SOME PEOPLE WHO SHOPPED AT TWO OLD TOWN JEWELRY STORES WEREN’T GETTING WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE GETTING. GALLERY 8 AND GALERIA AZUL SOLD ITEMS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE NATIVE AMERICAN MADE. BUT SOME OF THE JEWELRY WAS ACTUALLY MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES . THE STORES’ OWNER COULD NOW BE…… MORE
Vehicle Seizures Down
VEHICLE SEIZURES FROM DWI ARRESTS IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE WAY DOWN FROM WHERE THEY WERE A FEW YEARS AGO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS, IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, APD SEIZED FEWER THAN 800 VEHICLES. THAT COMPARES TO CLOSE TO TWO THOUSAND VEHICLES SEIZED IN 2010. THE LOWER NUMBER IS DUE TO FEWER…… MORE
County Program Addresses Mental Health Services
AFTER YEARS OF TALKING ABOUT GETTING BETTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY, THERE’S NOW A PROGRAM DOING JUST THAT. ON NOVEMBER 1ST, BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER MAGGIE HART STEBBINS SAYS THEY’LL BEGIN SENDING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON NON-VIOLENT CALLS WITH POLICE OR SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES. HART STEBBINS SAYS SHE’S OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE…… MORE
Mail Thieves Strike Again
MAIL THIEVES ARE HITTING SANTA FE COUNTY. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS THE CROOKS ARE TARGETING THE RANCHO VIEJO, ALDEA, AND CAMINO LA TIERRA AREAS…STEALING MAIL FROM CLUSTER MAILBOXES. SHERIFFS OFFICIALS SAY THE THIEVES ARE LOOKING FOR CHECKING AND SAVINGS ACCOUNT STATEMENTS, AND MORTGAGE AND CREDIT CARD BILLS THAT PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION.…… MORE
WIPP Site to Be Expanded
THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT’S STORAGE CAPACITY IS ABOUT TO GET BIGGER. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS MINING OPERATIONS AT THE NEW MEXICO NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP WILL BEGIN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE A RADIATION LEAK CONTAMINATED PART OF THE FACILITY THREE YEARS AGO. THE ADDITIONAL DISPOSAL SPACE WILL BE CARVED OUT…… MORE
PED issues NM Science Standard Changes
OPPOSITION FROM RESIDENTS AGAINST THE NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S REVISED SCIENCE STANDARDS FOR SCHOOLS HAS LED TO SOME CHANGES TO THE AMENDMENTS. THE DEPARTMENT TOOK A LOT OF HEAT FOR PROPOSING THAT CLIMATE CHANGE, EVOLUTION AND THE EARTH’S AGE BE REMOVED FROM THE STANDARDS. BUT RESIDENTS SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE CHANGES AT…… MORE
Drug Dealer Arrested in Albuquerque
THE EFFORT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OPIOID-RELATED DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO SNAGS ANOTHER SUSPECTED DRUG DEALER. POLICE SAY 35 YEAR OLD ABRAHAM MARTINEZ ENTERED THE WALGREENS AT 2625 SAN PEDRO NORTHEAST LAST FRIDAY. HE WAS ARMED WITH A KNIFE AND THREATENED THE PHARMACIST, DEMANDING XANAX, AN ANXIETY DISORDER TREATMENT. NOW…… MORE
Why Cruising Could Return to Albuquerque
CRUISING CENTRAL ON WEEKENDS COULD BE AN ACTIVITY RETURNING TO ALBUQUERQUE. CITY COUNCILORS KLARISSA PENA AND ISAAC BENTON ARE CO-SPONSORING A “CRUISING TASK FORCE” RESOLUTION, THAT STEMS FROM A NEW STUDY THAT COULD UNITE THOSE FOR AND AGAINST CRUISING … AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT PENA IS BANKING ON. THE CITY HAS…… MORE
Governor Seeks Repeal of Amended Bail System
NEW MEXICO HAS A NEWLY AMENDED BAIL SYSTEM FOR SUSPECTS … BUT GOVERNOR MARTINEZ IS CALLING FOR IT TO BE REPEALED. THE NEW RULES ARE MEANT TO KEEP DANGEROUS SUSPECTS IN JAIL … AND TO RELEASE THOSE WHO ARE NOT CONSIDERED VIOLENT AND WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY BAIL. BUT GOVERNOR…… MORE
A Decade in Prison for Girlfriend Killer
IT’S A TEN YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WHO MURDERED HIS GIRLFRIEND LAST YEAR. AUTHORITIES SAY CHRISTOPHER FERNANDEZ SHOT ALMA CONTRERAS IN THE HEAD AND DUMPED HER BODY IN THE SOUTH VALLEY. HE THEN ATTEMPTED A CARJACKING AT ROUTE 66 CASINO AND PROMPTED AN HOURS LONG SWAT STANDOFF WITH SHERIFFS DEPUTIES…… MORE
