MORE THAN A THOUSAND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS ARE NOW OFF THE STREETS IN NEW MEXICO. THIS AFTER A DRUG BUST BY BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES JUST BEFORE 11AM THURSDAY. THE BUST HAPPENED AFTER DEPUTIES CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON I-40. DEPUTIES SEIZED 600 THC CARTRIDGES, SIX POUNDS OF POT, AND 10 SHEETS OF MARIJUANA WAX. THEY…… MORE
A CASE OF SCHOOL SEXUAL ABUSE IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY ENDS IN A VERY LONG PRISON SENTENCE. A FORMER TEACHER AT ESPANOLA’S FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 108 YEARS IN PRISON. GARY GREGOR WAS CONVICTED ON MULTIPLE COUNTS FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS DURING THE 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR. AND THAT’S NOT THE…… MORE
THE NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION SAYS IT WON’T RECONSIDER AN EARLIER DECISION REGARDING THE NEW FACEBOOK DATA FACILITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN LOS LUNAS. THE P-R-C HAD PREVIOUSLY VOTED AGAINST ALLOWING PNM TO CHARGE UTILITY CUSTOMERS NEARLY 40-MILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD A TRANSMISSION LINE TO SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TO THE DATA CENTER. A PNM SPOKESMAN TELLS…… MORE
THE RIO METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT IS ANNOUNCING A MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE AREA’S BIKE SHARE PROGRAM. COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AUGUSTA MEYERS TELLS US THE NUMBER OF BIKE STATIONS WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE FROM THE CURRENT 43 TO 100. THERE WILL ALSO BE 500 BIKES AVAILABLE. MEYERS SAYS THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. SHE SAYS…… MORE
LOOK FOR MORE COPS ON BIKES ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE AND OTHER AREAS OF SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB HE USED SOME HIS OFFICE’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO PURCHASE SIX NEW BICYCLES FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT: DAVIS SAYS AN OFFICER ON A BICYCLE IS MORE APPROACHABLE AND LESS INTIMIDATING TO THE PUBLIC.…… MORE
STATE POLICE IN NEW MEXICO HAVE ALREADY STARTED THEIR PATROLS OF CENTRAL AVENUE IN ALBUQUERQUE. KOB TV REPORTS THEY INCREASED PATROLS IN THE AREA LAST FRIDAY AND WILL ADD ANOTHER 50 OFFICERS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THEIR FOCUS WILL BE NOB HILL AS WELL AND SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE. BUT THE MAJOR FOCUS IN ON…… MORE
THE PRIVATELY-RUN TORRANCE COUNTY JAIL IN ESTANCIA HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR A YEAR AND-A-HALF. BUT WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS OR SO, THE FACILITY WILL BE REOPENING TO HOUSE ICE DETAINEES. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE PLAN ON WEDNESDAY. COUNTY MANAGER WAYNE JOHNSON TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’LL MEAN MORE MORE JOBS FOR THE LOCAL AREA,…… MORE
MORE MONEY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HEAD NEW MEXICO’S STATE DEPARTMENT AGENCIES. THEY’RE GETTING A 17 PERCENT RAISE … AND A SPOKESPERSON FOR GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM TELLS KOB TV THAT’S THE KEEP THE SALARIES COMPETITIVE. IT MEANS CABINET HEADS WHO EARN 128-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR IF THEY NOW EARN 150-THOUSAND A YEAR. THAT’S MORE THAN…… MORE
A DISTRICT JUDGE HAS AGREED WITH A REQUEST FROM THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AND RULED THAT MURDER SUSPECT DARIAN BASHIR WILL BE HELD WITHOUT BOND PENDING TRIAL. PROSECUTORS ARGUED THAT BASHIR HAS A VIOLENT HISTORY, AND IT WOULD ENDANGER THE PUBLIC IF HE WERE TO BE SET FREE. BASHIR FACES AN OPEN COUNT OF…… MORE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS ASKING THE DISTRICT COURT TO FORCE THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO TURN OVER THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS FILE ON FORMER TORRANCE COUNTY SHERIFF HEATH WHITE. THE A-G HAS CHARGED WHITE WITH EMBEZZLING MORE THAN 160-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE COUNTY DURING HIS TIME AS SHERIFF. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS DETAILS SURFACED IN…… MORE
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