IT’S LIKELY THAT STATE LAWMAKERS THIS SESSION WILL DEAL WITH DRUNK DRIVING LEGISLATION, AS THEY ALMOST ALWAYS DO. LINDA ATKINSON WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S DWI RESOURCE CENTER SAYS RECENT BILLS HAVEN’T DONE MUCH TO BRING DOWN THE NUMBER OF ALCOHOL-RELATED DEATHS IN THE STATE…AND THE LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO LOOK TO OTHER AREAS, ESPECIALLY THOSE DEALING WITH DEATH…… MORE
Governor Lujan Grisham Brings Change
IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG FOR GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM TO START UNDOING THE POLICIES OF FORMER REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ. THE NEW GOVERNOR ON THURSDAY SIGNED AN ORDER ENDING THE CONTROVERSIAL PARCC EXAM FOR STUDENTS. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS THIS IS NO SURPRISE. HE SAYS WE’LL SEE REALLY BOLD CHANGE GIVEN THAT LUJAN GRISHAM…… MORE
Sndia Peak Opens This Weekend
THE ROAD IS CLEARED AND THE MOUNTAIN IS READY WITH A BASE OF 31 INCHES. THAT’S THE WORD FROM BENNY ABRUZZO, THE MANAGER AT SANDIA PEAK SKI AREA. HE SAYS THEY’RE PREPARING TO OPEN FOR BUSINESS SATURDAY. ABRUZZO TELLS US HE HOPES TO SEE A GOOD CROWD. THE OPENING HAD BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE THE MAIN…… MORE
Fatal Hit and Run
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER IN A FATAL HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED AROUND 10:00 THURSDAY NIGHT AT LOMAS AND UNIVERSITY. APD SAYS A SILVER HONDA SEDAN WITH A TURQUOISE NEW MEXICO LICENSE PLATE STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN ON EASTBOUND LOMAS, THEN KEPT GOING. THE PEDESTRIAN WAS TAKEN TO UNM HOSPITAL WHERE HE…… MORE
Kelley Trial Set to Begin
THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE TRAGIC STORY OF VICTORIA MARTENS WILL GET UNDERWAY ON MONDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. JESSICA KELLEY FACES MURDER CHARGES RELATED TO THE DEATH OF THE GIRL IN AUGUST OF 2016. JURY SELECTION IS SET TO BEGIN IN THE COURTROOM OF JUDGE CHARLES BROWN. OVER 500 PROSPECTIVE JURORS FROM BERNALILLO COUNTY FILLED-OUT QUESTIONNAIRES…… MORE
Register for APS Election
IF YOU’RE NOT REGISTERED, YOU HAVE UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY, JANUARY 8TH, TO DO SO IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING APS MAIL-IN ELECTION. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ASKING FOR A 19 PERCENT INCREASE IN ITS PROPERTY TAX RATE. ALSO ON THE BALLOT IS THE RENEWAL OF A MILL LEVY THAT’S ABOUT TO EXPIRE.…… MORE
Gas Prices Down Again
THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN GAS PRICES TEND TO GO DOWN. DANIEL ARMBRUSTER WITH TRIPLE “A” NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS DOWN ANOTHER FOUR CENTS THIS WEEK, NOW AT 2-17 A GALLON. HE SAYS THOSE PENNIES ADD UP WITH MOTORISTS PAYING JUST OVER 2-DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS LESS TO FILL…… MORE
Shutdown and New Mexico
NEW MEXICO IS THE STATE MOST AFFECTED BY THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THAT ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE FINANCIAL WEB SITE WALLET HUB. IT SHOWS THAT ONLY THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS FEELING MORE OF AN IMPACT FROM THE SHUTDOWN THAN OUR STATE. THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT…… MORE
Parcc Tests-a Thing of the Past
THE CONTROVERSIAL PARCC EXAM FOR NEW MEXICO STUDENTS IS GOING AWAY. KOAT TV REPORTS THAT GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM, IN ONE OF HER FIRST OFFICIAL ACTS, HAS SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY END THE PARCC TEST. THE GOVERNOR HOPES TO HAVE A NEW EVALUATION SYSTEM IN PLACE BY THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THE MOVE…… MORE
State’s Snowpack Improving
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS ALL THE RECENT SNOW IN NEW MEXICO HAS BROUGHT MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK TOTALS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TO NEAR NORMAL. IN FACT, METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE SAYS THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS ARE NOW ABOVE AVERAGE FOR SNOWPACK. STILL, DROUGHT PERSISTS IN SOME PARTS OF THE STATE. SHOEMAKE SAYS THE WINTER HAS BEEN…… MORE
