State investigators have the tax returns for Demesia Padilla and her husband. The records cover 2011 through 2013. They’re investigating whether Padilla, who resigned her job Thursday as the state’s Cabinet Secretary for Tax and Rev, failed to report income she received from a former tax client. The client alleges Padilla transferred money from the…… MORE
Stiffer Penalties Proposed for Deadly Reckless Driving
A BILL BEING PROPOSED BY A STATE LAWMAKER FROM ALBUQUERQUE TAKES AIM AT PEOPLE WHO DRIVE RECKLESSLY, AND KILL SOMEONE. REPRESENTATIVE SARAH MAESTAS BARNES SAYS THE LEGISLATION WOULD MAKE THE CRIME A SECOND DEGREE FELONY. IT’S CURRENTLY A THIRD DEGREE FELONY, WHICH CARRIES A SIX YEAR SENTENCE. IF MAESTAS BARNES IS…… MORE
Valencia County Deputy’s Funeral This Weekend
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR VALENCIA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY RYAN THOMAS ARE THIS SATURDAY. VIEWING AND SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE LEGACY CHURCH AT 72-01 CENTRAL NORTHWEST IN ALBUQUERQUE. VIEWING IS AT 9:30 SATURDAY MORNING AND THE FUNERAL IS AT 11AM. THOMAS WAS ON DUTY WHEN HE WAS KILLED IN A CAR…… MORE
“Buzzkill” Campaign Underway
IT’S ILLEGAL IN NEW MEXICO FOR SERVERS AND BARTENDERS AT RESTAURANTS AND BARS TO OVER-SERVE INTOXICATED GUESTS. THAT’S ONE OF THE MESSAGES IN A NEW CAMPAIGN, CALLED “BUZZKILL,” FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. DEPARTMENT SECRETARY TOM CHURCH SAYS ALL SERVERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SEE A NEW VIDEO ON OVER-SERVING AS PART…… MORE
Arson Possible in Albuquerque Bosque Fires
WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, THERE’S FIRE … AND THAT WAS THE CASE IN ALBUQUERQUE’S BOSQUE ALONG CENTRAL AND TINGLEY DRIVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MELISSA ROMERO WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE CALLS STARTED COMING IN JUST BEFORE 3PM. WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY FOUND THREE SMALL FIRES HAD BEEN SET. THEY HAD ALL…… MORE
Red Light Cameras Leaving Rio Rancho
THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS WILL SOON BE GONE IN RIO RANCHO. THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED 4-TO-2 THIS WEEK TO REJECT A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE RED LIGHT CAMERA COMPANY … RED FLEX … SO THE CAMERAS WON’T BE WORKING AFTER THE CONTRACT ENDS ON DECEMBER 31ST. THAT MEANS RED LIGHT AND…… MORE
Budget Cuts Hit Financial Literacy Program
THE LATEST CASUALTY OF NEW MEXICO’S BUDGET CRISIS IS A PROGRAM THAT TAUGHT FINANCIAL LITERACY TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE TWO STATE TREASURERS OFFICE EMPLOYEES WHO RAN THE PROGRAM HAVE HAD THEIR JOBS ELIMINATED IN A COST CUTTING MOVE. THE OFFICE IS CUTTING SIX POSITIONS IN…… MORE
NM Completes WIPP Inspections
THE STATE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED ITS INSPECTIONS OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE INSPECTIONS COVERED ISSUES DATING BACK TO A 2014 FIRE AND RADIATION LEAK THAT LED TO WIPP BEING SHUT DOWN. THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS THE INSPECTIONS WERE TO ENSURE THAT THE VIOLATIONS CITED…… MORE
Mother Being Tried in Tween’s Murder
IN VALENCIA COUNTY, A WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY. LORETTA VILLALOBOS COULD GET MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN PRISON. SHE WAS ACCUSED OF NOT KEEPING AN EYE ON HER SPECIAL NEEDS SON, BRANDON, WHO ALLEGEDLY…… MORE
Why O’Malley Opposed Valencia County Funding
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O;MALLEY ISN’T KEEN ON THE PANEL’S APPROVAL OF UP TO 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A VALENCIA COUNTY PROJECT. THE COMMISSION VOTED 4-TO-1 TUESDAY TO APPROVE UP TO 400 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A RAIL AND LOGISTICS PARK IN LOS LUNAS. THE ONLY “NO” VOTE WAS FROM COMMISSIONER O’MALLEY, WHO…… MORE
