THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN LOVING, NEW MEXICO, IS PROPOSING A FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK TO SAVE MONEY IN THIS YEAR OF A STATE BUDGET CRISIS. THE LOVING MUNICIPAL DISTRICT IS FOLLOWING COBRE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S LEAD. KOB-TV REPORTS COBRE SCHOOLS HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED THEY’RE MOVING TO THE SHORTER SCHOOL WEEK TO SAVE MONEY AND…… MORE
Daylight Savings Time Bill Goes to the Senate
A MOVE TO KEEP NEW MEXICO ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME YEAR ROUND IS A STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING REALITY. THE SENATE ON THURSDAY PASSED THE BILL ON A 26-15 VOTE, SENDING IT ON TO THE HOUSE. IT’S THE IDEA OF ROSWELL REPUBLICAN CLIFF PIRTLE WHO SAYS IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE TO…… MORE
Water Authority “Pauses” Work in Albuquerque’s Old Town
THE TRAFFIC ISSUES ALONG CENTRAL IN THE OLD TOWN AREA ARE BROUGHT ON BY THE CONTINUING A-R-T CONSTRUCTION AND THE PIPE REPLACEMENT BEING DONE BY THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY. NOW, AUTHORITY SPOKESMAN DAVID MORRIS SAYS MUCH OF THE WORK THERE IS COMPLETE SO THEY’RE GOING TO STOP UNTIL THE A-R-T CONSTRUCTION IN THE…… MORE
Flu Cases Up in NM
IF YOU DON’T USUALLY GET A FLU SHOT, THIS MAY BE THE FLU SEASON THAT CHANGES THAT HABIT. MARISA BARGHSTEN WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS CASES ARE DEFINITELY UP THIS YEAR, EVIDENCED IN THE UPTICK IN VISITS TO MEDICAL PROVIDERS. HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE UP THREE-FOLD. BARGHSTEN SAYS FLU IS VASTLY DIFFERENT…… MORE
Twenty-seven Years for Duke City Man’s Attack on Parents
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS FATHER AND SEVERELY INJURING HIS MOTHER IN A KNIFE ATTACK HAS MADE A PLEA DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS. TWENTY-SIX YEAR OLD JAMES FINCH WAS SENTENCED TO 27 YEARS IN PRISON ON THURSDAY. THE ATTACK HAPPENED IN AUGUST OF 2015. 60 YEAR OLD DAVID FINCH WAS…… MORE
Woman Slams Car into Santa Fe Restaurant
A CAR RAMS INTO THE JAMBO CAFE IN SANTA FE OVER THE LUNCH HOUR THURSDAY, INJURING SEVERAL PEOPLE. POLICE SPOKESMAN GREG GURULE SAYS THE DRIVER, AN ELDERLY WOMAN, APPARENTLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE AND SMASHED INTO THE BUILDING AT CERRILLOS ROAD AND ST. MICHAELS DRIVE. HE SAYS THE DRIVER WAS…… MORE
More NM Chile This Year
CHILE ISN’T NEW MEXICO’S BIGGEST AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT…BUT IT’S THE MOST FAMOUS, KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD. AND STATE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT SECRETARY JEFF WITTE SAYS IT’S GOOD NEWS THAT CHILE ACREAGE WENT UP STATEWIDE LAST YEAR, REVERSING A RECENT TREND. HE SAYS THEY’VE SEEN ACREAGE DROP IN PAST YEARS, SO THIS INCREASE IN…… MORE
NM Senate Approves Minimum Wage Hike
SOME WORKERS IN NEW MEXICO MAY BE IN FOR A PAY RAISE. THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS PASSED AND SENT ON TO THE HOUSE A BILL THAT RAISES THE STATE’S MINIMUM WAGE TO NINE DOLLARS AN HOUR FROM ITS CURRENT LEVEL OF 7-50. UNDER THE PROPOSAL, THE WAGE WOULD GO TO…… MORE
Double Murder Suspect Awaits Extradition
THE MANHUNT FOR MISSISSIPPI MURDER SUSPECT ALEX DEATON ENDS IN KANSAS. HE WAS ARRESTED THERE WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS SPOTTED HIM ON I-70 AND PURSUED HIM. THE CHASE ENDED AFTER THEY DISABLED DEATON’S VEHICLE AND HE CRASHED. THE VEHICLE, A CADILLAC, CAUGHT ON FIRE. NOW DEATON’S WAITING TO BE EXTRADITED BACK…… MORE
200K Theft Reported at NM College
STATE AUDITOR TIM KELLER SAYS 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FUNDS HAVE BEEN STOLEN FROM NORTHERN NEW MEXICO COLLEGE IN ESPANOLA. HE SAYS A HIGH LEVEL EMPLOYEE IN THE COLLEGE’S BUSINESS OFFICE HAS RESIGNED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MISSING MONEY. ALONG WITH THE STOLEN CASH, KELLER SAYS CHECKS WERE NOT DEPOSITED. THE CASE…… MORE
