Created: May 06, 2021 04:33 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office released the names of the two victims that were killed in a suspected DWI crash involving an off-duty police officer.
BCSO said 21-year-old Diego Robles Arellano and 50-year-old Alfredo Escaname-Hernandez died when Brandon Barber crashed into them near I-25 and Tramway over the weekend. Investigators said the third victim, 21-year-old Fernando Arellano, was taken to the hospital with a brain bleed.
Barber, who is an officer with Cuba police and a member of the National Guard, appeared in court Thursday. The state asked a judge to keep him behind bars until trial, however Judge Brett Loveless denied that motion.
By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press
Consumer advocacy groups, environmentalists and the New Mexico attorney general s office are raising concerns about a proposed multibillion-dollar merger of the state s largest electric utility with a U.S. subsidiary of global energy giant Iberdrola.
The groups have filed testimony with state regulators ahead of hearings that begin next month.
It will be up to the Public Regulation Commission to determine if the merger provides meaningful benefits to Public Service Co. of New Mexico customers and if it would be in the public interest.
Some groups say PNM shareholders will benefit from the proposed transaction and that it could end up stifling competition for renewable energy development in New Mexico.
BCSO Sheriff announces run for mayor Share Updated: 11:19 AM MDT Apr 19, 2021
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 11:19 AM MDT Apr 19, 2021 Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales announced on Monday that he will be running for Mayor of Albuquerque.Gonzales said he’s running for mayor to address the cities crime issue, as well as create jobs and improving New Mexicans quality of life.Gonzales said that current mayor, Tim Keller, has failed to live up to his promises and said, “Almost four years ago, Tim Keller ran for mayor promising to solve Albuquerque’s crime problem, add 400 officers, and to not make any excuses. Unfortunately, he has failed – Albuquerque’s violent crime rate is nearly four times the national average and just last week we learned that the homicide rate is doubling.”Gonzales adds, “If people believe Albuquerque is now a safe place, then they should vote for my opponent. Bu