NATIONWIDE , IT’S POSSIBLE THAT UP TO TWO- MILLION WELLS FARGO BANK AND CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS WERE OPENED WITHOUT GETTING CUSTOMER APPROVAL. NOW, A REGIONAL BANK SPOKESMAN TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL UP TO 18-THOUSAND-847 SUCH ACCOUNTS IN NEW MEXICO MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE SCANDAL AS WELL. MICHAEL KING WITH CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS…… MORE
Groups Rally for Anti-Smoking Funds, Tax Hike
THE ROUNDHOUSE IN SANTA FE WAS THE SITE WEDNESDAY FOR A RALLY WITH NUMEROUS HEALTH GROUPS, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. SANDRA ADONDAKIS WITH THE SOCIETY’S CANCER ACTION NETWORK SAYS THE GROUPS WANT LAWMAKERS TO FULLY FUND PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE TOBACCO USE. SHE SAYS THEY’VE ASKED THEM TO INVEST IN TOBACCO PREVENTION PROGRAMS.…… MORE
NM Bond Rating Downgraded
NEW MEXICO’S BORROWING COSTS COULD GO UP IN THE FUTURE, NOW THAT MOODY’S INVESTOR SERVICE HAS DOWNGRADED THE STATE’S BOND RATING. UNM ECONOMIST JEFF MITCHELL SAYS IT’S AN INDICATION THAT THE STATE STILL HAS FINANCIAL ISSUES, EVEN AFTER THE RECENT SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION. HE SEES IT AS A STERN WARNING THAT THE STATE…… MORE
Moriarty High School Coach Arrested
MORIARTY HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH DAMIEN HYATT WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES. HYATT’S BEEN CHARGED WITH 23 COUNTS, INCLUDING CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR. THE ALLEGED VICTIMS TOLD POLICE THEY SENT HIM EXPLICIT PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEMSELVES VIA…… MORE
Low Scores for Many NM Students on National Test
BAD NEWS ON HOW NEW MEXICO STUDENTS SCORED ON A NATIONAL SCIENCE TEST. THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS SAYS THEY TESTED NEAR THE BOTTOM WHILE MANY OTHER STATES IMPROVED ON THEIR SCORES. THE REPORT SHOWS 35 PERCENT OF 4TH GRADERS IN NEW MEXICO TESTED “BELOW BASIC,” WHILE 45 PERCENT F 8TH GRADERS…… MORE
State Cop Sues Apartment Complex
STATE POLICE OFFICER JOEY GALLEGOS IS SUING AN ESPANOLA APARTMENT COMPLEX WHERE HE WAS SHOT THIS PAST MONDAY, OCTOBER 24TH. GALLEGOS AND OTHER OFFICERS WERE SENT TO LAS LOMAS APARTMENTS TO SERVE AN ARREST WARRANT ON 22 YEAR OLD ROGELIO CISNEROS-CHAVEZ, WHO WAS WANTED ON BATTERY AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY CHARGES. …… MORE
Fifteen Nabbed in NM Drug Bust
A BIG DRUG BUST IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. STATE POLICE SAY 15 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EITHER CHARGED OR ARRESTED FOLLOWING A THREE MONTH INVESTIGATION INTO DRUG TRAFFICKING IN THE LAS CRUCES AREA. ALL 15 FACE STATE OR FEDERAL CHARGES. SOME ARE KNOWN GANG MEMBERS WITH EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORIES. POLICE SAY THAT,…… MORE
Council Committee Considers Run Down Buildings Legislation
A BILL TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN RUN DOWN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AROUND ALBUQUERQUE, THAT TOOK EIGHT MONTHS TO PREPARE, GOES BEFORE A CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILORS PAT DAVIS AND DON HARRIS, THE MEASURE WOULD GIVE PROPERTY OWNERS A YEAR TO FIX UP THEIR BUILDING AND GET A BUYER. IF THAT…… MORE
NM To Keep an Eye on Election Day Voting
WITH EARLY VOTING UNDERWAY, THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO IS INCREASING EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE VOTE IS FAIR AND LEGAL. U-S ATTORNEY DAMON MARTINEZ SAYS HE’S APPOINTED U-S STATES ATTORNEY JEREMY PENA TO ENFORCE FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS. HE TELLS US THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN REPORT VIOLATIONS OF THOSE LAWS. VOTERS CAN…… MORE
Political Signs Vanish in Albuquerque Neighborhood
THE MYSTERY OF THE DISAPPEARING YARD SIGNS IS WHAT ONE ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENT IS DEALING WITH AS HIS YARD SIGN IN SUPPORT OF DONALD TRUMP WAS REMOVED FROM HIS LAWN TUESDAY MORNING. CHRIS FOSTER LIVES IN THE AREA OF EUBANK AND CANDELARIA. HE SAYS HE DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD…… MORE
