SIX PATIENTS FROM CHAVES COUNTY ARE CONFIRMED WITH LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER THIS YEAR. TWO OF THE SIX CASES HAVE DIED. BECAUSE THE PATIENTS ALL LIVE IN THE SAME AREA AND THEIR ILLNESSES HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS…… MORE
Road Rage Defendant Sentenced
TONY TORREZ IS GOING TO PRISON FOR UP TO 16 YEARS. THE ACCUSED KILLER OF FOUR YEAR OLD LILLY GARCIA LAST YEAR DURING A ROAD-RAGE INCIDENT ON I-40 ENTERED INTO A PLEA DEAL WITH THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE IN WHICH HE ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER. HE COULD…… MORE
NM Attorney General Addresses Holiday Financial Stress
NEW MEXICO’S ATTORNEY GENERAL IS STEPPING UP TO HELP YOU PROTECT YOUR HOME, YOUR BELONGS, AND MONEY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. HECTOR BALDERAS HAS STARTED A PROGRAM CALLED OPERATION HOLIDAY HOME PROTECTION. SPOKESMAN JAMES HALLINAN TELLS US YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE DETAILS WHEN YOU PURCHASE ITEMS ON CREDIT.…… MORE
“Help Wanted” at Albuquerque Public Schools
THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HIRING SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS…HUNDREDS OF THEM. APS SAYS THE TEACHER SHORTAGE HERE AND NATIONWIDE MEANS SUBS ARE DOING MORE LONG-TERM WORK ASSIGNMENTS, MAKING IT’S HARDER TO PUT SOMEONE IN A CLASSROOM FOR SHORT-TERM POSITIONS. SUBSTITUTES FILL-IN WHEN TEACHERS ARE ILL, OUT TRAINING OR IN CASES OF…… MORE
Commission Approves New Apartment Complex
MORE HOUSING OPTIONS COMING TO ALBUQUERQUE. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION HAS APPROVED A NEW DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY. IT’S THE ARROYO VISTA APARTMENTS, SLATED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE 42-HUNDRED BLOCK OF BRYN MAWR DRIVE NORTHEAST, NEAR I-25 AND MONTGOMERY. THE APARTMENT COMPLEX WILL INCLUDE 190 UNITS RANGING…… MORE
Expect Higher Gas Prices
GAS PRICES ARE ON THE RISE IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS UP 2 CENTS OVER THE PAST WEEK, NOW AT 2-06 A GALLON. IT’S ALSO TEN CENTS A GALLON MORE THAN AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. AAA SAYS THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED PRODUCTION CUTS…… MORE
Oversight Board Meets On APD Video Allegations
ALLEGATIONS THAT ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT RANK AND FILE MAY HAVE ALTERED OR DELETED LAPEL CAMERA VIDEO LEADS TO AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AND BOARD CHAIRWOMAN BETH MOHR TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT APD CHIEF GORDEN EDEN AND OTHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT COULD BE ASKED BY THE BOARD…… MORE
OPEC Move Could Help NM
A MOVE BY OPEC COULD END UP HELPING NEW MEXICO’S ECONOMY. THE OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES SAY THEY PLAN TO CUT PRODUCTION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EIGHT YEARS. WALLY DRANGMEISTER WITH THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SAYS THAT COULD LEAD TO HIGHER PRICES AT THE PUMP…BUT ALSO AN INCREASE IN DRILLING…… MORE
Road Rage Suspect Cops Plea Deal
THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING FOUR YEAR OLD LILLY GARCIA IN A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT IN OCTOBER OF 2015 HAS AGREED TO A PLEA DEAL IN THE CASE. TONY TORREZ WAS TO STAND TRIAL STARTING NEXT WEEK, BUT HIS ATTORNEYS SAY HE HAS AGREED TO PLEAD GUILTY TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER…… MORE
Bail No Longer Required in NM
NEW MEXICO DISTRICT JUDGES CAN NOW BEGIN DENYING BAIL TO DANGEROUS DEFENDANTS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT’S SINCE THE CANVASSING BOARD CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS THIS WEEK … INCLUDING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT NOW ALLOWS DANGEROUS DEFENDANTS TO BE DENIED BAIL. BEFORE NOW, JUDGES HAD TO OFFER BAIL TO NEARLY ALL DEFENDANTS……… MORE
