A MAJOR SETBACK FOR A COMPANY THAT WANTS TO BUILD A MORE THAN 500 MILE LONG TRANSMISSION LINE FROM NEW MEXICO TO ARIZONA. THE P-R-C HAS REJECTED SUN ZIA’S PROPOSAL WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A DECADE. HEARING EXAMINER ASHLEY SCHANNAUER SAID THERE WASN’T ENOUGH INFORMATION ON WHERE EXACTLY THE TRANSMISSION LINE WOULD…… MORE
West Nile Shows-up in NM
NEW MEXICO HAS ITS FIRST TWO CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN 2018. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THE MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN A 43 YEAR OLD MAN FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY AND A 71 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM DONA ANA COUNTY. BOTH CASES REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY MOSQUITO POPULATIONS REMAIN…… MORE
Balderas Calls-out UNM
NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS UNM OFFICIALS HAVEN’T BEEN AS TRANSPARENT AS THEY SHOULD BE. HE’S RELEASED A 32 PAGE REPORT, WHICH CLAIMS THE UNIVERSITY HAS EXHIBITED A PATTERN OF CONCEALMENT AND MISREPRESENTATION…INCLUDING FORMER ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PAUL KREBS DIRECTING STAFF TO DELETE EMAILS. BALDERAS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THERE’S ALSO AN ONGOING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION…… MORE
Suspect in 2008 Murder Back in NM
A MAN WANTED IN THE 2008 MURDER OF DANNY BACA IS NOW BACK IN NEW MEXICO. JAIME VELETA JUNIOR WAS EXTRADITED TO BERNALILLO COUNTY FROM MEXICO. IN 2008, AUTHORITIES SAID THAT BACA’S KILLING WAS THE ACT OF A MEXICAN CARTEL. HIS BODY WAS FOUND ON THE PAJARITO MESA NEAR LOS ALAMOS. HE HAD BEEN SHOT…… MORE
APD Officer Fired
AN ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER IS OUT OF A JOB THURSDAY. JONATHAN MCDONNELL HAS ADMITTED TO DRIVING TOO FAST … ABOUT 80 MILES-AN-HOUR … WHEN HE RAMMED INTO AN S-U-V CARRYING A FAMILY WHILE RESPONDING TO AN ASSAULT CALL IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR. ANTIONETTE SUINA’S TWO CHILDREN WERE WITH HER IN THE VEHICLE THAT WAS…… MORE
Water Wisely in September
YOU CAN EASE-UP ON YOUR WATERING NOW. THAT’S THE ADVICE FROM DAVID MORRIS WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY. HE SAYS IT’S BEST TO JUST WATER TWICE A WEEK IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. HE ALSO SAYS MOTHER NATURE, IN THE FORM OF RAIN, HAS LED TO LESS WATER BEING USED BY CUSTOMERS. HE SAYS…… MORE
Assessing the Monsoon
AN A-MINUS OR B-PLUS. THAT’S THE GRADE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ANDY CHURCH SAYS HE’D GIVE THIS YEAR’S MONSOON SEASON SO FAR. HE TELLS NEWS RADIO KKOB RAINFALL IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS BEEN ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE MOST PART. CHURCH SAYS IF NEW MEXICO GETS SOME HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM REMNANTS LATER THIS MONTH, THAT A-MINUS…… MORE
Man Found Dead in Church Parking Lot
A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CHURCH IN SAN RAFAEL, NEW MEXICO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING…AND THE CASE IS BEING TREATED AS A HOMICIDE. STATE POLICE HAVE TAKEN OVER THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF 30 YEAR OLD PAUL VALDEZ. THEY AREN’T SAYING HOW THE VICTIM DIED OR RELEASING ANY OTHER…… MORE
Compound Suspects in Court
DETENTION HEARINGS WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY FOR THE FIVE ADULTS WHO WERE LIVING AT A COMPOUND IN NORTHERN TAOS COUNTY WHERE A CHILD’S REMAINS WERE FOUND. THEY MADE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE IN FEDERAL COURT TUESDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE WHERE THEY FACE FIREARMS AND CONSPIRACY CHARGES. ALL FIVE INDICATED TO THE JUDGE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE CHARGES…… MORE
Deadly Encounter in Bernalillo
TWO MEN FROM RIO RANCHO DIE INSIDE A TRAILER AT THE K-O-A ON SOUTH HILL ROAD IN BERNALILLO, NOT FAR FROM I-25 AND U-S 550. POLICE SAY IT APPEARS 70 YEAR OLD FERNAND “FRED” LETE SHOT AND KILLED 55 YEAR OLD MICHAEL LAPLANTE SUNDAY EVENING. WHEN BERNALILLO POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A “SHOTS-FIRED” CALL THEY…… MORE
