A RIO RANCHO MAN WHO WAS PART OF A MAJOR MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING RING IS SENTENCED TO TWO AND-A-HALF YEARS IN PRISON. THIRTY-TWO YEAR OLD ANTONIO RUELAS IS ONE OF TEN DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN A DRUG OPERATION THAT FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY DISTRIBUTED HIGH GRADE MARIJUANA IN NEW MEXICO AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE…… MORE
Two Arrested on Drug Charges
TWO PEOPLE FACE DRUG CHARGES AFTER THEY WERE ARRESTED BY A BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTY ALONG I-40 ON WEDNESDAY. THE DEPUTY MADE A TRAFFIC STOP NEAR THE ZUZAX EXIT…AND SAID THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE NERVOUS AND HAD INCONSISTENT TRAVEL PLANS. THE DEPUTY THEN FOUND HALF A POUND OF METH INSIDE THE…… MORE
Good News on NM’s DWI Deaths
SOME POSITIVE NEWS CONCERNING THE EFFORT TO CURB D-W-I DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO. AT THIS POINT IN 2017, THERE WERE 57 DWI-RELATED FATALITIES. AS OF RIGHT NOW IN 2018, THAT NUMBER IS DOWN TO 30, REPRESENTING A DROP OF 47 PERCENT. NOW STATE POLICE SAY, WITH CINCO DE MAYO THIS WEEKEND, THEY’LL BE CONDUCTING INCREASED…… MORE
Stage Two Limits Imposed in Several National Forests
IF YOU’RE PLANNING A TRIP TO A NATIONAL MONUMENT OR PRESERVE IN NEW MEXICO, TAKE NOTE OF THIS. BANDOLIER AND FORT UNION, ALONG WITH THE VALLES CALDERA AND THE PECOS HISTORICAL PARK ARE IMPLEMENTING STAGE TWO FIRE RESTRICTIONS FRIDAY MORNING. ROB GAUSS IS A FIRE PROGRAM ASSISTANT AT BANDOLIER. HE SAYS THIS WILL HAVE A…… MORE
Public Allowed Input on Gas Company Rate Hike Request
NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN SANDY JONES WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU ON NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY’S PROPOSED RATE HIKE. THE COMPANY IS ASKING FOR AN 8-MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE IN ANNUAL BASE REVENUES … ROUGHLY A 1-POINT-4 PERCENT INCREASE FOR THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL GAS BILL. ABOUT 92 PERCENT OF THE GAS COMPANY’S CUSTOMER BASE…… MORE
State Lawmaker Accused of Sexual Harassment
A STATE LAWMAKER FROM SANTA FE IS BEING ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. LAURA BONAR WITH THE GROUP “ANIMAL PROTECTION VOTERS,” SAYS REPRESENTATIVE CARL TRUJILLO HARASSED AND PROPOSITIONED HER DURING THE 2013 AND 2014 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS…AND SHE’S CALLING FOR HIM TO RESIGN. BONAR SAYS TRUJILLO SPONSORED BILLS IMPORTANT TO HER ORGANIZATION AND USED HIS ROLE TO…… MORE
More Charges Against Sect Leaders
TWO LEADERS OF A PARAMILITARY RELIGIOUS SECT IN CIBOLA COUNTY…ALREADY ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING AND CHILD ABUSE…NOW FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES OF EVIDENCE TAMPERING AND CONSPIRACY. THE GALLUP INDEPENDENT REPORTS THAT JAMES AND DEBORAH GREEN HAD EACH BEEN CHARGED PREVIOUSLY WITH 18 COUNTS. LAW ENFORCEMENT RAIDED THEIR COMPOUND LAST YEAR OVER CONCERNS OF CHILD ABUSE. AUTHORITIES SAY…… MORE
City Ramps Up Police Chief Search
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW ACTIVELY SEARCHING NATIONWIDE FOR A NEW CHIEF OF APD. INTERIM CHIEF MICHAEL GEIER HAS SERVED IN THAT CAPACITY SINCE TIM KELLER BECAME MAYOR IN DECEMBER. DURING THAT TIME, KELLER SAYS THE CITY’S ALREADY SEEING BETTER USE OF CRIME FIGHTING STRATEGIES AND IS WORKING TO RETAIN AND RECRUIT OFFICERS. AS…… MORE
Drone Hampers NM Fire Fight
FIREFIGHTERS TAKING ON THE CHICOMA FIRE ON THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST HAVE TO DEAL WITH MORE THAN RUGGED TERRITORY AND WINDY CONDITIONS . ALL AIR SUPPORT FOR THE FIRE WAS GROUNDED EARLIER THIS WEEK AFTER A DRONE WAS SPOTTED OVER THE FIRE. POLICE WENT OUT LOOKING FOR THE DRONE’S OPERATOR BUT COULDN’T LOCATE THE…… MORE
February a Good Month for Oil and Gas
NEW MEXICO OIL RIGS HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY LATELY. NEW MEXICO PRODUCED 588-THOUSAND BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY IN FEBRUARY…AND THAT WAS A RECORD BREAKER. THE NUMBERS COME FROM THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION, WHICH SAYS NEW MEXICO HAS NOW DOUBLED ITS OIL PRODUCTION OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THE STATE ENERGY, MINERALS, AND NATURAL…… MORE
