A 100 YEAR WATER PLAN ADOPTED BY THE ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT FOCUSES ON OPTIMIZING OUR USE OF EXISTING WATER INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR NEW WATER SOURCES. IT ALSO BUILDS ON PAST CONSERVATION SUCCESS. CITY COUNCILOR TRUDY JONES CHAIRS THE WATER AUTHORITY BOARD. SHE SAYS THE…… MORE
First Defense Witness Could Testify in Romero Trial
THE DEFENSE IN THE ANDREW ROMERO MURDER TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO CALL ITS FIRST WITNESS TO THE STAND ON THURSDAY. ROMERO IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING RIO RANCHO POLICE OFFICER GREGG BENNER TO DEATH DURING A TRAFFIC STOP IN MAY LAST YEAR. ON WEDNESDAY, A UNM DOCTOR WHO WORKED ON OFFICER GREGG…… MORE
NM Senator and A-G Address Epipen Price Hike
NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS WANTS MORE INFORMATION ON THE PRICE HIKE ON EPIPENS. HE’S SENT AN INVESTIGATORY LETTER TO MYLAN, THE COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURES EPIPEN. MYLAN HAS BEEN UNDER SCRUTINY AFTER IT RAISED THE PRICE ON EPIPENS TO OVER 600 DOLLARS FOR A TWO PACK. AT AN APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE…… MORE
Homes Costing More in Albuquerque Metro
HOME SALES AND PRICES IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO ARE UP FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST. THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS INVENTORY IS DOWN 16 PERCENT COMPARED TO AUGUST 2015. IT SAYS JUST UNDER 11-HUNDRED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WERE SOLD LAST MONTH… A 9-POINT-1 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.…… MORE
UNM Town Hall Focuses on Budget, Campus Initiatives
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESIDENT ROBERT FRANK IS HOSTING A UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING THURSDAY. THE FORUM WILL COVER TOPICS SUCH AS THE STATE BUDGET PROJECTIONS AND WHAT THOSE COULD MEAN FOR THE SCHOOL, DEALING WITH SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM REVENUE SHORTFALLS, AND AN UPDATE ON SEVERAL CAMPUS INITIATIVES. …… MORE
Competitive Eaters Heading to NM
A NEW LEAGUE COMING TO NEW MEXICO NEXT MONTH. IT’S MAJOR LEAGUE EATING…YES…EATING. IT’S KNOWN AS THE M-L-E. SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S TOP COMPETITIVE EATERS WILL BE IN GRANTS FOR THE “ROUTE 66 FALL FIESTA WORLD GREEN CHILE STEW EATING CHAMPIONSHIP” ON OCTOBER 8TH. THE M-LE SAYS GREEN CHILE STEW IS…… MORE
Juror Tossed From Panel
A juror in the murder trial of two former APD Officers has been dismissed by Judge Alisa Hadfield. The juror was overheard talking on her phone about how loud defense attorney Sam Bregman was during cross examination of a witness on Tuesday. Both of the defense attorneys argued against removing the juror, who was replaced…… MORE
Another Case of Child Abuse in New Mexico
This time it’s in Santa Fe County. Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Juan Rios says 41 year old Darryl Blakey is accused of beating up his eight year old son, allegedly for getting in trouble at school. He admitted to police that he hit the boy 10 to 15 times with an open hand. He told detectives…… MORE
Mother Released from Prison
After serving about half of her 27 years sentence, Stephanie Lopez has been released from prison in the 2002 death of her daughter, who became known as Baby Brianna. The little girl died after being beaten and sexually abused. Her father and uncle are still in prison in connection with her death. New Mexico law…… MORE
Romero Trial Continues
More testimony Wednesday in the trial of Andrew Romero, charged wit murdering Rio Rancho Police Officer Gregg Benner in May of last year. Dr. Drew Harrell, a physician at UNM who attended to Benner after the shooting, testified that the officer had no chance of surviving his injuries. He told the jury that one of…… MORE
