Thursday’s Top Stories
- Three arrested during Doña Ana County Commission meeting
- Video shows moments after crash involving off-duty Albuquerque police officer
- Taos pulls funding that would have renewed contract for Flock cameras
- Tribal advocates call to keep buffer around Chaco Canyon
- Three decades later, remains of missing woman found in Placitas
- State health experts say New Mexico hasn’t been affected by Cyclospora outbreak
Thursday’s Five Facts
[1] Religious leaders unite after gun pulled during argument at ABQ Catholic church – Religious leaders are speaking out after a fight between a woman and a Catholic church that started on social media escalated to a gun being pulled at the parish. Father Vincent Chavez of St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Catholic Church voiced support for a mosque to be built in the neighborhood, he said he got hate messages from a woman. He called her out personally on a church marquee, which said “Racism Grave Sin Against God” with her name below it. According to police the woman’s boyfriend came into the church parking lot during a screaming match between his girlfriend and a church groundskeeper over the sign. Police said the worker pepper sprayed him and Romero pulled out a gun. The man accused of brandishing the gun is facing two charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
[2] Residents raise concerns over Rail Trail segment connecting Old Town and the Biopark – Residents in the Old Town Neighborhood are sounding the alarm after the city of Albuquerque is set to start the next phase of the Rail Trail project. This third portion of the 7.5-mile, multi-use trail will connect Old Town to the ABQ Biopark from Rio Grande to Panmunjon Road. On Wednesday, the city hosted a community input meeting to show current designs and answer questions. Some neighbors who say it could lead to congestion and loitering near their homes.
[3] Drier & hotter weather before a stormier weekend – Isolated storms will develop again Thursday afternoon over the mountains before generally moving east and northeast. High pressure will shift over southern New Mexico, allowing temperatures to climb a couple degrees, with more places reaching 100°. Rain and thunderstorm chances will increase Friday along and east of the central mountain chain as easterly winds push moisture into the state…