WITH THE WARMER WEATHER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE RAMPING UP ACROSS NEW MEXICO. MELISSA DOSHER WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS MANY PROJECTS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY IN ALBUQUERQUE, INCLUDING THOSE ON I-25 AND I-40. D-O-T OFFICIALS ARE REMINDING DRIVERS TO BE VERY CAREFUL AS THEY PASS THROUGH WORK ZONES. DOSHER SAYS…… MORE
Southwest Chief Will Stay on Track
AMTRAK’S SOUTHWEST CHIEF TRAIN WILL KEEP TRAVELING THROUGH NEW MEXICO. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS A SPOKESMAN FOR AMTRAK SAYS THE TRAIN WILL CONTINUE MAKING STOPS IN ALBUQUERQUE, LAMY, LAS VEGAS, AND RATON … ENDING TWO YEARS OF UNCERTAINTY AFTER AMTRAK WANTED NEW MEXICO TO CHIP IN 4-MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR 10 YEARS…… MORE
Watering Limits About to Start
GET READY FOR WATERING RESTRICTIONS BERNALILLO COUNTY. STARTING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST, THE USE OF SPRINKLERS IS PROHIBITED BETWEEN 11:00 AM AND 7:00 PM. KATHERINE YUHAS IS WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY. SHE SAYS HAND WATERING IS STILL ALLOWED. SHE ALSO SAYS DRIP IRRIGATION IS ALLOWED AND IT’S ACTUALLY A BETTER WAY TO WATER…… MORE
OFFICER WHO COLLAPSED AND DIED IDENTIFIED
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE OFFICER WHO UNEXPECTEDLY DIED YESTERDAY WAS FIELD TRAINING OFFICER JOHN KELLY. HE WAS ALSO A DETECTIVE WITH APD’S SOUTHEAST IMPACT TEAM. KELLY JOINED APD IN 2006 AFTER SERVING IN THE U-S ARMY. HE LEAVES BEHIND 3 CHILDREN AND 3 STEP CHILDREN. KELLY COLLAPSED FROM A CATASTROPHIC MEDICAL EVENT AS HE WAS PREPARING…… MORE
VERDICT IN DECADES-OLD MURDER CASE
A 23 YEAR OLD MURDER CASE IS FINALLY CLOSED FOLLOWING A TWO DAY TRIAL THIS WEEK. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SAYS A JURY TOOK JUST TWO HOURS TO FIND ANTHONY MORRIS GUILTY OF MURDERING 23 YEAR OLD MARY DUPRIS IN DECEMBER OF 1991 THEN DUMPING HER BODY ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY SENTENCED…… MORE
Pets of the Week | March 28
Our two lovely black lab sisters (Sara & Sonia) have not found their forever homes yet. Every time we take these girls out together it is pure joy watching them play or even just nuzzle with each other. They are such affectionate dogs and for a young age not wild and crazy…they have the perfect…… MORE
Flu Season Still On for NM
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THE FLU SEASON ISN’T OVER YET IN NEW MEXICO. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE INFLUENZA “B” STRAIN CONTINUES TO CIRCULATE IN THE STATE. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY PEOPLE WHO DEVELOP INFLUENZA, ESPECIALLY IF THEY’RE IN A HIGH RISK GROUP, SHOULD SEEK MEDICAL CARE. THERE HAVE BEEN 28 FLU-RELATED DEATHS IN NEW…… MORE
Good News on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief
A REPRIEVE OF SORTS FOR THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF TRAIN. AMTRAK WANTS NEW MEXICO TO CHIP IN 4-MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR TEN YEARS TO HELP FUND TRACK MAINTENANCE. WITHOUT THE FUNDING, AMTRAK HAS SAID IT COULD RE-ROUTE THE TRAIN OUT OF NEW MEXICO. STATE REP DENNIS ROCH SAYS IT NOW APPEARS THAT’S NOT GOING TO…… MORE
Tiny Bump at the Pump
TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST PUSH CRUDE OIL PRICES HIGHER. THAT USUALLY MEANS GAS PRICES WILL ALSO BE GOING UP…BUT NOT JUST YET. NEW MEXICO’S STATEWIDE AVERAGE ACTUALLY DROPPED ONE CENT OVER THE LAST WEEK, NOW AT 2-25 A GALLON. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME GAS WAS SELLING FOR 3-39 ON AVERAGE. THERE WAS NO…… MORE
No I-D Yet on Dead APD Officer
STILL NO NAME RELEASED ON AN APD OFFICER WHO DIED THURSDAY AS THE RESULT OF WHAT’S BEING CALLED A CATASTROPHIC MEDICAL EVENT. APD SPOKESWOMAN CELINA ESPINOZA SAYS IT HAPPENED AS OFFICERS WERE PREPARING FOR A TRAINING EXERCISE ON UNIVERSITY BLVD IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. SHE SAYS IT OCCURRED BEFORE THE TRAINING BEGAN. THE OFFICER WAS TREATED…… MORE
