WOULD YOU BUY MORE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY TICKETS IF THE PRIZES WERE BIGGER? IT’S ESTIMATED THE LOTTERY WILL RETURN 37.5 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND THIS YEAR. THAT’S ABOUT NINE MILLION DOLLARS LESS THAN LAST YEAR. LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE RESTRICTED IN WHAT THEY CAN RETURN IN PRIZES DUE TO…… MORE
Decision Soon on Santa Fe Mayor’s Pay
THE COMMISSION THAT’LL SET THE SALARY FOR SANTA FE’S MAYOR WHEN IT BECOMES A FULL TIME JOB IN 2018 WILL MAKE A FINAL DECISION NEXT WEEK. BUT SOME LOCAL RESIDENTS THINK THE PAY RANGE BEING DISCUSSED…145-THOUSAND TO 175-THOUSAND DOLLARS…IS WAY TOO HIGH. THAT’S MORE THAN ALBUQUERQUE’S MAYOR MAKES. THE SANTA FE…… MORE
Three NM Planned Parenthood Clinics Closing
PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS CLOSING THREE OF ITS CLINICS IN NEW MEXICO. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE CLINICS ARE IN ALBUQUERQUE, RIO RANCHO AND FARMINGTON. THE JOURNAL ALSO REPORTS THAT THESE CLOSURES WILL NOT IMPACT AVAILABILITY OF ABORTION PROCEDURES. MEANWHILE, MONEY FROM THE SALE OF THE CLINIC PROPERTIES COULD GO TOWARD RENOVATING…… MORE
Second Person Sentenced in Beer Pong Murder
A SECOND PERSON HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN A MURDER THAT HAPPENED FOLLOWING A GAME OF BEER PONG IN ALBUQUERQUE. TWENTY-FOUR YEAR OLD LUIS DELGADO PLED GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED BURGLARY AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY, AND WAS SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON. THE SHOOTING LEFT JORAY CHAVEZ DEAD AND ANOTHER MAN WOUNDED. NATHAN…… MORE
High Water Puts Pressure on NM Levees
THIS IS PROVING TO BE A BANNER YEAR FOR SPRING RUN-OFF. THE RIO GRANDE IS RUNNING HIGH, AND IT’S PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE LEVEE SYSTEM OVERSEEN BY THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT. MIKE HAMMAN IS THE DISTRICT’S C-E-O. HE SAYS THEY’RE HAULING GRAVEL AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TO SHORE UP…… MORE
Authority Votes on Water Rate Hike
YOUR WATER BILL COULD SOON BE GOING UP. THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY’S GOVERNING BOARD MEETS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND, ON THE AGENDA, IS THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS IT INCLUDES A 5 PERCENT RATE INCREASE, HE SAYS IF THE RATE ADJUSTMENT IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THE TYPICAL…… MORE
SF School Board Approves New Budget
A 185-MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS APPROVED BY THE SANTA FE SCHOOL BOARD TUESDAY. IT ADDRESSES AN ESTIMATED 1-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET GAP. IT DOES SO WITH COST CUTTING MEASURES THAT INCLUDE REDUCING SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION, ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.… MORE
Balderas Bows Out of Gov’s Race
A POSSIBLE CONTENDER FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR SAYS HE WON’T BE RUNNING FOR THE STATE’S TOP JOB. INSTEAD, HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS HE’LL SEEK A SECOND TERM AS ATTORNEY GENERAL. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS BALDERAS CAN ALWAYS RUN FOR HIGHER OFFICE IN THE FUTURE. MONAHAN SAYS BALDERAS…… MORE
Reported Kidnapping Just a Dispute
IT TURNS OUT THE TEENAGE GIRL REPORTED KIDNAPPED IN SANTA FE TUESDAY WAS NOT A KIDNAPPING AT ALL. WITNESSES TOLD POLICE THAT THEY’D SEEN A GIRL BETWEEN 12 AND 16 YEAR OLD ABDUCTED BY A MAN ON MIGUEL CHAVEZ ROAD AND SHOVED INTO A VAN. POLICE AND U-S MARSHALS THEN SPENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON…… MORE
Man Killed by Rail Runner Identified
STATE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A MAN WHO WAS KILLED SATURDAY WHEN HIT BY A RAIL RUNNER TRAIN AS 21 YEAR OLD JAMES CHAVARRIA OF SANTA FE. WITNESSES SAY CHAVARRIA PARKED HIS VEHICLE ON THE NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE SHOULDER IN SANTA FE COUNTY…THEN RAN ONTO THE TRACKS AND WAS HIT. HE WAS PRONOUNCED…… MORE
