A MAJOR PLAN DEVELOPED FOLLOWING A YEAR LONG STUDY OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL PUT MORE PERSONNEL IN THE DEPARTMENT’S AREA COMMANDS AND MORE OFFICERS IN NEIGHBORHOODS. CHIEF GORDEN EDEN SAYS HE’LL BE ASSIGNING OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES TO THE AREA COMMANDS AND GIVING COMMANDERS GREATER AUTHORITY . HE ALSO SAYS APD CAN…… MORE
Teen Arrested in Farmington Bomb Threats
AN ARREST IS MADE AFTER FARMINGTON POLICE SAY 11 BOMB THREATS WERE MADE TO SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES IN RECENT WEEKS. THREE OF THOSE THREATS WERE MADE AT THREE DIFFERENT MID SCHOOLS IN FARMINGTON ON TUESDAY. THE PERSON ARRESTED FOR THE BOMB THREAT AT HERMOSA MID SCHOOL IS A 13 YEAR OLD BOY. HE’S…… MORE
Winter Sworn in as Interim SOS
NEW MEXICO’S INTERIM SECRETARY OF STATE IS ALREADY SWORN IN AND READY TO GO TO WORK. BRAD WINTER, FORMER INTERIM ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT, WAS APPOINTED TO THE JOB BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ON TUESDAY. WINTER ALSO SITS ON THE ABQ CITY COUNCIL AND WILL CONTINUE THERE AS WELL. HE…… MORE
State Senator’s Bill Would Extend Solar Tax Credit
A STATE LAWMAKER WANTS TO EXTEND NEW MEXICO’S TAX CREDIT FOR SOLAR INSTALLATIONS. SENATOR MIMI STEWART HAS PREFILED A BILL FOR THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WOULD CONTINUE THE CREDIT THROUGH THE YEAR 2024. IT’S CURRENTLY SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR. STEWART SAYS IT AMOUNTS TO A…… MORE
Sandia Peak Delays Opening
THE SANDIA PEAK SKI AREA WON’T BE OPENING FOR BUSINESS THIS SATURDAY AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. SANDIA PEAK SAYS THERE’S SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH SNOW YET. A NEW START DATE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. SHOULD MOTHER NATURE COOPERATE, SANDIA SAYS IT CAN BE OPEN WITHIN 48 HOURS.… MORE
Bone-Chilling Cold for NM
THE SECOND WINTER STORM TO HIT NEW MEXICO IN LESS THAN A WEEK IS MAKING NEW MEXICO FRIGID. METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE TELL US THIS STORM MOVED INTO THE STATE FASTER THAN EXPECTED … AND THE AFFECTS STARTED MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TUESDAY AND BEYOND. HE SAYS…… MORE
Duran’s Wednesday Deadline
WE’LL KNOW WEDNESDAY IF FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE DIANNA DURAN’S LAWYER WILL DROP THE PLEA DEAL MADE TO KEEP DURAN OUT OF JAIL. THIS AFTER A JUDGE ON MONDAY SENTENCED DURAN TO 30 DAYS IN JAIL, STARTING THIS FRIDAY. DURAN ALSO HAS TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION AND DO…… MORE
Another Scam Alert
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS PEOPLE ARE NOW GETTING PHONE CALLS ABOUT “BEST PC DOCTOR” OR A SIMILAR FIRM … ADVISING THEM THAT THE COMPANY OWES 400-DOLLARS FOR SERVICES NOT RENDERED. WHILE ON THE PHONE, THE SCAMMERS GAIN ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER AND LOCK YOU OUT OF IT WHILE THEY PULL YOUR…… MORE
Metro Home Prices Up Again
THROUGH NOVEMBER, JUST UNDER 9-THOUSAND HOMES HAD BEEN SOLD IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA IN 2015. PAUL WILSON, THE PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER ABQ ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, SAYS THE DUKE CITY HASN’T SEEN THOSE KINDS OF NUMBERS IN CLOSE TO TEN YEARS. IN NOVEMBER, MORE THAN 650 HOMES SOLD IN ABQ. THAT’S…… MORE
Alleged Meth Dealers Rounded Up on the Reservation
THIRTY-FOUR34 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INDICTED ON FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION INTO METH TRAFFICKING ON THE MESCALERO APACHE RESERVATION. CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED IN BOTH U-S DISTRICT COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE AND THE MESCALERO APACHE TRIBAL COURT. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN IN MAY OF LAST YEAR IN RESPONSE TO AN INCREASE IN VIOLENT…… MORE
