LAS CRUCES POLICE CHIEF JAIME MONTOYA HAS HIS OFFICERS’ BACKS. HE’S DEFENDING THEIR USE OF DEADLY FORCE SUNDAY IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF ROBBERY SUSPECT JUAN GABRIEL TORRES. HE SAYS TORRES LUNGED AT HIS OFFICERS WITH A KNIFE … BUT CELL PHONE VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT SEEMS TO SHOWS TORRES WALKING AWAY FROM…… MORE
State D-O-T Wants Your Input on Albuquerque Corridor
THERE’S A PUBLIC MEETING COMING UP IN ALBUQUERQUE LATER THIS WEEK ON LONG TERM PLANS FOR I-25 SOUTH FROM I-40 TO THE BROADWAY INTERCHANGE. THE STATE D-O-T IS HOPING YOU CAN HELP IDENTIFY THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS ALONG THAT CORRIDOR. THE DEPARTMENT HOPES TO PROGRAM FUNDS FOR BOTH NEAR AND LONG TERM…… MORE
County Holds Public Meeting on MDC Incident
SHOULD BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE THE METRO DETENTION CENTER OFFICER WHO SUPERVISED THE INCIDENT LAST SEPTEMBER IN WHICH INMATE SUSIE CHAVEZ APPEARS TO BE TASED, MACED, AND TWIST LOCKED BY TWO JAIL STAFFERS? THAT’S THE QUESTION ON THE TABLE MONDAY AS THE BERNALILLO COUNTY OVERSIGHT BOARD MEETS FOR A SECOND TIME TO REVIEW AND…… MORE
Officer Chavez Laid to Rest
SLAIN HATCH POLICE OFFICER JOSE CHAVEZ IS LAID TO REST SUNDAY. IT STARTED WITH A FUNERAL PROCESSION IN HATCH AND CONTINUED NINE MILES TO LAS CRUCES IN THE DRIZZLING RAIN, TO CHAVEZ’S HOMETOWN. THOUSANDS ATTENDED HIS FUNERAL AT THE PAN AMERICAN CENTER IN LAS CRUCES. AMONG THE SPEAKERS WERE GOVERNOR MARTINEZ…… MORE
NM Think Tank Watching Lotto Scholarship Law
A NEW MEXICO THINK TANK SAYS IT’LL BE AT NEXT YEAR’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE STATE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. FRED NATHAN WITH THINK NEW MEXICO TELLS US IT’S POSSIBLE THE STATE LOTTERY WILL TRY TO SCALE BACK THE PERCENTAGE OF STATE REVENUE THAT GOES TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THE…… MORE
Uber Goes Bilingual in NM
AN ANNOUNCEMENT COMING FROM UBER ON MONDAY FOR THE LAUNCH OF ITS UBER-ESPANOL IN NEW MEXICO. THE NEW SPANISH SPEAKING FEATURE WILL BE AVAILABLE BY WAY OF AN UBER-APP IN ALBUQUERQUE, SANTA FE, AND LAS CRUCES. RIDERS IN THOSE CITIES CAN REQUEST AN UBER-X WITH A SPANISH SPEAKING DRIVER. THE ANNOUNCEMENT…… MORE
Some NM Jobs Grow in July
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE SAW YEAR OVER YEAR JOB GROWTH OF 1-POINT-2 PERCENT IN JULY. OVERALL, THE STATE ADDED 96-HUNDRED JOBS. PRIVATE INDUSTRY ADDED 65-HUNDRED, OR 1-PERCENT. AREAS OF GROWTH INCLUDE THE PRIVATE SERVICE-PROVIDING INDUSTRIES. EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN ENGINE FOR…… MORE
IRS Student Tax a Scam
ANOTHER SCAM SURFACES IN NEW MEXICO. BILL BRUNSON WITH THE I-R-S IN NEW MEXICO SAYS PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE GETTING CALLS FROM PEOPLE POSING AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE I-R-S AND TELLING FAMILIES THEY NEED TO PAY SOME TAXES, SUCH AS THE “FEDERAL STUDENT TAX.” BRUNSON SAYS THERE IS NO SUCH THING. …… MORE
Albuquerque Slips as Retiree Town
ALBUQUERQUE IS NO LONGER THE RETIREMENT MECCA IS ONCE WAS. THE LATEST WALLET HUB SURVEY SHOWS THAT … OF 150 LARGE CITIES CONSIDERED FOR THE SURVEY … ALBUQUERQUE CAME IN AT NUMBER 67. ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ SAYS WHILE IT’S STILL IN THE TOP HALF OF THE 150 CITIES, THE DROP IN THE RANKING…… MORE
Pets of the Week | Aug 20
SHELLEY (ID# 1736557) IS A 3 YEAR OLD FEMALE BRINDLE GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX WEIGHING 47 POUNDS ◊ Shelley is looking for her knight in shining armor and she is ready to start her true fairy tale life. ◊ Shelley couldn’t tell us about her life before AWD but she came in w/raw paw pads &…… MORE
