IT’S A NEW YEAR, AND THAT MEANS THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. LAWMAKERS WILL CONVENE IN SANTA FE TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY, ON JANUARY 16TH. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS THE EMPHASIS WILL BE ON MONEY ISSUES DURING THIS SHORT, 30 DAY SESSION. MONAHAN SAYS THERE MAY…… MORE
Duke City Car Dealer Tracking Stolen Cars
THE LOVE AUTO PARKING LOT AT LOMAS AND BROADWAY IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE WAS HIT BY THIEVES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE BUSINESS OPENED THERE IN 2014. OWNER LINDSAY ARELLANES SAYS SHE GOT A CALL FROM APD THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS AND THEY TOLD HER THAT EVERY VEHICLE IN HER PARKING LOT HAD…… MORE
A-R-T Will Start Later Than Sooner
TRAFFIC IS MOVING VERY WELL ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE THESE DAYS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT SPOKESPERSON JOANIE GRIFFIN. SHE SAYS THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WILL SEE CREWS PUTTING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING IS CORRECT. IT’S STILL GOING TO BE AWHILE BEFORE FULL BUS SERVICE IS…… MORE
NM Health Dept. Makes Health Care More Transparent
NEARLY HALF OF NEW MEXICO’S TWO MILLION RESIDENTS ARE ON MEDICAID…THE GOVERNMENT HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE. NOW, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS LAUNCHED A WEB SITE THAT EPIDEMIOLOGIST VICTORIA DIRMYER SAYS IS DESIGNED TO MAKE HEALTH CARE COSTS MORE TRANSPARENT. THE WEB SITE INCLUDES NINE MEDICAL PROCEDURES LIKE MAMMOGRAPHIES…… MORE
Albuquerque Residents Go for the Polar Bear Plunge
ALBUQUERQUE’S JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER HOLDS ITS 4TH ANNUAL POLAR BEAR PLUNGE ON MONDAY … A NEW MEXICO TRADITION THAT’S ALSO HELD ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT’S ACTUALLY A FUNDRAISER FOR THE BIOPARK’S POLAR BEARS … JCC CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS … AND NEW MEXICO’S SPECIAL OLYMPICS. MISS NEW MEXICO DECIDED TO START 2018…… MORE
Breaking NM Records in 2017
LAST YEAR COULD END UP BEING THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD IN ALBUQUERQUE…GOING BACK TO 1891. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER SAYS WE’LL LIKELY BREAK THE OLD RECORD WHICH WAS SET FIVE YEARS AGO. HE SAYS THAT AS OF LAST FRIDAY, THE TEMPERATURE WAS THREE DEGREES ABOVE THE YEAR AVERAGE AT 60.2…… MORE
WARMING UP IN THE DUKE CITY
THE YEAR ISN’T QUITE OVER, BUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE 2017 WILL GO DOWN AS THE WARMEST YEAR EVER IN ALBUQUERQUE, GOING BACK TO 1891. RIGHT NOW, ALBUQUERQUE’S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR SITS AT 60.2 DEGREES…THREE DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THAT COULD BREAK THE ALL TIME RECORD…… MORE
TWO TODDLERS KILLED IN FIRE
INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT STARTED A HOUSE FIRE THAT KILLED TWO TODDLERS IN KIRTLAND, NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OFFICIALS SAY SAY THE TWO WERE INSIDE THE MOBILE HOME WITH TWO TEENAGE FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE FIRE SPREAD SO QUICKLY THAT THE TWO TODDLERS WERE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT. THE…… MORE
FOUR HILLS BODY IDENTIFIED
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF A WOMAN WHOSE MUTILATED BODY WAS FOUND IN THE FOUR HILLS AREA LAST SATURDAY. SHE WAS 39 YEAR OLD AUDRA WILLIS OF TOHAJIILEE. SHE WAS FOUND DECAPITATED AND WITH OTHER TRAUMA INJURIES. NOW DETECTIVES ARE HOPING THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION…… MORE
NM-A-G–MONSTERS DO EXIST
THERE’S A PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY FROM THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS WARNING OF THE DANGERS OF ONLINE SEXUAL PREDATORS. THE MESSAGE IS TARGETED TO TEENAGERS AND PARENTS WITH CHILDREN UNDER 18 AND IS FEATURED ON FACEBOOK. THE MESSAGE, AS DELIVERED BY A YOUNG GIRL, IS THAT MONSTERS REALLY…… MORE
