IT’S LIFE IN PRISON FOR ANTHONY RAY BACA, THE MAN AUTHORITIES SAY WAS THE LEADER OF THE SYNDICATO DE NUEVO MEXICO GANG. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS BACA’S BEEN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON PLUS 120 MONTHS. THE JOURNAL SAYS IT’S FOR BACA’S PART IN THE MURDER OF ANOTHER PRISON INMATE, JAVIER MOLINA, AND CONSPIRING TO…… MORE
Former Lawmaker Released from Prison
FORMER STATE SENATOR PHIL GRIEGO IS OUT OF PRISON. HE WAS RELEASED ON TUESDAY ON PAROLE FROM A STATE CORRECTIONS FACILITY IN LOS LUNAS AFTER SERVING 15 MONTHS. GRIEGO WAS CONVICTED ON FRAUD, BRIBERY AND OTHER CHARGES AFTER PROSECUTORS SAID HE USED HIS POSITION AS A LAWMAKER TO PROFIT FROM THE SALE OF A STATE…… MORE
PRC Delays Facebook Decision
NO AGREEMENT YET ON WHO PAYS NEARLY HALF OF THE 85 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A TRANSMISSION LINE FOR FACEBOOK’S LOS LUNAS FACILITY. THE DEAL TO HAVE FACEBOOK PAY IS NOW OFF THE TABLE AFTER THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION ON WEDNESDAY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED DEFERRING THE COST RECOVERY ISSUE TO A FUTURE RATE CASE. COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO…… MORE
Test Bus Arrives in Albuquerque
THE FIRST OF THE CLEAN DIESEL BUSES FOR ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT HAS ARRIVED. IT’S A DEMO UNIT THAT MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS WILL NOW BE INSPECTED AND TESTED. HE SAYS THE REST OF THE BUSES WILL ARRIVE IN THE FALL…AND IT’S HOPED A-R-T CAN BE UP AND RUNNING BY THIS WINTER. THE CITY DECIDED TO…… MORE
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Arrests Made in Gruesome 2017 Murder
THREE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN A GRUESOME 2017 MURDER IN ALBUQUERQUE. ANDREW GARCIA, ERIC EMERSON AND DAMARIS MARQUEZ ARE CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF 39 YEAR OLD AUDRA WILLIS, WHO WAS STABBED TO DEATH AND FOUND DECAPITATED IN AN ARROYO IN FOUR HILLS. APD SAYS GARCIA FACES AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER. EMERSON AND…… MORE
Two Fires in One Day for Albuquerque
TWENTY FIVE ACRES ARE BURNED IN ALBUQUERQUE’S FOOTHILLS SINCE TUESDAY WHEN THE MICHAEL EMERY TRAIL HEAD FIRE FIRST FLARED UP. ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE HAVE BEEN WORKING THE BLAZE WITH THE BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND STATE FORESTRY … AND THEY STAYED OVERNIGHT TO KEEP IT CONTAINED AND MONITOR THE FIRE. IT’S NOT KNOWN HOW THIS…… MORE
More Rules Coming for Medical Cannabis in NM
A HEARING WILL BE HELD IN SANTA FE NEXT MONTH ON NEW RULES BEING PROPOSED FOR THE STATE’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM. THE PROPOSAL WOULD LIMIT MARIJUANA CULTIVATION TO 1750 MATURE PLANTS PER LICENSED PRODUCER. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THE NEW PLANT LIMIT IS DESIGNED TO BALANCE CONCERNS ABOUT AVAILABLE MEDICAL CANNABIS SUPPLY, WHILE LIMITING…… MORE
BIA Officer and K-9 Make Drug Bust on Pueblo
NINE POUNDS OF HEROIN WORTH 559 THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THE STREET IS SEIZED ON LAGUNA PUEBLO. THE DRUGS WERE FOUND ON THE PUEBLO LAST WEEK BY AN OFFICER WITH THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND HIS K-9. THE OFFICER, NICHOLAS JACKSON, AND HIS DOG KOFI ARE NOW GETTING PRAISE FROM THE BIA FROM THE DRUG…… MORE
Udall Addressing the “Digital Divide”
NEW MEXICO’S U-S SENATOR TOM UDALL ON WEDNESDAY IS QUESTIONING FCC CHAIRMAN AJIT PAUL AND MEMBERS OF THAT AGENCY IN AN OVERSIGHT HEARING OF THE SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE. UDALL IS OPPOSED TO THE NEW MERGER CONDITIONS OFFERED BY T-MOBILE AND SPRINT. HE SAYS HE WANTS TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE THAT HE SAYS HURTS NEW…… MORE
