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
NM’s Dead Beat Parent Roundup
THE RESULTS OF THIS YEAR’S CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM HAVE BEEN RELEASED. DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, PARENTS OWING CHILD SUPPORT COULD SETTLE THEIR ACCOUNT WITH THE STATE WITHOUT THE FEAR OF ARREST. NEW MEXICO WAS ABLE TO COLLECT OVER 64-THOUSAND DOLLARS THROUGH THE AMNESTY. ANOTHER 135 PARENTS WHO STILL HAD…… MORE
Albuquerque Ready for the Balloons
WE’RE NOW LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM THE ABQ INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. THIS YEAR’S FIESTA OFFICIALLY BEGINS SATURDAY, WITH THE FIRST MASS ASCENSION AT 7 AM. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS ARE EXPECTED AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK FOR THE NINE DAY EVENT. A STUDY SHOWED THAT LAST YEAR THE FIESTA…… MORE
Three Identified as Suspects in June Murder
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECTS IN THE MURDER OF 49 YEAR OLD LARRY SANCHEZ THIS PAST JUNE 20TH. ONE IS 24 YEAR OLD DAKOTA COOK, ALREADY IN CUSTODY ON UNRELATED CHARGES DUE TO A STANDOFF WITH STATE POLICE SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE. COOK WAS SHOT AND INJURED DURING THAT ORDEAL. THE…… MORE
Former Cops’ Trial Continues
TESTIMONY CONTINUES MONDAY IN THE SECOND DEGREE MURDER TRIAL OF TWO FORMER APD COPS. KEITH SANDY AND DOMINIQUE PEREZ ARE BEING TRIED FOR THE MARCH 2014 SHOOTING DEATH OF HOMELESS CAMPER JAMES BOYD. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE FOOTHILLS WHERE BOYD WAS REPORTED CAMPING. ONE OF THE FIRST ON THE SCENE…… MORE
Mike Roberts Viewing Attended at the Pit
A FAREWELL TO NEW MEXICO’S LEGENDARY SPORTSCASTER MIKE ROBERTS ON SUNDAY AT THE PIT. FORMER PLAYERS, FANS, FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS GATHERED THERE TO HONOR ROBERTS, WHO DIED OF CANCER EARLIER THIS MONTH. HE WAS 83 YEARS OLD. ROBERTS IS ONLY THE THIRD PERSON WITH A VIEWING AT THE PIT. THE OTHER ARE LEGENDARY LOBO BASKETBALL…… MORE
