ULTRA HEALTH, THE BIGGEST CANNABIS COMPANY IN NEW MEXICO, HAS ACQUIRED 200 ACRES OF LAND IN OTERO COUNTY. THERE IT PLANS TO BUILD AN 8.7 MILLION SQUARE FOOT FACILITY THAT THE COMPANY SAYS WILL BE THE LARGEST IN NORTH AMERICA. THE SITE WILL INCLUDE 20 ACRES OF INDOOR CULTIVATION, 80 ACRES OF OUTDOOR MARIJUANA FIELDS,…… MORE
Lawmakers Push for More School Security
SOME NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS DON’T THINK ENOUGH IS BEING DONE TO MAKE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE SAFER FOR STUDENTS. THAT’S AFTER THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED UP TO 40 MILLION DOLLARS FOR SECURITY AT SCHOOLS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT RANKING LAWMAKERS MET IN SANTA FE YESTERDAY, SAYING THEY’D LIKE TO CREATE A LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE OR…… MORE
Martinez Visits the Guard at the Border
ABOUT 60 NEW MEXICO NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ARE NOW WORKING ALONG THE BORDER WITH MEXICO. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ACTIVATED THE GUARD AT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S REQUEST AND GOT A LOOK THURSDAY AT HOW AND WHAT THEY’RE DOING THERE. SHE TELLS KOB THEY’LL START WITH 60 TROOPS BUT EXPAND THAT NUMBER TO ABOUT 150. MARTINEZ SAYS THE GUARD…… MORE
Gathering of Nations Underway
THE GATHERING OF NATIONS POW WOW RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY AT EXPO NEW MEXICO…AND YOU’LL BE ABLE TO TAKE A CITY BUS TO GET THERE. A-B-Q RIDE SAYS FOUR ROUTES ARE AVAILABLE FROM ANY OF THREE PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES. THE CLOSEST ONE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS IS THE UPTOWN TRANSIT CENTER ON INDIANA, JUST SOUTH OF…… MORE
New Hearing for Nehemiah Griego
NEHEMIAH GRIEGO WILL HAVE ANOTHER HEARING TO DETERMINE IF HE SHOULD BE SENTENCED AS AN ADULT OR A JUVENILE FOR KILLING FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS IN ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTH VALLEY. THAT AFTER THE STATE SUPREME COURT ON THURSDAY DENIED GRIEGO’S REQUEST TO REVIEW A COURT OF APPEALS OPINION WHICH ORDERED A NEW HEARING. GRIEGO WAS ORIGINALLY SENTENCED…… MORE
Arsonist Gets 20 Years
THE ALBUQUERQUE MAN LINKED TO A STRING OF DAMAGING ARSON FIRES A YEAR AND A HALF AGO GETS 20 YEARS IN PRISON. TWENTY-NINE YEAR OLD DAVID HICKMAN HAS BEEN IN FEDERAL CUSTODY SINCE HIS ARREST IN LATE NOVEMBER OF 2016. HICKMAN PLEADED GUILTY TO FIVE COUNTS OF ARSON, BUT ADMITTED IN HIS PLEA AGREEMENT TO…… MORE
Costco Burglar Suspect Caught and Jailed
A MAN WHO RIPPED OFF AN ALBUQUERQUE COSTCO STORE TO THE TUNE OF MORE THAN 80-THOUSAND DOLLARS IS IN THE MDC. APD SAYS 57 YEAR OLD JOSEPH ROMERO HID IN THE HARDWARE SECTION OF STORE, WAITED FOR EVERYONE TO LEAVE WHEN THE STORE CLOSED, THEN STOLE DIAMONDS AND A HOST OF OTHER ITEMS. THAT HAPPENED…… MORE
Warrant Roundup in Bernalillo County
THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY…AND ON THURSDAY, LAW ENFORCEMENT WENT AFTER THE “WORST OF THE WORST” IN A MAJOR WARRANT ROUNDUP. SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES SAYS ONE AREA TARGETED IS AUTO THEFT. FIFTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES AND 50 ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE OPERATION. INTERIM APD CHIEF MICHAEL…… MORE
Drug Trafficking Ring Leads to 16 Arrests
COCAINE, HEROIN, METH, GUNS AND MONEY. ALL PART OF A MULTI-AGENCY INVESTIGATION IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THAT HAS LED TO CHARGES AGAINST 16 PEOPLE. THE DRUG TRAFFICKING RING EXTENDED AS FAR EAST AS TENNESSEE AND SOUTH CAROLINA. FOURTEEN OF THE SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED IN LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO ON WEDNESDAY, THE OTHER TWO WERE…… MORE
NM Drought Brings Out the Bears
WITH DROUGHT CONDITIONS WORSENING ACROSS NEW MEXICO, BEARS ARE OUT AND ABOUT LOOKING FOR FOOD. THAT WAS EVIDENT THURSDAY MORNING IN RIO RANCHO WHEN STATE GAME AND FISH OFFICERS CAUGHT A THREE YEAR OLD MALE BEAR, WEIGHING ABOUT 200 POUNDS. HE SAYS THEY GOT A CALL AROUND 7:00 AM FROM A HOME IN A RESIDENTIAL…… MORE
