Wednesday’s Top Stories
- Former Albuquerque police cadet who sued city indicted in federal court
- New Santa Fe mayor sets priorities for his term
- Laws going into effect in New Mexico on Jan. 1, 2026
- Santa Fe Police Chief Paul Joye retires
- Case reopened against mother accused of fatal drunk driving crash
- Woman sentenced for her role in 2023 deadly robbery in Albuquerque
- Holly Holm looks to become a four-division champion on Saturday
Wednesday’s Five Facts
[1] ABQ woman sentenced for road rage shooting has not reported to prison – It was a moment of road rage when an Albuquerque woman shot a man twice in the back. In November of 2024, Pablo Lujan was stopped at a red light on Eubank Blvd. and Comanche Rd. when a silver truck hit him from behind. Lujan said he approached the woman, 37-year-old Heather Lopez, but she pulled out a handgun. Earlier this year, a jury convicted Lopez for aggravated battery. A judge sentenced her to three years. She was ordered to surrender no later than December 13. The district attorney has now obtained a warrant for her arrest, saying she had not turned herself in.
[2] Albuquerque Police Chief retires – After three decades in law enforcement, Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina has officially retired. Tuesday, the chief was surrounded by the department’s executive staff, sworn officers, professional staff and two cadet classes for his retirement ceremony. Chief Medina says right now homicide and auto theft rates are seeing big drops, something he credits to the use of more sophisticated technology, as well as ramped-up officer recruitment.
[3] Wet weather arrives in New Mexico for New Year’s Day – High level clouds will build in across the state with high temperatures reaching the 50s in the Duke City. Overnight, temperatures will be on the milder side across the state with many cities expected to be 10-20 degrees above normal. Additionally, moisture is expected to increase across the state bringing rain and mountain snow chances back into the forecast on New Year’s Day…