THE SKI INDUSTRY IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL IN NEW MEXICO…BUT BUSINESS IS WAY DOWN THIS YEAR DUE TO A LACK OF SNOW. SKI SANTA FE IS REPORTING THAT SKIER VISITS ARE OFF ABOUT 50-PERCENT SO FAR. PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER BENNY ABRUZZO SAYS THEY’VE GOTTEN ONLY SIX INCHES OF SNOW…THE SLOWEST START…… MORE
DROP IN OVERDOSE DEATHS
OVERDOSE DEATHS ARE STILL A BIG PROBLEM IN NEW MEXICO…BUT WE’RE NO LONGER IN THE TOP TEN NATIONALLY. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT A SURGE IN OVERDOSE FATALITIES ALONG THE EAST COAST HAS DROPPED NEW MEXICO TO 12TH PLACE. THERE WERE 50 FEWER FATAL OVERDOSES IN NEW MEXICO IN…… MORE
DEFENSE WANTS CHARGE DROPPED
ATTORNEYS FOR ACCUSED ALBUQUERQUE COP KILLER DAVON LYMON ARE ASKING THE COURT TO THROW OUT A FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE AGAINST THEIR CLIENT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE LAWYERS ARGUE THAT THERE’S NO EVIDENCE OF A DELIBERATE INTENTION TO KILL. LYMON IS ACCUSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING APD OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER DURING…… MORE
GRANT TO HELP COUNTY
BERNALILLO COUNTY’S ANIMAL CARE DEPARTMENT IS GETTING A 50-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM PET SMART CHARITIES. THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO BUY SURGICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR THE COUNTY’S NEW ANIMAL CARE AND RESOURCE CENTER, SET FOR COMPLETION NEXT JUNE. DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR MISHA GOODMAN SAYS THE GRANT WILL ALLOW THE FACILITY TO HAVE…… MORE
BATAAN MEMORIAL DEATH MARCH UPDATE
THE BATAAN MEMORIAL DEATH MARCH IS COMING UP ON MARCH 25TH OF 2018. BUT YOU’RE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER BEFORE JANUARY FIRST AS THE FEES FOR BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS GO UP ON THE FIRST. YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE AT “BATAAN-MARCH.COM.” THE MARCH HONORS SOLDIERS WHO WERE CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE IN…… MORE
DRY SPELL CONTINUES IN ALBUQUERQUE
ALBUQUERQUE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE ITS LONGEST DRY SPELLS EVER. IT’S BEEN 81 DAYS SINCE THERE’S BEEN ANY MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION…MAKING THIS THE EIGHTH LONGEST DRY STRETCH SINCE RECORD KEEPING BEGAN IN 1891. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES SAYS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS THE REASON…AND IT DOESN’T LOOK…… MORE
ARREST MADE IN ARSON CASE
AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN AN APPARENT CASE OF ARSON. A-F-D’S FIRE INVESTIGATION DIVISION IDENTIFIED MIKE LIMON AS THE PERSON WHO STARTED A FIRE OUTSIDE THE WALMART ON EUBANK NORTHEAST ON DECEMBER 10TH. HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON DECEMBER 21ST. CAPTAIN JACKIE WHITE IS A FIRE INVESTIGATOR WITH A-F-D. SHE SAYS…… MORE
3RD STREET RE-OPENED
ANYONE WHO HAS REGULARLY CROSSED THIRD STREET IN FRONT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER WILL HAVE TO START CHECKING FOR TRAFFIC AGAIN. THIRD STREET HAD BEEN SHUTDOWN BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND TIJERAS FOR MONTHS WHILE CONSTRUCTION ON CIVIC PLAZA WAS UNDERWAY. PEDESTRIANS HAD A FREE PASS WHEN CROSSING THE STREET. NOT ANYMORE. THE CITY…… MORE
THIRD STREET REOPENS
IT’S EASIER TO GET AROUND DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. THE CITY HAS REOPENED THIRD STREET BETWEEN MARQUETTE AND TIJERAS. THE CITY POINTS OUT THIS MEANS THE ROADWAY WILL BE OPEN FOR THE LUMINARIA TOUR THIS WEEKEND. ALSO, THIRD STREET WILL REMAIN OPEN AS CONSTRUCTION ON CIVIC PLAZA IS COMPLETED OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. WORK ON CIVIC…… MORE
STATE JOB REPORT
ANOTHER PERIOD OF JOB GROWTH FOR NEW MEXICO. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE ADDED 96-HUNDRED NON-AGRICULTURAL JOBS BETWEEN NOVEMBER OF 2016 AND NOVEMBER OF 2017. THAT’S AN OVER-THE-YEAR 1-POINT-1 PERCENT INCREASE AND IT’S THE TWELFTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF AGGREGATE GAINS. MEANWHILE, THE STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR NOVEMBER STANDS AT 6-POINT-1 PERCENT, UNCHANGED…… MORE
