Friday’s Top Stories
- Bernalillo County installs speed cameras on some state roads
- What’s happening around New Mexico April 25-May 1?
- Several parks vandalized by juveniles over the course of weeks in Los Alamos County
- APD: 1 dead after shooting in southeast Albuquerque
- West Mesa High School students offered pre-apprenticeship trade program
- Albuquerque police arrest sex offender accused of having juveniles in his home
- Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens fire
Friday’s Five Facts
[1] Former NM judge, wife arrested following alleged Tren de Aragua member investigation – Former Dona Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife Nancy were arrested Thursday. This comes after Homeland Security apprehended their tenant, Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, for being in possession of firearms. According to the criminal complaint, Ortega-Lopez had been living in the country illegally since 2023 and authorities claim there are indications that he’s affiliated with the Tren de Aragua gang. Cano maintains he and his wife had no knowledge of Ortega-Lopez alleged gang affiliation. Cano is facing a tampering with evidence charge and his wife is facing a conspiracy to tamper charge.
[2] New water treatment facility opening on Albuquerque’s westside – Construction is underway on a special treatment plant to provide more clean drinking water to Albuquerque’s westside. Five wells have been around the Volcano cliffs for years, but the water authority hasn’t been able to use them, after the EPA changed standards for how much arsenic is allowed in local water sources. The new facility is equipped to filter out arsenic, providing clean water to 80,000 customers in the immediate area. The water authority said they currently have four small arsenic treatment facilities in Albuquerque, but this new facility will be the largest.
[3] Warmer & windy weather with storms in east New Mexico – A few spotty strong to severe thunderstorms will move to the northeast in Eastern New Mexico, but because of dry air in the mix, especially throughout the rest of the region, not a lot of rain will fall for today. Temperatures will reach the high 50s to the 60s in the higher terrain, while everywhere else will be very sunny with temperatures reaching the 70s to 80s with a few areas reaching around 90 degrees to the south…