PUBLIC BATHROOMS IN SANTA FE WILL SOON BE GENDER NEUTRAL. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE ORDINANCE WEDNESDAY. IT SAYS ANY BUSINESSES NOT IN COMPLIANCE WILL BE CITED. MAYOR JAVIER GONZALES SAYS IT’LL BENEFIT PARENTS OF OPPOSITE SEX CHILDREN, CAREGIVERS TO THE ELDERLY, AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, AMONG OTHERS. GONZALES SAYS IT’S NO DIFFERENT THAN THE GENDER…… MORE
NM Health Officials Work to Contain Contagious Illness
THE STATE MOVES TO CONTAIN A CASE OF CONTAGIOUS TUBERCULOSIS. IT HAS NOTIFIED PEOPLE WHO IT KNOWS HAD CONTACT WITH AN INDIVIDUAL FROM CLOVIS WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ABOUT 100 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THEY’VE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S T-B PROGRAM MANAGER,…… MORE
NM Agrees to Pollution Reduction
SEVERAL NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA UTILITY COMPANIES, INCLUDING PNM, HAVE AGREED TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION FROM THE FOUR CORNERS POWER PLANT NEAR SHIPROCK. IT’S PART OF A CLEAN AIR SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE UTILITIES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE SETTLEMENT REQUIRES 160-MILLION DOLLARS IN UPGRADES TO THE PLANT…ALONG WITH HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROJECTS AND A…… MORE
Murder Suspect Cuffed 20 Years Later
A MAN ON THE RUN FROM THE LAW FOR 19 YEARS IS NOW BEHIND BARS. THIRTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD PAUL SANCHEZ WAS ARRESTED IN EL PASO, TEXAS, ON TUESDAY. SANCHEZ ALLEGEDLY WAS INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF MIGUEL CABRERA IN ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTH VALLEY IN SEPTEMBER OF 1996. A MULTI-AGENCY TASK FORCE LOCATED CABRERA AT A…… MORE
Duke City Murder Suspect Headed Back to NM
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE BELIEVE 29 YEAR OLD ANDRES BERMUDEZ USED A STEAK KNIFE TO STAB HIS FRIEND DANNY HERRERA TO DEATH THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO. THEY SAY IT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 28TH OF 2011 WHILE THE TWO WERE HAVING A PRE-NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY. APD THEN CONTACTED THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE IN AN EFFORT…… MORE
Man Cuffed After Nearly Eight Hour Standoff
THE 52 YEAR OLD MAN WHO STAGED A MORE THAN 7-HOUR STANDOFF WITH ALBUQUERQUE POLICE TUESDAY FINALLY SURRENDERS AND IS ARRESTED TUESDAY NIGHT. IT STARTED WITH A 911 CALL FROM A WOMAN WHO REPORTED DENNIS LAWRENCE IN THE BACKYARD OF HER HOME NEAR LEAD AND SPRUCE SOUTHEAST SOUTHEAST. HE REMAINED IN THAT YARD THROUGHOUT THE…… MORE
Giant Step for Police Reform at APD
THE TEAM THAT WILL MONITOR ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT REFORMS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MAKES A FORMAL SITE VISIT. DR. JAMES GINGER HEADS UP THE EFFORT. HE INTRODUCED HIS NINE-MEMBER TEAM ON TUESDAY. NO ONE ON THE TEAM IS FROM NEW MEXICO, BUT THEY’VE ALL BEEN INVOLVED IN REFORMING OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE U-S.…… MORE
Governor Proposes Working for Food Stamps
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW MEXICANS WOULD BE AFFECTED BY NEW RULES BEING PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR THOSE GETTING SNAP BENEFITS, OR FOOD STAMPS. MATT KENNICOTT WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAYS THE PROPOSAL REMOVES A 2009 WAIVER AND PUTS BACK REQUIREMENTS THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE BEFORE. HE SAYS THE POINT IS THE…… MORE
Ex-Belen Detective on Five Years Probation
A FORMER BELEN POLICE DETECTIVE IS SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS PROBATION FOR ASSAULTING AN ARRESTEE IN MARCH OF 2012. FORTY-TWO YEAR OLD JOHN LYTLE HAD ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA TO THE CHARGE IN 2014, ADMITTING THAT HE REPEATEDLY STRUCK THE VICTIM WHO WAS HANDCUFFED AT THE TIME. HE ALSO ADMITTED PULLING THE VICTIM FROM THE…… MORE
New Sponsor for Balloon Fiesta
YOU’RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER BALLOON FIESTA BUMPER STICKER. THE FIESTA HAS UNVEILED A NEW PRESENTING SPONSOR. DORIS HIGGINBOTHAM IS WITH CANON, WHICH SHE SAYS HAS SIGNED A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE FIESTA, WHICH WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS THE ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA PRESENTED BY CANNON. HIGGINBOTHAM SAYS THE FIESTA IS A PERFECT FIT…… MORE
