CHILE ISN’T NEW MEXICO’S BIGGEST AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT…BUT IT’S THE MOST FAMOUS, KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD. AND STATE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT SECRETARY JEFF WITTE SAYS IT’S GOOD NEWS THAT CHILE ACREAGE WENT UP STATEWIDE LAST YEAR, REVERSING A RECENT TREND. HE SAYS THEY’VE SEEN ACREAGE DROP IN PAST YEARS, SO THIS INCREASE IN…… MORE
NM Senate Approves Minimum Wage Hike
SOME WORKERS IN NEW MEXICO MAY BE IN FOR A PAY RAISE. THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS PASSED AND SENT ON TO THE HOUSE A BILL THAT RAISES THE STATE’S MINIMUM WAGE TO NINE DOLLARS AN HOUR FROM ITS CURRENT LEVEL OF 7-50. UNDER THE PROPOSAL, THE WAGE WOULD GO TO…… MORE
Double Murder Suspect Awaits Extradition
THE MANHUNT FOR MISSISSIPPI MURDER SUSPECT ALEX DEATON ENDS IN KANSAS. HE WAS ARRESTED THERE WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS SPOTTED HIM ON I-70 AND PURSUED HIM. THE CHASE ENDED AFTER THEY DISABLED DEATON’S VEHICLE AND HE CRASHED. THE VEHICLE, A CADILLAC, CAUGHT ON FIRE. NOW DEATON’S WAITING TO BE EXTRADITED BACK…… MORE
200K Theft Reported at NM College
STATE AUDITOR TIM KELLER SAYS 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FUNDS HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COLLEGE IN ESPANOLA. HE SAYS A HIGH LEVEL EMPLOYEE IN THE COLLEGE’S BUSINESS OFFICE HAS RESIGNED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MISSING MONEY. ALONG WITH THE STOLEN CASH, KELLER SAYS CHECKS WERE NOT DEPOSITED. THE CASE…… MORE
Police Union Disagrees With APD Overtime Rule
OVERTIME ISSUES AT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. NEWS PARTNER KOB-TV REPORTS APD HAS LIMITED OVERTIME FOR ITS OFFICERS … AND THE POLICE UNION IS NOT PLEASED. FOR ONE, THE DEPARTMENT HAS A STAFFING SHORTAGE. FOR ANOTHER, UNION PRESIDENT SHAUN WILLOUGHBY SAYS APD’S PRIORITIES PUT THE PUBLIC AT RISK BECAUSE TACTICAL PLANS…… MORE
A Good Weekend for Skiing in NM
THE LATEST WINTER STORM TO HIT NEW MEXICO DUMPED A LOT OF SNOW IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. DAVE SMITH IS COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AT TAOS SKI VALLEY. HE SAYS THE LAST STORM DROPPED A TOTAL OF 24 INCHES OF SNOW. SEASON TO DATE WE’RE LOOKING AT 168 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW…… MORE
KAFB Lt. Faces Long Prison Stretch
AN AIR FORCE LIEUTENANT COULD GET UP TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON IF CONVICTED ON ALL COUNTS IN A CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASE. THE U-S ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS 34 YEAR OLD JESSE FURSE WAS STATIONED AT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY POSSESSED AND DISTRIBUTED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BETWEEN 2014 AND 2016.…… MORE
Elderly Man Confesses to Rapes
A MAN HAS ADMITTED TO RAPING THREE WOMEN AFTER THEY WERE RELEASED FROM THE STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IN LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS 75 YEAR OLD BENJAMIN BACA COULD GET UP TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON. AS PART OF A PLEA DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS, 12 OF…… MORE
No Charges Against Driver in Motorcyclist’s Death
CHARGES HAVE BEEN DROPPED AGAINST A WOMAN ACCUSED OF RUNNING OVER AND KILLING A MOTORCYCLIST IN SANTA FE LAST AUGUST. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS A JUDGE RULED THERE WAS A VIOLATION IN HOW EVIDENCE WAS PRESENTED TO A GRAND JURY. TWENTY-FOUR YEAR OLD MEGAN CARRILLO FACED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AND OTHER CHARGES…… MORE
Another Albuquerque Chef Wins on “Chopped”
THE OWNER OF BOCADILLOS RESTAURANT IN ALBUQUERQUE WALKS AWAY WITH THE TOP PRIZE ON FOOD NETWORK’S “CHOPPED.” CHEF MARIE YNIGUEZ IS THE SECOND DUKE CITY CHEF TO DO SO IN LESS THAN A MONTH. THE FIRST WAS FARM & TABLE CHEF CARRIE EAGLE ON JANUARY 31ST. YNIGUEZ ON TUESDAY WON 10-THOUSAND…… MORE
