IT APPEARS NEW MEXICO’S WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE MUCH BUSIER THAN THEY WERE A YEAR AGO. ALREADY IN 2016 GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS 132 WILDFIRES HAVE BURNED 45-THOUSAND ACRES. SHE SAYS THERE WAS PLENTY OF RAIN AND SNOW LAST YEAR, WITH A LOT OF GREEN THAT LATER DRIED, PROVIDING FUEL FOR HUNDREDS OF WILDFIRES…… MORE
Bernco Begins Watering Restrictions
APRIL FOOL’S DAY IS ALSO THE FIRST DAY OF BERNALILLO COUNTY’S WATERING RESTRICTIONS. LIKE ALBUQUERQUE’S RESTRICTIONS, RESIDENTS CANNOT RUN THEIR SPRINKLER SYSTEM DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY … SPECIFICALLY FROM 11AM TO 7PM. AND IF THE NEW MEXICO DROUGHT MONITORING COMMITTEE DETERMINES CERTAIN DROUGHT CONDITIONS EXIST, OTHER RESTRICTIONS COULD…… MORE
Santa Fe Mails Property Values
NOTICES OF PROPERTY VALUES WENT OUT IN THE MAIL IN BERNALILLO COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY. NOW IT’S SANTA FE COUNTY’S TURN. THE ASSESSOR’S OFFICE THERE SAYS IT’S SENDING OUT NOTICES OF VALUE STARTING FRIDAY, APRIL 1ST. THE DEADLINE TO FILE FOR EXEMPTIONS, BENEFITS OR PROTESTS IS MAY 2ND.… MORE
Pets of the Week | April 2
BEAR (ID# A 1736437) IS A 5 YEAR OLD, FEMALE BLUE MERLE QUEENSLAND HEELER WEIGHING 50 POUNDS ◊ She is a fun loving yet gentle girl. ◊ She loves to play fetch & catch. She always returns it to you….if the tennis ball is out of your reach she will nose it closer…… MORE
NCAA Tournament
Our annual March distraction has come and almost gone again. This year’s NCAA tournament held plenty of surprises Yale advancing, Arkansas Pine- Bluff defeating the mighty Michigan State Spartans, but the biggest surprise was launched by a perennial power. The Syracuse Orangemen (yes it still call them Orangemen even though they had to change their…… MORE
New Mexico Primary
The New Mexico primary isn’t until June 7. I had been lamenting that it was so late in the primary season that our votes wouldn’t matter. Turns out we may be positioned to have a big impact. Even though our primary is the same day as much larger California, there may be some attention paid…… MORE
Changes Coming To 770 KKOB
There are some changes coming to 770 KKOB this weekend. Eric Strauss moves from his Saturday afternoon slot to Saturday and Sunday mornings 7a-10a. Taking over the Saturday afternoon slot from 2-5p is Jeffrey Candelaria. He will start on April 9th. … MORE
30-day Legislative Session
One of the major accomplishments by lawmakers during the 30-day legislative session earlier this year in Santa Fe was passing HB 99. The bill passed the House and Senate on a large bi-partisan vote and signed into law by governor Martinez. HB 99 changes our state’s driver’s license law so illegal immigrants can no longer…… MORE
ACLU Sues NM PED
NEW MEXICO’S PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS BEING SUED OVER A LAW CONCERNING STANDARDIZED TESTS. ACLU STAFF ATTORNEY MARIA MARTINEZ-SANCHEZ SAYS IT BANS TEACHERS FROM SAYING ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT THE TESTS. SHE SAYS IT HAS TEACHERS PETRIFIED TO SAY ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED DISPARAGING. SO WHEN PARENTS ASK IF A PARTICULAR TEST IS…… MORE
UNM Announces New Women’s Basketball Coach
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HAS A NEW WOMENS BASKETBALL COACH. THE UNIVERSITY HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE THURSDAY TO ANNOUNCE THAT MIKE BRADBURY HAS BEEN HIRED AS THE SIXTH HEAD WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH IN SCHOOL HISTORY. BRADBURY HAS BEEN HEAD COACH AT WRIGHT STATE IN DAYTON, OHIO SINCE 2010. HE…… MORE
