Woman Gets Plea Deal in Taos

     ORIANA FARRELL OF TENNESSEE GETS HER PLEA DEAL. SHE’S THE WOMAN WHO FLED STATE POLICE NEAR TAOS IN HER MINIVAN FULL OF CHILDREN IN OCTOBER OF 2013 AFTER THEY PULLED HER OVER IN A TRAFFIC STOP. FARRELL ENTERED AN ALFORD PLEA IN COURT MONDAY, WHICH MAINTAINS HER INNOCENCE BUT ADMITS THERE’S ENOUGH EVIDENCE…MORE

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Motorcyclist’s Murder Stumps APD

     ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THEY HAVE NO LEADS AND NO SUSPECTS IN THE WEEKEND MURDER OF A MOTORCYCLIST. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS 29 YEAR OLD VINCENT MCANENEY WAS SHOT BY SOMEONE CHASING HIM IN A PICKUP ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE EARLY SATURDAY. AND HE SAYS THAT MADE FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION.      TIXIER SAYS…MORE

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DWI Suspect’s Criminal Past Extends Nearly 2 Decades

     BOND HAS BEEN SET AT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR 36 YEAR OLD STEVEN TRUJILLO. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES SAY TRUJILLO WAS DRIVING DRUNK EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHEN HE SLAMMED INTO AN S-U-V IN THE SOUTH VALLEY, KILLING TWO OF ITS OCCUPANTS AND INJURING SEVEN OTHERS.      COURT RECORDS SHOW…MORE

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Human Case of Tularema Confirmed in NM

     A 51 YEAR OLD LOS ALAMOS COUNTY MAN IS NEW MEXICO’S FIRST CONFIRMED HUMAN CASE OF TULAREMIA THIS YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN 33 CASES OF THE DISEASE THIS YEAR IN PET DOGS AND CATS. THOSE WERE CONFIRMED IN BERNALILLO, SANTA FE, LOS ALAMOS, TORRANCE, AND TAOS COUNTIES.      TULAREMIA IS CAUSED BY…MORE

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Legislative Committee Seeks Answers on Spaceport Revenue

     THE LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS LOOKING AT FUNDING FOR SPACEPORT AMERICA IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. JOHN CLARK IS A BUDGET AND POLICY ANALYST WITH THE L-F-C. HE SAYS THE BUSINESS PLAN FROM THE SPACEPORT IS SHORT ON DETAILS CONCERNING HOW IT’S GOING TO MOVE FORWARD FINANCIALLY. HE SAYS THE PLAN LACKS SPECIFIC DETAILS.…MORE

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UNM, Sandia Labs Team Up for R & D

     THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY HAVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, EXPANDING THEIR WORKING RELATIONSHIP IN VARIOUS AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.      JOSEPH CECCHI IS THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. HE SAYS ONE OF THE PURPOSES IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT UNM AND SANDIA LABS WILL DEFINE…MORE

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A Stellar Month for Duke City Real Estate Market

     JUNE PROVES TO BE A GOOD MONTH FOR HOME SALES IN ALBUQUERQUE. IN FACT,THE REALTORS ASSOCIATION SAYS IT WAS THE BEST MONTH FOR THE INDUSTRY SINCE 2007. CLOSED LISTINGS SHOWED A 23 PERCENT INCREASE OVER JUNE OF LAST YEAR AND DAYS ON THE MARKET DROPPED FROM 60 DAYS TO 56 DAYS.    …MORE

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Taos Minivan Incident to be Resolved

THE TENNESSEE WOMAN WHOSE ENCOUNTER WITH TAOS POLICE NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES LEARNS HER FATE IN A NEW MEXICO COURTROOM TODAY (MON). IT WAS OCTOBER 28TH, 2013 WHEN STATE POLICE OFFICER ELIAS MONTOYA SHOT AT ORIANA FARRELL’S MINIVAN AS SHE FLED A TRAFFIC STOP IN TAOS COUNTY. SEVERAL CHILDREN WERE IN THE…MORE

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Missing NM Teen Found with Facebook Acquaintance

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD ANDREA LUCERO OF RIO RANCHO IS FOUND UNHARMED IN INDIANAPOLIS OVER THE WEEKEND. STATE POLICE ISSUED AN AMBER ALERT FOR ANDREA LATE SATURDAY AFTER SHE VANISHED WITH A 37 YEAR OLD MAN IDENTIFIED AS JOE MEDINA ON THURSDAY. THE TEEN MET MEDINA ON FACEBOOK. INDIANA STATE POLICE FOUND THE TWO AT A GREY HOUND…MORE

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CNN Newsman Continues Recovery from Duke City Shooting

FORMER CNN REPORTER CHUCK DE CARO CONTINUES HIS RECOVERY AT UNM HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SHOT IN AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT AN ALBUQUERQUE MOTEL 6. DE CARO IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL NEXT WEEK. DE CARO WAS SHOT WHEN HE AND HIS WIFE, FORMER CNN NEWS ANCHOR LYNNE RUSSELL, WERE HELD UP AT…MORE

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