THE MDC HAS A NEW INTERIM JAIL ADMINISTRATOR. COUNTY MANAGER JULIE MORGAS BACA HIRED TOM RUIZ … A FORMER SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATOR WHO ALSO HAS CORRECTIONS EXPERIENCE. SPOKESPERSON TIA BLAND TELLS US RUIZ IS ALREADY ON THE JOB … BUT MORGAS BACA HAS YET TO DECIDE WHEN SHE’LL START…… MORE
Southwest Airlines Troubles Could Continue Thursday
IF YOU’RE FLYING OUT OF ALBUQUERQUE ON SOUTHWEST AIRLINES THURSDAY, YOU’LL WANT TO CHECK WITH THE AIRLINE BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME TO MAKE SURE YOUR FLIGHT IS ON TIME. COMPUTER PROBLEMS ON WEDNESDAY CAUSED HUNDREDS OF DELAYED AND EVEN CANCELLED FLIGHTS … NOT ONLY IN ALBUQUERQUE, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOUTHWEST…… MORE
Rail Runner Ridership Down
NOT AS MANY PEOPLE ARE HOPPING ON THE RAIL RUNNER THESE DAYS. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED IN JUNE, RIDERSHIP WAS DOWN 11 PERCENT. SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS TELLS 770 KKOB RELATIVELY CHEAP GASOLINE IS ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE LOWER NUMBERS. MEYERS SAYS WHEN GAS PRICES GO ABOVE 2-65…… MORE
Albuquerque Teen Sentenced for Murder
NATHANIEL CARRILLO WILL SPEND 26 AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON FOR HIS PART IN THE MURDERS OF TWO HOMELESS MEN IN ALBUQUERQUE IN 2014. CARRILLO WAS IN COURT WEDNESDAY, PLEADING GUILTY TO MURDER AND OTHER CHARGES. HE’S ONE OF THREE TEENS WHO BEAT ALLISON GORMAN AND KEE THOMPSON TO DEATH…… MORE
Public Target Practice Choice a Mistake
LACKING IN COMMON SENSE. THAT’S HOW APD’S TANNER TIXIER DESCRIBES A MAN SEEN WITH RIFLE EARLIER TODAY(WED). POLICE WERE SENT TO AN AREA NEAR THE MOTEL SIX ON UNIVERSITY BLVD AFTER 911 GOT SEVERAL CALLS ABOUT A MAN ARMED WITH A RIFLE AIMING IT AT UNIVERSITY. POLICE WERE ABLE TO STOP…… MORE
Scam Goes AFter NM Businesses
NEW MEXICO BUSINESSES AND LAW FIRMS ARE THE LATEST TARGETS FOR SCAMMERS GOING AFTER FINANCIAL INFORMATION. JAMES HALLINAN WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS THEY WERE ALERTED TO THE SCAM ON MONDAY. HE SAYS IT USES EMAIL TO CONTACT POTENTIAL VICTIMS. THE SCAMMERS EMAIL LAW FIRMS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ..…… MORE
Prairie Chicken Off the List
THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION IS APPLAUDING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO REMOVE THE LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN FROM A FEDERAL PROTECTION LIST UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. SPOKESMAN WALLY DRANGMEISTER SAYS THE DESIGNATION DIDN’T STOP PRODUCTION…BUT DIDN’T MAKE IT ANY EASIER EITHER. DRANGMEISTER SAYS A LOT OF THE EXTRA…… MORE
Teen Charged in Homeless Murders Seeks Plea Change
ONE OF THE TEEN SUSPECTS ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO HOMELESS MEN IN ALBUQUERQUE IN 2014 IS EXPECTED BACK IN COURT ON WEDNESDAY. IT’S AN EFFORT TO GET A CHANGE OF PLEA FOR NATHANIEL CARRILLO, WHO IS SAID TO HAVE HELPED TWO OTHER TEENS BEAT THE TWO HOMELESS MEN TO DEATH. HE WAS 16…… MORE
Report Implies APS Board Member Committed Fraud
A REPORT FROM THE STATE AUDITOR’S OFFICE SAYS ALBUQUERQUE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ANALEE MAESTAS MAY HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME. THE REPORT SAYS MAESTAS ALTERED A RECEIPT TO GET REIMBURSED FOR 342 DOLLARS IN AIR DUCT CLEANING AT HER HOME. THE RECEIPT MADE IT APPEAR THAT THE MONEY PAID FOR CARPET CLEANING AT LA…… MORE
Groper Incidents Continue in Santa Fe
SANTA FE WOMEN IN ONE PART OF THE CITY ARE ON HIGH ALERT AFTER A 4TH INCIDENT OF GROPING OCCURRED THEIR SUNDAY NIGHT. A 19 YEAR OLD WOMAN SHOWERING IN HER HOME SAY A MAN MOLESTED HER … BUT RAN WHEN SHE TURNED AROUND TO SEE WHO IT WAS. HE’S SAID…… MORE
