ALBUQUERQUE CAR THIEVES ARE COMING UP WITH NEW WAYS TO GET YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST TRICK IS TO POSE AS TOW TRUCK OPERATORS. OUR SISTER STATION, KOB-TV, REPORTS ONE OF THE LATEST INCIDENTS WAS SATURDAY WHEN A MAN SPOTTED A TOW TRUCK GETTING READY TO TAKE HIS JEEP. WHEN HE ASKED…… MORE
NM Has Alarming Number of Untested Rape Kits
IT’S A SURPRISING NUMBER. THAT FROM STATE AUDITOR TIM KELLER WHO RECENTLY COMPLETED AN INVENTORY OF UNTESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE KITS, KNOWN AS “RAPE KITS.” HE SAYS THERE ARE OVER 54-HUNDRED SUCH KITS. KELLER SAYS IT RAISES SEVERAL ISSUES.SOME OF THE KITS REMAIN UNTESTED DUE TO POSSIBLE COURT SETTLEMENTS OR CHARGES…… MORE
Arrest Made in Weekend Albuquerque Stabbing
THE PROGNOSIS FOR RECOVERY IS NOT GOOD FOR THE MAN WHO WAS STABBED IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE OVER THE WEEKEND. BUT A SUSPECT HAS SINCE BEEN ARRESTED. APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO CALLE CUERVO NEAR LOMA LARGA AROUND 2:20 SUNDAY MORNING AFTER GETTING REPORTS OF A POSSIBLE STABBING. THERE, THEY FOUND THE…… MORE
Increase in STDs in NM
CASES OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, OR STDS, HAVE GRADUALLY BEEN RISING IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO IN RECENT YEARS. JANINE WATERS IS STD PROGRAM MANAGER WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SHE SAYS IT WASN’T UNEXPECTED. WATERS TELLS US THE STATE IS TAKING A PROACTIVE POSITION ON THIS. THE STATE’S OFFERING…… MORE
Christmas Trees Not Main Source of Holiday Fires
WATCH OUT FOR HEATING EQUIPMENT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. ABQ FIRE MARSHAL SCOTT ESPOSITO SAYS HEATING EQUIPMENT SPARKS MORE FIRES THIS TIME OF YEAR THAN CHRISTMAS TREES. HE TELLS US PROBLEMS CAN ALSO HAPPEN WITH THE CANDLES AND LUMINARIAS. ESPOSITO SAYS DON’T LIGHT LUMINARIAS IF IT’S WINDY OUTSIDE. THEY CAN TIP OVER…… MORE
UNM Cuts Ties with Clinic that Performs Late-Term Abortions
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO MEDICAL SCHOOL IS CUTTING TIES WITH SOUTHWESTERN WOMEN’S OPTIONS, A CLINIC THAT OFFERS SERVICES THAT INCLUDE LATE-TERM ABORTIONS. UNM HAD BEEN SENDING MEDICAL FELLOWS AND RESIDENTS TO THE CLINIC FOR TRAINING. OFFICIALS WITH UNM’S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SAY THEY’RE NOW LOOKING TO AN OUT-OF-STATE INSTITUTION FOR A MORE…… MORE
Missing Man Found Dead in Clovis
THE BODY OF A 57 YEAR OLD MAN IS FOUND IN A FIELD BY CLOVIS POLICE SATURDAY. OFFICERS IDENTIFY THE BODY AS THAT OF RICHARD ODOM, WHO WAS REPORTED MISSING ON NOVEMBER 19TH. THE MEDICAL INVESTIGATOR WILL DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEATH. MEANWHILE, POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THIS AS AN UNATTENDED DEATH.… MORE
NM Jobless Rate Holds Steady
THE LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY LEADS THE WAY IN NEW MEXICO IN EMPLOYMENT GROWTH LAST MONTH. OVERALL, THE STATE CREATED 3-THOUSAND JOBS BETWEEN NOVEMBER OF 2015 AND NOVEMBER OF 2014. IT MARKS THE 39TH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF YEAR-OVER-YEAR JOB GROWTH. OTHER INDUSTRIES CONTRIBUTING TO JOB GROWTH INCLUDED EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES,…… MORE
The Right Way to Recycle for the Holidays
ALBUQUERQUE’S SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT SEES A BIG SPIKE IN RECYCLABLE MATERIAL OVER THE HOLIDAYS. SPOKESMAN BOBBY SISNEROS SAYS IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO BE UP TO SPEED ON WHAT YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR RECYCLE BIN. YOU CAN PUT CARDBOARD IN YOUR BLUE RECYCLE BIN IF THE CARDBOARD HAS BEEN BROKEN…… MORE
Pets of the Week | Dec 19
More good news! Little Max was adopted so will be celebrating the holidays with a new family. Handsome Gunther is enjoying his new living quarters at Lucky Paws in Coronado Center Mall. Run on over to adopt this fun loving, fetch loving, affectionate dog. We’ve had some great adoptions this week. It is always…… MORE
