AN ALBUQUERQUE DOUBLE MURDER SUSPECT IS IN THE HOSPITAL IN COLORADO AFTER BEING SHOT BY DEPUTIES IN FORT MORGAN. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL IDENTIFIES HIM AS 31 YEAR OLD DUSTIN BRIAN MONTANO OF STERLING, COLORADO. HE’S RECOVERING AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING WITH A SHERIFF’S DEPUTY IN COLORADO. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS TWO PEOPLE WERE…… MORE
Supposed Death Bed Confession Leads to Jail
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WHO THOUGHT HE WAS MAKING A DEATH BED CONFESSION HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, FRANK FROMETA…FEARING HE WAS ABOUT TO DIE AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR…TOLD NURSES AT UNMH HE HAD KILLED SOMEONE. THE VICTIM WAS WILFRED SALAS, WHOSE BADLY BEATEN BODY…… MORE
Dog Owner Facing Jail Time, Fine
IT’S JAIL TIME AND A FINE FOR ANNETTE ROSENOW, THE OWNER OF SIX DOGS FOUND DEAD IN A HOT SUV IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST MONTH. ROSENOW, WHO’S 55, WAS SENTENCED IN TORRANCE COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT TO 23 DAYS IN JAIL AND A 703 DOLLAR FINES AFTER HIRING SARA MAUTER TO TRANSPORT THE DOGS FROM TEXAS TO…… MORE
Udall Pushes for Expanded Braodband Access
NEW MEXICO SENATOR TOM UDALL WANTS TO PUT WIRELESS INTERNET ON SCHOOL BUSES SO STUDENTS WITHOUT BROADBAND ACCESS AT HOME CAN GET ON LINE TO STUDY AND DO HOMEWORK. UDALL SAYS NEARLY A THIRD OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS ARE AT RISK OF FALLING BEHIND SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY CAN’T GET ON THE INTERNET AT HOME. THE…… MORE
Metro Homes Sales Still Good
A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE PURCHASING HOMES IN NEW MEXICO LAST MONTH. THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO SAYS JUST UNDER 29 HUNDRED HOMES WERE SOLD STATEWIDE…A 40-PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST APRIL. AND THE MEDIAN PRICE OF A HOME WENT UP 10-PERCENT TO 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE ASSOCIATION SAYS NEW MEXICO’S MARKET CONTINUES TO BE STRONG…BUT…… MORE
Duke City Marks 33rd and 34th Murder This Year
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DOUBLE MURDER ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS THE MURDERS HAPPENED AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR COORS AND SEQUOIA. THEY’VE BEEN INVESTIGATING IN THE 35-HUNDRED BLOCK OF COORS. POLICE DON’T YET HAVE IDENTITIES ON THE VICTIMS, OR HAVEN’T RELEASED THEIR NAMES IF THEY DO HAVE THEM. THEY…… MORE
NM A-G to Review Youngblood’s DWI Arrest
THE SUNDAY MORNING ARREST OF BERNALILLO COUNTY STATE REP MONICA YOUNGBLOOD FOR DRUNK DRIVING WILL BE REVIEWED NOW BY THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE. STATE A-G HECTOR BALDERAS TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL HIS CONCERN IS THAT YOUNGBLOOD BROUGHT UP HER LEGISLATIVE POSITION. SHE’S RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE. YOUNGBLOOD IS A REPUBLICAN. OFFICERS WHO…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Rise Again
JUST IN TIME FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, GAS PRICES WENT UP AGAIN IN NEW MEXICO. THIS WEEK, THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS SEVEN-CENTS MORE THAN WE PAID LAST WEEK. IT’S NOW AT 2-95 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. AND SOME PARTS OF THE STATE ARE PAYING 3-DOLLARS A GALLON NOW. THAT INCLUDES. LAS CRUCES, WHERE…… MORE
NM Auditor to Look into 2nd Judicial District Justice System
THE STATE AUDITOR’S OFFICE WANTS TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT HOW THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IS WORKING IN THE 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. AUDITOR WAYNE JOHNSON SAYS IT’S ONE WAY TO GET A HANDLE ON ALBUQUERQUE’S CRIME PROBLEM. WE SAYS THEY CAN BRING IN A WHOLE ARMY OF AUDITORS TO FIND OUT WHERE THE SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS…… MORE
NM A-G Files Counterclaims Over Water
ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS FILED COUNTERCLAIMS TO TEXAS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE TEXAS VERSUS NEW MEXICO WATER LAWSUIT. IN A COURT FILING MADE LATE TUESDAY, THE A-G SAYS NEW MEXICO’S TRADITIONALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATION HAS BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF FOR DECADES BY BOTH PARTIES. BALDERAS SAYS HIS OFFICE’S LEGAL STRATEGY WILL HOLD TEXAS…… MORE
