THERE ARE FEWER HOMELESS IN NEW MEXICO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SAYS THAT’S IN THIS YEAR’S REPORT TO CONGRESS FROM THE FEDERAL HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. HUD SAYS THE STATE’S HOMELESS POPULATION DROPPED BY NEARLY 14 PERCENT FROM 2015 TO 2016 … AND BY 24-POINT-9 PERCENT FROM 2007 THROUGH THIS YEAR. BUT HOMELESS…… MORE
First of NM Ski Resorts Opens This Weekend
THE NEW MEXICO SKI SEASON BEGINS SATURDAY WHEN SIPAPU OPENS ITS SLOPES. MOUNTAIN MANAGER JOHN PAUL BRADLEY SAYS THEY’VE GOTTEN NO NATURAL SNOW…AND WILL HAVE TO RELY ON THE ARTIFICIAL KIND. HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’S QUITE A CONTRAST FROM LAST YEAR WHEN SIPAPU HAD 41 INCHES OF SNOW BY THE…… MORE
Holloman Gets F-16s, But Decision Not Final
THE AIR FORCE HAS MADE AN INTERIM DECISION TO RELOCATE TWO F-16 TRAINING SQUADRONS TO HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE OUTSIDE ALAMOGORDO. SENATOR TOM UDALL AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE STATE’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION URGED THE AIR FORCE TO MAKE THIS DECISION. THE SQUADRONS ARE COMING TO NEW MEXICO FROM HILL AIR FORCE…… MORE
Teen Cops Plea in Mobbing Murder
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUEZ COPS A PLEA. HE’S ONE OF SIX ALBUQUERQUE TEENS ACCUSED OF MURDERING STEVEN GERECKE AS THEY MOBBED HIS NEIGHBORHOOD, BREAKING INTO HOMES AND VEHICLES. GERECKE WAS KILLED IN JULY OF LAST YEAR WHEN RODRIGUEZ WAS 16. HE’S PLEADED GUILTY TO 10 COUNTS, INCLUDING AGGRAVATED BURGLARY WITH…… MORE
Help Hotline for Citizens, Immigrants Seeking NM Driver’s Licenses
MANY UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WITH DRIVER’S LICENSES UNDER THE OLD SYSTEM IN NEW MEXICO ARE BEING MISINFORMED AT SOME MVD OFFICES ABOUT GETTING A DRIVER’S AUTHORIZATION CARD, OR D-A-C. MARCELA DIAZ WITH SOMOS UN PUEBLO UNIDO SAYS THEY’RE BEING TOLD TO PROVIDE THEIR FINGERPRINTS … WHEN THEY JUST WANT TO GET A…… MORE
State Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction
THE STATE SUPREME COURT HAS UPHELD A MAN’S MURDER CONVICTION IN A COLD CASE FROM THE EARLY 1990S. IT TOOK MORE THAN 20 YEARS FOR INVESTIGATORS TO DETERMINE THAT ANTHONY JOHN MORRIS HAD KILLED MARY DUPRIS ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE. SHE DISAPPEARED THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS IN 1991 AND WAS LATER FOUND DEAD.…… MORE
Pets of the Week | November 19
RENEE (ID# 1750290) IS A 6 YEAR OLD, FEMALE RED MERLE AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG MIX WEIGHING 59 POUNDS. ◊ Renee is a mellow gentle girl a little on the shy sensitive side. Yes she’s a slightly older and wiser —-She’s a true best friend kind of dog. ◊ Renee would love daily walks to…… MORE
Tough Road Ahead for NM Death Penalty Bill
THANKS TO NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATS RECLAIMING THE STATE HOUSE IN LAST WEEK’S ELECTION, GOVERNOR MARTINEZ WILL LIKELY HAVE A HARD TIME TRYING TO GET THE DEATH PENALTY REINSTATED. STATE REP GAIL CHASEY … AN ALBUQUERQUE DEMOCRAT … TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SHE THINKS THE EFFORT TO BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY WILL GET…… MORE
Anti-Trump Protests Continue in Albuquerque
HUNDREDS OF UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS WERE BACK OUT PROTESTING THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY ON WEDNESDAY, ONE OF MORE THAN 80 PROTESTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES NATIONWIDE. FOR A BRIEF TIME, THEY BLOCKED TRAFFIC ON CENTRAL NEAR THE UNIVERSITY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SAYS COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE CALLING ON UNM TO PROTECT UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS. …… MORE
NM Driver’s License Renewal Still Chaotic
CONFUSION CONTINUES IN ALBUQUERQUE AND IN OTHER CITIES ACROSS NEW MEXICO OVER HOW TO GET A NEW OR RE-NEWED DRIVER’S LICENSE. THE APPLICATIONS REQUIRE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NOW PAPERLESS … LIKE A UTILITY BILL THAT SHOWS YOUR ADDRESS. AND MANY SAY THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ALL THE DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO GET A NEW…… MORE
