A DECADE-LONG TREND IS CONTINUING IN NEW MEXICO. THE CENSUS BUREAU SAYS THE STATE’S POPULATION BARELY GREW BETWEEN JULY OF 2016 AND JULY OF LAST YEAR. POLLSTER AND ANALYST BRIAN SANDEROFF SAYS THE MAIN REASON IS THE FACT NEW MEXICO HASN’T FULLY BOUNCED BACK FROM THE GREAT RECESSION. SANDEROFF TELLS US WE CONTINUE TO HAVE…… MORE
Drought Taking Most of NM
NEW MEXICO’S DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE GETTING WORSE. THE LATEST REPORT SHOWS VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE STATE IS UNDER SOME FORM OF DROUGHT…AND THE NORTHERN ONE-THIRD OF NEW MEXICO IS IN EXTREME DROUGHT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT SAYS EVEN THOUGH THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS GOT SOME SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS WEEK, IT DIDN’T HELP…… MORE
Santa Fe Workers Reminded of City’s Refuge Status
SANTA FE MAYOR ALAN WEBBER IS REMINDING CITY EMPLOYEES THAT THEY ARE NOT TO ASSIST WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND THAT NO CITY RESOURCES WILL BE USED TO ASSIST WITH ANY IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATIONS OR ARRESTS. HE HAS SENT OUT AN EMAIL TO CITY WORKERS REMINDING THEM OF SANTA FE’S STATUS AS A REFUGE FOR IMMIGRANTS AND…… MORE
Tribe Pushing to get Trump Signature on Amber Alert Bill
CONGRESS HAS APPROVED THE ASHLYNNE MIKE AMBER ALERT MEASURE AND IT WAS SIGNED ON WEDNESDAY. NOW THE NAVAJO NATION IS URGING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO SIGN THE BILL NAMED AFTER 11 YEAR OLD ASHLYNNE MIKE, WHO WAS KIDNAPPED AND MURDERED IN 2016 ON THE RESERVATION. AT THE TIME, THE NAVAJO NATION DID NOT HAVE AN AMBER…… MORE
Bomb Scare ot NM Convenience Center
A BOMB SCARE THURSDAY AT THE EAGLE ROCK CONVENIENCE CENTER IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. POLICE SAY SOMEONE DROPPED OFF SEVERAL ITEMS AT THE TRASH FACILITY THAT WERE BELIEVED TO CONTAIN EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL. THE CONVENIENCE CENTER WAS CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHILE THE BOMB SQUAD INVESTIGATED. THE ITEMS WERE DEEMED SAFE AND WERE RELOCATED FOR DISPOSAL AT…… MORE
Two Arrested After Double Homicide
THE DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE IN LAS CRUCES IN CONNECTION WITH SUNDAY MORNING’S DOUBLE HOMICIDE IN GARFIELD, A COMMUNITY JUST NORTH OF HATCH. TWENTY-NINE YEAR OLD LUIS FLORES AND 30 YEAR OLD CRISTAL CARDENAS BOTH FACE MURDER CHARGES IN THE DEATHS OF 32 YEAR OLD VANESSA MORA AND 34 YEAR…… MORE
Notices of Property Value Being Mailed
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE HAS STARTED SENDING OUT MORE THAN 260-THOUSAND NOTICES OF VALUE FOR 2018. THEY GO TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE COUNTY, INFORMING THEM OF THEIR NET TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUE AS OF JANUARY FIRST. THE INFORMATION IS THEN USED TO DETERMINE YOUR 2018 PROPERTY TAX BILL THAT’S SENT OUT IN NOVEMBER.…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Spiking
A MAJOR BOUNCE IN GAS PRICES AROUND NEW MEXICO. THEY’RE UP A DIME FOR THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE FROM 2-44 A GALLON LAST WEEK TO 2-54 A GALLON THIS WEEK. DANIEL ARMBRUSTER WITH TRIPLE “A” NEW MEXICO SAYS ALBUQUERQUE GAS PRICES WENT UP 16 CENTS TO 2-51 A GALLON. HE SAYS PRICES USUALLY INCREASE THIS TIME…… MORE
