Friday’s Top Stories
- What’s happening in New Mexico March 27-April 2? Farmington Off-Road Rodeo and more
- Consumers will soon see PFAS icon on products in New Mexico
- Former head of ABQ FBI office breaks down his new role leading public safety in the city
- Families of two men murdered at their job in Farmington in 2023 push for answers
- Man sentenced for killing fast food worker in Española in 2022
- Fatal crash causes parts of Coors to close
Friday’s Five Facts
[1] The vision and plans APD’s new chief has for the future of the department – Within her first 100 days, Chief Cecily Barker says she wants to increase officer presence in the city. She also wants to increase transparency within the department. Barker says she wants to implement a score cared process to review performance and possible complaints from within the chain of command.
[2] Texas House Speaker wants state to look into annexing NM counties on state line – Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows posted his interim committee charges on Thursday, which serve as a to-do list for the next legislative session. In it, he hints at the idea of annexing new Mexico counties along the state line. In the governmental oversight section of the document, Speaker Burrows said he wants to “study the constitutional, statutory, fiscal and economic implications of adding to Texas one or more contiguous counties of New Mexico.” New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martinez (D) gave a fiery response.
[3] Chilly in eastern New Mexico & gusty before weekend rain – A strong cold front moves through New Mexico Friday, bringing very windy weather all day. Warmer weather returns through the weekend with increasing rain chances next week. The cold front will keep windy weather around into the afternoon with much cooler air. Highs will be as much as 40° colder in eastern New Mexico and only 5° to 10° cooler in far western New Mexico. Calmer weather returns this weekend as a warming trend starts again on Saturday…