.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the 70s.
Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph in the afternoon.
THIS MORNING --
NEW DETAILS ON AN HOURS
LONG SWAT STANDOFF...
POLICE SAY A MAN AND A
WOMAN WERE IN A STOLEN
CAR WHEN OFFICERS
TRIED TO STOP THEM --
THEY SAY THEY RAMMED A
(STATE POLICE OFFICER )S
UNIT AND FLED THE SCENE.
ACCORDING TO POLICE -
THEY FIRED SHOTS WHILE
FLEEING.
THEY SAY THE TWO ENDED
UP AT AN APARTMENT
COMPLEX IN
DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE.
POLICE SAY (THEY DID
(NOT RETURN FIRE WHEN
THEY WERE SHOT AT.
HAPPENING TODAY..
UNM POLICE AND LIBRARY
SECURITY ARE EXPECTED TO
MEET THIS AFTERNOON TO
DEVELOP A PLAN... THIS
AFTER TWO MEN REPORTEDLY
EXPOSED THEMSELVES TO
STUDENTS IN A LIBRARY.
NOW, OFFICERS ARE
STAKING OUT TO TRY AND
CATCH THIS SO-CALLED
"CAMPUS
CREEP."
STUDENTS SAY THEY WANT
THE UNIVERSITY TO DO
MORE TO STOP THIS,
SO THEY FEEL SAFE IN A
PLACE MEANT FOR PEACE
AND QUIET.
NEW THIS MORNING --
THE MAN WHO KILLED FIVE
MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY AT
AGE 15 IS NO LONGER
TRYING TO CHANGE HIS
NAME. THAT )S ACCORDING
TO THE ALBUQUERQUE
JOURNAL.
Nehemiah griego's
LAWYERS ARGUED, A NAME
CHANGE WOULD HELP Him
AVOID UNNECESSARY
RECOGNITION. HE WAS
SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED
WHEN HE TURNED 21 IN
MARCH, BUT AN
APPEALS COURT RECENTLY
OVERTURNED THAT
DECISION.
griego is now AT AN
ADULT JAIL, WHILE HIS
CASE GOES THROUGH THE
APPEALS PROCESS.
HAPPENING NOW --
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM
KELLER IS ASKING THE
CITY COUNCIL TO UPDATE
ITS ORDINANCE ON THE WAY
THE CITY SEIZES VEHICLES
FROM D-W-I SUSPECTS.
SINCE 2005... A-P-D HAS
BEEN SEIZING DRIVER )S
CARS ON A SECOND D-W-I
ARREST... (OR IF THEY )RE
CAUGHT DRIVING WITH A
SUSPENDED
LICENSE.
NOW... MAYOR KELLER
WANTS TO CHANGE THAT TO
REQUIRE A ( (CONVICTION
BEFORE ANYONE )S CAR IS
PERMANENTLY
TAKEN.
THAT POLICY WOULD COMPLY
WITH STATE LAW.
LOOKING AHEAD --
THE WEST SIDE, COULD
SOON BE THE CITY )S NEXT
TARGET FOR A NEW SOLID
WASTE-TRASH FACILITY.
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM
KELLER CANCELED THE
PROPOSED EDITH
TRANSFER STATION BACK IN
DECEMBER... BUT IT )S
STILL COLLECTING MONEY
FOR IT.
NOW KELLER )S
ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT )S
CONSIDERING
MOVING ( (SOME ( ( SOLID
WASTE ADMINISTRATION AND
MAINTENANCE
OPERATIONS TO A NEW WEST
SIDE FACILITY. THE
MAYOR )S TEAM NOW
PROMISES.. IT WILL HAVE
MORE FIRM PLANS NEXT
MONTH.
NEW MEXICO )S SUPREME
COURT IS WEIGHING IN ON
(IF THE STATE )S TWO
REMAINING DEATH ROW
INMATES CAN STILL BE
EXECUTED AFTER THE STATE
GOT RID OF CAPITAL
PUNISHMENT.
TIMOTHY ALLEN AND ROBERT
FRY CLAIM THEIR DEATH
SENTENCES VIOLATE
STATE LAW BECAUSE NEW
MEXICO ABOLISHED CAPITAL
PUNISHMENT IN 2009
-
(AFTER THEIR
CONVICTIONS.
THE SUPREME COURT HEARD
ORAL ARGUMENTS IN 2014
ON WHETHER THE
SENTENCES AGAINST FRY
AND ALLEN ARE
CONSTITUTIONAL.
THE COURT ORDERED
FURTHER BRIEFINGS...
MORE ORAL ARGUMENTS WERE
SCHEDULED FOR TODAY,
LOOKING AHEAD--U-S
SENATOR TED CRUZ IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE A STOP
IN NEW MEXICO LATER THIS
MONTH. TO HEADLINE A
FUNDRAISER FOR FORMER
HOBBS MAYOR--MONTY
NEWMAN.
NEWMAN IS SEEKING THE
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
FOR THE STATE )S
SECOND DISTRICT
CURRENTLY HELD BY U-S
REP STEVE PEARCE -- WHO
IS
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR.
ITS A RACE THAT )S
EXPECTED TO DRAW
NATIONAL ATTENTION IN
THE
2018--MIDTERMS.
DEVELOPING RIGHT
NOW--PRESIDENT TRUMP
SAYS A DECISION ABOUT
POSSIBLE ACTION AGAINST
SYRIA IS IMMINENT. THE
DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWS A
SUSPECTED CHEMICAL
WEAPONS
ATTACK OVER THE
WEEKEND...THAT KILLED
DOZENS OF SYRIAN
CIVILIANS.
THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT
HAS DENIED ANY
INVOLVEMENT.
THIS MORNING--THE
PRESIDENT IS LASHING OUT
AFTER THE FBI RAIDED THE
NEW YORK HOME AND OFFICE
OF HIS LONGTIME
ATTORNEY, MICHAEL
COHEN.
FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS
SEIZED DOCUMENTS AND
OTHER MATERIALS
YESTERDAY....AS PART OF
A REFERRAL BY THE OFFICE
OF
SPECIAL COUNSEL, ROBERT
MUELLER.
CBS NEWS HAS LEARNED THE
EVIDENCE SEIZED WAS PART
OF AN
INVESTIGATION INTO
POSSIBLE CAMPAIGN
FINANCE VIOLATIONS...AND
INCLUDED COMMUNICATIONS
WITH THE PRESIDENT.
TODAY -
YOU CAN HELP A
FIREFIGHTER- BATTLING A
POTENTIALLY TERMINAL
MEDICAL CONDITION.
RIO RANCHO--FIREFIGHT ER
DANNY ARANA IS IN NEED
OF A HEART TRANSPLANT.
THE NEAREST FACILITY
EQUIPPED TO HANDLE HIS
CONDITION IS IN
SALT LAKE CITY-- UTAH.
TODAY THERE IS A
FUNDRAISER FOR DANNY AT
PIZZA NINE.
YOU CAN SEE THE
LOCATIONS ON YOUR
SCREEN...OR FIND THEM AT
ALWAYS ON-KRQE-DOT-COM.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the 70s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15
mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the 40s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph
in the evening.
IN JUST HOURS-- GATES
WILL OPEN FOR THE
ALBUQUERQUE
ISOTOPES 16TH SEASON.
THE TOPES STAFF HAVE
BEEN WORKING AROUND THE
CLOCK TO GET
READY FOR TONIGHT.
THIS SEASON WILL BE JAM
PACKED WITH FIREWORK
SHOWS-- GIVEAWAYS--
THEME NIGHTS-- AND
UNIQUE FOOD ITEMS. THE
ISOTOPES WILL ALSO
TRANSFORM INTO THE
MARIACHIS DE NUEVO
MEXICO
FOR FOUR NIGHTS THIS
SEASON.
THE NEW ADDITION FANS
CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS YEAR-- COMING UP IN
THE FIVE FACTS.
ALSO TODAY --
ANOTHER MAJOR
ANNOUNCEMENT IS EXPECTED
SURROUNDING JOBS
IN THE METRO.
IT COMES A DAY AFTER A
CALIFORNIA-BASED COMPANY
--- SECOND
GEAR --- ANNOUNCED IT )S
BRINGING A HUNDRED JOBS
TO
NEW MEXICO.
TODAY -- ALBUQUERQUE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS
EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE
(ANOTHER NEW EMPLOYER
EXPANDING TO THE AREA...
WE )LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS.
NEW THIS MORNING.
A TEXAS BANKING COMPANY
WILL SOON OWN BANK OF
NEW MEXICO.. ACCORDING
TO THE ALBUQUERQUE
JOURNAL, DALLAS COMPANY
TRIUMPH BAN-CORP.
WILL PAY MORE THAN
134-MILLION DOLLARS FOR
FIRST BANCORP OF
DURANGO..
THE HOLDING COMPANY FOR
BANK OF NEW MEXICO AND
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
DURANGO.
BANK OF NEW MEXICO HAS
THREE BRANCHES, IN
ALBUQUERQUE,
GALLUP AND GRANTS.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
NEW THIS MORNING --
UBER IS ABOUT TO START
RIDING ON TWO WHEELS....
THE RIDE-HAILING
COMPANY BOUGHT "JUMP," A
DOCKLESS ELECTRIC BIKE
SERVICE. JUMP )S
GPS-ENABLED BIKES CAN BE
LEGALLY LOCKED TO BIKE
PARKING RACKS OR
CERTAIN PARTS OF
SIDEWALKS. THE DEAL
GIVES UBER ACCESS TO
JUMP )S
12-THOUSAND BIKES IN 40
CITIES ACROSS SIX
COUNTRIES.
TESLA AND SPACE-X CEO,
ELON MUSK, IS PLANNING
TO TEST HIS HYPERLOOP.
IN
A TWEET, THE TECH
BILLIONAIRE SAYS HE WILL
TEST THE HIGH-SPEED POD
TO
SEE IF IT CAN REACH HALF
THE SPEED OF SOUND - OR
ABOUT 400 MILES PER HOUR
-- AND THEN BRAKE IN
THREE-QUARTERS OF A
MILE. MUSK )S ULTIMATE
GOAL IS TO
WHISK TRAVELERS IN PODS
THROUGH TUBES BETWEEN
CITIES AT SPEEDS OF
UP TO 700 MILES PER
HOUR.
TIME NOW FOR THE FIVE
FACTS ---
AT NUMBER FIVE --
ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS
CAN NOW ENJOY FREE
ADMISSION TO THE
A-B-Q BIOPARK - YOUR
PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD CAN
HELP YOU GET IN...
THOSE CARD HOLDERS CAN
VISIT ANY LIBRARY IN THE
COUNTY TO CHECK
OUT A BIOPARK PASS.
IT )S GOOD FOR TWO ADULTS
AND TWO CHILDREN - FOR
SEVEN DAYS. PASSES MAY
(NOT BE RENEWED AND ARE
AVAILABLE ON A
FIRST-COME, FIRST-
SERVED BASIS THROUGH THE
END OF THE YEAR.
AT NUMBER FOUR --
TODAY, THE ALBUQUERQUE
ISOTOPES WILL KICK OFF
THEIR 16-TH HOME OPENER.
MANY NEW ITEMS THIS
SEASON INCLUDE GIVEAWAYS
--THEME NIGHTS --
UNIQUE FOOD ITEMS-- AND
FOR FOUR NIGHTS THIS
YEAR -- THE TOPES
WILL BECOME THE
MARIACHIS DE NUEVO
MEXICO.
SOME OF THE NEW FOOD
ITEMS INCLUDE A DESSERT
POUTINE -- THE
BUFFALO CHICKEN
CHEESEBURGER AND THE NEW
MEXICAGO DOG.
ANOTHER ADDITION -- A
NEW PARTY SUITE COMBINES
THREE SUITES INTO
ONE AND CAN ACCOMMODTE
50 TO 70 PEOPLE.
DOORS OPEN TONIGHT AT
5:30 -- AND THE GAME
STARTS WITH A NEW SEASON
TIME OF 6-35.
AT NUMBER THREE--
AT NUMBER TWO --
NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS IN
NEW MEXICO ARE LIKELY
PREPARING TO HEAD TO THE
U-S MEXICO BORDER.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS MORE
THAN 80 TROOPS SHOULD BE
AT NUMBER TWO --
NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS IN
NEW MEXICO ARE LIKELY
PREPARING TO HEAD TO THE
U-S MEXICO BORDER.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS MORE
THAN 80 TROOPS SHOULD BE
DEPLOYED BY THE
END OF THE WEEK.
THAT NUMBER COULD JUMP
TO 250 NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL GUARD
MEMBERS -- PERFORMING
SURVEILLANCE FROM THE
GROUND AND
THE AIR FOR THE BORDER
PATROL.
NONE OF THE TROOPS BEING
SENT WILL BE CURRENT LAW
ENFORCEMENT. IT )S NOT
KNOWN HOW LONG THE
DEPLOYMENT WILL LAST.
AND AT NUMBER ONE --
WE )RE LEARNING A HUNTER
- MISSING SINCE NOVEMBER
- HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD IN
THE PECOS RIVER..
THAT )S ACCORDING TO THE
SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN.
STATE POLICE TELLS THE
PAPER, THE BODY OF
54-YEAR-OLD STANLEY
VIGIL
WAS FOUND SATURDAY NEAR
THE VILLAGE OF SAN JOSE
IN SAN MIGUEL
COUNTY.
STANLEY REPORTEDLY WENT
MISSING WHILE ON A
HUNTING TRIP NEAR
BARRILLAS PEAK IN
NOVEMBER.
VIGIL )S SISTER TELLS THE
NEW MEXICAN, POLICE TOLD
HER STANLEY
HAD DROWNED AND SHOWED
SIGNS OF HEAD TRAUMA AND
BROKEN RIBS.
STATE POLICE SAY THEY
ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.