NEW MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA ARE ASKING A FEDERAL JUDGE TO BLOCK PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM USING MILITARY FUNDS TO BUILD A BORDER WALL IN THE TWO STATES. THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS THAT BUILDING THE WALL WOULD CAUSE LASTING HARM TO THE ENVIRONMENT, AND INFRINGE ON STATES’ RIGHTS. THE PRESIDENT HAS TAPPED TWO AND-A-HALF BILLION DOLLARS IN PENTAGON…… MORE
Senior Games Continue in Albuquerque
THE 2019 NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES CONTINUE THIS WEEK IN AND AROUND ALBUQUERQUE. SPOKESWOMAN ALICIA MANZANO TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE EVENTS ARE SPREAD OUT OVER 21 VENUES…MEANING RESTAURANTS AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ALL ACROSS TOWN SHOULD BENEFIT. SHE HOPES ALL OF THESE PEOPLE FALL IN LOVE WITH ALBUQUERQUE. THE EVENTS ARE ALL FREE. YOU CAN FIND MORE…… MORE
King Penguin Dies at Albuquerque Bio Park
THE ALBUQUERQUE BIO PARK’S KING PENGUIN HAS DIED. JAMES WAS ONE OF THE NEWEST PENGUINS AT THE ZOO. OFFICIALS THERE SAY HE STARTED LOSING WEIGHT AFTER HE ARRIVED AT THE BIO PARK ON JUNE 5TH. EVERY MEASURE WAS TAKEN TO SAVE JAMES BEFORE HE DIED LAST FRIDAY. THERE ARE STILL 31 PENGUINS AT THE ZOO…… MORE
Charter School Set for Expansion
NEW MEXICO’S CHARTER SCHOOL LANDSCAPE EXPANDS STARTING ON TUESDAY. SOLARE COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL IS HOLDING A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY AT 11AM FOR A PERMANENT FACILITY. THE BUILDING IS GOING UP AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF GIBSON AND BARBADOS SOUTHWEST, JUST EAST OF 98TH STREET. SOLARE WILL HAVE STUDENTS IN GRADES 5-THROUGH-8. OFFICIALS WITH SOLARE SAY THEY…… MORE
Avoid I-25/Rio Bravo Interchange for Now
WORK ON THE I-25 AND RIO BRAVO INTERCHANGE PROJECT WILL ENTER A NEW PHASE STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT AT 9:00. KIM GALLEGOS IS WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. OF OFF-RAMP AT SOUTHBOUND I-25 TO EASTBOUND RIO BRAVO WILL BE CLOSED TO CREWS CAN INSTALL CONCRETE PAVEMENT. GALLEGOS SAYS THE OFF-RAMP WILL REOPEN AT NOON ON…… MORE
Out-of-State Murder Suspect Arrested in NM
A MASSACHUSETTS MURDER SUSPECT IS ARRESTED BY NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE AFTER THEY GOT INFORMATION THAT 27 YEAR OLD GILFREY GREGORY WAS TRAVELING THROUGH THE STATE. THE CAR HE WAS SAID TO BE DRIVING WAS A 2018 DODGE CARAVAN WITH A FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND BY A STATE COP ON I-10 WEST…… MORE
Charges Reduced Against Santa Fe Teen
THE 16 YEAR OLD SANTA FE BOY ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS MOTHER’S BOYFRIEND WON’T BE GOING TO PRISON IF HE’S CONVICTED. BUT HUNTER WOODS WILL STILL LIKELY BE SENT TO JUVENILE DETENTION FOR THE ALLEGED CRIME IF HE’S FOUND GUILTY. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS A LESSER CHARGE AGAINST HIM MEANS HE CANNOT BE…… MORE
UNM Working on Opioid Vaccine
OPIOID ADDICTION IS A PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. NOW, RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SAY THEY’LL SOON HAVE A VACCINE THAT’LL PREVENT ADDICTION TO THE DRUG THAT’S BEEN WIDELY PRESCRIBED. UNM RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH TO WORK UP A VACCINE. THIS ONE WOULD BIND THE DRUG YOU’RE…… MORE
E-Cigs Follow Cigarette Ban
FANS OF E-CIGARETTES WILL SOON FIND FEWER PLACES TO USE THE PRODUCT IN NEW MEXICO. A NEW LAW GOES INTO EFFECT FRIDAY, BANNING E-CIGS IN ALL PLACES WHERE COMBUSTIBLE CIGARETTES ARE CURRENTLY PROHIBITED. DAVID TOMPKINS WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS, WHILE FEWER YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE STATE ARE USING TOBACCO, E-CIGARETTE USE IS…… MORE
Child Abuse Suspect Allowed to Move
A MAN WHO’S CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF HIS INFANT DAUGHTER IN ALBUQUERQUE WILL BE ALLOWED TO MOVE TO PENNSYLVANIA WHILE AWAITING TRIAL…OVER THE OBJECTIONS OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE. MOSES JOHNSON IS CHARGED WITH INTENTIONAL CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH FOR LEAVING HIS 11 MONTH OLD IN A HOTEL BATHROOM FOR EIGHT HOURS WITH…… MORE
