Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

Alec Baldwin’s lawyer grills crime scene tech over search for live ammo at his shooting trial

Prosecutors sought to castย Alec Baldwinย as someone who flouts rules and has little regard for safety at theย first day of his New Mexico trialย in the shooting of a cinematographer.

Special prosecutor Erlinda Ocampo Johnson repeatedly referred to Baldwin playing โ€œmake-believeโ€ with a revolver on the set of the film โ€œRust,โ€ and said it led to very real danger and the death ofย Halyna Hutchins, whom she called โ€œa vibrant 42-year-old rising star.”

Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque

Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid ongoing heat wave baking most of the US

Authorities in Western states warned of the rising risk of wildfires as hot conditions and low humidity dry out the landscape amid a protracted heat wave that is expected to bake much of the U.S. again Thursday.

California’s top fire official said Wednesday that so far this year the state has responded to more than 3,500 wildfires that have scorched nearly 325 square miles (842 square kilometers) of vegetation โ€” five times the average burned through July 10 in each of the past five years.

Posted inPueblos, Westside Albuquerque

Trump wants Black and Latino support. But he’s not popular with either group, poll analysis shows

As he prepares to accept the Republican nomination for the third time, Donald Trump has promised new efforts to expand his coalition โ€” and, in particular, to win overย more of the nonwhite votersย who largely rejected him during the 2020 election.

But an AP analysis of two consecutive polls conducted in June by theย AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Researchย shows that about 7 in 10 Black Americans have a somewhat or very unfavorable view of Trump, as do about half of Hispanic Americans. While both groups do see Trump a little more favorably than when he left office in 2021, their opinion of him is still more negative than positive.

Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, Westside Albuquerque

Increasing homelessness has Westsiders looking for answers

Those experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque often naturally congregate near areas where food, clothing, transit, medical care and addiction services are available. Two of the most highly trafficked areas are in Downtown and across the cityโ€™s International District. But on the cityโ€™s Westside, the stretch of Coors Boulevard from Central Avenue to I-40, has emerged as […]

Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized

Edgewood Commissioner Steps Down

The Edgewood Commission meeting July 9 was packed with members of the community waiting for their turn to say goodbye to Commissioner Jerry Powers. โ€œThere are personal matters that have come up that are critical, and not the least of which are medical,โ€ Powers said. โ€œI have pushed them off as long as I could […]

Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized

Stephen Charles Hines

March 7, 1948 โ€“ June 30, 2024Born in Alva, Oklahoma, to Janney Bee and Keith Hines, Steve was a devoted father, lovinghusband, animal lover, entrepreneur and inventor. In 1950, the family moved to Canyon, Texas, where Steve was raised and went on to collegeearning a B.S. in Industrial Arts from WTSU (1979) as a devoted […]

Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized

Stephen Charles Hines

March 7, 1948 โ€“ June 30, 2024Born in Alva, Oklahoma, to Janney Bee and Keith Hines, Steve was a devoted father, lovinghusband, animal lover, entrepreneur and inventor. In 1950, the family moved to Canyon, Texas, where Steve was raised and went on to collegeearning a B.S. in Industrial Arts from WTSU (1979) as a devoted […]

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