YOU MIGHT RECALL, LAST WEEK WE LEARNED THAT THE TYPE OF MOSQUITO THAT CAN TRANSMIT THE ZIKA VIRUS HAS MADE IT AS FAR NORTH AS ALBUQUERQUE. THAT AFTER THE INSECTS WERE TRAPPED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DOCTOR MARK DIMENNA IS THE DEPARTMENT’S DEPUTY DIRECTOR. HE SAYS RESIDENTS CAN BE PRO-ACTIVE BY…… MORE
More Restaurants for NM
IT’S A SLOW BUT STEADY BUILD RIGHT NOW OF NEW RESTAURANTS OPENING. BUT CAROL WIGHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW MEXICO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, SAYS WE’RE GETTING SOME DEGREE ON NEW BUSINESS. THE PROBLEM IS THE STATE’S POPULATION NEEDS TO GROW TO SUPPORT THOSE RESTAURANTS. SHE SAYS MANY OF THE NEW OPENINGS ARE HANGING ON LONGER…… MORE
“Block by Block” Program Now in Nob Hill
YOU’VE SEEN THEM IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA FOR YEARS…CREWS WEARING BRIGHT YELLOW VESTS CLEANING STREETS AND KEEPING A LOOKOUT FOR TROUBLE. NOW, CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE “BLOCK BY BLOCK” PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO NOB HILL. DAVIS SAYS THE EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A FEW…… MORE
Significant Crime Drop in Albuquerque
IT’S NEWS WE WANT TO HEAR IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE CITY’S CRIME RATE IS DROPPING … AND THIS IS A FIRST IN EIGHT YEARS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS STATISTICS FROM THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SHOW THERE WERE 4-THOUSAND CRIMES REPORTED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, WITH THE NUMBER DROPPING TO 3-THOUSAND IN JULY OF THIS…… MORE
Another Greenlight for Netflix
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL VOTES “YES’ ON 4-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS FOR NETFLIX. COUNCILORS VOTED ON THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AT A SPECIAL MEETING ON THE TOPIC DURING THEY TOOK PUBLIC COMMENT. IT WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE AND A MAJOR HURDLE FOR NETFLIX WITH INCENTIVES TO LOCATED TO ALBUQUERQUE STUDIOS. ALBUQUERQUE FILM OFFICE LIAISON, ALICIA KEYES, SAYS…… MORE
New Hires at APD
THOSE LATERAL OFFICERS THAT JOINED THE RANKS OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS WEEK AREN’T THE ONLY NEW HIRES. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED THE ADDITION OF THREE PEOPLE TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AT THE DEPARTMENT. FORMER U-S ATTORNEY DAMON MARTINEZ JOINS AS THE CHIEF POLICY ADVISOR AND WILL OVERSEE POLICIES DESIGNED TO HELP APD…… MORE
Update on Cause of Crash Involving Bus and a Semi
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS OUT WITH A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE BUS/SEMI CRASH WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE THAT KILLED NINE PEOPLE. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, THE SEMI’S LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AIR LOSS…CAUSING IT TO CROSS THE MEDIAN. THE TRUCK THEN CRASHED INTO A GREYHOUND BUS. NINE PEOPLE ON THE BUS, INCLUDING THE…… MORE
Alleged School Shooter Pleads Guilty
A 17 YEAR OLD HAS OFFICIALLY PLED GUILTY TO 30 CHARGES, INCLUDING FIRST DEGREE MURDER, IN A MASS SHOOTING IN CLOVIS LAST YEAR. NATHANIEL JOUETT OPENED FIRE AT THE CLOVIS CARVER PUBLIC LIBRARY IN AUGUST OF 2017…KILLING TWO LIBRARIANS AND WOUNDING FOUR OTHER PEOPLE, INCLUDING A CHILD. JOUETT FACES A SENTENCE OF UP TO TWO…… MORE
Weekend Screening in Albuquerque on Opioid Epidemic
A SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY THE FBI ALBUQUERQUE CITIZENS ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY FROM 1:00 TO 4:00 PM AT THE KIMO THEATRE DOWNTOWN. IT’S ENTITLED “COMMUNITY CRISIS: COMBATTING OPIOID ADDICTION IN NEW MEXICO.” THE FREE EVENT INCLUDES SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY “CHASING THE DRAGON.” THAT FILM IS MEANT TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT…… MORE
Fired Worker Sues LANL
A FORMER EMPLOYEE AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY IS SUING LANL FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT. JUAN MONTOYA WAS FIRED AFTER HE SHIPPED WEAPONS-GRADE PLUTONIUM BY AIR INSTEAD OF BY GROUND AS REQUIRED BY REGULATIONS. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT MONTOYA CLAIMS HE WAS MADE A SCAPEGOAT FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS AT THE LAB. A…… MORE
