There’s another plea connected to the shooting death of Jaydon Chavez-Silver in June of 2015. The Bernalillo County DA’s Office says Dominic Conyers pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder as well as shooting at an occupied dwelling. He now faces 12 years in prison. Conyers is 21 years old and is the second…… MORE
Ski Team Gets a Break
The UNM Ski Team will be back for next season. The Athletic Department had decided to cut the program for budget reasons but the Board of Regents has now reversed that decision, allowing the program to continue for at least one more year. A news release from the ski team says coaches and supporters will…… MORE
Firey Semi Crash Shuts Down I-40 at 98th Street
WESTBOUND I-40 AT 98TH STREET IN ALBUQUERQUE IS BACK OPEN, BUT ALL LANES ON THAT SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WERE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC THURSDAY MORNING. IT WAS DUE TO A CRASH INVOLVING TWO SEMIS THAT TRIGGERED A MASSIVE FIRE. OTHER SEMIS HAD TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE I-40 AS ALBUQUERQUE POLICE,…… MORE
Martinez Considers Revivng Food Tax
THE TAX ON FOOD COULD RETURN IN NEW MEXICO. IT’S BEING CONSIDERED NOW BY GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ AS A WAY TO COME TO TERMS WITH LEGISLATORS ON THE BUDGET PLAN. THE GOVERNOR VETOED THE TAX AND FEE HIKES INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET PLAN SHE GOT FROM THE LEGISLATURE. MARTINEZ HAS SCHEDULED…… MORE
More Charges Against Albuquerque Man Accused of Dog Fighting
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS RETURNED AN INDICTMENT CHARGING 63 YEAR OLD ROBERT ARELLANO WITH 13 COUNTS OF VIOLATING ANIMAL FIGHTING LAWS. THE CHARGES PERTAIN TO FIGHTING DOGS ARELLANO IS ACCUSED OF KEEPING AT HIS HOME IN ALBUQUERQUE. ARELLANO HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CHARGED IN FEDERAL COURT IN NEW JERSEY…… MORE
Severe Weather Week for NM
THE FOLKS AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE ASSESSING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STRETCH OF SEVERE WEATHER IN YEARS IN NEW MEXICO. METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER SAYS, OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD, 92 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS AND 19 TORNADO WARNINGS WERE ISSUED. THERE WERE REPORTEDLY SEVEN TORNADOES SPOTTED IN DIFFERENT CITIES…… MORE
Playing it Safe on the Rio Grande
WITH SPRINGTIME RUN-OFF IN FULL FORCE, THE RIO GRANDE IS WORKING OVERTIME TO MOVE ALL THAT WATER. IT MEANS THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT’S HEAVY RESCUE TEAM WANTS TO REMIND ANYONE HEADING OUT ON THE RIVER TO BE CAREFUL AND BE PREPARED. LT CHRIS CARLSEN HEADS THE TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES THE DEPARTMENT’S SWIFT WATER…… MORE
34 Cuffed During Holiday DWI Crackdown
THE NUMBERS ARE IN ON NEW MEXICO’S DWI CRACKDOWN OVER THE CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND. STATE POLICE SPOKESMAN CARL CHRISTIANSON SAYS THEY MADE A TOTAL 34 DRUNK DRIVING ARRESTS. THEY ALSO TICKETED 165 DRIVERS. STATE POLICE ALSO ARRESTED ANOTHER 30 PEOPLE … AND HANDLED 14 CRASHES, INCLUDING ONE FATALITY. CHRISTIANSON TELLS US MOST…… MORE
Mosquito Season Underway in NM
MOSQUITOES ARE ALREADY OUT IN FORCE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA…AND DR. MARK DIMENNA WITH THE CITY’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS. HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB HIS OFFICE IS ALREADY BUSY. HE SAYS HIS STAFF IS OUT IN THE FIELD LOOKING FOR PROBLEM…… MORE
Cleanup After NM’s Spring Storm
EXPECT A LESS ACTIVE WEATHER DAY AROUND NEW MEXICO TODAY (WED). THAT, OF COURSE, FOLLOWS TUESDAY, WHEN THE STATE WAS HIT NOT ONLY WITH RAIN AND HAIL, BUT FIVE TORNADOES. ONE OF THOSE TORNADOES WAS SPOTTED IN CLINES CORNERS … WHILE OTHERS WERE SEEN IN ROSWELL, ESTANCIA AND CARRIZOZO. CLEAN-UP IS…… MORE
