News from August 2021
Michael Norbert Toyzan
By New Mexico Reports | Aug 30, 2021
Michael Norbert Toyzan - September 12, 1934 ~ August 20, 2021 (age 86)
Gonzales asks judge to step in over public funding in Albuquerque mayoral race
By Trina Thomas | Aug 30, 2021
Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales is asking a judge to lay down the law in his race for mayor.
Joseph James Candelaria
By New Mexico Reports | Aug 30, 2021
Joseph James Candelaria - November 26, 1966 ~ August 21, 2021 (age 54)
George A. Figler
By New Mexico Reports | Aug 30, 2021
George A. Figler - July 29, 1943 ~ August 23, 2021 (age 78)
Seeds arrive in New Mexicans' mailboxes from 'mysterious Chinese address'
By Trina Thomas | Aug 29, 2021
In a bizarre event, unsolicited seeds from China have arrived in hundreds of mailboxes in New Mexico.
New Mexico health care workers join to 'advocate for bodily sovereignty' after state vaccine mandate
By Solange DeLisle | Aug 29, 2021
In an effort to protest Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's (D-NM) mandate that requires all New Mexico health care workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a crowd of hundreds gathered at Civic Plaza in Albuquerque on Aug. 25.
Home of embezzler who committed 'one of the largest public frauds against New Mexico schools' on market for $1.8 million
By Andy Nghiem | Aug 29, 2021
A multi-million dollar home that was once owned by a man convicted of embezzling funds from New Mexico schools is up for sale to help cover the restitution he owes to the state.
Albuquerque megachurch doors remain open to 'masked and unmasked'
By April Bamburg | Aug 29, 2021
A megachurch in Albuquerque is not enforcing the state’s public health order that requires individuals to wear masks indoors, and it's not the first time that Calvary Church and pastor Skip Heitzig have defied state orders.
New Mexico's Dow offers prayers in wake of 'heartbreaking' Kabul airport attack
By Andy Nghiem | Aug 29, 2021
On Aug. 26, two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 12 U.S. Troops and 60 Afghans.
Amid COVID-19 resurgence, Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta remains a go while taking precautions 'very seriously'
By John Suayan | Aug 29, 2021
One of Albuquerque’s most popular events surges ahead even as the delta variant is driving up the number of COVID-19 cases anew.
Gonzales blames 'catch and release' for rising Bernalillo County crime rates
By Caleb Lombardo | Aug 29, 2021
As county citizens become more concerned with the rising crime rate in Bernalillo County, BCSO Sheriff Manny Gonzales joined KOB4 live in studio to discuss the trends that have surfaced. Specifically, Gonzales said that lack of accountability is one glaring issue in the county.
'Chupa' film shooting in New Mexico, furthering 'strong' and 'ongoing' relationship with Netflix
By April Bamburg | Aug 29, 2021
Hundreds of New Mexico residents are working on a movie coming to Netflix in the future.The feature film, “Chupa,” focuses on a teenager played by Evan Whitten, who discovers a mythical creature - a baby Chupacabra hiding in the shed at his grandfather’s ranch, according to the film’s IMDB listing.
New Mexico United lowering September home game capacity to 'do our part' against COVID-19
By Glenn Minnis | Aug 28, 2021
New Mexico United team officials recently announced the team will be reducing capacity at upcoming home games to 60% as part of a plan aimed at lowering the transmission of COVID-19 across the community.
This kid has a chance': New Mexico teen Nava signs with United soccer through 2023
By Glenn Minnis | Aug 28, 2021
Cristian Nava is already in rare company.
Infrastructure bills would help deal with 'mess' of abandoned wells in New Mexico
By Solange DeLisle | Aug 27, 2021
Abandoned wells are the focal point of a renewed effort to clean up the wilderness of New Mexico, a project that even U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh has decided to work on with elected leaders.
