AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT BY A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT ON SUNDAY NIGHT. TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE JET HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FLIGHT WAS FLYING FROM PHOENIX TO DALLAS, BUT IT HAD TO BE DIVERTED TO ALBUQUERQUE WHEN THERE…… MORE
New Requirement for UNM Freshmen
A NEW FRESHMAN RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT STARTS THIS FALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. IT CALLS FOR MOST FRESHMAN TO LIVE ON CAMPUS. DISCUSSION OF THIS REQUIREMENT STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. A REVIEW FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL BENEFITS TO LIVING ON CAMPUS, WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING A FRESHMAN’S…… MORE
One of Four Murder Defendants Sentenced
ONE OF THE FOUR DEFENDANTS IN THE BRUTAL BLUDGEONING DEATH OF TIFFANY BOYER IN 2015 WAS SENTENCED ON FRIDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. SHAWNA CANNON HAD PLEADED GUILTY TO 2ND DEGREE KIDNAPPING AND WAS SENT TO PRISON FOR SIX YEARS. BOYER WAS MURDERED BECAUSE HER KILLERS BELIEVED SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS,…… MORE
NM Should Consider Other Economic Options
NEW MEXICO PALES IN COMPARISON TO OTHER STATES WHEN HIT COMES TO HIRING. WE’RE HEARING IN NATIONAL NEWS REPORTS THAT HIRING IS ON THE RISE ACROSS THE U-S. BUT JEFF MITCHELL, DIRECTOR OF UNM’S BUREAU OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH, SAYS HIRING HAS ONLY INCREASED IN THIS STATE BY ONE OR TWO PERCENT.…… MORE
NM Opioid Deaths Decrease
OPIOID DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO SEEM TO BE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN AMONG THE WORST STATES FOR FATAL OVERDOSES FOR MANY YEARS…BUT DEATHS TIED TO PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS HAVE FALLEN NOW FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW. STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST MICHAEL LANDEN SAYS THEIR PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM AT…… MORE
NM More Sober Than You Think
TURNS OUT NEW MEXICO IS A PRETTY SOBER STATE. THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF A NEW REPORT FROM THE WEBSITE 24-7 WALL STREET. IT SAYS NEW MEXICO IS THE SIXTH MOST SOBER STATE. THE REPORT SAYS 13.8 PERCENT OF ADULTS HERE BINGE DRINK OR DRINK HEAVILY. THE NATIONAL RATE IS 18 PERCENT.…… MORE
Nail Salon Scam in NM
IMPOSTERS POSING AS STATE INSPECTORS ARE TARGETING SALONS IN NEW MEXICO. THE REGULATION AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FAKE INSPECTORS ARE TELLING SALON OWNERS THEY NEED TO PAY A FEE IN ORDER TO REMAIN OPEN, A FEE THAT CAN HIT AS HIGH AS 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS. MIKE UNTHANK IS THE DEPARTMENT’S SUPERINTENDENT…… MORE
Another Citizens’ Policy Academy
WANT TO KNOW THE INSIDE STORY ON THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT? APD IS BEGINNING ITS NEXT CITIZEN’S POLICE ACADEMY ON MARCH 20. THE CLASSES ARE HELD TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS FROM 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM, AND THERE’S ROOM FOR 50 STUDENTS. MOST EVERY APD DEPARTMENT IS INVOLVED IN THE TRAINING,…… MORE
Suspect Killed in NE Albuquerque Shooting
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING AT SANDIA VISTA APARTMENTS AT 901 TRAMWAY NORTHEAST. OFFICERS WERE SENT THEIR EARLIER FRIDAY AFTER GETTING REPORTS OF THE SHOOTING. THEY DISCOVERED THAT A SUSPECT TRYING TO BREAK INTO ONE OF THE APARTMENTS WAS SHOT BY THE HOMEOWNER. THE SUSPECT LATER DIED OF HIS INJURIES.…… MORE
Commissioner Asked to Resign
VALENCIA COUNTY COMMISSIONER DAVID HYDER IS CENSURED AND ASKED TO STEP DOWN FROM HIS POSITION. IT’S OVER ALLEGATIONS HE HAD INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH THREE COUNTY WORKERS. HYDER WAS PUBLICLY CENSURED DURING THURSDAY NIGHT’S SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING, DURING HE WAS ASKED TO RESIGN. THREE PEOPLE CAME FORWARD IN JANUARY TO TELL THE…… MORE
