The Senate Education Committee voted 7-0 to endorse a bill that would appropriate $500,000 to both UNM and New Mexico State University for behavioral health services. The measure, Senate Bill 56 is sponsored by Sen. Mark Moores, of Albuquerque, a former UNM offensive lineman who said that state’s athletes areRead More →
Albuquerque saw a record-high 82 homicides in 2019 and so far KOB is reporting there have been eight homicides in 2020. That’s the same number of homicides as in January 2019. Mayor Tim Keller said he is trying to decrease the number of crimes including homicides by increasing APD’s manpower.Read More →
What started as a pursuit involving deputies ended in a violent rollover crash in southwest Albuquerque that killed two people and injured two others. The Albquerque Journal is reporting a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office spokesman, said no deputies were injured in the incident. The event started when a BCSO deputyRead More →
The SWAT team used tear gas to coax a burglary suspect out of a northeast Albuquerque marijuana dispensary on Tuesday following a standoff with police. Sgt. Tanner Tixier, an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman, said officers responded to a break-in alarm around 2:30 in the moring at the a.m. inside R.Read More →
UNM men’s basketball player Carlton Bragg was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning. According to online court records, Bragg is charged with aggravated DWI and possession of marijuana. Bragg was released from the Metro Detention Center hours after his arrest, online records show. The Lobo basketballRead More →
