ANOTHER SHOOTOUT IN ALBUQUERQUE … THIS TIME BETWEEN SUSPECTS. IT STARTED EARLY MONDAY NIGHT AT MONTGOMERY AND CARLISLE NORTHEAST IN THE PARKING LOT OF A DAY CARE CENTER. IT ENDED WHEN A BYSTANDER WAS SHOT AND A LITTLE GIRL WAS INJURED BY GLASS AFTER BULLETS HIT THE WINDOWS OF AN SUV SHE WAS IN. SHE…… MORE
Sheriff’s Requests funds for More Deputies
BERNALILLO COUNTY DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH DEPUTIES. THAT’S THE ASSESSMENT OF SHERIFF MANUEL GONZALES WHO SAYS HE’LL GO BEFORE THE COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT TO ASK FOR 60 ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES TO BE PHASED IN OVER SEVERAL YEARS. HE SAYS THE CITIZENS OF BERNALILLO COUNTY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CRIME. HE SAYS THEY NEED MORE DEPUTIES…… MORE
Man Charged for Alleged Fake Marriages Scheme
A LAS CRUCES MAN ADMITS THAT HE TRIED TO GET SOME ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA INTO THE U.S. THROUGH FAKE MARRIAGES. 31 YEAR OLD SANTIAGO AVELES FACES UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON AND A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLAR FINE. FIVE CO-DEFENDANTS FROM CHINA HAVE ENTERED NOT GUILTY PLEAS. THE…… MORE
PNM Hears Rate Hike Opposition Again
MONDAY’S OPENING OF PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION HEARINGS IN SANTA FE ON PNM’S LATEST RATE HIKE REQUEST IS MET WITH STIFF OPPOSITION FROM PEOPLE ATTENDING THE HEARING. ABOUT 75 PEOPLE WERE THERE APPEALING PNM’S 9-POINT-2 PERCENT RATE HIKE REQUEST … WHICH IS DOWN FROM 14 PERCENT AFTER A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. ABOUT 44…… MORE
CNM Begins Bilingual Program
CNM IS NOW OFFERING SIX BILINGUAL CLASSES THIS FALL SEMESTER. IT COMES AFTER THE SUCCESS OF TWO PILOT CLASSES AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OVER THE SUMMER. IT’S A ONE-TERM, 17-CREDIT HOUR PROGRAM SET UP BY CNM’S BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE SCHOOL OF ADULT AND GENERAL EDUCATION TO IMPROVE TECHNICAL ENGLISH FOR…… MORE
PNM Rate Case Begins
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO’S RATE INCREASE CASE IS UNDERWAY IN SANTA FE STARTING MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH. BUT WORD IS THERE WON’T BE SO MUCH OPPOSITION TO WHAT PNM IS ASKING FOR FROM STATE REGULATORS. MOSTLY ALL INTERVENORS EXCEPT ONE SUPPORTS OR DOES NOT OPPOSE THE NINE PERCENT THE UTILITY WANTS. …… MORE
Sheriff Expected to Update Deputy-Involved Shooting
WE EXPECT TO LEARN MORE TODAY (MON) AFTER SUNDAY AFTERNOON’S DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING IN THE EAST MOUNTAINS. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING IT’S 4TH SUCH SHOOTING SINCE JULY 4TH. AND SHERIFF MANNY GONZALEZ HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY TO UPDATE US. GONZALEZ SAYS COUNTY RESIDENTS NEED TO BE CONCERNED…… MORE
Corrales Residents Fight Medi-Pot Farm
SOME CORRALES RESIDENTS ARE FIGHTING PLANS TO BRING A MARIJUANA FARM TO THEIR COMMUNITY. THE NON-PROFIT VERDES FOUNDATION PLANS TO START A MEDICAL POT FARM ON FOUR ACRES OF LAND THERE NEXT SPRING. SOME RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE VILLAGE COUNCIL TO BLOCK THE PROJECT. AND THERE’S NOW A PETITION…… MORE
Downtown Residents Demand Crime Fighting
MORE LIGHTS … MORE RULES … AND MORE POLICE OFFICERS. THAT’S WHAT DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS SAY THEY WANT FROM THE NEXT MAYOR. DOWNTOWN CRIME HAS ESCALATED AND RESIDENTS THERE WANT THE NEXT MAYOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING A TOUR OF DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE, KOB TV REPORTS THE CITY’S EIGHT MAYORAL…… MORE
Lawmaker Wants Tax Free Weekend Gone
STORES ACROSS NEW MEXICO WERE BUSY OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE STATE HELD ITS TAX FREE WEEKEND. CRITICS SAY IT’S JUST A GIMMICK…THAT THE STATE SHOULD INSTEAD BE FOCUSING ON TAX REFORM. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JOHN ARTHUR SMITH SAYS THAT SUBJECT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE. TAX REFORM HAS BEEN…… MORE
