLINGS…… MORE
Fort Sumner Suspect Killed
AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER STATE POLICE SHOT AND KILLED A SUSPECT ON SUNDAY WEST OF FORT SUMNER. OFFICER RAY WILSON TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE SUSPECT, 48 YEAR OLD ANDY LUCERO, WAS TRACKED DOWN IN A FIELD WEST OF FORT SUMNER. AND, ALTHOUGH DETAILS AREN’T BEING RELEASED, OFFICERS ENDED UP SHOOTING AND KILLING…… MORE
Stabbing at Lowe’s Supermarket
THE LOWE’S GROCERY STORE BECAME A CRIME SCENE MONDAY NIGHT WHEN A SUSPECT REPORTEDLY SHOPLIFTED AT THE STORE, THEN STABBED ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES. THAT EMPLOYEE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION. POLICE TOOK ONE PERSON INTO CUSTODY BUT THEY AREN’T RELEASING ANY MORE INFORMATION RIGHT…… MORE
Mixed Report on NM Jobs
THERE IS GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS ON THE JOBS FRONT IN NEW MEXICO. THE GOOD NEWS…TOTAL EMPLOYMENT GREW BY SEVEN-THOUSAND JOBS BETWEEN JANUARY OF 2017 AND JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. CONSTRUCTION LED THE WAY, WITH THE INDUSTRY ADDING MORE THAN 4-THOUSAND JOBS OVER THAT ONE YEAR PERIOD. THE BAD NEWS…AT…… MORE
Wildfire Hits NM and Two Other States
ONLY 10 ACRES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BURNED BY A THREE-STATE WILDFIRE IN NEW MEXICO’S NORTHEAST CORNER. THAT STATE IS OKLAHOMA. BUT THE STATELINE FIRE HAS BURNED 10-THOUSAND-750 ACRES IN COLORADO … AND JUST ABOUT 17-THOUSAND ACRES IN NEW MEXICO NORTH OF CLAYTON IN UNION COUNTY. THAT FIRE STARTED LAST THURSDAY AND,…… MORE
APD Asking for Information on Park Homicide
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THEY’RE NOT LOOKING FOR ANY MORE SUSPECTS…BUT THEY ARE SEEKING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A MARCH FIRST HOMICIDE AT TOWER POND PARK ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE. TWO JUVENILES ARE ALREADY CHARGED IN THE CASE. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS THEY’D LIKE ANY WITNESSES TO COME FORWARD. IF YOU KNOW…… MORE
