NEW MEXICO’S STEVE PEARCE WAS AMONG THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN PRACTICING FOR A CHARITY BASEBALL GAME WHEN A SHOOTER, 66 YEAR OLD JAMES HODGKINSON, OPENED FIRE WEDNESDAY MORNING IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. PEARCE WAS NOT HURT…BUT SEVERAL PEOPLE, INCLUDING CONGRESSMAN STEVE SCALISE, WERE. PEARCE SAYS THE INCIDENT WON’T CHANGE HIS STANCE ON GUN…… MORE
Albuquerque Man and Mattress Found on Fire
A MAN IS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WEDNESDAY AFTER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE SENT TO A REPORTED FIRE UNDER THE I-40/12TH STREET OVERPASS. THEY FOUND A MAN AND A MATTRESS THERE, BOTH WHICH HAD BEEN SET ON FIRE. OFFICER REGINA SANCHEZ ARRIVED ON SCENE MINUTES EARLIER AND USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT…… MORE
Albuquerque Man and Mattress Found on Fire
A MAN IS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WEDNESDAY AFTER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE SENT TO A REPORTED FIRE UNDER THE I-40/12TH STREET OVERPASS. THEY FOUND A MAN AND A MATTRESS THERE, BOTH WHICH HAD BEEN SET ON FIRE. OFFICER REGINA SANCHEZ ARRIVED ON SCENE MINUTES EARLIER AND USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT…… MORE
Cibola County Jail Escapee Still Sought
AUTHORITIES CONTINUE LOOKING FOR AN INMATE WHO ESCAPED FROM THE CIBOLA COUNTY DETENTION CENTER IN GRANTS TUESDAY NIGHT. TWENTY-TWO YEAR OLD RAMON LORENZO IS HISPANIC, 5-FEET-10-INCHES TALL, AND WEIGHS 175 POUNDS. LORENZO HAS BEEN CONVICTED FOR VIOLENT CRIMES INCLUDING AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND ARMED ROBBERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. NEW…… MORE
State Rejects Two Conditions for Medical Marijuana
ALZHEIMER’S AND OPIOID ADDICTION ARE OUT AS POSSIBLE MEDICAL MARIJUANA CONDITIONS IN NEW MEXICO. STATE HEALTH SECRETARY LYNN GALLAGHER REJECTED ADDING BOTH TO THE LIST QUALIFYING FOR MEDICAL POT CERTIFICATION. SHE SAYS IT WOULDN’T BE SAFE OR EFFECTIVE FOR OPIOID ADDICTS AND DOESN’T LIKE USING AN ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE TO TREAT ANOTHER DRUG DEPENDENCE.…… MORE
NM Plane Crash Kills Father and Son
A FATHER AND SON ARE DEAD FOLLOWING A PLANE CRASH TUESDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. STATE POLICE SPOKESMAN CARL CHRISTIANSEN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE TWIN PROP KING AIR CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE SIERRA BLANCA AIRPORT OUTSIDE RUIDOSO. WITNESSES SAID IT APPEARED TO BE ENGINE PROBLEMS, BUT CHRISTIANSEN SAYS…… MORE
Hiker Rescued After More than a Day in the Mountains
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR SUPPORT UNIT ON WEDNESDAY RESCUED A HIKER WHO’D BEEN LOST IN THE EAST MOUNTAINS FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THE WOMAN, IN HER 60S, WAS TIRED AND DEHYDRATED…BUT IS DOING WELL. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION.… MORE
Triple-Murder Suspect in Court Wednesday
A judge has agreed to a request from the Bernalillo County DA’s Office to consolidate three separate preventative detention motions against triple-murder suspect Yoan Santiesteban. A hearing will be held Wednesday to determine if Santiesteban can be detained without bond until trial. He’s accused of killing three people during armed robberies in Albuquerque over a…… MORE
Interstate 40 Fires Deliberately Set
Torrance County Sheriff Heath White thinks the suspects responsible for Tuesday’s grass fires along I-40 are long gone. White says they also don’t have a good description of the teens who allegedly lit fireworks, specifically Roman candles, that ignited four fires that merged into one fire. Several people called the Sheriff’s Department about the fires around…… MORE
UNM Approves Budget
UNM’s Board of Regents approves a new budget for the school. They unanimously approved the 2.9 Billion dollar budget for the next school year. More than 2 Billion dollars of that funding will go to UNM Health Sciences Center which includes not only UNM Hospital, but the Sandoval Regional Medical Center and the Medical School.…… MORE
