A JUDGE IS HEARING ARGUMENTS WEDNESDAY IN A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT ALONG CENTRAL AVE. THERE COULD BE A DECISION FROM THE JUDGE AS SOON AS THURSDAY. MEANWHILE, THE MCCUNE FOUNDATION IN NEW MEXICO IS SETTING UP A FUND TO HELP BUSINESSES ALONG THE ROUTE. HENRY RAEL WITH THE FOUNDATION SAYS IT WILL…… MORE
Arrest in Deadly Hit and Run Incident
AUTHORITIES IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BELIEVE THEY NOW KNOW WHO STRUCK AND KILLED TWO PEDESTRIANS NEAR ESPANOLA, THEN TOOK OFF. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS 21 YEAR OLD JOSEPH ROYBAL FACES CHARGES THAT INCLUDE LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING GREAT BODILY HARM OR DEATH. 49 YEAR OLD JOEY ROMERO OF HERNANDEZ AND…… MORE
Fugitive Nabbed in Colorado
JOSEPH VALLEJOS IS NOW IN JAIL IN PUEBLO, COLORADO. HE’S BEEN A FUGITIVE FOR SIX MONTHS FROM SANDOVAL COUNTY ON CHARGES OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION OF A MINOR. RIO RANCHO POLICE AND THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE DEVELOPED LEADS THAT VALLEJOS WAS IN PUEBLO, AND HE WAS ARRESTED THERE EARLIER THIS WEEK. HE’LL NOW BE BROUGHT…… MORE
Missing Treasure Hunter Found
THE BODY OF A TREASURE HUNTER WHO DISAPPEARED IN JANUARY, HAS BEEN FOUND. 54 YEAR OLD RANDY BILYEU WAS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR 2-MILLION-DOLLARS IN GOLD AND JEWELRY REPORTEDLY HIDDEN BY AUTHOR FORREST FINN IN RUGGED LANDSCAPE NORTH OF COCHITI LAKE. BILYEU’S INFLATABLE RAFT AND DOG WERE FOUND 10 DAYS LATER BUT…… MORE
State Parks are Popular
A RECORD NUMBER OF VISITORS TO NEW MEXICO’S 35 STATE PARKS LAST YEAR. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS THERE WERE 5-MILLION VISITORS, UP A MILLION OVER THE 2014 TOTAL. STATE PARKS SPOKESPERSON BETH WOJAHN TELLS US IT’S NOT JUST THE “LOCALS” TAKING IN THE PARKS. SHE SAYS THEIR RECORDS INDICATE A GOOD NUMBER OF OUT-OF-STATE VISITORS AS…… MORE
Two Shootings Under Investigation
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING TWO SHOOTINGS FROM SUNDAY. ONE HAPPENED IN THE 96-HUNDRED BLOCK OF RIO GRANDE BLVD. INVESTIGATORS SAY A MAN WAS SHOT TWICE EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIS CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. THERE WAS ANOTHER SHOOTING NEAR COORS AND GUN CLUB EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TWO MEN WERE BOTH SHOT IN…… MORE
Maybe Some Moisture Heading Our Way
TODD SHOEMAKE WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THE METRO AREA HAS SEEN AT LEAST FIVE DAYS THIS YEAR WHERE THE MERCURY HIT THE 100 DEGREE MARK. HE SAYS THE HEAT HAS REALLY HIT THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE STATE WHERE ROSWELL HAS SEEN AT LEAST 31 DAYS THIS YEAR WHERE THEY’VE HIT…… MORE
Flood Concerns in New Mexico
FIRST COMES THE FIRE … NOW THE FLOODING. SOME RESIDENTS OF THE MANZANO MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY OF CHILILI PUT SANDBAGS OUT ON SUNDAY WHEN WATER CAME RUSHING ALONG THE BURN SCAR LEFT BY LAST MONTH’S DOG HEAD FIRE. WITH THE MONSOON SEASON RAINS JUST GETTING UNDERWAY, OFFICIALS ARE OFFERING FREE SANDBAGS AT FIRE STATION 41 IN…… MORE
Pets of the Week | July 23
OWL (ID# 1741906) IS A 1 YEAR & 1 MONTH OLD RED AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD MIX WEIGHING 62 POUNDS ◊ Owl has a puppyish side as well as a gentle loving and very affectionate side. ◊ He is a gorgeous red head with captivating golden eyes, much like his name sake. They say eyes are the…… MORE
Congresswoman to Speak at Nat’l Dem Convention
AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF NEW MEXICO’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WILL GET SOME PODIUM TIME AT NEXT WEEK’S DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN PHILADELPHIA. CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM IS LISTED AS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS FOR THE EVENT. SHE’S AMONG 60 OR SO SPEAKERS NOW SCHEDULED, WITH MORE TO COME. THERE’S NO WORD…… MORE
