THERE HAVE BEEN TWICE AS MANY WILDFIRES IN NEW MEXICO IN 2018 AS THERE WERE LAST YEAR AT THIS POINT…AND THE DROUGHT IS ONE OF THE REASONS. THAT’S A PARTICULAR CONCERN AS PEOPLE SHOOT OFF FIREWORKS ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. WENDY MASON WITH THE STATE FORESTRY DIVISION IS ADVISING NEW MEXICANS TO LEAVE THINGS…… MORE
State Cop Busted
A NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER IS UNDER ARREST, ACCUSED OF TRAFFICKING DRUGS. INVESTIGATORS SAY 33 YEAR OLD DANIEL CAPEHART OF BLOOMFIELD WAS STEALING QUANTITIES OF DRUGS SEIZED IN ARRESTS AND THEN GIVING SOME OF THE DRUGS TO WOMEN WITH WHOM HE WANTED TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP. HE IS ACCUSED OF DISTRIBUTING MARIJUANA AND METHAMPHETAMINE…… MORE
Mayor Vetoes Topgolf
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL’S EFFORTS TO BRING TOPGOLF TO THE CITY APPARENTLY AREN’T OVER YET. MAYOR TIM KELLER MONDAY VETOED A MORE THAN TWO AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE FOR TOPGOLF WHICH WANTS TO BUILD AN ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX AT I-25 AND MONTANO. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE ORDINANCE ON AN 8-1 VOTE LAST MONTH. IT…… MORE
Update on Martens Case
THE ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY IS STILL REELING FOLLOWING THE NEWS LAST WEEK THAT AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE DEATH OF YOUNG VICTORIA MARTENS IN 2016, BUT WAS NEVER APPREHENDED. D-A RAUL TORRES TELLS US THEY HAVE A PARTIAL DNA PROFILE FROM THE SCENE…AND HE HOPES THAT, AND OTHER EVIDENCE, CAN LEAD THEM…… MORE
Dogs and Fireworks Don’t Mix
HERE’S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS THE JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY APPROACHES. PETS AND FIREWORKS DON’T MIX. DESIREE CAWLEY WITH THE CITY’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR PET’S MICRO-CHIP INFORMATION IS UPDATED BECAUSE IT MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO RETURN ANY PET THAT MAY RUN AWAY OUT OF FEAR…… MORE
Big Changes in the Martens Case
NEWLY DEVELOPED EVIDENCE IN THE RAPE AND MURDER OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS IN 2016 IS RESULTING IN A WHOLE NEW UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAPPENED. BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORRES SAYS CELL PHONE EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT HER MOTHER, MICHELLE MARTENS AND HER BOYFRIEND FABIAN GONZALES WERE NOT PRESENT WHEN VICTORIA WAS KILLED. THE…… MORE
Gas Prices Slip Downward in NM Ahead of July 4th
A LITTLE LESS STICKER SHOCK AT THE GAS PUMP THIS WEEK. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS DOWN THREE CENTS FROM LAST WEEK, NOW AT 2-89 A GALLON. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 2-85, DOWN TWO CENTS. AAA SAYS GAS PRICES HERE AND AROUND MUCH OF THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN TRENDING DOWN SINCE MEMORIAL…… MORE
NM Cities Enact Fireworks Bans
MAKE A POINT NOT TO FORGET THAT THERE ARE FIREWORKS BANS IN SOME NEW MEXICO CITIES AND COMMUNITIES. AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S FIRE CODE PUTS A BAN ON POSSESSING, SELLING AND USING AERIAL AND GROUND AUDIBLE DEVICES IN THE CITY LIMITS. THAT MEANS CHASERS AND FIRE CRACKERS, AERIAL SHELL KITS AND SPINNERS, RELOADABLE TUBES,…… MORE
Another Heat Advisory
MORE DAYS OF HAZARDOUS HEAT IN ALBUQUERQUE BEFORE TEMPERATURES START TO MODERATE A BIT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AGAIN ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE METRO THROUGH 9 O’CLOCK THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT AT BETWEEN NEAR 100 DEGREES…EXCEPT FOR THE SANDIA AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS, WHERE HIGHS WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE…… MORE
Three Cuffed During Immigration Protest
THREE WOMEN PROTESTING THE SEPARATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS ENTERING THE U-S ILLEGALLY ARE ARRESTED DURING A PROTEST AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN SANTA FE ON THURSDAY. THE THREE WOMEN WERE CUFFED AFTER THEY REFUSED TO LEAVE THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE AT CLOSING TIME. THAT’S WHERE DOZENS OF PROTESTERS AND THE WOMEN STAGED THEIR…… MORE
