A new initiative starting Friday, June 9th, in New Mexico. The Albuquerque Journal reports that pharmacists across the state can now get training that will legally allow them to prescribe and then provide women with birth control pills in much the same way various other vaccinations and flu shots are administered. It’s an effort to…… MORE
Robbers Hit Green Jeans Farmery
Trouble for Albuquerque’s Green Jeans Farmery. The dozen businesses housed inside the shipping containers on Carlisle south of Menaul have been hit by a string of robberies lately. Zeus’s Juice was hit on Monday. Amore Pizzeria and Epiphany Espresso had been robbed by Thursday morning. The pizzeria’s owner, Gabriel Amador, says three businesses robbed in…… MORE
400 Years of Spain’s Art for NM
A major Spanish art exhibit is coming to New Mexico next year. It’ll show four thousand years of Spanish art at the Albuquerque Museum. The Albuquerque Journal reports that’ll include works by Goya, El Greco, and Velasquez. There will be 200 pieces in the exhibit, including not only paintings but sculpture, jewelry, fiber, and documents- items…… MORE
Duke City’s Mayor in DC
Albuquerque Mayor RJ Berry is in Washington DC for a summit on infrastructure. The summit is with President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, as well as other members of the President’s cabinet. Berry is among a group of hand-picked municipal elected officials- 10 mayors and several governors- invited to participate in the summit that…… MORE
Skandera Resigning as NM Education Secretary
New Mexico’s Public Education Secretary resigns later this month. Hanna Skandera tells the Albuquerque Journal her job ends with the state on June 20th. She’s been education secretary since 2010- nearly 7 years- but has decided to step down to “explore other opportunities” in New Mexico and other states. She says she’s proud of the…… MORE
Nakamura Sworn in to NM Supreme Court
She’s been a Bernalillo County Metro Court judge and a District Court judge. Now, Judith Nakamura is New Mexico’s newest chief justice of the State Supreme Court. She was sworn in on Wednesday in Albuquerque after being elected chief justice by her colleagues. Nakamura replaces Charles Daniels.… MORE
Deadly South Valley Shooting Investigated
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal shooting from Tuesday afternoon. It happened shortly after 2:30 PM in the 3600 block of Lisa Road Southwest. Captain Joshua Campos says the victim has been identified as 20-year-old Antonio Pacheco. He says several people have been interviewed but no arrests have been made. Detectives are…… MORE
Transient Jailed After Murder Admission
Last month, a transient who was in the hospital following an accident told Albuquerque Police that he’d killed a man. Now, Frank Frometa has been released from the hospital and booked into the Metro Detention Center on a murder charge. Court documents show Frometa admitted that he killed Wilfred Salas with a hammer and a…… MORE
UNM Bus Thief Sought
Albuquerque police have issued an arrest warrant for a man who they say stole a UNM bus Wednesday morning and took it for a joyride. KOB TV reports the man got into the bus near UNM Hospital, then drove it through a fence, and even hit a street sweeper along the way. The bus had a…… MORE
Avoiding the Plague in NM
Some words of advice from the New Mexico Department of Health in light of the state’s first human case of the plague this year: stay from dead animals, don’t let your pets roam free, and clean up any areas around your house that might attract rodents. Plague is usually transmitted to humans through the bites…… MORE
