REGARDLESS OF EL NINO AND ALL THE PRECIPITATION IT’S BROUGHT TO NEW MEXICO … THE STATE IS ALREADY IN AN EARLY FIRE SEASON … AND ONE THAT HAS FIRE CREWS CONCERNED. ONE FIRE THAT SPARKED UP RECENTLY IN THE GILA DISTRICT JUST NORTH OF MEXICO HAS ALREADY BURNED NEARLY 8 THOUSAND ACRES ……… MORE
Drought Returns to NM
DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE RETURNED TO NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ANDY CHURCH SAYS A PORTION OF FAR WESTERN NEW MEXICO, WHICH MISSED OUT ON MUCH OF THE WINTER SNOW, IS NOW UNDER MODERATE DROUGHT. BUT WHILE THE STATE HAS BEEN DRY FOR MONTHS, CHURCH SAYS THE LONG TERM FORECAST POINTS…… MORE
Mail Thief Pleads Guilty
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN COULD GO TO PRISON FOR FIVE YEARS AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO MAIL THEFT. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY 29 YEAR OLD DAVID MARTIN STOLE HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF MAIL, INCLUDING CREDIT CARDS AND IDENTIFICATION. MARTIN WAS ARRESTED IN JANUARY AND INDICTED LAST MONTH. A SENTENCING DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET.… MORE
Woman Arrested in Jail House Smuggling Caper
THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A CASE IN WHICH A WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO SMUGGLE DRUGS INTO THE COUNTY’S ADULT DETENTION CENTER. DETECTIVES SAY 31 YEAR OLD SANTA FE RESIDENT LAUREN HERRERA HID THE DRUGS IN TWO ELECTRIC HAIR CLIPPERS BEING DELIVERED TO THE JAIL. THE…… MORE
NM Losing Some Jobs … Gaining Others
ANOTHER UNIMPRESSIVE JOBS REPORT FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. IT SAYS EMPLOYMENT WAS VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED FROM FEBRUARY OF 2015 TO FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. THE BRIGHT SPOT WAS AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 6-THOUSAND JOBS IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES…THE BEST NUMBERS IN MORE THAN A DECADE. BUT…… MORE
Proposal Would Make Albuquerque Safer
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL NEXT MONTH IS EXPECTED TO CONSIDER A PROPOSAL TO LET THE CITY IMMEDIATELY SEIZE DOGS THAT ATTACK, MAIM OR KILL WITHOUT BEING PROVOKED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE CURRENT LAW ALLOWS ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS TO MAKE THAT CALL IN CASES WHERE A DOG ATTACKS EITHER A PERSON OR…… MORE
Magician Acquitted in Child Sex Abuse Trial
A JURY IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS FOUND NEIL STAMMER NOT GUILTY ON ALL FOUR COUNTS IN HIS CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL. THIS WAS THE SECOND CASE AGAINST THE FORMER JUGGLER AND MAGIC SHOP OWNER. IN DECEMBER, STAMMER WAS FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A 12 YEAR OLD BOY IN 1999. HE FACES…… MORE
I-40 Eastbound Off Ramp Closes Next Week
ANOTHER PHASE IN THE I-40/LOUISIANA INTERCHANGE PROJECT WILL BEGIN NEXT TUESDAY, WHEN THE EAST BOUND OFF RAMP IS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN FOR 30 DAYS. TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN MATT KENNICOTT SAYS THE POINT OF THE PROJECT IS TO ADD ANOTHER LEFT TURN LANE TO ALLOW DRIVERS BETTER ACCESS TO ONE OF THE CITY’S MAJOR…… MORE
Santa Fe Studios Follows Through on Jobs Requirement
SANTA FE STUDIOS MEETS ITS JOB CREATION GOALS THAT ARE PART OF THE DEAL IT HAD WITH SANTA FE COUNTY AND STATE GOVERNMENT TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STUDIOS. THEY’VE PROVIDED HALF A MILLION JOB HOURS IN FILM WORK. IN A RECENT RELEASE, STUDIO OFFICIALS SAY THAT MEETING ITS JOBS THRESHOLD…… MORE
Different School, Different Rules
THERE’S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS IN RIO RANCHO WHEN IT COMES TO WHICH CORDS AND STOLES STUDENTS CAN WEAR AT GRADUATION. THAT DOESN’T APPEAR TO BE THE CASE IN ALBUQUERQUE. APS SPOKESMAN JOE ESCOBEDO SAYS THEY DON’T WANT TO PLACE LIMITATIONS ON STUDENTS. FOR INSTANCE, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS CAN…… MORE
