DRIVERS PLANNING TO TRAVEL I-40 EAST OF GALLUP THIS SUMMER ARE BEING URGED TO HAVE SOME PATIENCE. THERE’S A BIG ROAD PROJECT IN THE AREA…AND THE INTERSTATE GOES DOWN TO ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION FOR ABOUT FIVE MILES. MARISA MAEZ WITH THE STATE D-O-T SAYS THE BACKUPS USUALLY START MID-AFTERNOON, AROUND 2:30PM OR 3PM,…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Are Down
SUMMER ARRIVES OFFICIALLY ON FRIDAY. THAT NORMALLY MEANS GAS PRICES RISE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE BUSY SUMMER DRIVING SEASON. HOWEVER, TRIPLE “A” NEW MEXICO TELLS US THE TREND RIGHT NOW IS FOR FALLING GAS PRICES. THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS 2-58, DOWN FIVE CENTS FROM LAST WEEK. THAT AVERAGE IS ALSO 35 CENTS LESS THAN WHAT…… MORE
Keeping Cops in Santa Fe
THE SANTA FE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TAKING STEPS TO HOLD ONTO TO ITS OFFICERS. MANY OF THEIR OFFICERS ARE LEAVING THE DEPARTMENT FOR HIGHER-PAYING JOBS AT OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES … LIKE THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. APD’S ALREADY HIRED 13 SANTA FE COPS. BUT NOW, SANTA FE POLICE HAVE A NEW CONTRACT THAT GIVES OFFICERS…… MORE
Woman Arrested In NE Albuquerque Domestic Violence Situation
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE BEEN IN THE 100 BLOCK OF ALTEZ NORTHEAST SINCE LAST (WED) NIGHT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING, WHEN A SWAT SITUATION TRIGGERED BY A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT AT A HOME THERE WAS FINALLY RESOLVED. THE SUSPECT IS ANNETTE MILLER . SHE HAD BARRICADED HERSELF IN THE HOUSE ALONE AND REFUSED TO OBEY OFFICERS’ COMMANDS…… MORE
Man Accused of Kidnapping APD Officer
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING AN APD OFFICER. POLICE SAY MICHAEL NIETO WAS SLEEPING INSIDE A RUNNING PICKUP THAT HAD NO LICENSE PLATE SUNDAY. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS THAT WHEN OFFICERS APPROACHED, THEY NOTICED THERE WAS A GUN INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ONE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE GUN…BUT NIETO THEN ALLEGEDLY PULLED…… MORE
Opioid Prescription Now Requires 2nd Prescription
MANY OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS IN NEW MEXICO NOW REQUIRE A SECOND PRESCRIPTION FOR OVERDOSE-REVERSAL MEDICATION, LIKE NALOXONE. A NEW STATE LAW MANDATES THE CO-PRESCRIPTION IF THE OPIOID PRESCRIPTION LASTS FOR FIVE DAYS OR MORE. LINDSAY LASALLE WITH THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE TELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE NEW LAW COULD BE A LIFE-SAVER. FOR YEARS, NEW MEXICO…… MORE
Stay off the Diving Boards
NO DIVING BOARDS AT ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY POOLS FOR A WHILE. ONE OF THE DIVING BOARDS BROKE RECENTLY, RIGHT AFTER A PERSON USED IT TO DIVE INTO THE WATER. THE DIVER WAS NOT INJURED. BUT NOW, THE CITY AND COUNTY SAY THE BOARDS ARE OFF LIMITS UNTIL THEY’RE ALL INSPECTED AND MADE SURE THAT…… MORE
Winrock Construction is Back On
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION IS GETTING UNDERWAY AT ALBUQUERQUE’S WINROCK CENTER. DARIN SAND WITH GOODMAN REALTY HAS HAD THE JOB FOR 12 YEARS AND TELLS KOB TV THE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION GETTING STARTED AT WINROCK IS NEARLY UNBELIEVABLE. WE’LL STILL HAVE THE PYRAMIDS AT WINROCK. BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE THE EXPECTED RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS AS WELL…… MORE
Fire Danger Less This Year
WE OFTEN SEE FOREST CLOSURES IN JUNE AS CONDITIONS TURN HOT AND DRY, AND THE FIRE DANGER INCREASES. BUT THAT’S NOT THE CASE THIS YEAR IN NEW MEXICO. BRENT DAVIDSON IS FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER FOR THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST. HE SAYS WE HAD A GREAT WINTER WITH THE SNOW PACK, SO RIVERS ARE FLOWING WELL…… MORE
NM Governor Appoints Corrections Secretary
A WOMAN WHO’S BEEN THE WARDEN AT BOTH THE STATE PENITENTIARY IN SANTA FE AND THE SPRINGER CORRECTIONAL CENTER IS GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM’S PICK TO BE THE NEXT CORRECTIONS SECRETARY. ALISHA TAFOYA LUCERO HAS BEEN INTERIM DEPARTMENT SECRETARY THE PAST TWO MONTHS. IT WAS THE LAST REMAINING VACANCY IN LUJAN GRISHAM’S CABINET. THE GOVERNOR ORIGINALLY…… MORE
