THIS LONG DRY SPELL IN NEW MEXICO HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FIRE DANGER…AND WHAT KIND OF FIRE SEASON WE’LL HAVE THIS SPRING. BUT THERE ARE ENCOURAGING SIGNS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ANDY CHURCH SAYS…FINALLY…WE COULD BE IN FOR SOME PRECIPITATION. HE SAYS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM SHOULD ARRIVE BY…… MORE
APD Investigates Shooting on Montgomery
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING YET ANOTHER DEATH IN THE CITY THIS YEAR … THE SECOND SO FAR. APD SPOKESMAN OFFICER SIMON DROBIK TELLS US OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE 44-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MONTGOMERY NEAR JEFFERSON AROUND 9:00 AM. DROBIK SAYS THEY FOUND A WOMAN AT THAT LOCATION WHO HAD BEEN SHOT AT LEAST…… MORE
Keller Ready for the Legislature
HE’S ONLY BEEN ON THE JOB FOR ABOUT A MONTH, BUT ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER IS READY WITH HIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. IT FOCUSES ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIME FIGHTING. PUBLIC SAFETY SPOKESMAN GILBERT GALLEGOS TELLS KOB TV THE STRATEGY IS TO HELP COPS PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. THE CITY ALSO…… MORE
Governor to Unveil NM Budget Proposal
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ RELEASES HER BUDGET PLAN FOR THE STATE ON FRIDAY. AND AFTER TWO YEARS OF PAINFUL BUDGET CUTS, WE’RE NOW SEEING INCREASED SPENDING. THE GOVERNOR IS HIKING STATE SPENDING BY ROUGHLY 250 MILLION DOLLARS … A FOUR PERCENT INCREASE. AND THERE ARE SPENDING HIKES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MEDICAID, AND THE…… MORE
Flu Spiking Across NM
FLU NUMBERS ARE ON THE RISE IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING TWICE THE NUMBER OF FLU CASES AS A YEAR AGO…AND THE SEASON HASN’T YET REACHED ITS PEAK. THE DEPARTMENT’S CABINET SECRETARY LYNN GALLAGHER SAYS IT’S UNUSUAL TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF FLU ACTIVITY THIS EARLY…… MORE
NM Higher on Oil, Gas Totem Pole
NEW MEXICO HAS MOVED UP TO THIRD IN OIL PRODUCTION AMONG THE 50 STATES…SURPASSING OKLAHOMA AND CALIFORNIA IN THE LATEST REPORT FROM THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION AGENCY. ROBERT MCENTYRE WITH THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SAYS THIS IS DUE TO INCREASED PRODUCTION IN THE PERMIAN BASIN, ALONG THE NEW MEXICO-TEXAS BORDER.…… MORE
A-G Says No Laws Broken Regarding Fetal Tissue
NEW MEXICO’S ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS WRAPPED UP AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRANSFER OF FETAL TISSUE BETWEEN AN ALBUQUERQUE ABORTION CLINIC AND UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO RESEARCHERS. AND HECTOR BALDERAS’ CONCLUSION IS THAT NO STATE LAWS WERE BROKEN. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE FINDINGS WERE OUTLINED IN A LETTER THE A-G’S…… MORE
New Trial for Convicted Killer
A CONVICTED NEW MEXICO MURDERER WILL BE GETTING A NEW TRIAL. THE STATE SUPREME COURT THURSDAY OVERTURNED JACK MCDOWELL’S FIRST DEGREE MURDER CONVICTION IN THE FATAL STABBING OF JAMES CHAVEZ IN RIO RANCHO IN 2011. DURING TRIAL, A PROSECUTOR GOT A POLICE DETECTIVE TO TESTIFY THAT MCDOWELL HAD INVOKED HIS RIGHT…… MORE
Another Meow Wolf Coming
ANOTHER MEOW WOLF IS OPENING. SANTA FE’S MEOW WOLF HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR, AND NOW THE PLAN IS TO OPEN ANOTHER ONE IN DENVER. IT WON’T BE OPEN UNTIL 2020 … AND THE LOCATION WHERE IT’LL BE BUILT IN DENVER IS SURROUNDED BY VIADUCTS. THAT WAS A “TURNOFF” TO SOME WITH…… MORE
NM County Facing Bankruptcy
TOUGH TIMES FINANCIALLY FOR ONE NEW MEXICO COUNTY. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT CIBOLA COUNTY COULD FACE BANKRUPTCY…AND THE PROSPECT OF LAYOFFS AND LIQUIDATING ASSETS. INTERIM COUNTY MANAGER VALERIE TAYLOR SAYS THE COUNTY IS IN CRISIS MODE AFTER YEARS OF OVERSPENDING. SHE SAYS IT’S POSSIBLE THE STATE COULD BAIL OUT OUT…… MORE
