BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ ON WEDNESDAY, WILL OUTLINE HIS PLANS FOR REFORMING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS IN NEW MEXICO. THE D-A’S OFFICE WILL HOST A MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE’S JUDICIAL REFORM SUBCOMMITTEE. ATTENDING THE MEETING WILL BE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUDGES, AND LEGISLATORS.… MORE
Duke City Increases Crime Rate Statewide
THE FBI SAYS A BIG JUMP IN CRIME IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST YEAR IS THE MAIN REASON NEW MEXICO’S OVERALL CRIME RATE INCREASED. STATEWIDE, THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT CRIMES WENT UP AROUND SEVEN-PERCENT FROM 2015 TO 2016. IN ALBUQUERQUE, VIOLENT CRIME WAS UP MORE THAN 15 PERCENT. THERE WERE 61 MURDERS IN…… MORE
Key Witness Testimony Inconsistent in Madrid Trial
WE GET OUR FIRST GLIMPSE OF ESIAS MADRID’S STORY IN THE JUNE 2015 DRIVE-BY SHOOTING DEATH OF 17 YEAR OLD MANZANO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT JAYDON CHAVEZ SILVER. MADRID’S TRIAL STARTED MONDAY WITH JURY SELECTION, AND ON TUESDAY, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS TESTIMONY FROM ONE KEY WITNESS WAS FULL OF SO MANY INCONSISTENCIES THAT…… MORE
Circle-K Suspect Goes to Jail
FERRON MENDEZ IS NOW IN THE METRO DETENTION CENTER AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN ALBUQUERQUE ON MONDAY. MENDEZ IS THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT BY A CIRCLE K CLERK DURING AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY LAST WEEK. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THE WEAPON MENDEZ HAD WAS A…… MORE
NM Rain to Continue
HARD RAIN FALLS IN ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY NIGHT … AND WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING WET AGAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN ALL OF NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHRIS LUCKETT SAYS RAIN WILL BE ON THE INCREASE…ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY…AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MEETS A BACK DOOR…… MORE
NM Communities Beat First Freeze Records
NO SOONER DO WE BEGIN AUTUMN IN NEW MEXICO AND WE’RE HEARING ABOUT SOME NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COMMUNITIES BREAKING THEIR “FIRST FREEZE” RECORD. ONE SUCH PLACE IS FARMINGTON, WHERE THEY BROKE THE RECORD JUST THIS PAST SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH. IT’S NOT UNUSUAL FOR NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TO FREEZE EARLIER THAN THE…… MORE
Is Phoenix University Closing in NM?
ONE OF PHOENIX UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUSES HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE IS READY TO CLOSE ITS DOORS. THE DOORS ARE STILL OPEN FOR NOW, BUT KOB TV REPORTS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LARGE STORAGE CONTAINERS IN THE PARKING LOT … BUT SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE NOT SHUTTING DOWN. STILL, THE SCHOOL IS NOT…… MORE
Time for the Shot Again
IT’S NOT TOO EARLY TO THINK ABOUT GETTING A FLU SHOT. THAT WORD FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. SPOKESMAN DAVID MORGAN SAYS PHARMACIES AND MEDICAL PROVIDERS SHOULD HAVE THIS YEAR’S VACCINE ON HAND,HOWEVER STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICES DON’T CURRENTLY HAVE ANY FLU SHOTS AVAILABLE. MORGAN SAYS THIS YEAR’S VACCINE…… MORE
APS Board Member Told to Resign
NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS IS CALLING ON ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ANALEE MAESTAS TO RESIGN. IN A LETTER, BALDERAS CITED RECENT CONTROVERSIES INVOLVING MAESTAS, AND SAID THAT IF SHE DIDN’T STEP DOWN FROM THE BOARD “WE WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION.” MOST RECENTLY, MAESTAS HAS HAD…… MORE
Suspect Survives Chaves County Officer-Involved Shooting
THE INVESTIGATION INTO SUNDAY’S OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ROSWELL CONTINUES. THE ENCOUNTER WITH THE SUSPECT … JOSE MONTELONGO … STARTED AFTER OFFICERS TRIED CONTACTING HIM, BUT MONTELONGO LED THEM ON A CHASE INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA. SWAT WAS CALLED IN BUT STATE POLICE SAY OFFICERS THOUGHT MONTELONGO SHOT AT THEM. POLICE SAY HE…… MORE
