A RULE CHANGE FOR NEW MEXICO’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ON WEDNESDAY ANNOUNCED THAT THE STATE WILL NOW RELEASE THE NAMES OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES REGISTERED WITH THE PROGRAM … AND THEIR EMPLOYEES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THIS COMES LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER A LAWSUIT WAS FILED TO STRIKE…… MORE
Drug ODs Up in NM
THERE WAS A BIG JUMP IN DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO LAST YEAR. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS 536 PEOPLE DIED, A 20-PERCENT INCREASE FROM 2013. THE DEPARTMENT’S DR. MICHAEL LANDEN SAYS THAT SHOWS NEW MEXICO NEEDS TO REDOUBLE ITS EFFORTS TO MAKE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRUGS LESS AVAILABLE. HE SAYS…… MORE
CYFD Employee Charges with Crimes Against Children
A MAN WHO’S WORKED FOR THE STATE CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT AS AN OFFICE CLERK SINCE 1997 IS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SOLICITING MINORS FOR SEX. BENJAMIN ANAYA WAS CUFFED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HE’S CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN, CRIMINAL SEXUAL COMMUNICATION WITH A MINOR AND SOLICITATION BY…… MORE
Shelter Recruits Public to Help Homeless
THE DIRECTOR OF JOY JUNCTION IN ALBUQUERQUE IS HOPING YOU CAN HELP LOCATE COMMUNITIES OF HOMELESS PEOPLE. JEREMY REYNALDS HAS SET UP A GOOGLE MAP THAT ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO “PIN” LOCATIONS. REYNALDS TELLS US THEY’VE ALREADY RESPONDED TO ONE NOTIFICATION OF A HOMELESS FAMILY. HE SAYS INFORMATION GATHERED THROUGH THE SYSTEM…… MORE
Tijeras Tiger Scare
A TIGER SIGHTING IN TIJERAS GIVES THE LOCALS A BIG SCARE. IT WAS REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY TO STATE GAME AND FISH AND THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT BY A MAN WHO WAS MOUNTAIN BIKING IN THE AREA. RESIDENTS WERE ON PINS AND NEEDLES UNTIL IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ANIMAL WAS JUST…… MORE
Boosting Revenue in the Air and on the Ground
SPACEPORT AMERICA DIRECTOR CHRIS ANDERSON TELLS 770 KKOB THEY ARE LOOKING AT VARIOUS WAYS OF BOOSTING REVENUE THROUGH NON-AEROSPACE ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS TOURISM. BUT AEROSPACE BUSINESS IS THE PRIME GENERATOR OF REVENUE FOR THE FACILITY. THE BIG QUESTION IS WHEN WILL VIRGIN GALACTIC BEGIN IT’S SPACE TOURISM OPERATIONS. ANDERSON SAYS THEY’RE…… MORE
Monsoons Mean More Pets at the Shelter
MORE AND MORE PETS HAVE BEEN WINDING UP AT ALBUQUERQUE ANIMAL SHELTERS IN RECENT WEEKS. ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR BARBARA BRUIN SAYS PETS … ESPECIALLY DOGS … ARE RUNNING AWAY AFTER GETTING SPOOKED BY LOUD THUNDER FROM SUMMER RAIN STORMS. SHE SAYS DOGS ARE OFTEN SO TERRIFIED BY THUNDER THAT THEY’RE ABLE TO…… MORE
Judge Releases Murder Suspect from Jail
A MURDER SUSPECT IS BACK ON THE STREETS. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE THINK 29 YEAR OLD SELMONIO DAVIS SHOT AND KILLED MICHAEL MOORE IN MOORE’S FRONT YARD NEAR SAN MATEO AND ZUNI IN JUNE OF 2013. BUT DAVIS IS NOW OUT OF JAIL. A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE RECENTLY RELEASED HIM ON HIS OWN…… MORE
NM Drivers Would Benefit from Nuke Deal
SOME LIKE THE DEAL, OTHERS DON’T, BUT THE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT THE U-S AND OTHER WESTERN POWERS HAVE WORKED OUT WITH IRAN COULD EVENTUALLY SAVE YOU AT THE PUMP. TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO’S DOUG SHUPE SAYS IRAN WILL BE ABLE TO SELL OIL TO THE U-S FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS, CREATING AN…… MORE
Swat Callout Captures Shooting Suspects
TWO PEOPLE ARE ARRESTED IN THE MURDER OF A MAN RIDING A MOTORCYCLE ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS 32 YEAR OLD MICHAEL KAUMANS AND 30 YEAR OLD MARIAH KENT HOTHAN WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING A STANDOFF ON TUESDAY AT A SUPER EIGHT MOTEL NEAR YALE AND GIBSON: TIXIER…… MORE
