THE MAN SHOT TO DEATH NEAR PENNSYLVANIA AND CHICO IN NORTHEAST ABQ IS IDENTIFIED. POLICE SAY HE WAS 31 YEAR OLD COREY GIVENS. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE SCENE AFTER GETTING A CALL ABOUT THE SHOOTING AROUND 2:30 YESTERDAY (WED) MORNING. OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS THEY FOUND GIVENS WITH SEVERAL GUNSHOT WOUNDS. HE WHO DIED…… MORE
Alleged Rapist Out of Jail after Judge Lowers Bond
THE MAN ACCUSED OF RAPING AND BEATING A 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN IN ALBUQUERQUE TWO MONTHS AGO HAS BONDED OUT OF JAIL. MAINTENANCE MAN ERNIE CASIAS MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE ON TUESDAY, AND THE JUDGE LOWERED HIS BOND FROM 500-THOUSAND TO 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS. CASIAS HAS BEEN ORDERED TO WEAR A GPS ANKLE MONITOR AS…… MORE
Sunland Property Accused of Embezzling
A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY IN RIO RANCHO IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. POLICE SAY THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS THAT SUNLAND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT MAY HAVE EMBEZZLED FUNDS. PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH THE COMPANY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS ARE BEING ASKED TO LOOK-OVER THEIR ACCOUNTS TO MAKE SURE ALL PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE COMPANY.…… MORE
Asthma Has Impact on NM
KNOW YOUR TRIGGERS: THAT’S ONE PIECE OF ADVICE FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEALING WITH ASTHMA. HEIDI KRAPFL IS WITH DEPARTMENT’S ASTHMA CONTROL PROGRAM. SHE SAYS TWO AREAS OF THE STATE HAVE HIGHER RATES OF HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA, THE SOUTHEAST AND THE NORTHWEST. SHE SAYS THERE ARE DIFFERENCES…… MORE
Cattle Rustlers Busy in Southeastern NM
THE TERM “CATTLE RUSTLING” HARKENS BACK TO THE DAYS OF THE OLD WEST…BUT IT STILL HAPPENS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. EDDY COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING RECENT CATTLE THEFTS ON RANCHES AROUND CARLSBAD. DALENE HODNETT WITH THE NEW MEXICO FARM AND LIVESTOCK BUREAU SAYS CATTLE THIEVES HAVE AN INCENTIVE. THERE’S A SIGNIFICANT RETURN ON RUSTLING CATTLE…… MORE
Albuquerque Police Investigate Dead NE Heights Shooting
THE INVESTIGATION INTO A FATAL SHOOTING IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE CONTINUES WITH NO SUSPECTS AND NO KNOWN WITNESSES. POLICE WERE SENT TO PENNSYLVANIA AND CHICO AROUND 2:30 AM, WHERE THEY FOUND A MAN SHOT. THAT MAN DIED ON SCENE. OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS THE INVESTIGATION IS HAMPERED BY THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO WITNESSES. HE…… MORE
Mayor Wants to Move on APD Monitor’s Contract
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL’S DECISION MONDAY NIGHT TO AGAIN DELAY APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR JAMES GINGER MAY FORCE THE MAYOR’S OFFICE TO MAKE THE NEXT MOVE. GINGER AND HIS TEAM WERE HIRED TO OVERSEE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REFORMS AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS HE’S LOOKING OVER THE CITY’S OPTIONS. HE SAYS HE’S WORKING…… MORE
NM Senators Push for Minimum Wage Hike
NEW MEXICO SENATORS TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH ARE PART OF A TEAM OF LAWMAKERS IN WASHINGTON INTRODUCING A BILL THAT WOULD HIKE THE MINIMUM AGE TO 12 DOLLARS AN HOUR BY 2020. UDALL SAYS IF IT PASSES, IT WOULD MEAN MORE MONEY FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A MILLION NEW MEXICANS TRYING TO…… MORE
Crude Oil Price Costing NM Thousands of Jobs
NEW MEXICO CAN EXPECT AT LEAST 2-THOUSAND JOB LOSSES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS DUE TO LOW CRUDE OIL PRICES. THAT’S THE ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. THE NUMBER OF OIL RIGS OPERATING IN NEW MEXICO HAS DECLINED SHARPLY IN THE PAST YEAR. EACH RIG REPRESENTS 50 JOBS. AND WHEN…… MORE
Alleged Rapist Arrested Near Santa Fe
TWENTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD JESUS JAVIER REYNOSO JR WAS ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT TUESDAY MORNING IN GLORIETA. HE’S ACCUSED OF RAPING A 71 YEAR OLD WOMAN IN SANTA FE LAST MONTH. REYNOSO IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION, KIDNAPPING AND AGGRAVATED BURGLARY. POLICE SAY THE WOMAN WAS ATTACKED AT HER HOME ON AGUA FRIA STREET ON APRIL…… MORE
