A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A HATCH POLICE OFFICER TWO MONTHS AGO WILL STAND TRIAL ON FEDERAL CARJACKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES NEXT JUNE. THIRTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD JESSE HAYNES OF COLUMBUS, OHIO ALLEGEDLY GUNNED DOWN OFFICER JOSE CHAVEZ DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. IN ADDITION TO THE FEDERAL CHARGES, HAYNES ALSO FACES FIRST…… MORE
A Banner Year for NM Tourism
LAST YEAR WAS ANOTHER GOOD YEAR FOR TOURISM IN NEW MEXICO. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS NEW MEXICO TOURISM SET A RECORD FOR ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. THE INDUSTRY PUMPED 6.3 BILLION DOLLARS INTO THE STATE’S ECONOMY IN 2015. IT ALSO SUPPORTED MORE THAN 90-THOUSAND JOBS…GENERATING CLOSE TO TWO AND…… MORE
Man on Roof for 12 Hours in Standoff
THE MAN WHO FORCED THE SHUTDOWN OF CENTRAL AVENUE FOR HOURS ON WEDNESDAY IS VERY FAMILIAR TO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE. THIRTY-ONE YEAR OLD JOSEPH GRUBB…ALSO KNOWN AS SUPERMAN AMIR…WAS ARRESTED AFTER AN ALMOST 12 HOUR STANDOFF WITH APD. OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS GRUBB HAS BEEN ARRESTED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST FOUR…… MORE
Fewer Jail Inmates Equals More Crime
THE METRO DETENTION CENTER’S AVERAGE POPULATION LAST YEAR WAS A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF WHAT IT WAS IN 2010. AND A NEW STUDY COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE SAYS WHEN THE JAIL POPULATION GOES DOWN, CRIME GOES UP. THE STUDY’S AUTHOR SAYS JAIL POPULATION IS A BIGGER FACTOR WHEN IT…… MORE
Police Say Driver Who Caused Double Fatal Was High
STATE POLICE SAY A DRIVER WHO CAUSED A DOUBLE FATALITY ACCIDENT ON I-40 WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY NIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS. POLICE SAY AARON HAZARD OF ALTA LOMA, CALIFORNIA, WAS DRIVING ERRATICALLY ON EASTBOUND I-40 IN GRANTS WHEN HIS CAR ENTERED THE WESTBOUND LANES AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER…… MORE
Water Storage Project Begins
STARTING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY BEGINS ITS ANNUAL WATER STORAGE PROJECT. UTILITY SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS IT INVOLVES PUMPING DIVERTED WATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE UP TO THE HEIGHTS WHERE IT IS THEN RELEASED INTO BEAR CANYON SO IT CAN INFILTRATE DOWN TO THE AQUIFER FOR STORAGE. …… MORE
Another Small Raise for Bernco Minimum Wage
IT’S NO WHERE NEAR 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR … BUT MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY JUST GOT ANOTHER RAISE. THE COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT RAISED IT A NICKEL TO 8-70 AN HOUR. THE ANNUAL INCREASE IS BUILT INTO THE COUNTY MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE. COMMISSIONER ART DE LA CRUZ SAYS THEY…… MORE
Plummer, Dunaway to Film in NM
TWO HOLLYWOOD HEAVY-HITTERS ARE COMING TO NEW MEXICO. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER AND FAYE DUNAWAY WILL STAR IN A MOVIE CALLED “CLIFFS OF FREEDOM.” IT’S BEING FILMED IN SANTA FE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH DECEMBER. THE FILM DEALS WITH A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A GREEK GIRL AND A TURKISH OFFICER DURING THE GREEK…… MORE
Protests Continue Over Boyd Murder Mistrial
FORMER APD COPS KEITH SANDY AND DOMINIQUE PEREZ WON’T BE GOING TO JAIL … SO FAR. THE JUDGE IN THEIR 2ND DEGREE MURDER TRIAL DECLARED A MISTRIAL ON TUESDAY AFTER THE JURY FAILED TO REACH A UNANIMOUS VERDICT. NINE JURORS FOUND THE FORMER OFFICERS NOT GUILTY … WHILE THREE FOUND THEM…… MORE
Boyd Murder Mistrial Not an Acquittal
FORMER ALBUQUERQUE COPS KEITH SANDY AND DOMINIQUE PEREZ WON’T BE GOING TO JAIL … SO FAR. THE JUDGE IN THEIR 2ND DEGREE MURDER TRIAL DECLARED A MISTRIAL ON TUESDAY AFTER THE JURY FAILED TO REACH A UNANIMOUS VERDICT. NINE FOUND THE FORMER OFFICERS NOT GUILTY … WHILE THREE FOUND THEM GUILTY…… MORE
