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
EDo Prefers Pedestrians to Cars
IT’S OFFICIAL: THE FACULTY AT SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE NOW HAS A UNION, THANKS TO THE SCHOOL’S GOVERNING BOARD WHICH APPROVED A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT NOW WITH THE FACULTY’S NEWLY CREATED UNION. LINDA SIEGLE, CHAIRPERSON OF THE GOVERNING BOARD, TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL IT’S A POSITIVE OUTCOME FOR THE SCHOOL AND ITS LABOR RELATIONS NEGOTIATION…… MORE
Meow Wolf Gets Former Disney Employee as Creative Officer
A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF DISNEY NOW WORKS AT MEOW WOLF AS THE CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER. THIS WAS REPORTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES RECENTLY. ALI RUBENSTEIN SPENT 22 YEARS AT DISNEY. SHE OVERSAW DISNEY’S THEME PARKS IN ASIA. NOW SHE’S AT MEOW WOLF, BASED IN SANTA FE, AND SAYS SHE REALLY WANTED TO ENTER MEOW…… MORE
