SUMMER TRAVELERS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT WILL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH CONSTRUCTION FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER. STEPHANIE KITTS IS THE SUNPORT’S PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. SHE SAYS THEY EXPECT THE PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JULY. THE 30-MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION PROJECT HAS TAKEN LONGER THAN EXPECTED. MEANWHILE, KITTS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB…… MORE
Severe Weather Season?
WHILE THE NATION’S MIDSECTION CONTINUES TO BE PLAGUED BY STRONG STORMS AND EVEN TORNADOES, IT’S BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY IN NEW MEXICO. ALYSSA CLEMENTS IS A METEOROLOGIST WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE. CLEMENTS SAYS THE WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED 25 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS THIS SPRING…THE FEWEST NUMBER IN SIX YEARS. THERE HAVE ALSO…… MORE
Only Certain Pets Allowed
MANY RESTAURANTS IN NEW MEXICO HAVE EXTERIOR AREAS WHERE PATRONS CAN BRING THE DOG. HOWEVER, THE NEW MEXICO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION IS REMINDING PET OWNERS, THOSE SAME PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE BUILDING AS IT IS A VIOLATION OF HEALTH RULES AND IS AGAINST THE LAW. CAROL WIGHT, C-E-O OF THE ASSOCIATION, SAYS SERVICE ANIMALS…… MORE
Senator John Pinto Passes Away
THE MOST SENIOR MEMBER OF THE NEW MEXICO STATE SENATE HAS PASSED AWAY. JOHN PINTO HAD SERVED IN THE ROUNDHOUSE SINCE 1977. PINTO WAS BORN IN 1924 AND WAS RAISED IN ARIZONA AND GALLUP, NEW MEXICO. HE SERVED IN THE MARINES AS A CODE TALKER AND IN 2001 RECEIVED A CONGRESSIONAL SILVER MEDAL OF HONOR…… MORE
E-Scooters Arrive in Duke City
IF YOU’RE IN THE AREA OF U-N-M, THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT OR NOB HILL, EXPECT TO SEE THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S FIRST E-SCOOTERS. CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS THE SCOOTERS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY IN SERVICE IN THOSE AREAS. DAN GROSSMAN IS THE C-E-O OF ZAGSTER, THE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE E-SCOOTER PROGRAM. HE SAYS THE SCOOTERS…… MORE
Off to Elephant Butte
IT’S AN ANNUAL MIGRATION THIS TIME OF YEAR. LOTS OF FOLKS WILL BE HEADED TO ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. EVARISTO GIRON IS THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MANAGER FOR NEW MEXICO STATE PARKS. HE SAYS THEY EXPECT AROUND 55-THOUSAND VISITORS ARE THE “BUTTE” THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. GIRON TELLS RADIONEWS KKOB THE LAKE IS…… MORE
E-Scooters in Albuquerque This Week
WE’VE KNOWN THAT E-SCOOTERS WERE COMING TO ALBUQUERQUE THIS WEEK. NOW WE KNOW WHEN. THERE’S A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR THE E-SCOOTER RIDE SHARING SERVICE FRIDAY MORNING AT 10 ON CIVIC PLAZA IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS WILL BE JOINED BY DAN GROSSMAN, THE C-E-O OF ZAGSTER. THAT’S THE COMPANY LAUNCHING THE SERVICE…… MORE
NM Confirms First Hantavirus Case of 2019
THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONFIRMS THE STATE’S FIRST HANTAVIRUS CASE THIS YEAR. THEY FOUND IT IN A 50 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM MCKINLEY COUNTY, WHO HAS SINCE BEEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND IS BACK AT HOME. EARLY SYMPTOMS OF HPS, A PULMONARY SYNDROME, INCLUDE SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE FLU. THAT’S INCUDES FEVERS,…… MORE
Standoff on the West Side
A STANDOFF AT ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE HAS ENDED … BUT WE HAVE LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE INCIDENT. IT STARTED AROUND 4 O’CLOCK THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHEN OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE MESA RIDGE APARTMENTS ON ATRISCO NEAR COORS FOR A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT. APD OFFICERS HAD TO BREAK A WINDOW DURING THE STANDOFF, WHICH HAS ENDED.…… MORE
Krebs’ Hearing Rescheduled
A PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR FORMER UNM ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PAUL KREBS WON’T BE HELD FRIDAY AS SCHEDULED. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT ATTORNEYS IN THE CASE HAVE BEEN GRANTED MORE TIME…AND THE HEARING HAS NOW BEEN RESET FOR LATE AUGUST. A STATE DISTRICT JUDGE WILL DECIDE IF THERE’S PROBABLE CAUSE FOR KREBS TO FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES…… MORE
