NEW MEXICO STATE PARKS SAW A BIG SURGE IN ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR. VISITATIONS SURPASSED THE FIVE MILLION MARK…AN INCREASE OF 18 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. SPOKESPERSON CHRISTINA CORDOVA SAYS ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE WAS AGAIN THE BIGGEST ATTRACTION. CORDOVA SAYS THERE WERE OVER 110-THOUSAND PEOPLE DURING THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND. SHE…… MORE
Duke City Homeowner Shot
AN ALBUQUERQUE HOMEOWNER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT AT HIS HOME IN THE 35-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MONTE VISTA EARLY MONDAY EVENING. APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE LOCATION AROUND 6PM. THEY FOUND THE WOUNDED HOMEOWNER BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THE OFFENDER. APD SAYS THE MAN ARRIVED HOME…… MORE
Johnson Tweets During Debate
HE WASN’T ON STAGE … BUT LIBERTARIAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE GARY JOHNSON TWEETED ALL DURING MONDAY NIGHT’S DEBATE BETWEEN HILLARY CLINTON AND DONALD TRUMP. HIS TWEETS WERE CRITICAL OF BOTH CANDIDATES … SAYING CLINTON’S TAX PLAN WOULD ONLY LEAD TO A TAX HIKE AND MAKE THE TAX CODE MORE COMPLEX. HE SAID…… MORE
NM Oil Production Drops
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE CRUDE OIL PRICES CRASHED TWO YEARS AGO, NEW MEXICO IS SEEING A DROP IN OIL PRODUCTION. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT 82 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL WERE PRODUCED IN THE STATE DURING THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 2016. THAT’S A DROP OF FOUR MILLION BARRELS, OR…… MORE
Road Rage Murder Suspect Attacked
THE MAN CHARGED WITH THE SHOOTING DEATH OF 4 YEAR OLD LILLY GARCIA IN A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST OCTOBER IS ATTACKED IN JAIL. METRO DETENTION CENTER OFFICIALS SAY TONY TORREZ WAS ATTACKED EARLIER THIS MONTH. BERNALILLO COUNTY JAIL OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THE INCIDENT MONDAY. THE MAN CHARGED WITH BATTERY…… MORE
Martens Attorney Requests New Judge
WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CHANGE IN JUDGES OVERSEEING THE VICTORIA MARTENS MURDER CASE IN ALBUQUERQUE. CHANNEL 7 TV NEWS REPORTS THAT THE ATTORNEY FOR ONE OF THE DEFENDANTS, THE VICTIM’S MOTHER MICHELLE MARTENS, ASKED THAT JUDGE BRETT LOVELESS BE REMOVED BECAUSE OF HIS PAST WORK IN THE D-A’S OFFICE. JUDGE BENJAMIN CHAVEZ…… MORE
State Rep Proposes Stronger “Three Strikes” Bill
ADD ANOTHER ANTI-CRIME BILL TO THE EXPECTED SPECIAL SESSION. STATE REPRESENTATIVE PAUL PACHECO TELLS US HE HOPES TO PRESENT LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN THE STATE’S “THREE STRIKES, YOU’RE OUT” LAW. HE SAYS IT’S THE SAME BILL HE RAN LAST SESSION THAT PASSED IN THE HOUSE BUT KILLED IN THE SENATE. PACHECO POINTS…… MORE
FBI Stats Grim for NM
THERE WERE MORE MURDERS IN NEW MEXICO IN 2015 THAN THE YEAR BEFORE. NEW NUMBERS FROM THE FBI SHOW AN ESTIMATED 117 MURDERS LAST YEAR…AND INCREASE OF ALMOST 16 PERCENT FROM 2014. AND OVERALL VIOLENT CRIME JUMPED BY ALMOST TEN PERCENT. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT ESPANOLA WAS ONE OF THE…… MORE
Alleged Cop Killer Pleads
AN ACCUSED COP KILLER ENTERS A PLEA IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THIRTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD JESSE HANES WAS ARRAIGNED MONDAY ON CHARGES RELATED TO THE MURDER OF HATCH POLICE OFFICER JOSE CHAVEZ DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON AUGUST 12TH. HE ENTERED NOT GUILTY PLEAS TO ALL CHARGES, INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER. AUTHORITIES…… MORE
Santa Fe Bomb Threat Suspect Arrested
A 19 YEAR OLD MAN IS ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN A BOMB THREAT MADE IN SANTA FE LAST FRIDAY THAT FORCED THE SHUT DOWN OF THE PLAZA. RONALD AYALA-SANTOS … WHO WORKED AS A DISHWASHER AT A RESTAURANT IN DOWNTOWN SANTA FE … WAS ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND AT THE PLAZA CAFE. POLICE…… MORE
