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
Gang Trio Found Guilty
THREE MEMBERS OF A NEW MEXICO PRISON GANG HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT ON CHARGES THAT THEY ENGAGED IN A CRIMINAL RACKETEERING ENTERPRISE FROM BEHIND BARS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE ALLEGED LEADER OF SYNDICATO DE NUEVO MEXICO, ANTHONY RAY BACA, WAS CONVICTED OF THE MOST SERIOUS CHARGE…DIRECTING A FOILED…… MORE
Las Cruces Film Studios Open
LAS CRUCES NOW HAS FILM STUDIOS … AND THEY OPENED OVER THE WEEKEND. THE FACILITY IS 74-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, DESIGNED TO MAKE MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AND INDEPENDENT FILMS. LAS CRUCES HOPES TO BRING IN MAJOR MOVIES AND TV SERIES. LAS CRUCES FILM STUDIOS IS PARTNERING WITH THE NON-PROFIT FILM LAS CRUCES…… MORE
NM Wins License Plate Award Again
NEW MEXICO WINS AMERICA’S BEST LICENSE PLATE FOR 2017 … THE SECOND TIME THIS STATE HAS WON THE AWARD FOR LICENSE PLATES FROM THE AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION. THE WINNER IS THE PLATE WITH THE CHILES ON IT. THE FIRST WIN WAS IN 2011 FOR THE TURQUOISE CENTENNIAL LICENSE PLATE.…… MORE
Griego Returns to Court
A JUDGE MONDAY CONSIDERS THE RELEASE OF 20 YEAR OLD NEHEMIAH GRIEGO FROM JAIL. GRIEGO HAS BEEN IN CUSTODY SINCE HE WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS PARENTS AND THREE SIBLINGS AT THEIR ALBUQUERQUE SOUTH VALLEY HOME WHEN HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD IN 2013. GRIEGO WAS TO BE RELEASED ON MARCH…… MORE
Two Emergency Landings at the Sunport
AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT BY A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT ON SUNDAY NIGHT. TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE JET HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FLIGHT WAS FLYING FROM PHOENIX TO DALLAS, BUT IT HAD TO BE DIVERTED TO ALBUQUERQUE WHEN THERE…… MORE
New Requirement for UNM Freshmen
A NEW FRESHMAN RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT STARTS THIS FALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. IT CALLS FOR MOST FRESHMAN TO LIVE ON CAMPUS. DISCUSSION OF THIS REQUIREMENT STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. A REVIEW FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL BENEFITS TO LIVING ON CAMPUS, WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING A FRESHMAN’S…… MORE
One of Four Murder Defendants Sentenced
ONE OF THE FOUR DEFENDANTS IN THE BRUTAL BLUDGEONING DEATH OF TIFFANY BOYER IN 2015 WAS SENTENCED ON FRIDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. SHAWNA CANNON HAD PLEADED GUILTY TO 2ND DEGREE KIDNAPPING AND WAS SENT TO PRISON FOR SIX YEARS. BOYER WAS MURDERED BECAUSE HER KILLERS BELIEVED SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS,…… MORE
