FIRE OFFICIALS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING WHETHER THE 4 BOSQUE FIRES THAT FLARED UP IN ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY WERE HUMAN CAUSED. FIRE OFFICIALS CONSIDER THEM SUSPICIOUS BECAUSE OF HOW CLOSE THE FIRES WERE TO EACH OTHER. RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEARBY ALSO THINK THE FIRES WERE DELIBERATELY SET. FIRE CREWS STAYED ON SCENE OVERNIGHT, KEEPING AN EYE OUT…… MORE
Fire Danger in the East Mountains
AT THE SANDIA RANGER DISTRICT, OFFICIALS ARE GEARING UP FOR FIRE SEASON. INFORMATION OFFICER DAVID SHELL TELLS 770 KKOB IT’S PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT WITH A RED FLAG WARNING KICKING IN AT NOON WEDNESDAY FOR THE EAST MOUNTAINS. HE SAYS FIRE CREWS WENT THROUGH PRELIMINARY TRAINING LAST WEEK AND THERE’S A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS FOR FIRE AT THE…… MORE
Water Savings Continue in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County
SNOW STORMS IN THE PAST SEASON HELPED EASE DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE MID RIO GRANDE VALLEY. KATHERINE YUHAS WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS IT DOESN’T MEAN WE SHOULD STOP WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS. SHE TELLS US CUSTOMERS HAVE ALREADY USED 250-MILLION GALLONS LESS OF WATER IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR…… MORE
Easter Pilgrimage Preparations Underway
THOUSANDS OF PEDESTRIANS WILL BE ON NORTHERN NEW MEXICO ROADWAYS THIS WEEK FOR THE ANNUAL GOOD FRIDAY PILGRIMAGE TO CHIMAYO. AND STATE D-O-T OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN PREPARING THE ROUTES TO MAKE THE JOURNEY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. SPOKESWOMAN ROSANNE RODRIGUEZ SAYS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARDS WILL BE PLACED ALONG CERTAIN ROADWAYS. IT’S MERELY ALERT DRIVERS TO…… MORE
Banana Peel Thrown During Chappelle Performance
COMEDIAN DAVE CHAPPELLE SAYS HE WON’T FORGET HIS PERFORMANCE IN NEW MEXICO. THAT’S BECAUSE AN AUDIENCE MEMBER THREW A BANANA PEEL AT HIM DURING HIS PERFORMANCE AT THE LENSIC THEATER IN SANTA FE MONDAY NIGHT. CHAPPELLE JOKED ABOUT IT LATER, BUT ALSO CALLED THE INCIDENT RACIST AND FILED CHARGES AGAINST 30 YEAR OLD CHRISTIAN ENGLANDER…… MORE
NM’s No Child Left Behind Waiver Extended
NEW MEXICO GETS A FOUR YEAR EXTENSION ON ITS WAIVER FOR “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANTED THE WAIVER TO FIVE STATES TUESDAY. OTHER STATES WILL HAVE TO UNDERGO A LONGER PROCESS FOR EXTENSIONS LASTING UP TO THREE YEARS. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS THIS WILL ALLOW FOR MORE…… MORE
New Mexicans Lacking in Financial Literacy
WHEN IT COMES TO MANAGING MONEY, NEW MEXICANS ARE AMONG THE WORST IN THE NATION. THAT ACCORDING TO A NEW RANKING BY WALLET HUB, WHICH SAYS NEW MEXICO IS THE FIFTH LEAST FINANCIALLY LITERATE STATE. AMONG THE CATEGORIES WHERE NEW MEXICO DOES POORLY…PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WITH A RAINY DAY FUND, AND PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO…… MORE
New Allow to Send Amber Alerts to Smartphones
YOU’RE GOING TO START GETTING AMBER ALERTS ON YOUR SMARTPHONE. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SIGNED LEGISLATION TUESDAY THAT REQUIRES CELL PHONE AND PAGER COMPANIES TO ISSUE THE ALERTS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE BILL WAS SPONSORED BY STATE REP SARAH MEASTAS-BARNES WHO TELLS US SHE WORKED WITH THE CELL PHONE COMPANIES ON THE BILL. SHE SAYS THEY’RE WORKING…… MORE
Skate Park Shooting Suspects Still Sought
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE STILL HAVEN’T CONFIRMED THE IDENTITIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO FIRED SHOTS DURING A BARBECUE AT LOS ALTOS SKATE PARK LAST MONTH … BUT THEY SAY THEY NOW KNOW THERE WERE AT LEAST 4 SHOOTERS. SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD JAQUISE LEWIS WAS KILLED IN THE SHOOTING ON MARCH 22ND … AND SIX OTHERS WERE WOUNDED,…… MORE
Apparent Suicide at Albuquerque Shooting Range
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY A FATAL SHOOTING AT CALIBERS SHOOTING RANGE YESTERDAY (MON) APPEARS TO BE A CASE OF SUICIDE. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS A MAN WALKED INTO THE BUSINESS AT WASHINGTON AND CUTLER AND RENTED A GUN…OSTENSIBLY TO TARGET PRACTICE…THEN SHOT HIMSELF. HE DIED LATER AT THE HOSPITAL. TIXIER SAYS DOCTORS AND MEDICAL STAFF FOUND…… MORE
