THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A SAYS CHANGES TO A CONTROVERSIAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER DON’T GO FAR ENOUGH. THE STATE SUPREME COURT ISSUED THE ORDER TO SPEED UP THE LEGAL PROCESS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. NOW, CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO GIVE PROSECUTORS MORE TIME TO ARRAIGN DEFENDANTS AND BRING THEM TO TRIAL. D-A…… MORE
NM Monuments Not on Interior Department List
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IS RECOMMENDING THE SIZE OF FOUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS BE REDUCED, BUT THE TWO THAT WERE REVIEWED IN NEW MEXICO ARE NOT AMONG THOSE FOUR. THE OFFICIAL REPORT RELEASED TUESDAY DOES RECOMMEND SOME CHANGES IN HOW THE NEW MEXICO MONUMENTS ARE MANAGED. THE MONUMENTS IN NEW MEXICO…… MORE
NM Flu Cases Called “Standard” … Not Rising
YOU’RE HEARING FLU CASES ARE ON THE RISE IN ALBUQUERQUE, SANTA FE AND ARTESIA. BUT DAVID MORGAN WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TELLS US THERE ARE SOME LOCALIZED INCREASES IN FLU CASES … BUT THEY’RE SMALL. HE SAYS IT’S STILL CONSIDERED A STANDARD FLU SEASON. BUT HE ALSO SAYS IT’S STILL EARLY IN…… MORE
Interim APD Police Chief Sworn In
ALBUQUERQUE’S POLICE DEPARTMENT GETS ITS NEW INTERIM CHIEF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, WHEN MICHAEL GEIER IS SWORN-IN. SHAWN WILLOUGHBY WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION SAYS GEIER TAKES OVER A DEPARTMENT WITH PLENTY OF CHALLENGES IN TAKING ON, WHAT HE SAYS IS A CRIME SITUATION THAT IS OUT OF CONTROL. HE SAYS GEIER…… MORE
Padilla Ends Lt. Governor Campaign
STATE SENATOR MICHAEL PADILLA WON’T BE RUNNING FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ANYMORE. HE’S PULLED OUT OF THE RACE AFTER WOMEN CLAIMED PADILLA HARRASSED THEM IN 2007 WHEN HE WORKED AT ALBUQUERQUE’S 911 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE ACCUSATIONS SAID PADILLA ASKED WOMEN ON DATES AND MADE INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS TO THEM. …… MORE
More Discovered in NM State Finances
WHEN LAWMAKERS GATHER NEXT YEAR IN SANTA FE THEY’LL SEE A FINANCIAL SITUATION FOR THE STATE THAT IS MUCH IMPROVED OVER THAN THE ONE THEY SAW THIS YEAR. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS STATE ECONOMISTS ESTIMATE GOVERNMENT INCOME WILL BE 3-POINT-3 PERCENT HIGHER THAN CURRENT SPENDING OBLIGATIONS. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF 199-MILLION DOLLARS. …… MORE
Johnson Sworn in as State Auditor
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON IS NOW OFFICIALLY THE STATE’S NEXT AUDITOR. HE WAS SWORN IN MONDAY AFTERNOON IN SANTA FE BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT, JUDITH NAKAMURA. JOHNSON WILL SERVE AS AUDITOR UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2018 WHEN THE TERM OF FORMER AUDITOR TIM KELLER WAS…… MORE
New City Council Leadership
NEW LEADERSHIP FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL. KEN SANCHEZ HAS NOW BEEN ELECTED COUNCIL PRESIDENT WITH DON HARRIS VOTED IN AS VICE PRESIDENT. ALSO, TRUDY JONES IS NOW LEADER OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, WHICH DEALS WITH THE BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.… MORE
A Busy Evening for APD
THREE INCIDENTS BRING OUT ALBUQUERQUE POLICE MONDAY NIGHT. THE FIRST WAS A DOMESTIC DISPUTE IN THE 52-HUNDRED BLOCK OF WYOMING NORTHEAST. OFFICERS DETERMINED THAT A FEMALE WAS BEING HELD AGAINST HER WILL AND THEY GOT HER OUT OF THE APARTMENT … BUT THE MAN BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE. SWAT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE.…… MORE
Suspect Sought in Bernco Killing
BERNALILLO COUNTY HOMICIDE DETECTIVES ARE HOPING THE PUBLIC CAN HELP SOLVE THE COUNTY’S LATEST MURDER. SARGENT JOHN ALLEN SAYS DEPUTIES WERE SENT TO A RESIDENCE IN THE 46-HUNDRED BLOCK OF GRACE VIGIL SOUTHWEST JUST AFTER 5PM SUNDAY IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF A DOWN-AND-OUT MAN. FORTY-SIX YEAR OLD JOHNNY ARMIJO WAS…… MORE
