NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND HOMICIDE NEED TIMELY INVESTIGATIONS. HE’S SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 294 THAT CREATES A CHILD ABUSE HOMICIDE REVIEW TEAM. HE SAYS ONE ASPECT OF THE REVIEW IS TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY SYSTEMIC FAILURES. HE SAYS YOU DON’T WANT AGENCIES POINTING FINGERS…… MORE
APD Moves to Match Stolen Goods With Rightful Owner
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE HOPING TO RETURN UP TO 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STOLEN ITEMS TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS. POLICE RECOVERED THE STOLEN PROPERTY IN RECENT MONTHS AND, ON THURSDAY, THEY PUT THE ITEMS ON DISPLAY AT THE NORTHEAST SUBSTATION AND SNAPPED PICTURES OF THEM. APD SPOKESMAN SIMON DROBIK THE VALUE OF THE…… MORE
Outage Spans from Albuquerque to Santa Fe
PNM IS STILL LOOKING INTO THE CAUSE OF ITS MASSIVE POWER OUTAGE OVERNIGHT. SPOKESPERSON MEAGHAN CAVANAUGH SAYS IT STARTED AROUND 1:30 THURSDAY MORNING AND AFFECTED ALBUQUERQUE … SANTA FE … AND COMMUNITIES IN BETWEEN. SHE SAYS 144-THOUSAND CUSTOMERS WERE AFFECTED. CAVANAUGH TELLS US EVERYONE’S POWER IS BACK ON AND THEY’VE TRACED…… MORE
Bill Would Ban Border Wall for NM
THE CONTROVERSY OVER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PROPOSED BORDER WALL HAS MADE IT TO THE ROUNDHOUSE IN SANTA FE. A BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED, PROHIBITING THE USE OF STATE LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH A WALL ON NEW MEXICO’S BORDER WITH THE MEXICAN STATES OF CHIHUAHUA AND SONORA. THE BILL IS SPONSORED BY…… MORE
One Arrested After Car Chase and Swat Situation
A CAR CHASE AND A STANDOFF IN ALBUQUERQUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT STARTED WITH A ROBBERY CALL AT A WENDY’S RESTAURANT ON MENAUL NEAR SAN MATEO … AND LED ALBUQUERQUE POLICE TO TRUMBULL AND CHARLESTON SOUTHEAST AFTER THE SUSPECT FLED IN A VEHICLE. THAT PERSON THEN BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE AN APARTMENT IN THE…… MORE
APD Identifies Sahara Motel Murder Victim
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE CITY’S LATEST MURDER VICTIM AS 43 YEAR OLD GEOVANIS GARCIA. OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO THE SAHARA MOTEL AND APARTMENTS ON GIBSON NEAR SAN PEDRO JUST AFTER 11:00 WEDNESDAY MORNING AND FOUND THE VICTIM, WITH APPARENT GUNSHOT WOUNDS, DEAD IN THE PARKING LOT. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT…… MORE
Suicidal Woman Arrested
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAD I-40 SHUT DOWN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FOR HOURS WEDNESDAY AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE A SITUATION WITH AN APPARENTLY SUICIDAL WOMAN. SHE WAS ON THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY OVER THE HIGHWAY NEAR COORS BLVD. CHIEF GORDEN EDEN SAYS NON-LETHAL FORCE WAS USED TO END THE SITUATION. HE SAYS IT’S…… MORE
Crime Spike for Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE’S VIOLENT CRIME RATE IS WAY UP. IT’S AT A 10 YEAR HIGH. APD CHIEF GORDEN EDEN ATTRIBUTES THE INCREASE IN CRIME TO REPEAT OFFICERS. BUT SHAUN WILLOUGHBY, PRESIDENT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, SAYS THAT’S NOT THE CASE. WILLOUGHBY TELLS KOB TV THAT PERSONNEL IS BEING TAKEN FROM VIOLENT…… MORE
Facebook Hires Local Company
A BIG “JOBS” ANNOUNCEMENT WEDNESDAY CONNECTED TO THE FACEBOOK DATA CENTER IN LOS LUNAS. GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ SAYS THE COMPANY IS INVESTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THREE SOLAR FARMS BUILT. THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE CONTRACT IS GOING TO A LOCAL COMPANY. ALL THREE SOLAR FARMS IS GOING TO AFFORDABLE SOLAR. …… MORE
New Airline Service out of Sunport
ALASKA AIRLINES IS EXPANDING IT’S OPERATIONS IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT ANNOUNCED TODAY(WED) THAT IT WILL BEGIN NON-STOP SERVICE TO JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA IN AUGUST. ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT SPOKESMAN DAN JIRON SAYS THIS COULD BE A BOOST FOR TOURISM IN NEW MEXICO. THE NON-STOP SERVICE BEGINS AUGUST 18TH, THE SAME…… MORE
