MORE THAN 45 POUNDS OF FENTANYL WAS SEIZED BY DEA AGENTS FROM A MAN ON THE AMTRAK TRAIN IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE TRAIN WAS TRAVELING TO NEW YORK CITY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT WHEN AGENTS OPENED A SUITCASE BELONGING TO 54 YEAR OLD PASSENGER ALFRED GALAVIZ OF CALIFORNIA, THEY FOUND 45-POINT-2 POUNDS OF FENTANYL, THE…… MORE
Attacker With Needle Out of Jail
A JUDGE HAS DENIED A REQUEST FROM PROSECUTORS TO PLACE SHAMMON CORDOVA IN PREVENTIVE DETENTION. HE’S THE MAN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING AN ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS OWNER AND STABBING HIM WITH A NEEDLE THAT HAD POSSIBLY BEEN USED FOR HEROIN. ON MONDAY, JUDGE STANLEY WHITAKER DENIED THE DETENTION MOTION AND RULED CORDOVA CAN BE RELEASED FOLLOWING DRUG…… MORE
Medic Murder Suspect Convicted
IN 2016, ARMY MEDIC TYLER LACKEY WAS AT AN ALBUQUERQUE A-T-M. WHILE THERE, HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED. THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIM HAS NOW BEEN CONVICTED OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER. MATTHEW CHAVEZ WAS ALSO CONVICTED OF ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE. WHEN HE’S SENTENCED IN NOVEMBER…… MORE
Auto Thefts Big on Campus
AUTO THEFT IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN ALBUQUERQUE. SO IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT AUTO THEFT IS ALSO A MAJOR ISSUE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. THERE WERE 222 AUTO THEFTS OR ATTEMPTED AUTO THEFTS LAST YEAR. THAT’S ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FILED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT ADDS-UP TO A 28 PERCENT…… MORE
Man Recovering from NE Albuquerque Shooting
A MAN IS HOSPITALIZED AT THIS TIME AFTER BEING SHOT EARLY MONDAY MORNING . APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THE NORTHEAST AREA COMMAND GOT A “SHOTS-FIRED” CALL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE SEDONA RIDGE APARTMENTS NEAR WYOMING AND MONTGOMERY WHERE THEY FOUND THE MAN WITH AT LEAST ONE GUNSHOT WOUND. DROBIK SAYS…… MORE
Balloons Are Good Business
THE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA HELD EACH YEAR IN ALBUQUERQUE IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY. RESEARCH SURVEYS DONE IN 2015 SHOW THE FIESTA GENERATING 177-MILLION DOLLARS. KOB-TV REPORTS TOM GARRITY, DIRECTOR OF THE FIESTA’S MEDIA RELATIONS, SAYS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS THE EVENT’S FRINGE BENEFIT. IN FACT, THE DEMAND FOR HOTEL ROOMS LAST YEAR…… MORE
Trinity Site Open for Business
TWICE A YEAR YOU’RE ABLE TO VISIT THE TRINITY SITE ON WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, THE SPOT WHERE THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS DETONATED IN 1945. ONE OF THOSE TIMES IS THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6TH. THE OPEN HOUSE IS FREE AND NO RESERVATIONS ARE NEEDED. YOU CAN VISIT THE EXACT SPOT WHERE THE BOMB WENT…… MORE
Councilors Consider Resolution for APD
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS MONDAY NIGHT CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE 3-MILLION DOLLARS TO APD. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE MONEY WOULD BE USED TO PAY FOR AN EXTRA CLASS OF 40 LATERAL OFFICERS. THE TWO SPONSORS OF THE MEASURE ARE COUNCILORS DON HARRIS AND CYNTHIA BORREGO. THEIR RESOLUTION WOULD FUND A CONDENSED ACADEMY FOR OFFICERS…… MORE
Fewer Uninsured Adults in NM
SOME POSITIVE NEWS REGARDING NEW MEXICO’S UNINSURED ADULTS. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROFESSOR JACK HOADLEY TELLS US NEW MEXICO’S RATE OF LOW INCOME UNINSURED ADULTS IN SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL AREAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE OPTION TO EXPAND MEDICAID CONTINUES. THE RATE DROPPED FROM 46 PERCENT IN 2009 TO 21 PERCENT IN 2016, DOWN 25 PERCENTAGE…… MORE
Mobile Voting for Bernalillo County
BERNALILLO COUNTY VOTERS WILL HAVE A UNIQUE OPTION THIS YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO CASTING THEIR BALLOT. COUNTY CLERK LINDA STOVER SAYS THE COUNTY HAS RENTED A MOBILE VOTING UNIT. IT’S A 40-FOOT LONG R-V LIKE VEHICLE THAT CAN GO COUNTYWIDE. STOVER SAYS SHE HOPES TO GET A GRANT TO PURCHASE A MOBILE VOTING UNIT.…… MORE
