NEW MEXICO LAND COMMISSIONER AUBREY DUNN IS ACCUSING A COUNTY IN TEXAS OF SOME DIRTY BUSINESS. DUNN SAYS HE SUSPECTS ROAD CREWS FROM HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS HAVE BEEN STEALING DIRT, SAND, AND GRAVEL FROM STATE TRUST LAND IN RURAL OTERO COUNTY…A FEW MILES NORTH OF DELL CITY, TEXAS. IT’S UNCLEAR HOW…… MORE
UNM Goes Nearly Tobacco-Free
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IS GOING ALMOST COMPLETELY TOBACCO FREE. IT’S NEW POLICY TAKES EFFECT ON ALL UNM CAMPUSES THIS FALL SEMESTER. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS UNM UPDATED ITS TOBACCO POLICY IN MAY AND IT NOW INCLUDES A BAN ON NOT ONLY ALL TOBACCO PRODUCTS, BUT ALSO SMOKING E-CIGARETTES AND CHEWING TOBACCO.…… MORE
Scooters Banned at UNM
SCOOTERS, MOPEDS, AND ALL OTHER SMALL MOTORIZED VEHICLES ARE OFF LIMITS AT UNM. THE SCHOOL IS BANNING THEM FROM SIDEWALKS AND BICYCLE RACKS ON CAMPUS. HOWEVER, IF YOU REGISTER YOUR SCOOTER OR MOPE WITH UNM’S PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, YOU’LL GET A PERMIT TO PARK FOR FREE IN DESIGNATED AREAS ……… MORE
Program Goes After Repeat Offenders
IT’S CALLED THE “ANALYSIS LED RECIDIVISM TEAM”, OR “ALERT.” IT BRINGS TOGETHER VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROSECUTORS TO TARGET REPEAT OFFENDERS. NOW, ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE AND THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT ARE JOINING THE TEAM. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE “ALERT” PROGRAM, 22 IDENTIFIED OFFENDERS…… MORE
Hyde Back in Court
THE MAN WHO KILLED FIVE PEOPLE IN ALBUQUERQUE IN ONE DAY NEARLY A DOZEN YEARS AGO IS BACK IN COURT IN THURSDAY. JOHN HYDE GOES BEFORE 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDGE BENJAMIN CHAVEZ FOR A COMPETENCY REVIEW. THE JUDGE IS REVISITING THE FIRST RULING THAT FOUND HYDE INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL FOR THE MURDERS…… MORE
APD “Use of Force” Actually an Officer Involved Shooting
A 21 YEAR OLD WOMAN CALLS THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT TUESDAY NIGHT, SAYING SHE HAS A GUN AND WILL KILL SOMEONE. OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE, AND THEY ARRIVED AT IRVING AND RAINBOW ON THE WEST SIDE THEY LOCATED THE WOMAN IN A VEHICLE. SHE QUICKLY GOT OUT AND POINTED A GUN…… MORE
APD, Sheriff’s Deputies Busier than Usual
TIMES ARE TOUGH FOR ALBUQUERQUE POLICE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES. THEY’RE NOT GETTING MUCH SLEEP THIS WEEK. THERE WAS A DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING IN THE EAST MOUNTAINS SUNDAY … A SHOOTOUT AT MONTGOMERY AND CARLISLE ON MONDAY … A “USE OF FORCE” INCIDENT ON THE WEST SIDE TUESDAY NIGHT AND VARIOUS MURDERS.…… MORE
NM Lotto Scholarship on the Losing End
NOT AS MANY PEOPLE ARE BUYING LOTTERY TICKETS IN NEW MEXICO THESE DAYS. THE STATE LOTTERY SAYS NET SALES TOTALED 126 MILLION DOLLARS LAST FISCAL YEAR…AN 18 PERCENT DROP FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THAT’S RESULTED IN LESS MONEY GOING INTO THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP FUND…EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS LESS COMPARED…… MORE
Man Found Murdered in Downtown Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE NOW CALLING A MAN’S DEATH IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA A HOMICIDE. OFFICERS WENT TO THE AREA OF BROADWAY AND MOUNTAIN AROUND 6:00 AM ON A REPORT OF AN INJURED MAN. HE WAS DEAD BY THE TIME THEY GOT THERE. POLICE SAY ALTHOUGH THE MAN HAD OBVIOUS SIGNS OF…… MORE
APS Starts School Year With Enough Bus Drivers
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL START THE SCHOOL YEAR MONDAY WITHOUT A BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE. SPOKESWOMAN MONICA ARMENTA SAYS THE DISTRICT HAS WORKED HARD TO SOLVE THE DILEMMA. BUT WHILE ALL POSITIONS ARE FILLED RIGHT NOW, THINGS COULD CHANGE. SHE SAYS IT’S NOT A YEAR-ROUND JOB AND THERE…… MORE
