DAIRY FARMERS IN NEW MEXICO ARE STILL EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF LAST MONTH’S WINTER STORM THAT PARALYZED SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. BEVERLEY IDSINGA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE DAIRY FARMERS OF NEW MEXICO. SHE SAYS SHE’S WARY OF ESTIMATES OF ANIMAL LOSSES THAT RANGE FROM 20-THOUSAND TO 40-THOUSAND. SHE SAYS LOSSES…… MORE
Former NM Governors Make Headlines Again
FORMER GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON HAS BEEN CITED FOR FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY AND LEAVING THE SCENE OF A CRASH. RICHARDSON GOT INTO A MINOR ACCIDENT IN SANTA FE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT MARCY AND PASEO DE PERALTA AS HE WAS HEADED TO THE ROUNDHOUSE TO DO AN INTERVIEW ON M-S-N-B-C. ANOTHER FORMER GOVERNOR…… MORE
NM Teen Birth Rates Down
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THE STATE IS DOING BETTER IN TERMS OF TEEN BIRTH RATES. THE NUMBERS SHOW THE BIRTH RATES AMONG GIRLS AGES 15 TO 17 WENT DOWN 57 PERCENT BETWEEN 2000 AND 2014. THE BIRTH RATES FOR 15 TO 19 YEAR OLDS WENT DOWN 48 PERCENT.…… MORE
NM Pertussis Numbers Drop
PERTUSSIS … OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WHOOPING COUGH … WAS A MAJOR CONCERN IN NEW MEXICO BACK IN THE 1980S. BUT THE NEWS IS MUCH BETTER IN RECENT YEARS. THE ILLNESS CONTINUED ITS RISE SINCE THE 80S WITH ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES IN 2012. MARISSA BARGSTEN WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT PEAKED…… MORE
North Valley Suspicious Death Not Suspicious
IT TURNS OUT A DEATH ALBUQUERQUE POLICE WERE CALLING SUSPICIOUS TUESDAY WASN’T SUSPICIOUS AFTER ALL . A WOMAN CALLED 9-1-1 SAYING SHE’D FOUND HER HUSBAND BLOODY AND UNRESPONSIVE IN THE BATHROOM OF THEIR HOME ON CANDELARIA NORTHWEST. POLICE NOW SAY THE O-M-I HAS DETERMINED IT WAS A NATURAL DEATH…AND THE BLOOD…… MORE
How Far NM Still Has to Go in Dealing With DWI
THE TWO CASES WERE FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE STATE AND INVOLVED REPEAT DRUNK DRIVERS. ON DECEMBER 31ST, STATE POLICE IN LAS VEGAS STOPPED 52 YEAR OLD ARTHUR LUCERO WHO TOLD OFFICERS HE HAD BEEN DRINKING, QUOTE , “A LOT.” HE WAS TOO DRUNK TO TAKE A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST AND BLEW A…… MORE
A Good Year for NM Auto Sales
LOTS OF CARS WERE SOLD IN NEW MEXICO LAST YEAR. NATIONALLY, NUMBERS WERE AT RECORD HIGHS…AND CHARLES HENSON, PRESIDENT OF THE NEW MEXICO AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS ASSOCIATION, SAYS SALES HERE MAY HAVE ALSO SET RECORDS, ALTHOUGH THE FINAL NUMBERS AREN’T IN YET. HENSON TELLS 770 KKOB LARGER VEHICLES WERE BIG SELLERS, DUE…… MORE
Gas Tax Hike Considered for Santa Fe
SANTA FE RESIDENTS GET A CHANCE TO SOUND OFF TO THE CITY COUNCIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON A PLAN TO RAISE THE CITY’S GASOLINE TAX TO HELP PAY FOR ROAD REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS. THE PRICE TAG ON THE ROAD WORK COMES TO AN ESTIMATED 237 MILLION DOLLARS. THE TAX INCREASE OULD BE TWO CENTS…… MORE
Gov Martinez Unveils Her Budget Plan
STATE LAWMAKERS NOW KNOW WHAT THE GOVERNOR WANTS IN THE NEXT SESSION. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS RELEASED DETAILS OF HER 6-POINT-46 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET PROPOSAL. IT’S AN INCREASE OF 3-POINT-7 PERCENT, OR 228 MILLION DOLLARS. SPENDING INITIATIVES INCLUDE MONEY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND EDUCATION. STARTING TEACHERS, FOR INSTANCE, WOULD GET A RAISE…… MORE
Judges Decide Change of Venues in Two Murder Trials
AFTER HEARING ARGUMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES ON TUESDAY, A JUDGE WILL NOW DECIDE WHETHER THE MURDER TRIAL OF TWO FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD BE MOVED OUT OF ALBUQUERQUE. IT’S UNCLEAR WHEN THE JUDGE WILL MAKE HER DECISION. KEITH SANDY AND DOMINIQUE PEREZ FACE SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES IN THE DEATH…… MORE
