THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT IS BEING ASKED TO EXPEDITE IT’S REVIEW OF AN APPEALS COURT RULING THAT OVERTURNED RIGHT TO DIE LAWS. LAURA SCHAUER-IVES IS AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE A-C-L-U AND THE DISABILITY RIGHTS LEGAL CENTER. SHE SAYS THE CASE OF DAVID BRADLEY, WHO IS DYING FROM A-L-S, IS A GOOD EXAMPLE…… MORE
APS Board Member on Email Controversy
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER STEVEN MICHAEL QUEZADA IS UPSET THAT SUPERINTENDENT LUIS VALENTINO MEANT TO CONTACT STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION SECRETARY HANNA SKANDERA ABOUT HIS ISSUES WITH DISTRICT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DON MOYA. QUEZADA SAYS THE DON MOYA MATTER WAS A PRIVATE PERSONNEL ISSUE AND VALENTINO SHOULD HAVE RUN IT PAST THE BOARD…… MORE
NM Governor, Navajo President Not Buying EPA Pitch
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ STILL ISN’T SATISFIED WITH HOW THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HANDLED THE GOLD KING MINE SPILL THAT SENT ORANGE SLUDGE INTO THE ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVERS IN COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO. SHE’S ORDERED THE STATE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT TO DO ITS OWN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE DISCHARGE AND WHY IT…… MORE
Feds Need Public Input On Cruces Church Bombings
INVESTIGATORS ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS ON THOSE CHURCH BOMBINGS IN LAS CRUCES ON AUGUST 2ND. BUT DAN TRUJILLO WITH LAS CRUCES POLICE SAY THEY STILL NEED THE PUBLIC’S HELP WITH INFORMATION. HE TELLS US THEY’VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH CALVARY BAPTIST, HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CHURCH AND OTHER LOCAL CHURCHES. THEY’VE ALSO…… MORE
NM Poised for Possible Penalties
THE NEW MEXICO RAIL RUNNER , LIKE MOST RAILROADS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WON’T BE ABLE TO MEET AN END-OF-THE-YEAR DEADLINE TO INSTALL NEW, EXPENSIVE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY. STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DEPUTY SECRETARY LOREN HATCH ADMITS THAT COULD MEAN PENALTIES. HE SAYS THAT WOULD JUST WEAKEN THE DEPARTMENT’S ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL, UNFUNDED…… MORE
Bernalillo County Hit With Phone Scam
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS SOMEONE IS TRYING TO SCAM PEOPLE OVER THE PHONE. THE DISPATCH CENTER GOT A NUMBER OF CALLS ON WEDNESDAY FROM PEOPLE WHO SAID THEY’D BEEN CONTACTED BY DEPUTIES, WHO TOLD THEM THEY HAD WARRANTS FOR MISSING JURY DUTY…AND THAT THEY HAD TO SET UP AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT…… MORE
Stabbing Suspect Cuffed
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS IT BELIEVES 50 YEAR OLD MICHAEL GARDNER IS THE MAN WHO STABBED ANOTHER MAN TO DEATH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. DETECTIVES SAY MICHAEL VIALPANDO WAS STABBED AS HE TRIED TO INTERVENE IN AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN GARDNER AND A WOMAN OVER A 14 DOLLAR DEBT . IT HAPPENED AT…… MORE
Long Prison Sentence Possible Man Obsessed Mickey D’s
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN COULD GO TO PRISON FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AFTER FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY HE ROBBED THE SAME MCDONALDS RESTAURANT AT MENAUL AND SAN PEDRO THREE TIMES LAST YEAR. THE U-S ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS 25 YEAR OLD PABLO SALGADO-CERVANTES ALSO HELD UP A MCDONALDS AT MONTGOMERY AND WYOMING…ON THE SAME DAY…… MORE
Resources for NM Family Caregivers
NEW MEXICANS WHO PROVIDE CARE TO A FAMILY MEMBER NOW HAVE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ASSIST WITH THAT CARE. NEW MEXICO HAS UNVEILED THE STATE PLAN FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS, DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST 14 MONTHS. IT LINKS CAREGIVERS WITH THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER THAT’S PART OF THE AGING AND LONG-TERM SERVICES DEPARTMENT.…… MORE
The success of hotels booking websites in Nigeria
Find out how a Nigerian tech entrepreneur went door to door to launch one of the leading hotels booking websites in the country.… MORE
