Wednesday’s Top Stories
- ‘He is a hero’: Could a witness who refused to talk to police exonerate shooter?
- Bear encounters triple in southwest Colorado as mild winters persist
- Eck named coach of the year, multiple Lobos named all-conference
- Torrance County offering new way for residents to receive emergency notifications
- Albuquerque City Council approves more money to replace dying turf at city parks
- Animal shelter in Taos reopens after summer closure
- APD: Auto theft down 42% compared to last year
Wednesday’s Five Facts
[2] U.S. DOJ sues NM Secretary of State over disclosure of voter lists – The U.S. DOJ is suing New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver over state voter registration lists. The lawsuit claims the DOJ is allowed to receive the records at its request. They said the DOJ was looking into whether New Mexico was in compliance with federal law. The lawsuit said that states are required to provide the list with voters’ names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, or partial Social Security numbers every two years. The lawsuit says that Toulouse Oliver refused to turn over those records.
[3] Stronger & colder system hits New Mexico later today – A winter storm will start moving into New Mexico Wednesday bringing colder temperatures statewide. Light snow will move in Wednesday morning in northwest and northern New Mexico, with heavier snowfall developing by the afternoon. Snow and rain will pick up Wednesday evening. This trend will continue into Wednesday night, as snow may be possible as far south as the Albuquerque Metro to just north of Roswell. The storm will move into eastern New Mexico by Thursday morning, but some light snow may still linger around Albuquerque.
[4] City of Santa Fe settles lawsuit with police officer over K-9 attack – The City of Santa Fe has settled a lawsuit with a police officer Damian Vigil filed a lawsuit after a demonstration in April 2022, where police K-9 Ayke was released on him. Ayke attacked his face and didn’t release when commanded to, leaving Vigil badly injured. Santa Fe’s deputy city manager said Vigil has signed the agreement to settle the case, but it still needs Santa Fe City Council approval…