WHEN IT COMES TO CAMPFIRES, SAFETY FIRST. JULIE ANNE OVERTON IS THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER FOR THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST. SHE SAYS, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THEY FOUND OVER 45 ABANDONED CAMPFIRES AFTER A BUSY WEEKEND. OVERTON TELLS US FIRE PREVENTION OFFICERS CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH IN MAKING SURE FIRES ARE PROPERLY…… MORE
Teen Charged in Murder
A 17 YEAR OLD HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH SHOOTING AND KILLING A 20 YEAR OLD MAN. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED ANGEL GRADO IN THE DEATH OF ISAIAH VILLANUEVA. IT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY AT A HOME NEAR BROADWAY AND SECOND STREET. THEY WERE ATTENDING A PARTY AT…… MORE
Death Sentences Vacated
THE LAST TWO MEN ON NEW MEXICO’S DEATH ROW HAVE HAD THEIR DEATH SENTENCES VACATED BY THE STATE SUPREME COURT. TIMOTHY ALLEN KILLED A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL IN 1994. ROBERT FRY MURDERED AND RAPED A MOTHER OF FIVE IN 2000. THE CASES ARE BEING SENT BACK TO THE DISTRICT COURT IN SAN JUAN COUNTY…… MORE
Auto Excise Tax Increase
THE STATE EXCISE TAX ON AUTO SALES GOES FROM 3 PERCENT TO 4 PERCENT ON MONDAY. SO, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU? CHARLES HENSON IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW MEXICO AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS ASSOCIATION. HE SAYS THE INCREASE ON A 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR VEHICLE WOULD MEAN THE TAX GOES FROM 600 DOLLARS TO 800 DOLLARS.…… MORE
Another Flasher Victim Comes Forward
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY ANOTHER VICTIM OF ALLEGED SERIAL FLASHER JAMES CHAVEZ HAS COME FORWARD. SPOKESMAN GILBERT GALLEGOS SAYS THE WOMAN TOLD POLICE A MAN EXPOSED HIMSELF TO HER LAST YEAR AT A WALMART, BUT SHE DIDN’T REALIZE WHO HE WAS UNTIL SHE SAW RECENT TV REPORTS. CHAVEZ HAS BEEN ARRESTED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS.…… MORE
State to Take Over Prison Management
IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO DETENTION FACILITY IN CLAYTON WILL NO LONGER BE PRIVATELY-RUN. FLORIDA BASED-GEO GROUP SAYS IT WON’T RENEW ITS CONTRACT WITH THE STATE WHEN IT EXPIRES IN AUGUST. THE COMPANY SAYS IT CAN NO LONGER FEASIBLY RECRUIT AND RETAIN PERSONNEL AT THE PRISON, WHICH OPENED IN 2008. IT’LL…… MORE
Begaye Wants Sentence Reversed
TWO YEARS AGO, TOM BEGAYE PLED GUILTY TO RAPING AND MURDERING A YOUNG GIRL ON THE NAVAJO NATION IN NEW MEXICO. NOW, HE’S ASKING THAT HIS LIFE SENTENCE BE REVERSED…CLAIMING HE’S DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED AND DIDN’T UNDERSTAND HIS LEGAL RIGHTS. KRQE TV REPORTS THAT BEGAYE MADE THE REQUEST IN A TEN PAGE HAND-WRITTEN MOTION. ASHLYNNE MIKE…… MORE
Campfire Worries as Holiday Approaches
FIRE PREVENTION STAFF AT THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST FIND MORE THAN 45 ABANDONED CAMPFIRES LAST WEEKEND. FOR FOREST OFFICIALS, IT’S A RED FLAG AS THEY LOOK AHEAD TO THE JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY. PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER JULIE ANNE OVERTON TELLS US CAMPERS NEED TO BE PREPARED TO PROPERLY DEAL WITH THEIR CAMPFIRES. LAST WEEK, NEAR…… MORE
End of the Line for Some UNM Sports
IN JUST A FEW DAYS, SEVERAL SPORTS WILL BE OFFICIALLY ELIMINATED AT UNM…VICTIMS OF THE BUDGET AXE. AMONG THEM, MENS SOCCER WHICH HAS BEEN LED FOR 17 YEARS BY COACH JEREMY FISHBEIN. HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB, FOR NOW, HE’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. FISHBEIN SAYS ALL OF HIS PLAYERS HAVE NOW TRANSFERRED TO OTHER PROGRAMS AROUND…… MORE
New Mexico Gas Price Update.
THE LONG WEEKEND IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. SO HOW WILL GAS PRICES IMPACT YOUR TRAVEL PLANS? TRIPLE “A” NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS NOW 2-60 A GALLON, UP TWO CENTS OVER LAST WEEK BUT STILL 29 CENTS A GALLON LESS THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR. THE INCREASE REVERSES A TREND OF LOWER…… MORE
