FIRED LOBO MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH CRAIG NEAL HAD THREE YEARS LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT WHEN HE WAS FIRED LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. NOW THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO OWES NEAL A BUYOUT OF MILLION DOLLARS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS UNM COMPLETED LAST YEAR WITH 1-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS MORE IN EXPENSES … BUT…… MORE
Boastful Auto Thief Goes to Prison
A MAN WHO ONCE BOASTED TO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE THAT HE COULD STEAL A VEHICLE IN 20-TO-30 SECONDS IS HEADING TO PRISON. DAN HOFFERT WAS SENTENCED ON WEDNESDAY TO 10 YEARS IN LOCKUP FOR HIS CRIME SPREE THAT INCLUDED 11 FELONY CASES IN 2016 ALONE. IN DISTRICT COURT ON WEDNESDAY, HOFFERT ENTERED…… MORE
Warmer Than Usual for a NM March
A LONG-STANDING TEMPERATURE RECORD IS SET IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN MARCH WAS 54.8 DEGREES…ALMOST 7-DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL…AND THE WARMEST EVER FOR MARCH. IT BREAKS A RECORD THAT HAD STOOD FOR 110 YEARS. METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON SAYS ALBUQUERQUE HAD 14 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH HIGHS ABOVE…… MORE
APS Board Budget Includes Cuts
IT’S NOT FINAL, BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD HAS APPROVED A BUDGET REDUCTION PLAN GIVEN LOOMING BUDGET CUTS. THE DISTRICT’S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, TAMI COLEMAN, TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SHE THINKS APS WILL BE HIT WITH A 2-PERCENT CUT, WHICH WOULD COME TO 12-POINT-4 MILLION DOLLARS. THE JOURNAL SAYS APS ALSO EXPECTS…… MORE
Bill Signing Deadline Nearly Here
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS ONLY A FEW DAYS TO DECIDE WHAT ACTION TO TAKE ON A NUMBER OF MEASURES PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR. THAT INCLUDES A 6.1 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET THAT INCLUDES 350-MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX HIKES. THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID SHE WON’T SIGN ANY TAX INCREASES. THE BILL SIGNING…… MORE
D-O-J Decree Reviews Include Albuquerque
A DIFFERENT CLIMATE FOR POLICE IN THE UNITED STATES. THAT’S HOW ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SHAUN WILLOUGHBY SEES THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY’S APPROACH TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. HE SAYS A GOOD EXAMPLE IS TUESDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WILL REVIEW THE CONSENT DECREES PUT IN PLACE DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. …… MORE
Deal Struck to Widen Sidewalks
MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS WILL GO TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE. CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS A HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS IN DISTRICT SIX DISCRETIONARY FUNDS WILL GO TOWARD WIDENING SIDEWALKS IN NOB HILL. AND THE MAYOR’S OFFICE WILL SET ASIDE 600-THOUSAND TO BUILD AN INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT STOP FOR ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT. …… MORE
A Long Sentence in NM Child Porn Case
THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER FROM ROSWELL WILL NEVER AGAIN BE ABLE TO EXPLOIT ANOTHER CHILD. THIRTY YEAR OLD JIM WALTER QUALLS JUNIOR WAS SENTENCED TUESDAY TO 200 YEARS IN PRISON FOR PRODUCING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY QUALLS GOT AN ENHANCED SENTENCE, BASED ON A PRIOR…… MORE
APD Seeks Help on Unsolved Murders
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN SOLVING A PAIR OF UNSOLVED MURDERS FROM 2016. APD SAYS TYSON PAYASO WAS DROPPED OFF AT KASEMAN HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE INJURIES LAST MAY, AND LATER DIED. IT’S NOT KNOWN HOW HE RECEIVED THE INJURIES. THE OTHER CASE INVOLVES BRIAN GONZALES WHO WAS SHOT…… MORE
More Film Industry Work for New Mexicans
THE STATE’S FILM OFFICE SAYS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR “SCALPED” WILL BE SHOT IN SANTA FE, POJOAQUE AND LAGUNA PUEBLO STARTING THIS MONTH. IT’S EXPECTED THE PRODUCTION WILL EMPLOY 120 CREW MEMBERS, 15 NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ACTORS AND 350 BACKGROUND TALENT. “SCALPED” IS BASED ON THE SIXTY ISSUE CRIME-WESTERN COMIC BOOK SERIES…… MORE
