IN LINCOLN COUNTY, A MAN HAS BEEN INDICTED FOR AN AX MURDER IN WHICH THE VICTIM WAS NEARLY DECAPITATED. TWENTY-FIVE YEAR OLD ANDREW MAGILL IS ACCUSED OF KILLING MARY ANN MOORHOUSE AT THE RANCH WHERE SHE WORKED EAST OF RUIDOSO DOWNS. IF CONVICTED, MAGILL WOULD FACE A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE. MAGILL…… MORE
Gang Member in Custody
EARLIER THIS WEEK WE TOLD YOU THAT BENCH WARRANTS HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THREE GANG MEMBERS WHO DIDN’T SHOW UP FOR COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE. NOW, ONE OF THEM IS IN CUSTODY. APD SAYS KEVIN GOLLADAY AND TWO WOMEN WERE ARRESTED AFTER THEY BROKE INTO A HOME NEAR CENTRAL AND CARLISLE. GOLLADAY…… MORE
Authorities Cuff Juvenile in Torrance County Home Invasion
A JUVENILE HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN A HOME INVASION KILLING IN TORRANCE COUNTY. THE MOUNTAIN VIEW TELEGRAPH REPORTS THE SUSPECT, WHOSE NAME IS NOT BEING RELEASED, IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND AGGRAVATED BURGLARY, AND IS BEING HELD ON A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR CASH-ONLY BOND. TORRANCE COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE NOT RELEASED…… MORE
Santa Fe Art School to Close
THE SANTA FE UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN WILL CLOSE AFTER THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE AFTER A PROPOSAL TO SELL THE SCHOOL FELL THROUGH. THE UNIVERSITY, WHICH HAS ABOUT 650 STUDENTS, LEASES THE CAMPUS FROM THE CITY OF SANTA FE FOR 2.2 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. SCHOOL…… MORE
Santa Fe Community College on Notice
THE STATE NURSING BOARD IS TELLING SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT IT CANNOT ACCEPT NEW STUDENTS TO ITS NURSING PROGRAM UNTIL ITS GRADUATES’ TEST RESULTS IMPROVE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE BOARD HAS PLACED THE NURSING PROGRAM ON CONDITIONAL STATUS. THE COLLEGE HAS ASKED THE NURSING BOARD TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION,…… MORE
NM Snowpack Still Okay
DESPITE THE RECENT WARM WEATHER, NEW MEXICO’S SNOW PACK IS STILL IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. THAT ACCORDING TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT WHO SAYS MARCH TEMPERATURES WERE WELL ABOVE NORMAL, BUT IN THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH AND START OF APRIL SEVERAL SYSTEMS CAME THROUGH THAT ADDED TO THE SNOW PACK…… MORE
Bill Revival Could Jeopardize Proposed County Tax Hike
BERNALILLO COUNTY’S PROPOSED SALES TAX HIKE COULD BE IN JEOPARDY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE AFRAID THAT HOUSE BILL 412 INTRODUCED DURING THE RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WOULD HAVE BANNED COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES FROM IMPOSING ANY EXTRA GROSS RECEIPTS TAX INCREMENTS COULD NULLIFY THEIR TAX INCREASE. THAT BILL DIED IN THE…… MORE
Voters Could Decide Albuquerque Gas Tax Hike
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL’S FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE HAS SENT A GASOLINE TAX PROPOSAL ON TO THE FULL COUNCIL WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON’S PLAN WOULD RAISE THE TAX BY TWO CENTS A GALLON. HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT WOULD RAISE ALMOST 5 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO MAKE SOME BADLY NEEDED…… MORE
Easter Means Chimayo Pilgrimage
THE FAITHFUL TAKE TO THE ROADWAYS THIS WEEK. THE ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO EL SANTUARIO DE CHIMAYO BEGINS SOON FOR MANY WHO ARE GOING TO WALK ALONG ROADS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TO REACH CHIMAYO. JUAN RIOS WITH THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS HE EXPECTED BIG CROWDS THIS YEAR DUE TO THE…… MORE
Guns Seized at the Border
MOST SEIZURES ALONG THE MEXICO-U-S BORDER INVOLVE DRUGS BEING SMUGGLED INTO THE UNITED STATES. BUT THAT WASN’T THE CASE LAST WEDNESDAY AT THE SANTA TERESA PORT OF ENTRY. U-S CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION FIELD OPERATION OFFICERS FOUND HUNDREDS OF ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION AND 16 HIGH-CAPACITY SEMI-AUTOMATIC MAGAZINES IN A VEHICLE HEADING INTO MEXICO.…… MORE
