NEW MEXICO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM ENFORCING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS UNDER A BILL INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT ALBUQUERQUE DEMOCRAT PATRICIA ROYBAL CABALLERO’S PROPOSAL WOULD KEEP POLICE OR SHERIFFS DEPARTMENTS FROM COOPERATING WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES IN DEPORTING SUSPECTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. A NUMBER OF CITIES…… MORE
Officer-Involved Shooting Bill Goes to Full Council
AN ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE FULL COUNCIL TAKE UP A BILL CHANGING THE WAY OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AT APD ARE INVESTIGATED. COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS, AS IT STANDS NOW, APD HAS A MAJOR ROLE IN THOSE INVESTIGATIONS. HE SAYS HIS BILL PROPOSES AN OUTSIDE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE WITH APD IN…… MORE
NM Congressman Condemns Obama Move
NEW MEXICO CONGRESSMAN STEVE PEARCE IS CONDEMNING A LAST MINUTE MOVE BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE 221 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. PEARCE CALLS THE GROUP A KNOWN TERRORIST ENTITY…AND DESCRIBES THE MOVE AS HORRENDOUS. HE SAYS IT FLIES IN THE FACE OF THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF OUR…… MORE
Aid in Dying Bill Introduced at Legislature
AN “AID IN DYING” BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE. THE BILL’S SPONSORS SAY IT WOULD ALLOW MENTALLY COMPETENT ADULTS WHO ARE TERMINALLY ILL TO GET A PRESCRIPTION FROM THEIR DOCTOR THAT THEY WOULD SELF-ADMINISTER TO ACHIEVE A PEACEFUL DEATH. IN 2014, A DISTRICT JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE RULED…… MORE
Fire Damages Two Albuquerque Homes
A HOUSE FIRE IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE 15-HUNDRED BLOCK OF JOHN STREET NEAR BROADWAY. CITY FIRE CREWS WERE SENT THERE AROUND 2:30 AM. IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED AS AN OUTSIDE FIRE, BUT WHEN FIRE CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY FOUND THAT THE FIRE HAD ACTUALLY SPREAD TO TWO HOMES. THE…… MORE
Four Arrested in After Standoff
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THEY’VE ARRESTED FOUR PEOPLE FOLLOWING A SWAT STANDOFF AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON LOUISIANA, NORTH OF GIBSON. THE POLICE ACTIVITY PROMPTED ROAD CLOSURES IN THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. APD SAYS THE FOUR SUSPECTS WERE WANTED FOR RECENT CRIMES…ALTHOUGH THEY’RE NOT SAYING WHAT CRIMES THEY’RE TIED TO. THE SUSPECTS…… MORE
High Speed Internet for Dozens of Duke City Facilities
THE ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYS THE CITY HAS TEAMED UP WITH CENTURY LINK TO PROVIDE INCREASED BROADBAND SPEEDS AT 40 CITY LOCATIONS. tHEY INCLUDE PLACES LIKE SENIOR CENTERS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. THE SYSTEM USES FIBER-OPTIC BASED SERVICES. OTHER LOCATIONS GETTING THE UPGRADES INCLUDE POLICE AND FIRE STATIONS AND NUMEROUS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.…… MORE
New Developments at Two Duke City Restaurants
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT APPROVED A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FOR EL PINTO RESTAURANT ON NORTH 4TH STREET TO EXPAND ITS MANUFACTURING FACILITY. THE GRANT MONEY IS FROM STATE FUNDING AND THE EXPANSION WILL CREATE 25 NEW JOBS. EL PINTO MAKES GREEN AND RED CHILE SAUCES, SALSA,…… MORE
New School Slated for West Side Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION OF ITS NEXT SCHOOL. THE K-THROUGH-8TH GRADE SCHOOL, WHICH HAS YET-TO-BE NAMED, IS ON TIERRA PINTADA BOULEVARD NORTHWEST, NEAR NUSENDA COMMUNITY STADIUM. JEANNIE CHAVEZ WITH APS SAYS THIS SCHOOL WILL SERVE UP TO 16-HUNDRED STUDENTS. CHAVEZ SAYS THERE WILL BE 74 CLASSROOMS, TWO GYMNASIUMS, AN…… MORE
NM-Made Movie Gets Oscar Nomination
A MOVIE FILMED IN NEW MEXICO IS ONE OF NINE FILMS NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS. IN ALL, “HELL OR HIGH WATER” GOT FOUR NOMINATIONS…INCLUDING JEFF BRIDGES AS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS “HELL OR HIGH WATER” WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL INDEPENDENT FILMS OF…… MORE
