Residents of Santa Fe County will get a chance to weigh-in on a proposed increase of the county’s gross receipts tax rate. The increase is one-sixteenth of a percent with the additional revenue slated for county community services and public safety jobs. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the proposed increase would add about 6…… MORE
Mayoral Candidate’s Lawsuit Tossed Out
A setback for an Albuquerque mayoral candidate. The Albuquerque Journal reports a judge has thrown out Stella Padilla’s lawsuit against the city, denying her attempt to get her name on the October ballot. Padilla’s suit claimed the city clerk’s office had wrongfully thrown out legitimate signatures on her nominating petition. Padilla’s attorney says he’ll take…… MORE
Man Still Missing South of Tijeras
The search continues for a 24-year-old man who went missing this past Tuesday south of Tijeras. Benjamin Smith was last seen after he went for a walk at a nearby park. Because Smith left without his medication, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies say he could be in danger. A roadblock was put up in the area…… MORE
Supreme Court Could Get Bloomfield Ten Commandments Case
The dispute over a Ten Commandments monument on display on public land in Bloomfield, New Mexico, could be going before the United States Supreme Court. Attorneys for the Alliance Defending Freedom filed the request on behalf of the city Thursday. Previous courts have ordered the city to remove the Ten Commandments or have declined to…… MORE
APD Identifies Shooting Victims
Two people shot to death in Albuquerque’s South Valley this week have been identified. Police say they were 19-year-olds Consuela Rios and Daniel Miramontes. Officers were sent to a home near Bridge and Lindsay Place west of Coors shortly after 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. They found Rio already dead inside the home and Miramontes was…… MORE
ACLU Sues Albuquerque
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the City of Albuquerque. It wants to know if the police department is using cell phone surveillance technology, and if so, what policies govern its use. The ACLU says the city is not complying with the Inspection of Public Records Act as it has not…… MORE
Gas Prices Lowest for July in a Decade
Gas prices for the 4th of July travel period were the lowest in more than ten years and they’ve fallen even further. AAA New Mexico says the average price statewide is now $2.17 a gallon- down two cents from a week ago. It’s even more of a bargain in Albuquerque, where the average price for…… MORE
Crest Fire Update
It’s still not known what started a wildfire that’s burning at the top of the Sandia Mountains. The Crest fire, north of the media towers, has now grown to between 15 and 20 acres. No structures are being threatened. Helicopters are making water drops from the air, and ground crews from the forest services and the Bernalillo…… MORE
Downtown Anti Crime Plan Proposed
Mayor RJ Berry says his administration has a plan to do something about the recent spike in crime in Downtown Albuquerque. The mayor has unveiled what he’s calling a multi-pronged approach to the problem. Part of the plan includes stepped-up police enforcement. He says it involved APD and its bicycle and foot patrol officers being…… MORE
July 4th Kept City Fire Crews Busy
Albuquerque firefighters didn’t get much chance to kick back and relax on Tuesday. There were over 1,000 requests for service from both the 311 app and 911. AFD says that’s 3-times as many as a normal day. As for reports of illegal fireworks, nearly 3,000 came in from Friday through the fourth. Seventeen citations for…… MORE
