IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE RISK OF WILDFIRE, STATE FORESTRY CREWS WILL BE CONDUCTING A PRESCRIBED BURN AT HYDE MEMORIAL STATE PARK NORTHEAST OF SANTA FE STARTING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH. FORESTRY OFFICIALS SAY SMOKE WILL BE VISIBLE IN THE AREA. THE BURN, INTENDED TO ELIMINATE BRUSH PILES, IS EXPECTED TO…… MORE
WIPP Site Moves to Resume Mining
AFTER MORE THAN THREE YEARS WITHOUT IT, MINING IS EXPECTED TO RESUME THIS WEEK AT NEW MEXICO’S WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT NEAR CARLSBAD IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. MINING IS EXPECTED TO BE BACK ON AT WIPP AFTER IT STOPPED AFTER THE RADIATION RELEASE IN 2014 THAT CONTAMINATED PART OF THE FACILITY. …… MORE
APD Investigates Link Between Two Incidents
A 16 YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE BOY IS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SHOT NEAR THE MOVIE THEATER DOWNTOWN AT 1ST AND CENTRAL. APD SAYS OFFICERS FOUND THE TEENAGER WITH AN ABDOMINAL GUNSHOT WOUND WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE BOY WAS WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, WHO OFFICERS INTERVIEWED. BUT THE 16 YEAR…… MORE
Grief Counselors Descend on Aztec, NM
ALL BUT ONE SCHOOL IN AZTEC, NEW MEXICO, ARE BACK IN SESSION ON TUESDAY, BUT AZTEC HIGH SCHOOLERS ARE STILL OFF SINCE LAST THURSDAY’S SHOOTING AT THE SCHOOL THAT KILLED STUDENT ATHLETES PACO FERNANDEZ AND CASEY MARQUEZ. GRIEF COUNSELORS ARE TALKING NOW WITH TEACHERS, PARENTS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ABOUT THE SHOOTING. …… MORE
NM Attorney General Signs on with Labor Dept. to Fight Trafficking
THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT TO BATTLE LABOR TRAFFICKING. HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS IT’S A FORM OF MODERN DAY SLAVERY AFFECTING 20-30 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. HE SAYS 80-PERCENT OF THE VICTIMS ARE WOMEN AND CLOSE TO HALF ARE CHILDREN. BALDERAS SAYS IT’S A…… MORE
What’s Up With NM’s Snowpack?
WEATHER EXPERTS TELL US THAT A LA NINA PATTERN IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN USUALLY MEANS A WARMER, DRIER WINTER IN NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT SAYS THAT’S TURNING OUT TO BE THE CASE THIS YEAR. HE SAYS IT’S SHAPING UP TO BE A…… MORE
Cell Phones Trigger Emergency Declaration in Santa Fe
CELL PHONE SERVICE IS SO BAD IN SANTA FE THAT MAYOR JAVIER GONZALES HAS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CITY SPOKESMAN MATT ROSS SAYS THEY NOW PLAN TO INSTALL TEMPORARY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES ON CITY PROPERTY TO SUPPLEMENT EXISTING CELLULAR NETWORKS IN SANTA FE. HE SAYS THE PROCLAMATION HAS A SIX MONTHS SHELF LIFE FOR…… MORE
Up to NM Ski Resorts to Make Snow
MOST SKI RESORTS IN NEW MEXICO ARE OPEN NOW … BUT IT’S WARM AND DRY AND THAT MEANS THE TRAILS AND LIFTS AT THOSE RESORTS ARE LIMITED THANKS TO A LACK OF SNOW. KOB TV REPORTS SANTA FE SKI OFFICIALS REALIZE IT’S STILL EARLY IN THE SEASON, BUT SAY THEY’RE IN TROUBLE IF…… MORE
Metro Area Pending Sales on the Rise
PENDING HOME SALES ARE WAY UP IN THE METRO AREA. THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS HOMES GOING UNDER CONTRACT INCREASED MORE THAN 24 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO. FOR TOWNHOMES AND CONDOS, THE NUMBERS WERE UP 19 PERCENT. A HOME STAYED ON THE MARKET,…… MORE
Project Triggers Weekend Road Closures
THE I-25 AND RIO BRAVO INTERCHANGE PROJECT WILL ENTER A NEW PHASE THIS WEEKEND. THE STATE D-O-T SAYS RIO BRAVO WILL BE SHUT DOWN BETWEEN BROADWAY AND I-25 FROM 8 PM FRIDAY THROUGH 5 AM MONDAY. THAT’S SO CREWS CAN SET BRIDGE GIRDERS AND CONSTRUCT THE RAILROAD CROSSING. THE FIRST PHASE…… MORE
