THE SEARCH IS OVER FOR MISSISSIPPI MURDER SUSPECT ALEX BRIDGES DEATON WHO WAS IN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY. HE’S IN CUSTODY IN KANSAS. DEATON WAS DRIVING A BLACK CADILLAC ON I-70 NEAR DORRANCE, KANSAS, WHEN HE WAS SPOTTED BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL. THE PURSUIT ENDED AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY AFTER DEATON CRASHED HIS VEHICLE…… MORE
NM Manhunt for Mississippi Murder Suspect
A MANHUNT IS UNDERWAY IN NEW MEXICO FOR A MURDER SUSPECT OUT OF MISSISSIPPI. SANDOVAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SAY ALEX BRIDGES DEATON FORCED A COUPLE AT GUNPOINT INTO THE TRUNK OF THEIR CAR NEAR LA LUZ TRAIL TUESDAY NIGHT. THE TWO ESCAPED BUT DEATON SHOT THE MAN, THEN TOOK THE WOMAN INTO A NEARBY HOME.…… MORE
NM Congressional Delegation on Trump Speech to Congress
NEW MEXICO SENATOR TOM UDALL’S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SPEECH TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS TUESDAY NIGHT IS HE’LL KEEP URGING THOSE WHO HAVE CONTACTED HIM ABOUT TRUMP TO NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE INCREDIBLE POWER THEY HAVE TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD. HE SAYS MANY HAVE CALLED OR WRITTEN TO HIM…… MORE
Arrest Made in Smith’s Parking Lot Murder
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE A SUSPECT IN CUSTODY IN THE MURDER OF AN ALBUQUERQUE CAB DRIVER. FIFTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD LARRY MULLIN WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE SMITH’S PARKING LOT ON COORS NEAR CENTRAL. POLICE SPOKESMAN FRED DURAN TELLS US A WOMAN CALLED POLICE, SAYING HER 26 YEAR OLD SON … LUKE WARUSZEWSKI … HAD…… MORE
NM House Approves Gun Bill
THE STATE HOUSE APPROVES A BILL THAT WOULD STIFFEN THE PENALTIES FOR PEOPLE PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT FELONY WHO ARE FOUND TO POSSESS ILLEGAL FIREARMS. IT WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE ON THIS MEASURE ON TUESDAY THAT WOULD HIKE THE SENTENCE FOR THE OFFENSE FROM 18 MONTHS TO THREE YEARS. HOWEVER,…… MORE
Recreational Marijuana Bills Dies in Committee
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA WILL REMAIN ILLEGAL IN NEW MEXICO FOR NOW. A BILL LEGALIZING AND TAXING THE DRUG HAS BEEN DEFEATED IN A HOUSE COMMITTEE IN SANTA FE. POLITICAL ANALYST BRIAN SANDEROFF SAYS REPUBLICANS ARE OPPOSED TO THE IDEA, AS ARE MANY RURAL DEMOCRATS WHO AREN’T AS LIBERAL AS THEIR BIG CITY COUNTERPARTS. …… MORE
Two Days For Coke Busts in Southern NM
OVER 15 POUNDS OF COCAINE IS WHAT AGENTS AT THE SANTA TERESA PORT OF ENTRY FOUND IN TWO SEPARATE CASES INSIDE A VEHICLE. THE FIRST WAS FOUND LAST FRIDAY WHEN AGENTS FOUND BUNDLES OF COKE HIDDEN INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE ENTERING THE U-S. TWO DAYS LATER, AGENTS LOCATED EVEN MORE…… MORE
Daylight Time Bill Advances at NM Legislature
LAS CRUCES STATE SENATOR CLIFF PIRTLE’S DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BILL IS STILL ALIVE AT THE LEGISLATURE. SB 239 IS NOW HEADED FOR A FLOOR VOTE IN THE SENATE AND THAT COULD TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK. THE MEASURE WOULD KEEP NEW MEXICO ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME INSTEAD OF SWITCHING TO STANDARD TIME IN THE…… MORE
NM Near the Bottom of ‘Best States’ List
WHAT’S THE BEST STATE IN THE NATION? U-S NEWS AND WORLD REPORT SAYS IT’S MASSACHUSETTS. AND WHILE NEW MEXICO ISN’T THE WORST…IT IS CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM, RANKING 46TH. THE MAGAZINE BASES ITS “BEST STATES” LIST ON A NUMBER OF CATEGORIES. NEW MEXICO FARED ESPECIALLY POORLY IN CRIME AND CORRECTIONS, THE…… MORE
Homicide Victim Identified
Albuquerque Police have ID’d the victim of last night’s homicide at the Smith’s at 111 Coors Blvd Northeast. Police say 58-year-old Larry Mullin was senselessly killed by 26-year-old Luke Waruszewski who is now charged with an open count of murder. Mullin was a cab driver and had been dispatched to pick up Waruszewski around…… MORE
