THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT TODAY (MON) WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS IN A CHALLENGE TO THE CURRENT LAW THAT LETS ONLY DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS VOTE IN PRIMARIES. ATTORNEY ED HOLLINGTON SAYS THAT LEAVES OUT A QUARTER OF A MILLION VOTERS NOT AFFILIATED WITH EITHER PARTY. ATTORNEY ED HOLLINGTON SAYS EVERYONE, EVEN THOSE WHO AREN’T MEMBERS OF…… MORE
Alleged Cop Killer in Court
He has yet to be charged with the murder of APD Officer Daniel Webster. But Davon Lymon will be in an Albuquerque courtroom Monday on a federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm on the day Officer Webster was shot. Webster died a few days later. Prosecutors are banking on the…… MORE
Injured Officers Treated and Released
The three APD officers injured in a car chase in Albuquerque Saturday have since been treated and released from the hospital. they had responded to a domestic violence call Saturday afternoon near Unser and I-40, where Michael Pacheco was said to have threatened to kill his mother. APD says Pacheco was already a wanted man,…… MORE
GO-Bonds on the Ballot
Residents of Bernalillo County will see a series of general obligation bond questions on their ballot. Dan Newman is with the “Better Bernalillo County Bond Committee.” He says these bonds fund important, ongoing projects and infrastructure in the county. He says that included public safety buildings, radios and towers and fire stations. The bonds total…… MORE
NM Jobless Rate Up
September was not a good month for New Mexico’s workforce. The US Labor Department says 4,200 jobs were lost compared to the previous month. That’s a job decline of 0.5%. State officials say, compared to one year ago, New Mexico lost 2,000 jobs. New Mexico’s unemployment rate rose to 6.7%, the second highest rate in…… MORE
Partial Work Stop for A-R-T for the Holidays
Don’t scratch Albuquerque’s Nob Hill and Old Town off your holiday shopping list just because of ART construction. The road work along those two parts of Central will be halted Thanksgiving week until after the new year. City Chief Operations Officer Michael Riordan says communications between the city and Central Avenue businesses has been key…… MORE
High Finance Closes
The restaurant at Sandia Peak is no more. Sunday was the last day to dine at High Finance. It closed its doors Sunday night to make room for what’s being touted as a a bigger, more high-end restaurant. High Finance will be torn down to make space for a $7 Million restaurant that’s scheduled to…… MORE
Five Arrested in Crash Pursuit
Five carjacking suspects are in custody after fleeing Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputies early Friday. Sheriff’s Spokesperson Felicia Romero says the five are accused of carjacking a person at gunpoint on Cypress Southwest around 3:00 Friday morning. A car chase ensued with deputies that ended with a crash on St. Joseph’s near North Coors. The car…… MORE
Remembering Officer Webster
ON THURSDAY NIGHT, ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS REMEMBERED FOUR YEAR OLD ROAD RAGE VICTIM LILLY GARCIA WITH A CELEBRATION ON CIVIC PLAZA. ON FRIDAY, IT’S A CELEBRATION OF SLAIN ABQ POLICE OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER’S LIFE ON CIVIC PLAZA. IT STARTS AT NOON AND RUNS UNTIL 1PM. WEBSTER’S WIDOW MICHELLE WILL SPEAK… AND … LIKE THE LILLY GARCIA…… MORE
Councilors Back Mayor’s Anti Crime Initiative
Part of Albuquerque Mayor Berry’s recently announced anti-crime initiative will go before the City Council next month. The mayor wants to hire up to 25 former APD officers and detectives to investigate property crimes that don’t need an immediate police response. That will free up uniformed officers to deal with more urgent matters. The one…… MORE
