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Man Shot to Death in WalMart Parking Lot
A SHOOTING AT THE WALMART HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE ON CARLISLE NORTHEAST. APD OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE CALL JUST MINUTES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE CALL SAID A PERSON HAD BEEN SHOT, THEN CRASHED THEIR CAR INTO A WALL IN THE PARKING LOT. OFFICERS FOUND A 26 YEAR OLD MALE INSIDE A VEHICLE THAT HAD SLAMMED INTO A…… MORE
NM Wildfire Season Expectations
IT’S NOT A MATTER OF IF…BUT WHEN. THAT’S THE ASSESSMENT FROM LT. GOVERNOR JOHN SANCHEZ ON THE FIRE DANGER RIGHT NOW IN NEW MEXICO. SANCHEZ SAYS AN ABNORMALLY DRY WINTER HAS LEFT NEW MEXICO’S MOUNTAINS NEARLY BARREN. HE SAYS THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK, COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS, WARMER TEMPERATURES AND AN ABUNDANCE OF…… MORE
Still Waiting for A-R-T Funds
THE WAITING GAME CONTINUES FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. THE “WAITING” IS FOR 75 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT WOULD ALLOCATE THE MONEY FOR “A-R-T” DID GET OVER 400-MILLION DOLLARS IN THE RECENTLY SIGNED OMNIBUS BILL. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOTHING IN…… MORE
NM Pilgrimage Getting Underway
PILGRIMS HEADING TO CHIMAYO IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS WEEK NEED TO PRACTICE “SAFETY FIRST.” THAT’S THE ADVICE FROM THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. SPOKESMAN JUAN RIOS SAYS DEPUTIES WILL BE OUT IN FORCE, INCLUDING A D-W-I CHECKPOINT TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK TO THE PILGRIMS. HE TELLS US THE WALKERS CAN ALSO TAKE…… MORE
No I-D Yet on Man Shot in Los Lunas
OFFICERS WITH THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN LOS LUNAS THAT HAPPENED TUESDAY MORNING. OFFICER RAY WILSON SAYS, JUST BEFORE 2:00 AM, LOS LUNAS POLICE RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A PROWLER IN A RESIDENT’S BACKYARD IN THE HUNING RANCH SUBDIVISION. HE SAYS POLICE ENDED UP IN A FOOT CHASE…… MORE
Man Arrested After Police Chase
A MAN IS IN CUSTODY AFTER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY HE HAD AN ALTERCATION WITH AN OFFICER ON TUESDAY, AND WOUND UP CRASHING INTO SEVERAL VEHICLES. IT ALL BEGAN AROUND NOON WHEN THE OFFICER TRIED TO PULL OVER THE SUSPECT. THE MAN RAMMED THE OFFICER’S CRUISER… GOT OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AND TRIED TO TAKE THE…… MORE
Less Revenue for NM
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO BROUGHT IN LESS MONEY IN JANUARY COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH A YEAR AGO. THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE SAYS INCOME FROM TAXES, FEES, AND ROYALTIES FELL BY TWO PERCENT…OR ALMOST SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS. HOWEVER, INCOME WENT UP BY 16 PERCENT DURING THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO…… MORE
More Jail Time for Barber
THE SENTENCES ARE PILING UP FOR DAVID BARBER OF ALBUQUERQUE. ON TUESDAY, HE GOT FIVE YEARS FOR BREAKING INTO A PAIR OF BUSINESSES. IN ONE OF THE BURGLARIES, BARBER MADE OFF WITH A NUMBER OF GUNS FROM RON PETERSON FIREARMS. JUST LAST WEEK BARBER WAS SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR A BREAK-IN AT…… MORE
“Voucher Season” on in Albuquerque
IT’S “VOUCHER SEASON” IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS BEEN TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR SECTION EIGHT HOUSING SINCE MARCH 15TH AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL APRIL 15TH. ONCE THE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN, RECIPIENTS ARE CHOSEN USING A RANDOMIZED COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY THINKS HUD HAS ENOUGH MONEY FOR 250 TO 300 NEW VOUCHERS. SOME OF…… MORE
