THE STATE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED ITS INSPECTIONS OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE INSPECTIONS COVERED ISSUES DATING BACK TO A 2014 FIRE AND RADIATION LEAK THAT LED TO WIPP BEING SHUT DOWN. THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS THE INSPECTIONS WERE TO ENSURE THAT THE VIOLATIONS CITED…… MORE
Mother Being Tried in Tween’s Murder
IN VALENCIA COUNTY, A WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY. LORETTA VILLALOBOS COULD GET MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN PRISON. SHE WAS ACCUSED OF NOT KEEPING AN EYE ON HER SPECIAL NEEDS SON, BRANDON, WHO ALLEGEDLY…… MORE
Why O’Malley Opposed Valencia County Funding
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O;MALLEY ISN’T KEEN ON THE PANEL’S APPROVAL OF UP TO 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A VALENCIA COUNTY PROJECT. THE COMMISSION VOTED 4-TO-1 TUESDAY TO APPROVE UP TO 400 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A RAIL AND LOGISTICS PARK IN LOS LUNAS. THE ONLY “NO” VOTE WAS FROM COMMISSIONER O’MALLEY, WHO…… MORE
Commission Approves Funds for Out-of-County Project
AN UNUSUAL INVESTMENT APPROVED BY THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY. COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO APPROVE UP TO 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A REGIONAL RAIL AND LOGISTICS PARK IN LOS LUNAS, WHICH IS BEYOND BERNALILLO COUNTY’S BOUNDARIES. THE ONLY COMMISSIONER VOTING AGAINST THE FUNDING WAS DEBBIE O’MALLEY. THE MEASURE WAS SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER ART…… MORE
Court Rules on PNM Rate Hike
THERE’S A RULING FROM THE STATE SUPREME COURT REGARDING PNM’S RECENT RATE HIKE. THE COURT ON MONDAY SAID THE UTILITY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INCREASE BUT ALSO CAUTIONED THE COMPANY THAT IT COULD BE ORDERED TO PAY CUSTOMERS BACK IF THE HIKE IS DETERMINED TO BE UNLAWFUL. THE COURT HAD…… MORE
Lujan-Grisham to Run for Governor
NEW MEXICO HAS ITS FIRST OFFICIAL CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IN 2018…DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM. THE 57 YEAR OLD MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT A WEEK AFTER ANOTHER HIGH PROFILE DEMOCRAT…SENATOR TOM UDALL…SAID HE HAD DECIDED NOT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR. LUJAN GRISHAM WAS RE-ELECTED TO A THIRD TERM IN CONGRESS IN NOVEMBER.… MORE
New SOS Makes Hires
NEW MEXICO’S NEW SECRETARY OF STATE IS STAFFING HER OFFICE, BUT THE HIRING MAY NOT GO ON MUCH LONGER. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER HAS BROUGHT IN JOHN BLAIR AS DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE AND THERESA CHAVEZ-ROMERO AS HER EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. IT’S ALSO BEING REPORTED THAT ELECTIONS DIRECTOR KARI…… MORE
No Suspects Yet in Palisades NW Shooting Death
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO SHOT A MAN TO DEATH MONDAY NIGHT AT A HOME ON PALISADES NORTHWEST, NEAR I-40 AND ATRISCO. THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 32 YEAR OLD GILBERTO MEDINA-PENA. APD SAYS A WOMAN CALLED OFFICERS AROUND 9:45 AND SAID HER BOYFRIEND HAD BEEN…… MORE
More Charges Against Accused Cop Killer
ACCUSED ALBUQUERQUE COP KILLER DAVON LYMON IS RACKING UP MORE FEDERAL PRISON TIME. THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY GUNNED DOWN APD OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER LAST YEAR HAS PLED GUILTY TO ANOTHER CHARGE OF BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. LYMON HAS NOW BEEN FOUND GUILTY ON THREE WEAPONS CHARGES, AND…… MORE
Study Says NM Not a Good State for Drivers
NEW MEXICO CAME IN NEXT TO LAST IN THE BANKRATE.COM SURVEY WHICH USED NUMBERS FROM SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES TO RANK STATES ON HOW GOOD THEY ARE FOR DRIVERS. IT CONSIDERED THINGS LIKE COMMUTE TIMES, INSURANCE PREMIUMS, GAS EXPENDITURE, COST OF CAR REPAIRS AND FATALITIES. WHAT MAY HAVE HURT OUR STATE THE…… MORE
