SECRETARY OF STATE MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER HAS POSTED THE DOCUMENTS DATING BACK TO 2013. THE DOCUMENTS ARE SEARCHABLE BY YEAR AND NAME. ONE THING YOU WON’T SEE ON THE DOCUMENTS IS THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS FOR ANYONE WORKING IN THE JUDICIAL, LAW ENFORCEMENT OR RELATED AGENCIES AS THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED. …… MORE
Alleged Girlfriend Killer Arrested
A 39 YEAR OLD MAN, DOMINIC GARCIA, IS FINALLY IN THE HANDS OF THE LAW AFTER HIS ARREST WEDNESDAY MORNING. GARCIA, WANTED FOR FATALLY RUNNING OVER HIS GIRLFRIEND LAST MONTH, WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE. POLICE SAY HE RAN OVER 19 YEAR OLD SAMANTHA SANDOVAL FOLLOWING AN…… MORE
BCSO Accused of Racial Profiling
A BLACK-AMERICAN WOMAN WORKING AS AN “ICE” DEPORTATION AGENT IN ALBUQUERQUE ALLEGES SHE WAS THE TARGET OF RACIAL PROFILING BY THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT THIS PAST SPRING DURING SEVERAL TRAFFIC STOPS. THE A-C-L-U HAS FILED A LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF 38 YEAR OLD SHERESE CRAWFORD SEEKING DAMAGES AND A CHANGE…… MORE
AFD Helps Wildfire Fight in California
ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE WILDLAND TEAM ARE ON THEIR WAY TO CHINO, CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, TO HELP FIGHT THE WILDFIRES THAT HAVE DEVASTATED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THEY’LL PROVIDE FIRE SUPPRESSION AND STRUCTURAL PROTECTION SUPPORT. THE AFD WILDLAND TEAM IS A TWO UNIT, SIX-PERSON TEAM. THEY’RE…… MORE
Changes for APD
CHANGES ARE COMING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. MAYOR TIM KELLER HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON RE-EVALUATING AND RESTRUCTURING APD. INTERIM CHIEF MICHAEL GEIER SAYS ADDRESSING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS IS PART OF THE PLAN FOR COMMUNITY POLICING. GEIER SAYS THEY HOPE TO REBUILD TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY. RECRUITMENT…… MORE
Are You Safe on Your Bike in Albuquerque?
IF YOU’RE AN ALBUQUERQUE BIKE RIDER, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. THE WEB SITE 24/7 WALL STREET SAYS ALBUQUERQUE IS THE MOST DANGEROUS CITY IN AMERICA FOR BICYCLISTS. IT STUDIED 32 CITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF OVER HALF-A-MILLION. IN 2015, ALBUQUERQUE HAD THE HIGHEST BIKE FATALITY RATE AT 8.9 DEATHS PER ONE MILLION…… MORE
Blown Pipeline Triggers Evacuations
A WELL SITE IN THE LOVING, NEW MEXICO, AREA THIS (WED) MORNING HAS BEEN EVACUATED. IT’S BECAUSE OF A BIG GAS PIPELINE EXPLOSION EARLY WEDNESDAY. EDDY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SAY THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES REPORTED. MEANWHILE, PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE WELL SITE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO…… MORE
NM Assembles Team to Draft Harassment Rules
MORE TROUBLE FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCY. DIRECTOR PAUL CASTER HAS RESIGNED. HE WAS HIRED IN 2015 TO REPLACE BARBARA BRUIN, WHO LEFT AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED SHE ALLOWED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS TO BE ADOPTED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS CASTER IS ACCUSED OF FIRING, DISCIPLINING AND DEMOTING SOME TOP LEVEL STAFF.…… MORE
Another Animal Welfare Director Quits
MORE TROUBLE FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCY. DIRECTOR PAUL CASTER HAS RESIGNED. HE WAS HIRED IN 2015 TO REPLACE BARBARA BRUIN, WHO LEFT AFTER IT WAS DISCOVERED SHE ALLOWED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS TO BE ADOPTED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS CASTER IS ACCUSED OF FIRING, DISCIPLINING AND DEMOTING SOME TOP LEVEL STAFF.…… MORE
Bad News for Bad Schools in NM
THERE COULD BE SOME BIG CHANGES IN STORE FOR THREE UNDERPERFORMING ELEMENTARY ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS PLACED WHITTIER, HAWTHORNE AND LOS PADILLAS ELEMENTARIES ON A LIST FOR “MORE RIGOROUS INTERVENTION.” THAT MEANS THE SCHOOLS COULD BE CLOSED, RESTARTED AS CHARTER SCHOOLS, OR OTHERWISE RESTRUCTURED AND…… MORE
