A CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT PSYCHOTHERAPIST IS INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY. THIRTY-SIX YEAR OLD JULIE BARHAM IS ACCUSED OF HAVING SEX WITH A MINOR AT THE LINCOLN PINES YOUTH CENTER WHERE SHE WORKED … AND ALLEGEDLY GIVING HIM CRUSHED MEDS NOT PRESCRIBED FOR HIM TO ENHANCE THEIR SEXUAL EXPERIENCE. BARHAM FACES CHARGES OF…… MORE
Governor Signs “Revenge Porn” Legislation into Law
A BILL OUTLAWING “REVENGE PORN” WILL BECOME LAW IN NEW MEXICO ON JULY FIRST. THAT AFTER GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SIGNED THE MEASURE TODAY (MON). THE BILL’S SPONSOR, STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN EGOLF OF SANTA FE, SAYS THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATORS. A FIRST CONVICTION COULD GET THE OFFENDER A YEAR BEHIND BARS. A SECOND OFFENSE WOULD…… MORE
Council Approves Immigration Memorial
A 5-TO-4 VOTE BY THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT EFFECTIVELY PASSES A MEMORIAL THAT PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. THE MEMORIAL WAS INTRODUCED BY COUNCILOR KLARISSA PENA. IT INCLUDES LANGUAGE STATING THAT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST A PERSON BASED ON THEIR NATIONAL ORIGIN AND WILL TREAT IMMIGRANTS WITH DIGNITY.…… MORE
City Workers Hailed as Heroes
TWO ALBUQUERQUE CITY WORKERS FIND THEMSELVES FIRST ON SCENE FOR A FIRE IN THE UNM AREA MONDAY MORNING. MELISSA ROMERO WITH THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FIRE WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN THE BACK OF THE HOME WHEN THE WORKERS JUMPED OFF THEIR TRUCK AND BANGED ON THE FRONT DOOR TO ALERT THE OCCUPANTS. LUCKILY,…… MORE
Winrock Reconstruction Begins
PHASE ONE OF THE WINROCK MALL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS BEGINNING THIS WEEK…WITH WORK STARTING ON A 950-SPACE UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE THAT WILL INCLUDE RETAIL SPACE ABOVE. DARIN SAND WITH GOODMAN REALTY GROUP SAYS THIS PART OF THE PROJECT CARRIES A PRICE TAG OF 120-MILLION DOLLARS. SAND SAYS IT’LL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS FOR CONSTRUCTION TO…… MORE
“One-Stop-Shopping” For the New Mexico Corrections Department
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS COMPLETES A MOVE IN ALBUQUERQUE, BRINGING SEVERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES UNDER ONE ROOF. OVER 200 WORKERS WILL NOW BE LOCATED AT THE CHUCK S. GARA BUILDING, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PLAZA MAYA AT 615 FIRST STREET NORTHWEST. CORRECTIONS SECRETARY GREGG MARCANTEL SAYS YOU WON’T SEE ANY PAROLEES COMING TO THE BUILDING.…… MORE
Easter Pilgrims Leave Trash Along Routes to Chimayo
THEY’RE ALMOST DONE CLEANING UP AFTER PILGRIMS WHO MADE THE EASTER TREK TO CHIMAYO LAST WEEK. THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT BY MONDAY, THEIR CREWS HAD FILLED A HUNDRED 65-GALLON BAGS OF TRASH FOUND ALONG NM-76 AND NM-503. SPOKESPERSON MELISSA DOSHER TELLS US THAT’S ABOUT WHAT IT’S BEEN THE PAST TWO YEARS AS WELL.…… MORE
Popular Principal Dies on Vacation
A POPULAR ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS DIED. STEPHEN MARESCA … PRINCIPAL AT ARROYO DEL OSO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL … DIED LAST THURSDAY OF AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK AT THE AGE OF 53. HE WAS ON VACATION AT THE TIME. MARESCA WOULD HAVE TURNED 54 ON MONDAY, APRIL 6TH. HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A NATURAL EDUCATION…… MORE
A Big Year For the Santa Fe National Forest
THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST CELEBRATED A BIRTHDAY MONDAY. THE FOREST CAME INTO BEING ON APRIL 6TH, 1915. THAT’S WHEN THE JEMEZ FOREST RESERVE WEST OF SANTA FE WAS COMBINED WITH THE PECOS FOREST RESERVE EAST OF SANTA FE. NOW, FOREST OFFICIALS SAY THEY’LL BE CELEBRATING THE 100 YEAR MARK OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.…… MORE
UNM Area Fire Damages Home
A FIRE IN ALBUQUERQUE’S UNM AREA LEAVE THE HOME WITH HEAVY SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE. MELISSA ROMERO WITH THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY GOT MULTIPLE CALLS FROM PEOPLE IN THE AREA JUST BEFORE 7AM MONDAY ABOUT THE FIRE NEAR SILVER AND COLUMBIA SOUTHEAST. SHE SAYS WHEN CREWS ARRIVED, THEY FOUND INTENSE SMOKE AND FLAMES…… MORE
