TROUBLE AT ALBUQUERQUE’S LATEST HOMELESS CAMP. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS A RESIDENT OF THE TENT CITY, RAYMOND DURHAM, WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY AFTER GETTING INTO AN ALTERCATION WITH THREE OTHER PEOPLE. THE THREE SAY THEY WERE PUNCHED, BITTEN AND CHOKED BY DURHAM, WHO NOW FACES AGGRAVATED BATTERY CHARGES. THE HOMELESS CAMP IS ON PRIVATE…… MORE
Native Americans Walk Off Sandler Movie Set
ABOUT A DOZEN NATIVE AMERICAN EXTRAS WALK OFF THE SET OF THE ADAM SANDLER MOVIE FILMING IN LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO. THE REASON: THEY SAY THE CONTENT AND PROPS USED IN THE FILM ENTITLED “THE RIDICULOUS SIX” WERE OFFENSIVE AND DISRESPECTFUL TO THEIR CULTURE. THEY SAY LANGUAGE IN THE SCRIPT WAS ESPECIALLY OFFENSIVE TO INDIAN…… MORE
Most of NM Still Affected by Drought
THE LATEST GOVERNMENT REPORT SHOWS 62 PERCENT OF NEW MEXICO REMAINS UNDER SOME FORM OF DROUGHT. BUT, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS, NO AREAS OF THE STATE ARE IN THE EXTREME OR EXCEPTIONAL CATEGORY. STILL, THE LONG TERM DROUGHT PERSISTS…AND NEW MEXICO’S RESERVOIR LEVELS ARE, ON AVERAGE, ONLY 26 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THAT,…… MORE
I-D Thieves Arrested in Santa Fe County
FIVE PEOPLE IN SANTA FE COUNTY ARE UNDER ARREST, CHARGED WITH STEALING MAIL AND USING THE STOLEN I-D’S AND CREDIT CARDS TO MAKE PURCHASES. SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WERE ALERTED TO THE SCHEME BY A LOCAL RETAILER WHO WAS SUSPICIOUS OF SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS ATTEMPTING TO BUY A T-V. AUTHORITIES SAY THE MAIL THIEVES WOULD ONLY TAKE WHAT…… MORE
APD Seeks Help on Six Year Old Cold Case
NEARLY SIX YEARS AFTER IT HAPPENED, THE MURDER OF 38 YEAR OLD MARQUIS DANN IN ALBUQUERQUE REMAINS A MYSTERY. NOW, POLICE ARE ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE PUBLIC IN SOLVING THE CASE. ON MAY 22ND 2009, DANN WAS SHOT THROUGH THE WINDOW OF HIS APARTMENT ON SAN MATEO LANE, JUST A WEEK AFTER MOVING IN.…… MORE
FATAL ROLLOVER ACCIDENT
AN ACCIDENT IN THE SOUTH VALLEY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT LEAVES ONE PERSON DEAD. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS A VEHICLE HEADING SOUTH ON COORS NEAR LAS ESTANCIAS CROSSED OVER THE MEDIAN, HITTING A NORTHBOUND VEHICLE THEN ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DRIVER OF THE ROLLOVER DIED AT THE SCENE. HE’S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 25…… MORE
RESOLVE CAPITAL OUTLAY ISSUE
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL IS ON RECORD, ASKING THAT A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION BE CONVENED TO DEAL WITH A FAILED 260-MILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL OUTLAY BILL. COUNCILOR TRUDY JONES TELLS 770 KKOB MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PROJECTS FOR ALBUQUERQUE WERE INCLUDED IN THE BILL THAT STALLED ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE REGULAR SESSION. NOW THOSE PROJECTS…… MORE
A REFINEMENT OF AN OLD SCAM
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ONCE AGAIN WARNING OF A SCAM IN WHICH THE CALLER TELLS THE INTENDED TARGET THEY NEED TO PAY UP TO AVOID ARREST. NOW THE SCAMMERS ARE USING ACTUAL NAMES OF BCSO WORKERS TO ADD LEGITIMACY TO THE CALL. SGT AARON WILLIAMSON SAYS DON’T BUY IT, THEY DON’T DO ANY BUSINESS…… MORE
RABID FOX BITES WOMAN
STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING THAT YOU BE CAUTIOUS AROUND WILD ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY’RE SICK OR ACTING STRANGELY. A WOMAN IN LINCOLN COUNTY WAS RECENTLY BITTEN BY A FOX THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR RABIES. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST CASE IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR OF A RABID ANIMAL BITING…… MORE
GAS UP ANOTHER DIME
ANOTHER WEEK OF INCREASING GAS PRICES IN NEW MEXICO, ACCORDING TO TRIPLE “A”. NEW MEXICO DRIVERS ARE NOW PAYING 2-37 A GALLON FOR REGULAR, UNLEADED. IT’S A 10 CENT INCREASE OVER LAST WEEK. SPOKESMAN DOUG SHUPE TELLS US IT’S STILL WELL BELOW WHAT WE WERE PAYING AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR WHICH WAS 3-46 A GALLON.…… MORE
