YOU CAN THANK A RECENT WINDFALL FOR NEW MEXICO’S CREDIT RATING HOLDING STEADY. AND THAT’S ALLOWED STATE LAWMAKERS TO BOOST SPENDING AND REBUILD NEW MEXICO’S DEPLETED RESERVES. BUT NEW MEXICO’S PENSION ISSUES AND ITS HIGH ENROLLMENT IN MEDICAID HAS A NATIONAL CREDIT RATING AGENCY, MOODY’S, STILL CONCERNED. FORTY PERCENT OF THE STATE POPULATION IS ENROLLED…… MORE
Drug Bust at Albuquerque Motel
AGENTS WITH THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION WERE LOOKING FOR DRUGS, GUNS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKERS WHEN THEY RAIDED AN ALBUQUERQUE MOTEL FOLLOWING NUMEROUS RECENT OVERDOSE DEATHS THERE. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS THAT THE D-E-A HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THE BEST CHOICE INN ON CENTRAL, EAST OF LOUISIANA, DUE TO A HIGH NUMBER OF DEATHS LINKED TO FENTANYL…… MORE
Teens Arrested in BB-Gun Shooting Incident
A 19 YEAR OLD RIO RANCHO TEEN ADMITS TO POLICE THAT HE SHOT AT A SEMI ON I-40. NOW HE’S BEEN ARRESTED FOR USING A BB-GUN TO SHOOT OUT THE TRUCK’S WINDOW … AND WAS LATER FOUND TO HAVE ALSO SHOT AT A PARKED VEHICLE. THE TEEN IS KOBY GARCIA … WHO WAS PULLED OVER…… MORE
Man Shot by Las Cruces Police Identified
LAS CRUCES POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY OFFICERS EARLY MONDAY AS 35 YEAR OLD FRANCISCO “PACO” TARIN, WHO RESIDED IN LAS CRUCES AND ROSWELL. POLICE SAY TARIN DIED IN AN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE WITH OFFICERS NEAR A HOME DEPOT. OFFICERS FROM FOUR AGENCIES…LAS CRUCES POLICE, THE DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE,…… MORE
Deadline to File Against Priests Has Now Passed
LAS CRUCES POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY OFFICERS EARLY MONDAY AS 35 YEAR OLD FRANCISCO “PACO” TARIN, WHO RESIDED IN LAS CRUCES AND ROSWELL. POLICE SAY TARIN DIED IN AN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE WITH OFFICERS NEAR A HOME DEPOT. OFFICERS FROM FOUR AGENCIES…LAS CRUCES POLICE, THE DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE,…… MORE
Parents Charged After Son’s School Shooting
JOSHUA OWEN’S PARENTS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR. JOSHUA IS THE SUE CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO’S ACCUSED OF FIRING OFF A GUN IN THE SCHOOL LAST FEBRUARY. NO ONE WAS INJURED. JOSHUA OWEN FACES THREE COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND OTHER CHARGES. NOW HIS PARENTS, TAMERA…… MORE
It’s 12 Years for NM Woman
ONE OF THREE ALBUQUERQUE PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE MURDER OF 65 YEAR OLD MARILYN GANDERT LAST YEAR IS SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON. THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS ANNIE RAEL HELPED KILL GANDERT, WHOSE BURNED BODY WAS LATER FOUND ON A MESA WEST OF RIO RANCHO. PROSECUTORS SAY GANDERT HAD RECENTLY EVICTED RAEL ALONG WITH…… MORE
“Go Fund Me” Page Created for Alleged Vandal
THE MOTORCYCLIST WHO VANDALIZED THE NEWLY-PAINTED RAINBOW CROSSWALKS IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NOB HILL NOW HAS A “GO FUND ME” PAGE. THIRTY-ONE YEAR OLD ANTHONY MORGAN IS ACCUSED OF DEFACING THE CROSSWALK WITH OTHER MOTORCYCLISTS BEFORE THE RECENT PRIDE PARADE. NOW, A WOMAN WITH THE FUNDRAISER HAS POSTED A “GO FUND ME” PAGE FOR MORGAN SO HE…… MORE
Senior Athlete Robbed at Albuquerque Hotel
THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME IT’S HAPPENED. ONE OF THE SENIOR ATHLETES IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR THE SENIOR GAMES HAD HER RENTAL CAR STOLEN FROM THE EMBASSY SUITES WHERE SHE WAS STAYING WITH HER HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER. DEENEEN BENSON SAYS THEY’RE ALL PUZZLED BY THE THEFT. SHE SAYS SHE HAD HER CLEATS, SOFTBALL BAG AND A…… MORE
Heinrich Critical of President’s Position on Asylum Seekers
NEW MEXICO HAS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN HELP ASYLUM SEEKERS COMING TO THE U-S. BUT NOW, SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH IS SLAMMING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PLAN TO LIMIT THOSE PEOPLE COMING TO THE UNITED STATES. HEINRICH SAYS TRUMP’S PLAN TO KEEP ASYLUM SEEKERS IN MEXICO BEFORE THEY GO TO COURT IN THE U-S IS CREATING A…… MORE
