TWO SUSPECTS WHO ALMOST RAN OVER BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND LED A CHASE IN ALBUQUERQUE OVER THE WEEKEND HAVE NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED. THEY’RE 30 YEAR OLD DERICK GARCIA AND 38 YEAR OLD DOMINIC MARQUEZ. THE TWO MEN DROVE AWAY, NEARLY HITTING DEPUTIES TWICE. BUT THE CHASE FINALLY ENDED WHEN ONE OF THE DEPUTIES PULLED…… MORE
Bernalillo County Sheriff on Sanctuary Counties
BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES SUPPORTS THE IDEA OF 2ND AMENDMENT “SANCTUARY COUNTIES.” HE SAID IN A STATEMENT RELEASED LAST FRIDAY THAT HE WON’T BACK ANY LAW OR LEGISLATION THAT INFRINGES ON THE RIGHTS OF LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS TO BEAR ARMS. GONZALES SAYS THERE ARE ENOUGH LAWS ON THE BOOKS TO DEAL WITH THE UNLAWFUL POSSESSION…… MORE
Paul Krebs Goes to Court
PROSECUTORS SAY THE NEXT STEP IN THEIR CASE AGAINST FORMER UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PAUL KREBS WILL BE A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. THAT’S WHERE THEY’LL TRY TO ESTABLISH THAT THEY HAVE PROBABLE CAUSE THAT KREBS ACTED CRIMINALLY WHEN HE HEADED UP THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT. THE ABQ JOURNAL REPORTS THAT KREBS MADE A BRIEF APPEARANCE…… MORE
Grants for Recycling Available
EIGHT-HUNDRED-THOUSAND DOLLARS IS AVAILABLE FOR A VARIETY OF RECYCLING AND CLEAN-UP PROGRAMS FROM THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT. JOAN SNIDER IS WITH THE DEPARTMENT. SHE SAYS THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS IN PLACE REGARDING THE GRANT MONEY. TWO THIRDS OF THE FUNDING PROJECTS DEALING WITH MANAGING SCRAP TIRES, AND A THIRD OF THE MONEY GOES TO…… MORE
Ousted Lawmaker Files Lawsuit
A FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE WHO LOST HIS LEGISLATIVE SEAT AFTER HE WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT HAS FILED A DEFAMATION LAWSUIT. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT CARL TRUJILLO CLAIMS THE ALLEGATIONS WERE PART OF A PLOT TO KNOCK HIM OUT OF THE RACE. AMONG THOSE BEING SUED IS LAURA BONAR, AN OFFICIAL WITH…… MORE
There’s an App to Report a Crime
YOUR PHONE CAN NOW EXPAND ITS CRIME-FIGHTING ABILITIES. THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE HAS UNVEILED AN NEW “APP” THAT ALLOWS USERS TO ANONYMOUSLY REPORT INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP AUTHORITIES TRACK DOWN WANTED FUGITIVES. THE MARSHALS SERVICE SAYS THE “APP” CAN ALSO BE USED TO REPORT NON-COMPLIANT SEX OFFENDERS. YOU CAN GET THE CRIME-FIGHTING “APP” THROUGH THE…… MORE
Another Good Year Begins for NM Home Sales
LAST YEAR, 2018, WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR HOME SALES ACROSS THE STATE. AND PAUL WILSON, PRESIDENT OF THE NEW MEXICO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, SAYS IT’S BEEN A GOOD START TO 2019…WITH THE SALES FIGURES FOR JANUARY NEARLY MATCHING THOSE OF ONE YEAR AGO. JUST UNDER 15 HUNDRED HOMES WERE SOLD IN NEW MEXICO LAST…… MORE
Billion Dollar Spending Bill Passes in the House
THE STATE HOUSE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT APPROVED A 7-BILLION DOLLAR SPENDING BILL THAT PUTS SPENDING IN NEW MEXICO AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. NOW THE MEASURE GOES TO THE SENATE. MOST OF THE MONEY IN THE MEASURE WOULD GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE ABQ JOURNAL REPORTS HOUSE REPUBLICANS DID TRY…… MORE
Add Another NM 2nd Amendment Sanctuary County
SANDOVAL COUNTY IS NOW ON A GROWING LIST OF NEW MEXICO COUNTIES STANDING IN OPPOSITION TO SOME GUN LEGISLATION UNDER CONSIDERATION IN SANTA FE. A NUMBER OF COUNTY COMMISSIONS HAVE VOTED TO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED GUN LAWS BY BECOMING 2ND AMENDMENT “SANCTUARY COUNTIES.” SANDOVAL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED 4-TO-1 IN FAVOR OF THE MOVE AT THURSDAY…… MORE
Time Change Bills Could Make for an Earlier Wake Up
YOU MAY HAVE TO SHOW UP AT THE BALLOON FIESTA IN ALBUQUERQUE EARLIER THAN YOU ALREADY DO. THAT’S BECAUSE ONE OF THE DAYLIGHT SAVING BILLS AT THE LEGISLATURE COULD IMPACT WHEN YOU ARRIVE THERE. ASCENSIONS ARE, OF COURSE, SLATED CURRENTLY TO START AT 7AM. BUT IF HOUSE BILL 73 IS PASSED AND SIGNED BY GOVERNOR…… MORE
