ANOTHER FIRE SPARKS UP IN NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. THIS ONE IN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY. IT HAS, SO FAR, BURNED 12 HUNDRED ACRES. MEANWHILE, THE BROWN FIRE SOUTH OF SOCORRO IS 30 PERCENT CONTAINED AT 200 ACRES. THAT ONE STARTED ON TUESDAY. AND THE MOON MOUNTAIN FIRE NEAR RUIDOSO…… MORE
No Drones in NM Fire Zones
DRONES AND WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING ARE NOT A GOOD COMBINATION. TOM SCHAFER WITH THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST SAYS THEY’RE WARNING PEOPLE NOT TO FLY DRONES WHILE CREWS ARE BATTLING FOREST FIRES: HE SAYS THEY INTERFERE WITH AIR TANKERS FLYING IN THE AREA AND OVER THE FIRE ITSELF. SCHAFER SAYS THERE ACTUALLY WAS…… MORE
Snowpack Raises Concerns about Gold King Mine Spill
THE HEAVY SNOWPACK IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO DREDGE UP RESIDUAL METALS FROM LAST YEAR’S GOLD KING MINE SPILL. THOSE METALS HAVE SETTLED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER. NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ARE MONITORING THE SITUATION. THEIR CHIEF SCIENTIST, DENNIS MCQUILLAN, TELLS US THE SNOWPACK FLOW…… MORE
More Changes for Albuquerque’s Nob Hill
AN ALBUQUERQUE NOB HILL STORE IS GETTING INTO THE MEDICAL POT DISPENSING BUSINESS. KOB-TV REPORTS BIRDLAND ON CENTRAL IS TEAMING UP WITH A DISPENSARY. BIRDLAND OWNER JAY STEINBERG TELLS KOB IT WAS AN EASY DECISION SINCE THE STORE SPENT ALL ITS YEARS IN BUSINESS BEING PART OF THE CANNABIS CULTURE. MEANWHILE,…… MORE
Weekend Closures on i-40 in Albuquerque
WORK ON I-40 COULD AFFECT YOUR TRAVELS THIS WEEKEND. THE STATE D-O-T WILL BE DOING BRIDGE WORK ON WESTBOUND LANES OF THE INTERSTATE WEST OF CARLISLE IN ALBUQUERQUE. STARTING AT 9:00 PM FRIDAY, THE FOUR LEFT LANES WILL BE CLOSED FOR ABOUT ONE MILE…LEAVING ONLY THE TWO RIGHT LANES OPEN. THE…… MORE
Settlement in Jacob Grant Case
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS SETTLED FOR SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN A LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY AN UNDERCOVER POLICE DETECTIVE. JACOB GRANT NEARLY DIED AFTER HE WAS SHOT NINE TIMES BY HIS OWN LIEUTENANT, GREG BRACHLE, OUTSIDE A MCDONALDS NEAR CENTRAL AND TRAMWAY IN JANUARY OF 2015. IT HAPPENED DURING A DRUG STING. THE…… MORE
New Coach for UNM’s Womens Basketball Team
UNM HAS A NEW WOMENS BASKETBALL COACH. THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT’LL HOLD 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 REPLACES YVONNE SANCHEZ WHO WAS FIRED EARLIER THIS…… MORE
Dental Care Resources for Veterans National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans Homeless and at-risk veterans, available 24/7 please call 1-877-424-3838 PTSD: National Center of PTSD Veterans Crisis Line 1-800-273-8255 Press #1 Lone Survivor Foundation VA Health Care Benefits New Mexico VA Health Care System 505-265-1711 Veterans Benefits Administration Albuquerque Regional Benefit Office – 500 Gold…… MORE
More Earthquakes Predicted for NM
WE COULD BE FEELING MORE EARTHQUAKES IN NEW MEXICO. THE U-S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS WE’RE AMONG THE FIVE STATES MOST LIKELY TO SEE AN INCREASE IN SEISMIC ACTIVITY DUE TO THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. UNM ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GEOPHYSICS, BRANDON SCHMANDT, SAYS WE HAVE BEEN SEEING MORE QUAKES IN RECENT…… MORE
Crews Maintain Ruidoso Fire Despite Winds
THE MOON MOUNTAIN FIRE NEAR RUIDOSO IS SMALLER THAN IT WAS. IT’S NOW 125 ACRES … DOWN FROM 150 ON TUESDAY. AND CREWS WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE FIRE AT 30 PERCENT CONTAINMENT DESPITE GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS GUSTED UP TO ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR IN THE FIRE ZONE … AND…… MORE
