A JUDGE HAS THROWN OUT TWO CHARGES AGAINST A FORMER STATE FILM INDUSTRY OFFICIAL IN A SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS FOUR OTHER COUNTS REMAIN IN THE CASE FILED BY TWO WOMEN AGAINST JON HENDRY. THE WOMEN CLAIM HENDRY HARASSED AND DISCRIMINATED AGAINST THEM WHEN THEY WERE UNION EMPLOYEES. AT THE…… MORE
ANY ORGANIZATION THAT USES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES CAN APPLY FOR GRANTS FROM THE STATE’S O-H-V GRANT PROGRAM. MATT SEIDEL OVERSEES THE PROGRAM FOR THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH. HE’S ENCOURAGING FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AS WELL AS NON-PROFITS, TO APPLY. THE MONEY FOR THE GRANTS COMES FROM USER-GENERATED REVENUES FROM O-H-V…… MORE
THE MEDICAID BUY-IN ACT IS APPROVED THURSDAY BY THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE … AND THAT’S GREATLY PLEASED SUPPORTERS OF THE MEASURE. ABUKO ESTRADA IS SUPERVISING ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH WITH THE NEW MEXICO CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY. HE SAYS FAMILIES IN NEW MEXICO DESERVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE NEEDED TO SURVIVE. AND HE…… MORE
A SUSPECT HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER A SHOT WAS FIRED THURSDAY MORNING AT SUE CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL IN RIO RANCHO. NO ONE WAS HIT. ALL STUDENTS ON CAMPUS WERE TAKEN TO THE SANTA ANA STAR CENTER. CLASSES ARE CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY. POLICE CHIEF STEWART STEELE SAYS THE SUSPECT, IDENTIFIED AS 16 YEAR OLD JOSHUA OWEN,…… MORE
ANOTHER SHOOTING IN ALBUQUERQUE … THIS ONE IN THE 13-HUNDRED BLOCK OF LOS TOMASES NORTHWEST. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THAT LOCATION JUST BEFORE 2:00 FRIDAY MORNING, WHERE THEY GOT A DESCRIPTION OF A VEHICLE THE OFFENDER WAS POSSIBLY DRIVING. THEY FOUND THE VEHICLE AND ITS DRIVER NEAR 2ND STREET AND LOMAS, PROMPTING THE…… MORE
IN THE WAKE OF THURSDAY MORNING’S SHOOTING AT CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL IN RIO RANCHO, THE SUPERINTENDENT AT A-P-S HAS RELEASED A STATEMENT ON THE INCIDENT. RAQUEL REEDY SAYS SHE HAS OFFERED TO SEND THE DISTRICT’S CRISIS COUNSELORS TO RIO RANCHO IF NEEDED. SHE ALSO POINTS OUT THAT ALL APS SCHOOLS HAVE GONE THROUGH ACTIVE SHOOTER…… MORE
ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE CREWS WERE DISPATCHED TO AN ABANDONED 4-PLEX APARTMENT BUILDING AT 63RD STREET AND AVALON NORTHWEST AROUND 2:30 FRIDAY MORNING. WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE BUILDING AND WERE TOLD ONE PERSON WAS TRAPPED INSIDE. FIREFIGHTERS HAD THE BLAZE UNDER CONTROL IN MINUTE AND FOUND THE…… MORE
THE COURTS COULD TEMPORARILY TAKE AWAY THE GUNS OF ANYONE DEEMED AN IMMEDIATE THREAT UNDER A MEASURE APPROVED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BY THE STATE HOUSE. THE SO-CALLED “RED FLAG” FIREARMS BILL NOW MOVES ON TO THE NEW MEXICO SENATE. OPPONENTS SAY THERE AREN’T ENOUGH SAFEGUARDS IN THE BILL BEFORE A GUN OWNER HAS HIS OR…… MORE
A BIG INCREASE IN A REWARD FIRST OFFERED FIVE YEARS AGO. FRANK FISHER IS WITH THE F-B-I IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS THEY’VE INCREASED THE REWARD IN THE CASE OF WILSON JOE CHIQUITO, A MAN WHO WAS MURDERED ON, OR AROUND, VALENTINE’S DAY OF 2014. THE REWARD IS GOING FROM THE ORIGINAL 1-THOUSAND DOLLARS, UP TO…… MORE
SUPPORTERS SAY A BILL THAT’LL BE HEARD ON FRIDAY IN THE HOUSE COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE COULD MEAN AN ADDITIONAL 1.2 TO 2-BILLION DOLLARS FOR NEW MEXICO’S LAND GRANT PERMANENT FUND. THE PROPOSAL WOULD RAISE THE ROYALTY RATE FOR TOP PERFORMING OIL AND GAS LEASES ON STATE TRUST LAND FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT,…… MORE
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