THE WORK IS OVER IN SANTA FE. THE LEGISLATURE HAS ADJOURNED ITS SPECIAL SESSION AFTER PASSING BILLS AIMED AT MAKING A DENT IN A HUGE BUDGET DEFICIT. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ CALLED LAWMAKERS TO THE CAPITAL LAST WEEK. WHILE THE BUDGET BILLS WERE PASSED, THE SENATE REFUSED TO TAKE UP THE GOVERNOR’S CRIME…… MORE
A-G Appeals Nehemiah Griego Ruling
EARLIER THIS YEAR, A JUDGE RULED THAT MASS MURDERER NEHEMIAH GRIEGO IS TREATABLE, AND CAN BE RELEASED WHEN HE’S 21. NOW, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS APPEALING THAT RULING. GRIEGO WAS 15 WHEN HE SHOT AND KILLED HIS FATHER, STEP-MOTHER AND THREE SIBLINGS IN THEIR…… MORE
Fentanyl-Related Drugs Deaths in NM
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE O.M.I. ARE INVESTIGATING 20 DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR WHICH ARE THOUGHT TO BE LINKED TO ILLEGALLY MANUFACTURED FENTANYL, THE POWERFUL PAINKILLER. OF THE 20 DEATHS, 11 ALSO HAD METHAMPHETAMINE PRESENT IN TOXICOLOGY REPORTS. FIVE OF THE DEATHS WERE IN BERNALILLO…… MORE
Las Cruces P-D Investigates Clown Threat
FIRST BAD CLOWN SIGHTINGS IN HOBBS … NOW A CLOWN THREAT SURFACES IN LAS CRUCES. THE THREAT CAME ON SOCIAL MEDIA LATE TUESDAY OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. IT WAS FOCUSED AGAINST LYNN MIDDLE SCHOOL. POLICE SPOKESMAN DAN TRUJILLO TELLS US THEY TAKE THE THREAT SERIOUSLY AND ARE LOOKING INTO THAT SOCIAL MEDIA…… MORE
NM Traffic Deaths Down
NEW MEXICO SEEMS TO BE BUCKING THE TREND WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC DEATHS. FEDERAL SAFETY OFFICIALS SAY THERE WERE CLOSE TO 18-THOUSAND FATALITIES ON U-S ROADWAYS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 10 PERCENT COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. BUT NEW…… MORE
Death Penalty Bill Passes in State House
HOUSE BILL SEVEN IS FINALLY PASSED BY THE STATE HOUSE AT THE SPECIAL SESSION IN SANTA FE. IT’S LEGISLATION THAT REINSTATES THE DEATH PENALTY FOR THOSE CONVICTED OF KILLING CHILDREN, POLICE OFFICERS AND CORRECTIONS OFFICERS. IT TOOK A 5-HOUR DEBATE THAT STARTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY, WHEN THE DEATH PENALTY BILL WAS…… MORE
Closing Arguments in Boyd Murder Trial
THE DEFENSE HAS RESTED ITS CASE IN THE 2ND DEGREE MURDER TRIAL OF FORMER APD COPS DOMINIQUE PEREZ AND KEITH SANDY IN THE DEATH OF HOMELESS CAMPER JAMES BOYD. CLOSING ARGUMENTS START THURSDAY MORNING AT 10:00. IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING BOYD’S SHOOTING DEATH IN THE SANDIA FOOTHILLS IN MARCH OF 2014,…… MORE
Councilor Targets Legislation for School Threats
MAKING A SCHOOL BOMB THREAT ON LINE IS ILLEGAL IN NEW MEXICO…BUT ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS THERE’S NO SPECIFIC LAW REGARDING OTHER THREATS OF VIOLENCE…LIKE A SCHOOL SHOOTING. HE SAYS YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY WAIT UNTIL A SHOOTER COMES ON CAMPUS WITH A GUN OR NAMES A PARTICULAR TARGET BEFORE LAW…… MORE
Winrock Nordstrom’s Opens
ANOTHER NEW RETAIL STORE FOR ALBUQUERQUE. NORDSTROM RACK OPENS IN WINROCK SHOPPING CENTER THURSDAY MORNING. IT’S PART OF THE MAKEOVER WINROCK HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH FOR MONTHS NOW. NORDSTRUM RACK IS AN OFF-PRICE VERSION OF HIGH-END NORDSTROM’S DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN. THE STORE OPENED AT 9:00 AM. IT CARRIES DISCOUNTED SHOES, ACCESSORIES,…… MORE
Fallen Tree Death Probe Continues
STILL NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED A TREE TO FALL IN THE BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT MONDAY AFTERNOON, KILLING A WOMAN HIKING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS. BANDELIER PARK RANGERS CHIEF DENNIS MILLIGAN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT WAS A LIVE-GREEN TREE, BUT IT WAS ALSO EXTREMELY WINDY AT THE TIME. HE SAYS THEY’LL DETERMINE…… MORE
