MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER THE GOLD KING MINE SPILL POLLUTED THE SAN JUAN AND ANIMAS RIVERS IN NEW MEXICO, THE STATE IS STILL SEEKING COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES. ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS TWO SUITS HAVE BEEN FILED…ONE IN FEDERAL COURT AGAINST THE EPA AND PRIVATE MINE OWNERS…THE OTHER IN THE U-S SUPREME…… MORE
Judge to Rule in Lymon Federal Weapons Trial
BOTH SIDES HAVE MADE THEIR CLOSING ARGUMENTS, AND IT’S NOW UP TO A FEDERAL JUDGE TO DECIDE IF SUSPECTED COP KILLER DAVON LYMON IS GUILTY OF BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. A TWO DAY BENCH TRIAL WRAPPED UP TUESDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. LYMON FACES UP TO 10 YEARS IN…… MORE
Judge Rules in Favor of Albuquerque’s Rapid Transit Project
OPPONENTS OF THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT LOSE YET ANOTHER LEGAL BATTLE. A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT ON TUESDAY REJECTED A MOTION TO STOP CONSTRUCTION…SAYING, ESSENTIALLY, THAT THOSE FILING THE APPEAL DIDN’T PROVE THEIR CASE. THE CITY BEGAN WORK LAST WEEK, RIPPING OUT MEDIANS ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE. THE PLAN IS TO BUILD…… MORE
Faster Home Sales in the Albuquerque Metro
HOMES IN THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE AREA ARE SELLING FASTER LATELY … IN AN AVERAGE OF 48 DAYS IN JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER COMPARED TO 58 DAYS FOR THE SAME MONTHS LAST YEAR. THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS REPORTS CONDOS AND TOWNHOMES ARE SELLING EVEN FASTER. A YEAR AGO, THOSE SOLD…… MORE
NM Gov Signs Budget Cuts for All But Two Agencies
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ CUTS SPENDING FOR MOST STATE AGENCIES MONDAY, WHEN SHE SIGNED OFF ON THE ONLY OUTSTANDING BILLS APPROVED DURING THE RECENT SPECIAL SESSION TO SHORE UP NEW MEXICO’S NEARLY 600 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT. IT MEANS 5-AND-A-HALF PERCENT BUDGET CUTS FOR AGENCIES THAT OVERSEE STATE PARKS, MUSEUMS, STATE COURTS, CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS,…… MORE
Early Voters Flood NM Polling Sites
TWO WEEKS TO GO BEFORE ELECTION DAY … AND EARLY INDICATIONS POINT TOWARD RECORD NUMBERS AS EARLY VOTING GETS UNDER IN NEW MEXICO FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION. STATE ELECTIONS DIRECTOR KARI FRESQUEZ TELLS NEWS RADIO KKOB IT’S UNCLEAR HOW TOTAL VOTER TURNOUT WILL BE AFFECTED. SHE SAYS IT’S HARD TO TELL IF EARLY…… MORE
NM Teachers Get Trial Date for PED Lawsuit
A TRIAL DATE IS FINALLY SET FOR THE 2014 LAWSUIT FILED BY A TEACHERS UNION AGAINST THE NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS-NEW MEXICO, THE ALBUQUERQUE TEACHERS FEDERATION AND OTHERS ARE SUING OVER THE TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM THEY SAY VIOLATES THE STATE SCHOOL PERSONNEL ACT. SINCE IT WASN’T APPROVED…… MORE
Man Shot by Texas State Trooper in NM
A TEXAS STATE TROOPER SHOT AND WOUNDED A MAN THIS (MON) MORNING…BUT THE INCIDENT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO. IT WAS THE CULMINATION OF A POLICE PURSUIT WITH A MAN IDENTIFIED AS 33 YEAR OLD MARIO MONTES, THAT STARTED AROUND 6 AM IN AMARILLO…AND THEN HEADED WEST. NEW MEXICO STATE…… MORE
NM Still Plagued by Human Trafficking
THERE WAS A MAJOR MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE MONDAY ON THE ISSUE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SPECIAL AGENT ANTHONY MAEZ IS THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF HANDLING HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES FOR THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL. HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB FOR THE STATE’S HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW TO APPLY, THERE MUST BE FORCE, FRAUD…… MORE
More Warm Weather for NM
IT’S GOING TO BE A WHILE BEFORE THERE’S ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WARM, DRY PATTERN THAT NEW MEXICO FINDS ITSELF IN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON SAYS IT’LL CONTINUE LIKE THIS FOR ANOTHER 10 TO 14 DAYS. HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AND FOR…… MORE
