Ways to Deal With NM’s Drought

     BERNALILLO COUNTY IS AMONG COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE WITH SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS. THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY IS NOW OFFERING WAYS TO DIMINISH THE IMPACT OF DRY WEATHER.      WATER ONCE A MONTH THROUGH FEBRUARY TO KEEP EVEN DORMANT PLANTS THRIVING THIS WINTER. RAMP UP WATERING IN MARCH, FOLLOWING THE “WATER BY THE…MORE

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Addressing Auto Thefts in Albuquerque

     ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE MAKING MOVES TO BATTLE THE CITY’S WELL KNOWN STOLEN VEHICLE PROBLEM. A RECENT FOUR DAY AUTO THEFT STING RESULTED IN 22 FELONY ARRESTS AND 23 VEHICLES BEING RECOVERED. THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF THE CITY WAS TARGETED, WHERE MOST STOLEN CARS ARE RECOVERED.      IN ALL, 158 TRAFFIC STOPS WERE…MORE

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House Approves Budget

     NEW MEXICO IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO HAVING A BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR THAT STARTS IN JULY.  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, THE HOUSE APPROVED A 6-POINT-3-7 BILLION DOLLAR SPENDING PLAN ON A VOTE OF 65-TO-3.      THE BUDGET INCREASES SPENDING BY 249 MILLION DOLLARS OVER CURRENT LEVELS. IT CONTAINS RAISES FOR MOST STATE…MORE

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A Billion Dollar Investment in NM

     ONE OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IS RAMPING-UP INVESTMENT AND PRODUCTION IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. EXXON-MOBIL HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE SPENDING 2-BILLION DOLLARS IN THE REGION, TRIPLING ITS DAILY OUTPUT OF OIL BY THE YEAR 2025. ROBERT MCENTYRE WITH THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND…MORE

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Murdered 13-Year-Old a Victim of Major Abuses

     HE SUFFERED AT THE HANDS OF A MONSTER. THAT’S WHAT SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF ROBERT GARCIA IS SAYING ABOUT 13 YEAR OLD MURDER VICTIM JEREMIAH VALENCIA, BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED TWO MONTHS AGO…HIS BODY BURIED IN A RURAL AREA NEAR NAMBE.      CHARGED IN THE DEATH ARE THE VICTIM’S MOTHER TRACY…MORE

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NM Violent Crime on the Rise

     NEW MEXICO COURTROOMS WERE VERY BUSY PLACES LAST FISCAL YEAR. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT VIOLENT CRIMES AND THEFTS WERE UP COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE…AND THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.      MURDER CASES IN NEW MEXICO ROSE 32 PERCENT…WHILE FELONY-LEVEL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES INCREASED…MORE

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APD Cop Honored by President Trump

     TWENTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD APD COP RYAN HOLETS AND HIS WIFE, REBECCA, ARE HONORED DURING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH TUESDAY NIGHT FOR TAKING IN THE NEWBORN OF A HEROIN ADDICT. THIS TOOK PLACE AFTER HOLETS MET THE MOTHER AS SHE WAS SHOOTING UP HEROIN BEHIND AN ALBUQUERQUE STORE LAST FALL.  …MORE

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New Mexican Replaces FBI Deputy Director

     A FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER IS APPARENTLY IN LINE TO BECOME THE SECOND HIGHEST RANKING AGENT IN THE FBI. DAVID BOWDICH IS EXPECTED TO REPLACE FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR ANDREW MCCABE, WHO RETIRED THIS WEEK. BOWDICH CURRENTLY IS HEAD OF THE FBI’S LOS ANGELES FIELD OFFICE.      BOWDICH BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER…MORE

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