THE THREE PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS OF ALBUQUERQUE IN AUGUST OF 2016 MAY NOT GO TO TRIAL THIS YEAR. UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THE CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER, ALL THREE TRIALS MUST BE HELD IN 2017. THEIR LAWYERS, HOWEVER, ARE ASKING THE COURT TO GRANT…… MORE
An Even Dozen for Albuquerque Woman
AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN GETS 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ORDERING THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HER EX-BOYFRIEND. THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS SAMANTHA GARCIA LIED TO THE MAN WHO ACTUALLY COMMITTED THE MURDER, DANNY TRUJILLO, TELLING HIM THAT ELOI LEYBA HAD SEXUALLY ABUSED HER CHILD. TRUJILLO, WAS SENTENCED LAST YEAR TO 15 YEARS…… MORE
Saul is Back for Another Season
GOOD NEWS FOR “BETTER CALL SAUL” FANS. THE AMC SERIES, FILMED IN ALBUQUERQUE, HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR A FOURTH SEASON. THE JUST-CONCLUDED SEASON THREE WAS THE THIRD HIGHEST-RATED DRAMA ON CABLE IN THE 25-54 AGE GROUP. THE NEW MEXICO FILM OFFICE SAYS THE SERIES EMPLOYED BETWEEN 75 AND 90 NEW MEXICO…… MORE
APD Says Six Car Crash Followed a First Crash
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE BELIEVE A MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH NEAR NORTH ALBUQUERQUE ACRES MONDAY EVENING WAS ACTUALLY CAUSED BY ANOTHER ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED JUST BEFORE THE SECOND CRASH. NOW POLICE ARE HOPING THE DRIVER IN THE FIRST CRASH WILL COME FORWARD. THE SIX VEHICLE CRASH ON EUBANK AT ACADEMY SENT ONE PERSON TO THE…… MORE
Albuquerque Deportation Protest for Iraqi Resident
A RALLY IS HELD IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE MONDAY MORNING TO PROTEST DEPORTATIONS TO IRAQ. THE PROTESTS WERE STAGED OUTSIDE ALBUQUERQUE’S IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. THE RALLY WAS HELD PRIOR TO A MEETING BY ICE OFFICIALS WITH A LOCAL IRAQI NATIONAL. BUT IT TURNS OUT LAWYERS SAID KADHIM AL-BUMOHAMMED’S HEARING WAS…… MORE
Man Released Without Bond Arrested
A MAN WHO HAD JUST LANDED ON THE U-S MARSHALS MOST WANTED LIST IN NEW MEXICO IS NOW IN CUSTODY. JOHN SENA WAS ARRESTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AFTER THE MARSHALS SERVICE AND THE STATE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT GOT INFORMATION THAT HE WAS IN THE AREA OF SAN MATEO AND ZUNI IN ALBUQUERQUE. SENA WAS THEN…… MORE
Supco Rejects NM Arguments Concerning Gold King Mine Spill
THE U-S SUPREME COURT HAS DECIDED NOT TO HEAR ARGUMENTS IN NEW MEXICO’S LAWSUIT AGAINST COLORADO OVER THE GOLD KING MINE SPILL. THE 2015 INCIDENT SENT THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF CONTAMINANTS INTO NEW MEXICO’S RIVERS. COLORADO CONTENDED IT WAS THE E-P-A THAT CAUSED THE SPILL, AND IT SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR…… MORE
Central and Rio Grande Still Closed to Traffic
A COLLAPSED SEWER LINE CONTINUES TO HINDER TRAFFIC IN THE AREA OF CENTRAL AVENUE AND RIO GRANDE IN ALBUQUERQUE. DAVID MORRIS WITH THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS THEY HAD HOPED TO HAVE THE WORK WRAPPED UP BY MONDAY. HOWEVER THEY RAN INTO A PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THE BAD SEWER…… MORE
Human Plague Strikes Again in Santa Fe County
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO NEW CASES OF HUMAN PLAGUE IN NEW MEXICO. AND, LIKE THE FIRST ONE, THEY’RE FROM SANTA FE COUNTY…BOTH WOMEN, AGES 52 AND 62. A 63 YEAR OLD MAN HAD EARLIER COME DOWN WITH THE PLAGUE. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS ALL THREE VICTIMS REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION, BUT…… MORE
Officer-Involved Shooting in Rowe, NM
ANOTHER OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING REPORTED IN NEW MEXICO … THIS ONE NEAR THE VILLAGE OF ROWE, SIX MILES NORTH OF PECOS. IT STARTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A 911 CALL. AS THEY HEADED TO THE SCENE, THEY SPOTTED WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE THE SUSPECT’S CAR, WHICH SPED AWAY FROM THEM.…… MORE
