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
THE STATE’S TOP BABY NAMES
WHAT WERE THE TOP BABY NAMES IN NEW MEXICO IN 2017?? FOR GIRLS, IT WAS SOPHIA…AND FOR BOYS, NOAH. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS AURORA AND CHARLOTTE MADE THE TOP TEN FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. MAKING THEIR DEBUTS ON THE BOYS SIDE WERE SANTIAGO, EZEKIEL, LOGAN, AND MATEO.… MORE
FULL A-R-T SERVICE DELAYED
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE A-R-T PROJECT ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE IS ABOUT 98 PERCENT COMPLETE. HOWEVER, PROJECT SPOKESPERSON JOANIE GRIFFIN TELLS US A DELAY IN THE DELIVERY OF ALL THE BUSES NEEDED FOR THE SERVICE MEANS IT WILL BE LATE FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH BEFORE THE ENTIRE ROUTE WILL BE OPERATIONAL.… MORE
BRIGHTER FINANCIAL PICTURE FOR STATE
NEW MEXICO’S FINANCIAL SITUATION CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN SAYS A REPORT RELEASED THIS WEEK INDICATES STATE TAX RECEIPTS FOR THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THIS FISCAL YEAR WERE UP BY 292 MILLION DOLLARS, OR JUST UNDER 17 PERCENT. THE INCREASE IS LARGELY DUE TO IMPROVING REVENUES FROM…… MORE
DWI CRACKDOWN AT APD
ALBUQUERQUE’S INTERIM POLICE CHIEF SAYS OFFICERS OFTEN HAVE DISCRETION WHEN DEALING WITH LAW BREAKERS…BUT THAT WON’T BE THE CASE OVER NEW YEARS IN REGARD TO DRUNK DRIVING. MICHAEL GEIER SAYS THERE WILL BE A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY, BECAUSE DRINKING AND DRIVING IS JUST TOO DANGEROUS. GEIER SAYS THE DEPARTMENT’S DWI UNITS AND…… MORE
2017 HOMICIDE RATE FOR ALBUQUERQUE
2017 HAS NOT BEEN A GOOD YEAR FOR MURDERS IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE OFFICIAL COUNT IS NOW AT 75 HOMICIDES FOR THE YEAR. AND ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE VICTIMS HAS BEEN HOMELESS. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS THAT’S ONE REASON FOR THE DEPARTMENT’S RELATIVELY LOW 59 PERCENT CLEARANCE RATE. DROBIK SAYS, MORE…… MORE
CHANGE IN TRASH PICKUP SERVICE
THERE’S A CHANGE IN THE SCHEDULE FOR TRASH PICK UP NEXT WEEK IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE CITY’S SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT BE COLLECTING TRASH, RECYCLING OR LARGE ITEMS ON MONDAY, JANUARY FIRST. SO NEXT WEEK, SERVICE IS SHIFTED ONE DAY FOR ALL HOUSEHOLDS MEANING THOSE WITH REGULAR MONDAY SERVICE WILL HAVE…… MORE
