New Mexico news

• Criminal histories incomplete for some inmates

  12-12-2015 22:55
  
  PHOENIX — Fingerprint records and criminal histories are missing for some inmates in Arizona, meaning they could pass background checks and get fingerprint clearance cards to drive school buses or buy weapons. The Arizona Capitol Times reports (http://bit.ly/1OZ4kdE ) Arizona Department of Corrections records show that between 2007 and 2014, hundreds of inmates were booked […]
  
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• Updated: Police union president pleads not guilty in child abuse case

  12-12-2015 22:30
  
  The president of Albuquerque’s police union pleaded not guilty to felony child abuse and intimidation of a witness charges during her arraignment on Saturday morning. Lopez, who has been released from jail after posting a $5,000 cash-only bond, entered the plea in an appearance in Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court. She was told not to possess […]
  
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• Police union president pleads not guilty in child abuse case

  12-12-2015 22:30
  
  The president of Albuquerque’s police union pleaded not guilty to felony child abuse and intimidation of a witness charges during her arraignment on Saturday morning. Lopez, who has been released from jail after posting a $5,000 cash-only bond, entered the plea in an appearance in Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court. She was told not to possess […]
  
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• Back to the Mack?

  12-12-2015 22:14
  
  According to the San Diego Union-Tribune story linked to here, the Mountain West Conference basketball tournaments (men’s and women’s) likely will continue to be played at The Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev., league member UNLV’s home court. The current contract expires after this year’s tournaments, and there’s been a push for a […]
  
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• Odessa police officer convicted of groping women in custody

  12-12-2015 19:49
  
  ODESSA, Texas — A West Texas jury has found a former police officer guilty of multiple counts of sexual impropriety for groping women during traffic stops. The Ector County jury deliberated almost four hours before finding former Odessa police Officer Salvador Becerra (buh-SEHR’-uh) of five counts of improper sexual activity with a person in custody. […]
  
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• Officials: Man shot and killed at upscale Arizona resort

  12-12-2015 19:34
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Officials say a man was shot and killed during an altercation with a sheriff’s deputy at an upscale resort in Tucson. According to a release from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called late Friday night to The Lodge at Ventana Canyon, where there were reports of a disturbance. When the […]
  
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• Solar company to open corporate office in Denver

  12-12-2015 17:20
  
  DENVER — A residential solar company plans to open a corporate office in Denver and hire 800 people over the next few years. Sunrun, which is based in San Francisco, went public in a $251 million offering in August. According to the Denver Post (http://tinyurl.com/nfpwap3), the company is one of the biggest solar installers in […]
  
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• Tempe Fire Dept. gears up to enter shooting scenes earlier

  12-12-2015 16:36
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — The Tempe Fire Department is adopting a new approach to active shooter incidents. The department says firefighters and rescue personnel will wear protective gear and be trained so they can enter crime scenes that are still active. That’s so police can focus on dealing with any shooters still present while fire personnel […]
  
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• Winterfest 2015 will feature parade, skating

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Festivities to include parade, free ice skating, Santa visit
  
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• Vocal residents oppose oil well plan

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Hearing continued to January 28
  
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• Unlikable but decisive: It’s working for Trump

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Poll reveals support, unfavorable views
  
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• There were several state champions from Rio West

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Another fall, another west-of-the-river flavor.
  
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• Storm dumps snow on ski resorts, batters coastal areas of California

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Moisture welcome across drought-stricken state
  
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• Sandoval County should do more on pay increase, detention officers say

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Bigger pay raise was negotiated in 2012, union president says
  
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• Putin: Russia provides air cover to Syrian opposition

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Seeks closer ties to U.S.-allied coalition
  
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• Paying for inspections can be worth the peace of mind

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Q: I'm buying a house and the seller is paying for only a couple of the inspections.
  
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• Overcautious outlook paralyzes U.S. military

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  WASHINGTON – The U.S. military is the world's most powerful fighting force, but its leaders sounded downright timid on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
  
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• Old conflict may threaten climate accord

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  China, India oppose plan for cost sharing
  
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• Obama, Congress calmly avert federal shutdown

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Focus stays firmly on taxes, spending
  
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• No-show by RR lawmakers at vital meeting

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  I attended the last Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting (Thursday) and was quite happy to see the mayor of Bernalillo speak out against SandRidge Energy's oil drilling application near the city of Rio Rancho's water wells.
  
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• New Rio Rancho eatery adds jobs, local dollars to economy

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  New eatery adds jobs, local dollars to Rio Rancho’s coffer
  
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• Mayor’s Gala is a major fundraiser

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Sometimes when all the dots are connected, the results from charitable donations really do keep on giving and providing extras for the community.
  
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• Lake search goes on in Calif. shootings probe

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  FBI divers seeking computer hard drive
  
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• Hikes in pay for city officials, taxes for road work now on 2016 ballot

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Council OKs move to add charter change question to 2016 ballot
  
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• Funding wish lists revealed at forum

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Low oil prices may cut capital available
  
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• Council agrees to $10M for new UNM West educational facility

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Governing body commits money for new health sciences building
  
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• Cooler air keeps paperwhites short

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  Q: Wow, my first bunch of forced paperwhite bulbs has gotten so tall!
  
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• ACLU co-chair out after threatening Trump backers as ‘a joke’

  12-12-2015 08:05
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The co-chair of the Colorado Springs chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union resigned on Friday after posting on Facebook that he would shoot Donald Trump supporters before election day.
  
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• APD: person dies after possibly being shot in face

  12-12-2015 06:28
  
  A person died after possibly being shot in southwest Albuquerque this evening, a police spokesman reported just after 10 p.m. Officer are currently in the 1100 block of Blazick SW, which is near Sage and Snow Heights, in reference to a male person “possibly receiving a gunshot wound to the face,” Albuquerque Police Department spokesman […]
  
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• Optimism on reaching for a climate deal heats up

  12-12-2015 05:30
   Still, some important players made clear they were not happy with the current draft. 
  
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• Lobo Field to become Santa Ana Star Field

  12-12-2015 04:32
  
  Lobo Field, home of the UNM baseball team, will be called Santa Ana Star Field after the school’s regents approved the deal on Friday Tamaya Enterprises will make a $1 million gift, to be paid over 10 years, for the naming rights, UNM athletic director Paul Krebs said in a letter to the UNM naming […]
  
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• ESPNU to air Henson HOF induction on Sunday

  12-12-2015 03:19
  
  LAS CRUCES  – The 2015 National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies that featured New Mexico State legend Lou Henson will be televised on Sunday night at 6 p.m. Mountain Time on ESPNU — one hour before the Aggie men hit the Pan Am Center hardwoods to face Wyoming. The induction ceremonies were held […]
  
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• Babysitter charged with child abuse, indecent exposure

  12-12-2015 01:42
  
  SANTA FE — Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who they say was highly intoxicated while babysitting three young boys at a Santa Fe mobile home park Thursday evening and who stripped naked as a police officer tried to detain him. Antonio Montowine, 29, was charged with three counts of child abuse and […]
  
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• Updated: APD releases video of skate park shooting

  12-12-2015 01:01
  
  Cellphone footage made public on order of judge
  
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• Breaking: Police release skate park shooting video after lawsuit

  12-12-2015 01:01
  
  The video at the heart of an investigation determining the man who shot and killed a 17-year-old at Los Altos skate park last March did so in self-defense was released to the public Friday afternoon. The release comes at the heels of a ruling by Judge Victor Lopez Thursday that determined the city violated the […]
  
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• Breaking: APD releases video of skate park shooting

  12-12-2015 01:01
  
  Cellphone footage made public on order of judge
  
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• UPDATED: Santa Fe Studios faces financing, compliance questions, submits new jobs-creation report

  12-12-2015 01:00
  
  County considering land payment, jobs and bonds for film operation
  
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• State Dept. can’t find emails of ex-worker who aided Clinton

  12-12-2015 00:40
  
  WASHINGTON — The State Department said Friday it can’t find emails belonging to a former department employee who helped set up and maintain Hillary Clinton’s private email server when she was secretary of state. The department has found emails from Bryan Pagliano’s work as a private contractor, spokesman Alec Gerlach said, but the files were […]
  
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• Colo. ACLU leader threatens to shoot Trump supporters

  12-12-2015 00:34
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The co-chair of the Colorado Springs chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has resigned after posting on Facebook that he would shoot Donald Trump supporters before election day. Loring Wirbel, who resigned Friday, tells The Gazette (http://goo.gl/onVKKf ) the post was a joke and the reaction to it is “smear […]
  
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