MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER THE ELECTION, A NEW MEXICO CONGRESSIONAL RACE REMAINS UNSETTLED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS A JUDGE IN LAS CRUCES HAS SCHEDULED A HEARING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, ON REPUBLICAN YVETTE HERRELL’S LAWSUIT, ASKING THAT MORE THAN 8-THOUSAND ABSENTEE BALLOTS CAST IN DONA ANA COUNTY BE IMPOUNDED. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE COUNTY CANVASSING…… MORE
Lujan-Grisham Assembles Transition Team
FORMER GOVERNOR GARREY CARRUTHERS AND FORMER STATE POLICE CHIEF ROBERT SHILLING ARE AMONG THE CO-CHAIRS OF MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM’S TRANSITION TEAM. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE GOVERNOR ELECT HAS ANNOUNCED THE LEADERS OF SEVEN DIFFERENT COMMITTEES TO HELP IDENTIFY CABINET LEADERS AND MAKE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS AS SHE PREPARES TO TAKE THE TOP OFFICE IN STATE…… MORE
A Dozen Injured in School Bus-Commercial Truck Crash
A CRASH IN ALBUQUERQUE THURSDAY AROUND NOON INVOLVING A SMALL SCHOOL BUS AND A COMMERCIAL FOOD TRUCK RESULTED IN A DOZEN PEOPLE BEING INJURED. THE COLLISION HAPPENED AT SECOND AND COAL NEAR DOWNTOWN. ACCORDING TO APD, THE BUS RAN A RED LIGHT BEFORE IT COLLIDED WITH THE FOOD TRUCK … BUT ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE SAYS…… MORE
Saturday is Food Donation Day
THIS SATURDAY IS A BIG DAY FOR THE ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT’S THE ANNUAL LETTER CARRIER’S FOOD DRIVE. SONYA WARWICK WITH ROADRUNNER SAYS YOU CAN PUT NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS IN A BAG AND YOUR LETTER CARRIER WILL PICK IT UP. SHE SAYS THERE IS A REAL NEED RIGHT NOW FOR THOSE NON-PERISHABLE GOODS.…… MORE
NM’s Land Swap With the Navajos
STATE LAND COMISSIONER AUBREY DUNN IS ANNOUNCING A LAND SWAP BETWEEN HIS OFFICE AND THE NAVAJO NATION. DUNN SAYS THE EXCHANGE WILL REMEDY THE INADVERTENT PLACEMENT OF NAVAJO DWELLINGS AND TWO NAVAJO CEMETERIES ON STATE TRUST LAND. THE LAND OFFICE WILL CONVEY 45 THOUSAND ACRES OF STATE TRUST LANDS IN CIBOLA, MCKINLEY AND SAN JUAN…… MORE
International Flights Begin at Sunport
PUTTING THE “INTERNATIONAL” BACK IN THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT. ON SATURDAY, MAYOR TIM KELLER WILL WELCOME THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT IN MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS TO ARRIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE FROM MEXICO. VOLARIS AIRLINES ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST THAT IT WOULD BEGIN TWICE-A-WEEK NON STOP SERVICE FROM ALBUQUERQUE TO GUADALAJARA. FROM THERE, CONNECTIONS TO OTHER CITIES LIKE…… MORE
NM Skiing Gets Underway
THE WAIT IS JUST ABOUT OVER FOR NEW MEXICO SKIERS. SIPAPU IN TAOS COUNTY WILL BE THE FIRST RESORT TO OPEN ITS SLOPES TOMORROW (FRI). DIRECTOR OF HOSPITALITY JOHN EWING TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD. HE SAYS THEY HAVE 30 INCHES OF NATURAL SNOW AND ARE…… MORE
Governor-Elect to Tackle Gun Violence
GUN VIOLENCE COULD BECOME LESS FREQUENT IN NEW MEXICO UNDER GOVERNOR-ELECT MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM. HER ASSISTANT TRANSITION DIRECTOR, VICTOR REYES, TELLS KOB TV GUN VIOLENCE KILLS 400 NEW MEXICANS A YEAR. NOW LUJAN GRISHAM HAS PLANS TO TREAT GUN VIOLENCE AS AN EPIDEMIC AND IS ASKING THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO DO A STUDY ON…… MORE
NTSB Releases Information on SW Incident
INFORMATION IS BEING RELEASED NOW ON LAST APRIL 17’S SOUTHWEST AIRLINES’ ENGINE FAILURE THAT KILLED AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN. THERE WAS A BANG, THEN THE JET SUDDENLY ROLLED OVER TO THE LEFT AND SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS RAN UP AND DOWN THE AISLES TO ENSURE EVERYONE COULD USE THEIR OXYGEN MASKS. THEN ONE FLIGHT…… MORE
Closed NM Primaries Challenged Again
SIMILAR EFFORTS HAVE FAILED IN THE PAST…BUT THERE IS YET ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO END NEW MEXICO’S CLOSED PRIMARY SYSTEM. A PETITION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE STATE SUPREME COURT, CLAIMING CLOSED PRIMARIES ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. HEATHER FERGUSON WITH COMMON CAUSE NEW MEXICO SAYS THE MOMENTUM SEEMS TO BE SWINGING TOWARD OPENING UP THE PRIMARIES TO ALL…… MORE
