Some changes being made to the Mayor of Santa Fe’s proposed soda tax. Mayor Javier Gonzales is now narrowing the tax hike to exclude diet drinks. He also now says the revenue from the tax would only pay for schools within the Santa Fe city boundaries. It previously had included schools in rural areas. The…… MORE
NM Attorney General Files Lawsuit in Real Estate Scheme
A lawsuit has been filed by the New Mexico Attorney General, accusing an ABQ businessman of bilking people out of thousands of dollars in a real estate contract scheme. The AG’s office says Jesus Cano preyed on Spanish speaking communities in Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Valencia counties…in some cases wiping out people’s life savings. It’s alleged…… MORE
More Hantavirus Cases in NM for 2016
Two more cases of Hantavirus confirmed in New Mexico. Dr. Paul Ettestad with the State Health Department tells us the state has confirmed more Hantavirus cases this year than usual. In just the last couple of weeks, the 7th and 8th cases were confirmed in McKinley County in northwestern New Mexico. One of those patients…… MORE
Residents Escape 4-Plex Fire
No injuries reported Thursday morning as fire destroys two units of a 4-plex near I-40 and Lomas in Albuquerque. AFD’s Melissa Romero says fire crews were dispatched around 7:15 and had the flames out in about 30 minutes. Romero says flames from the fire could been seen from miles away. She says investigators are working…… MORE
Names of Four Hills Shooting Victims to be Released
Albuquerque Police say they’ll release the names of the victims shot to death Monday night on Stagecoach Lane in the Four Hills area. Spokesperson Celina Espinoza says she’s had direct contact now with the father of the three children killed. The 5 year-old boy, 6 year-old boy, and 9 year-old boy were shot to death.…… MORE
Valencia County Deputy
The body of Valencia County Sheriffs Deputy will be escorted with honors to Los Lunas Thursday starting at 10 AM from the Medical Investigator’s Office in Albuquerque. Thirty-year-old Ryan Thomas of Belen died Tuesday night following a one vehicle crash. State Police say he was northbound on Manzano Expressway, responding to a call for service,…… MORE
Road Rage Shooter Faces More Charges
An Albuquerque man who was recently sentenced to 16 years in prison for a road rage killing now faces even more charges. Thirty-three year old Tony Torrez has been arraigned in federal court on drug trafficking and firearms charges. If convicted on all counts, he could face 41 additional years in prison. Torrez pled guilty…… MORE
One Year Old Dies in House Fire
Authorities in Valencia County say they’ve found the remains of a one-year-old girl in the rubble of a house fire in Rio Communities east of Belen. Other family members- the mother, grandmother, and two other children- were able to escape the home when the fire broke out around 5 o’clock Tuesday evening, but the one-year-old…… MORE
No Decision On UNM President’s Job
No decision from the UNM Board of Regents Wednesday on whether School Board President Bob Frank would be suspended or fired. It follows Frank’s lawyer filing a tort claim requesting answers to confidential documents he says were leaked. The Regents held a 3-and-a-half hour emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss Frank after they got a report…… MORE
PNM Seeks Another Rate Increase
PNM is going after another rate hike. This after regulators approved a separate rate hike in September that was only about half of what PNM was requesting. Now the utilitly is asking the Public Regulation Commission to approve a rate hike of 13% for residential customers. If approved, that increase would be spread out over…… MORE
