MORE THAN 3-HUNDRED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE LEFT ON THE STREETS EACH NIGHT BECAUSE EMERGENCY HOUSING ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE SHUTS DOWN ONCE IT GETS WARMER IN MARCH. BUT NOW, ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER AND BERNALILLO COUNTY MANAGER JULIE MORGAS BACA ARE JOINING CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS AS WELL AS SHELTER MANAGERS TO KEEP…… MORE
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE THINK THEY KNOW WHO MURDERED A WOMAN OUTSIDE A CENTRAL AVENUE FAMILY DOLLAR STORE ON WEDNESDAY. BASED ON A LICENSE PLATE NUMBER FROM A WITNESS, OFFICERS ARRESTED 26 YEAR OLD MAIAH MADRID-SCHLEICHER. ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT THE SUSPECT EXCHANGED WORDS WITH AMANDA MADRID AS THE TWO WERE GETTING INTO THEIR CARS…AND SHOTS…… MORE
THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY SAYS WE’VE REACHED A MILESTONE WHEN IT COMES TO WATER USAGE. KATHERINE YUHAS WITH THE WATER AUTHORITY SAYS THE COMMUNITY USED JUST 125 GALLONS OF WATER PER CAPITA DAILY IN 2018. IT IS A NEW RECORD LOW AND REPRESENTS HALF OF WHERE USAGE STOOD IN THE MID-90S. NOW, YUHAS SAYS…… MORE
THE JUDGE IN THE TRIAL OF JAMES STEWART HAS DECLARED A MISTRIAL. STEWART IS BEING TRIED FOR ALLEGEDLY PROSTITUTING HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER, WHO TESTIFIED FOR A SECOND DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE DEFENSE IS ASKING FOR A MISTRIAL, CLAIMING A WITNESS BROKE THE RULES CONCERNING WHAT COULD BE SAID IN COURT. JUDGE CINDY LEOS SPOKE IN…… MORE
THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE CASE OF TWO TEENS FOUND MURDERED LAST DECEMBER IN THE DESERT WEST OF RIO RANCHO. NINETEEN YEAR OLD STEPHEN GOLDMAN JUNIOR, WHO FACES CHARGES IN TWO OTHER NON-FATAL SHOOTINGS LAST NOVEMBER IN ALBUQUERQUE , IS BEING INVESTIGATED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATHS OF 14 YEAR OLD AHMED LATEEF…… MORE
IT’S HAPPENED AGAIN. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SAYS 180 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WERE APPREHENDED AT THE BORDER NEAR SUNLAND PARK, NEW MEXICO, EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LIKE PREVIOUS GROUPS, THIS ONE WAS COMPRISED MOSTLY OF CENTRAL AMERICAN FAMILIES AND UNACCOMPANIED JUVENILES. SOME OF THE MIGRANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THIS IS THE SECOND GROUP OF 100 OR MORE…… MORE
STATE POLICE SAY A SEVEN YEAR OLD CHILD IS SAFE FOLLOWING AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING WEDNESDAY MORNING IN DONA ANA COUNTY. THE BORDER PATROL INITIATED A PURSUIT AFTER A VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A CHECK POINT ON I-25. WHEN THE CHASE ENDED, POLICE SAY THE MALE SUSPECT ARMED HIMSELF WITH A GUN AND BARRICADED…… MORE
A HOUSE BILL IN SANTA FE WOULD REQUIRE SEAT BELTS TO BE INSTALLED IN SCHOOL BUSES. IF THE BILL PASSES BOTH HOUSES AND IS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR, REPRESENTATIVE JACK CHATFIELD SAYS THE LEGISLATURE WOULD DECIDE HOW MUCH FUNDING WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE NEW BUSES. HOUSE BILL 265 WOULD REQUIRE ANY BUSES MANUFACTURED OR…… MORE
THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS PASSED A BILL OUTLAWING COYOTE-KILLING CONTESTS. THE MEASURE NOW GOES TO THE HOUSE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT MOST RURAL SENATORS OPPOSED THE BILL, SAYING IT INFRINGES ON COUNTY GOVERNMENTS WHICH SHOULD HAVE A SAY IN WHETHER THE CONTESTS ARE BANNED. HALF-A-DOZEN AMENDMENTS WERE PROPOSED THAT WOULD HAVE…… MORE
THERE’S BEEN A SETTLEMENT IN THE LAWSUIT THAT CLAIMED FORMER STATE POLICE CHIEF PETE KASSETAS ENGAGED IN SYSTEMATIC DISCRIMINATION WHEN HE HEADED THE DEPARTMENT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE CASE WAS ACTUALLY SETTLED IN DECEMBER AFTER TWO DAYS OF NEGOTIATIONS. THE LAWYER FOR THE THREE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT THE SUIT SAYS A CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE PROHIBITS…… MORE
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