THERE’S AN EFFORT UNDERWAY IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO STIFFEN PENALTIES FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. STATE SENATOR GREG BACA SAYS, UNDER CURRENT LAW, IT’S ONLY ILLEGAL TO SEND AN IMAGE OF YOUR OWN BODY PARTS TO A CHILD, BUT NOT IMAGES OF OTHERS. HE SAYS HIS SENATE BILL 96 WOULD CORRECT THAT LAW.…… MORE
Price of Cigarettes Could Rise Again
THE PRICE NEW MEXICANS PAY FOR CIGARETTES AND OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS COULD BE GOING UP AGAIN. ON WEDNESDAY IN SANTA FE, THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ENDORSED A BILL INCREASING THE EXCISE TAX BY A DOLLAR-50. THE VOTE WAS 4-2 WITH DEMOCRATS GIVING THEIR SUPPORT AND REPUBLICANS REJECTING THE IDEA. SUPPORTERS SAY…… MORE
Richardson Bows Out
FORMER GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON HAS STEPPED DOWN FROM AN ADVISORY PANEL ON MYANMAR’S ROHINGYA REFUGEE CRISIS. RICHARDSON TELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THAT THE PANEL WAS A– QUOTE– “WHITEWASH AND CHEERLEADING OPERATION” FOR MYANMAR’S LEADER AUNG SAN SUU KYI. THE UNITED NATIONS HAS CALLED MYANMAR’S MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS “TEXTBOOK…… MORE
Toys R Us Closures Hit Albuquerque
THE TOYS R US CHAIN IS CLOSING AROUND 180 STORES AS PART OF ITS BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATION PLANS. AMONG THE STORES BEING SHUTTERED…THE BABIES R US AT 45 HOTEL CIRCLE NEAR EUBANK AND I-40 IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE CLOSURES REPRESENT ABOUT 20-PERCENT OF THE COMPANY’S STORES. TOYS R US HAS FOUND IT MORE…… MORE
Coalition Opposes Governor’s Crime Bills
GROUPS OPPOSING GOVERNOR MARTINEZ’S CRIME AGENDA WILL BE AT THE ROUND HOUSE ON THURSDAY. MEMBERS OF NEW MEXICO SAFE WILL SPEAK OUT AGAINST WHAT THEY SAY ARE THE GOVERNOR’S OUTDATED AND INEFFECTIVE CRIME PROPOSALS BEING PRESENTED AT THE 2018 LEGISLATURE. THE COALITION IS MADE UP OF 30 ORGANIZATIONS THAT INCLUDE COMMUNITY…… MORE
Raises for the Sheriff’s Department
RAISES ARE ON THE WAY AT THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIF’S DEPARTMENT. THIS COMES AS APD OFFICERS ARE STILL WAITING TO SEE IF THE CITY’S LATEST OFFER MADE IN NOVEMBER WILL RISE. OFFICERS CALLED THE CITY’S OFFER FOR A RAISE A “SLAP IN THE FACE.” MEANWHILE, THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION LAST (TUES)…… MORE
NW Swat Situation in Albuquerque Ends
A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION AT A NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE HOME LEADS TO A SWAT SITUATION. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE GOT A CALL FROM A WOMAN AROUND 5:40 TUESDAY EVENING, REPORTING THAT HER SISTER, LUDENE ROMERO, HAD THREATENED FAMILY MEMBERS WITH A GUN AND THEN SHUT HERSELF UP INSIDE HER BEDROOM. IT HAPPENED AT A HOME ON…… MORE
More Information Released on Portales Officer Involved Shooting
WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER IN AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN PORTALES BACK ON JANUARY 15TH. NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE SAY IT WAS ROOSEVELT COUNTY SHERIFF MALIN PARKER WHO OPENED FIRE ON 48 YEAR OLD JAMES WALLACE MCFARLIN, WOUNDING HIM. MCFARLIN IS RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL. THE INCIDENT BEGAN…… MORE
