A BILL INCREASING PENALTIES FOR ONE PARTICULAR CRIME HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE. THE PROPOSAL FROM ALBUQUERQUE REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE BILL REHM WOULD CRACK DOWN ON PEOPLE WHO DRIVE STOLEN VEHICLES RECKLESSLY AND KILL SOMEONE. THE MEASURE WOULD ALLOW FOR A FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE IN SUCH CASES. REHM…… MORE
Grant Helps NM Address Drug ODs
NEW MEXICO IS GETTING A 200-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT TO ADVANCE EFFORTS ADDRESSING DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS. THE GRANT IS FROM PHIZER. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THE GRANT WILL FUND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES DEALING WITH THE USE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES. THE STATE’S OVERDOSE DEATH RATE HAS IMPROVED FOR 49TH IN THE…… MORE
Alleged Home Invader Arrested
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARREST 41 YEAR OLD RAMON VARELA FOR A HOME INVASION THAT LEFT ANOTHER MAN DEAD. APD SAYS VARELA AND 20 YEAR OLD RAYMOND SANCHEZ BROKE INTO A HOME NEAR 98TH AND SAGE LAST MONTH…AND THE HOMEOWNER FIRED A SHOTS, KILLING SANCHEZ. VARELA FLED AND HAD BEEN ON THE LOOSE…… MORE
Tire Cleanup on Pajarito Mesa
MORE THAN 400 TONS OF USED TIRES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM PAJARITO MESA IN SOUTHWESTERN BERNALILLO COUNTY. COUNTY PLANNING DIRECTOR ENRICO GRADI TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THERE WERE ABOUT 100-THOUSAND TIRES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY NEAR RIO PUERCO. HE SAYS THE LONGER THE TIRES STAY THERE, THE MORE THEY BECOME EMBEDDED IN THE…… MORE
NM “Trade Land” Proposed for President’s Wall
AS STATE LEGISLATORS IN SANTA FE INTRODUCE A BILL TO PREVENT PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM BUILDING A WALL ON THE BORDER IN NEW MEXICO WITH OLD MEXICO … STATE LAND COMMISSIONER AUBREY DUNN PROPOSES TRADING TRUST LAND ALONG THE BORDER FOR THE WALL. HE SAYS THE LAND WOULD BE IN EITHER OTERO, CHAVEZ, OR…… MORE
Governor Vetoes Emergency Funds for NM Courts
GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ HAS SIGNED A BILL FUNDING THE 2017 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THAT WILL ALLOW HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES AT THE ROUNDHOUSE TO BE PAID. THE BILL ALLOCATES ABOUT EIGHT AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE 60-DAY SESSION. HOWEVER THE GOVERNOR VETOED 800-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR THE STATE’S COURT SYSTEM. SENATE…… MORE
2nd Suspect Arrested in Crash that Killed Mother and Daughter
THE MORE THAN TWO WEEK-LONG SEARCH FOR 24 YEAR OLD PAUL GARCIA IS OVER. THE ALBUQUERQUE MURDER SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY AT THE WALMART STORE IN EDGEWOOD. APD SAYS GARCIA AND ACCOMPLICE ELEXUS GROVES WERE IN A STOLEN VAN THAT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEED ON JANUARY 18TH. FOURTEEN…… MORE
NM Monitors Gold King Mine Spill
A NEW PLAN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE STATE TO MONITOR THE EFFECTS OF 2015’S GOLD KING MINE SPILL THAT POLLUTED RIVERS IN NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO. ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT SECRETARY BUTCH TONGATE TELLS US THIS PROCESS WILL TAKE A WHILE. HE SAYS IT COULD TAKE THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE. TONGATE SAYS THE…… MORE
NM Child Abuse Homicide Review Bill Proposed
NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND HOMICIDE NEED TIMELY INVESTIGATIONS. HE’S SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 294 THAT CREATES A CHILD ABUSE HOMICIDE REVIEW TEAM. HE SAYS ONE ASPECT OF THE REVIEW IS TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY SYSTEMIC FAILURES. HE SAYS YOU DON’T WANT AGENCIES POINTING FINGERS…… MORE
APD Moves to Match Stolen Goods With Rightful Owner
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE HOPING TO RETURN UP TO 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STOLEN ITEMS TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS. POLICE RECOVERED THE STOLEN PROPERTY IN RECENT MONTHS AND, ON THURSDAY, THEY PUT THE ITEMS ON DISPLAY AT THE NORTHEAST SUBSTATION AND SNAPPED PICTURES OF THEM. APD SPOKESMAN SIMON DROBIK THE VALUE OF THE…… MORE
