A TOP MEMBER OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CABINET IS HEADING TO NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. SECRETARY OF ENERGY RICK PERRY IS VISITING LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY WHERE HE’LL GET AN OVERVIEW OF THE WORK DONE AT THE LAB. HE’LL ALSO BEING MEETING WITH THE LAB DIRECTOR, CHARLES MCMILLAN, AND WILL SPEAK TO…… MORE
Chan Jury Tours Crime Scene
THE JURY IN THE RETRIAL OF FORMER SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY TAI CHAN GOT A CHANCE TUESDAY TO WALK THROUGH THE CRIME SCENE WHERE FELLOW DEPUTY JEREMY MARTIN WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN LAS CRUCES. PROSECUTORS ACCUSE CHAN OF SHOOTING MARTIN IN THE BACK AT THE HOTEL ENCANTO NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO.…… MORE
Murder Suspects of 10 Year Old to Be Tried Separately
A JUDGE HAS DENIED A DEFENSE REQUEST TO MOVE THE VICTORIA MARTENS CASE OUT OF ALBUQUERQUE, AND HAS ALSO RULED THAT THE THREE PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE GIRL’S DEATH WILL BE TRIED SEPARATELY. PROSECUTORS SAY THE 10 YEAR OLD WAS DRUGGED, RAPED AND MURDERED LAST YEAR…ALLEGEDLY BY HER MOTHER MICHELLE MARTENS, THE MOTHER’S…… MORE
Man Charged in Mother’s Death
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS ACCUSED OF BEATING AND CHOKING HIS MOTHER TO DEATH. POLICE WENT TO A HOME NEAR 12TH AND CANDELARIA NEAR VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY NIGHT TO MAKE A WELFARE CHECK ON THE WOMAN. THEY FOUND HER BODY INSIDE A CARDBOARD BOX. THE SON, 37 YEAR OLD JOHN GABRIEL…… MORE
Salary Review for Santa Fe’s Next Mayor
WHOEVER THE NEXT MAYOR OF SANTA FE IS, THAT PERSON COULD BE PULLING DOWN SOME SERIOUS MONEY. THE JOB GOES FULL TIME AFTER THE 2018 MUNICIPAL ELECTION. AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION IS NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH TO PAY A FULL TIME MAYOR. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE…… MORE
APD Investigates N. Valley Death
Albuquerque Police are investigating a death in the City’s North Valley. It was around 9:30 Monday night when officers were dispatched to a home in the 1700 of Candelaria near Valley High School. Officers found a deceased person inside the home and made the scene a full violent crimes callout. They have one person of…… MORE
Jury Seated in Tai Chan Trial
Fifteen jurors are chosen for former Santa Fe Deputy Tai Chan’s retrial getting underway in Las Cruces. The jurors were selected Monday from 100 potential jury members. It took nearly eight hours to choose the jury and three alternates. Chan is charged in the shooting death of fellow Deputy Jeremy Martin at a Las Cruces…… MORE
More Details Released on Sandoval County Jail Escape
We’re learning more about what two inmates did in the hours following their escape from the Sandoval County Detention Center this past Friday. County officials say Blake McPherson and Paul Garcia made their way to a friend’s home in Bernalillo where Garcia was able to get a change of clothes. A relative of Garcia’s then…… MORE
Wilson Confirmed as Air Force Secretary
Heather Wilson has been confirmed as Air Force Secretary. The Senate on Monday voted 76-22 to approve the former New Mexico Congresswoman. Wilson becomes President Trump’s first service nominee to win confirmation. His picks to head the Army and Navy were both forced to withdraw from consideration. Wilson will be the first Air Force Academy…… MORE
Jail Guard’s Job Harder Than We Think
Bernalillo County officials are saluting the men and women who work at the Metropolitan Detention Center during National Correctional Officers Week. Jonathan Thomas is the acting chief at the MDC. He says, as it is with many other areas related to law enforcement, their staffing level is an on-going issue. He says law enforcement is a…… MORE
