BY THIS SUMMER, THERE WILL BE A NEW DEPARTMENT AT ALBUQUERQUE CITY HALL…THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AFFAIRS. MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS ITS PURPOSE WILL BE TO CONNECT IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TO SERVICES THAT’LL IMPROVE THEIR WELL BEING. HE SAYS RESIDENTS NEED TO BE SAFE AND SECURE IN THEIR CITY. …… MORE
New and Old APS Board Members Elected
ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS CHOOSE THEIR NEXT PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. INCUMBENT DAVID EUGENE PEARCY APPEARS TO BE THE BIG WINNER IN DISTRICT SEVEN … AND ANOTHER INCUMBENT, LORENZO GARCIA, WON IN DISTRICT THREE WITH 65 PERCENT OF THE VOTE. NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE CANDY PATTERSON IN DISTRICT FIVE IN THE SOUTH VALLEY AND ELIZABETH…… MORE
Bus Stabber Still Sought
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR 62 YEAR OLD GREGORY WAYNE DOZIER. APD SAYS HE’S THE MAN WHO STABBED SOMEONE ON A CITY BUS 25 TIMES TWO WEEKS AGO, LEAVING THE VICTIM IN CRITICAL CONDITION. POLICE SAY DOZIER, WHO LIVES ON THE STREETS, HAS MADE THREATS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IS…… MORE
Legislation Targets Auto Thieves Who Cause Crashes
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
