THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING A SECOND DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH HEPATITIS “A”. DEPUTY STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST DOCTOR CHAD SMELZER SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN 103 CONFIRMED CASES IN BERNALILLO COUNTY SINCE THE END OF LAST OCTOBER. HE SAYS THIS QUALIFIES AS AN “OUTBREAK.” HE SAYS WE GENERALLY DON’T HAVE VERY MANY HEPATITIS -A CASES…… MORE
Bike Patrols at UNM
SOME UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS FEEL AS IF CAMPUS POLICE AREN’T THERE WHEN THEY NEED THEM … AND SAY THEY SELDOM SEE POLICE OFFICERS ON CAMPUS. BUT LATER THIS MONTH, UNM POLICE WILL ROLL OUT THE BIKE PATROL, GIVING THEM BETTER ACCESS TO ALL PARTS OF UNM. POLICE LIEUTENANT TRACE PECK TELLS KOB TV…… MORE
Search Continues for Second Suspect Involved in Murder
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE WANTS TO GET 23 YEAR OLD D’ANGELO MCNEAL BACK IN COURT. PROSECUTORS BELIEVE MCNEAL MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE MURDER OF UNM BASEBALL PLAYER JACKSON WELLER EARLIER THIS MONTH. ACCORDING TO CHANNEL 7 NEWS, IT’S BELIEVED MCNEAL WAS IN THE VEHICLE THAT SUSPECTED KILLER DAMIAN BASHIR DROVE AWAY IN…… MORE
Child Arrested for DWI, Police Chase
A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL IS ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING AND LEADING POLICE ON A CHASE. SHE HAD FRIENDS IN THE CAR WITH HER WHEN THE CHASE GOT UNDERWAY IN ALAMOGORDO RECENTLY. IT ALL STARTED WITH A PHONE CALL REPORTING A SUSPICIOUS CAR. OFFICERS TRIED TO PULL THE CAR OVER ON WEST U-S HIGHWAY 70,…… MORE
NM Rankings Down for Car Thefts
IN 2017, ALBUQUERQUE HAD A HIGHER CAR THEFT RATE THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN AMERICA…AND NEW MEXICO RANKED SECOND AMONG ALL STATES. THAT ACCORDING TO A STORY IN MONDAY’S ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THOSE NUMBERS HAVE COME DOWN A BIT IN THE LAST YEAR. AND THE JOURNAL’S D’VAL WESTPHAL SAYS THAT INCLUDES THE…… MORE
NM Fire Danger Decreases
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WE USUALLY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WILDFIRE DANGER IN NEW MEXICO. WITH ABUNDANT SNOWFALL OVER THE WINTER…AND A WETTER THAN NORMAL SPRING…THE FIRE DANGER IN NEW MEXICO ISN’T NEARLY AS HIGH AS IT USUALLY IS THIS TIME OF YEAR. RICH NADEN IS A METEOROLOGIST WITH THE SOUTHWEST COORDINATION CENTER IN…… MORE
Man Convicted of Distributing Heroin that Killed Teen
A FEDERAL JURY FINDS AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN GUILTY OF DISTRIBUTING HEROIN THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF 18 YEAR OLD CAMERON WEISS. THIRTY-FOUR YEAR OLD RAYMOND MOYA COULD GET LIFE IN PRISON. WHEN HE WAS INDICTED IN 2015, FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY MOYA WAS ALREADY SERVING A SIX YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR A PREVIOUS HEROIN TRAFFICKING…… MORE
NM Among 100 Cities Good for Starting a Business
FINALLY, A LIST THAT ALBUQUERQUE CAN BE PROUD TO BE ON. ACCORDING TO WALLET HUB THE DUKE CITY RANKS AS ONE OF THE TOP 100 PLACES TO START A BUSINESS. DESPITE HIGH CRIME, CONSTRUCTION ISSUES AND THE STILL STALLED ART PROJECT, CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS THAT MANY NOB HILL BUSINESS OWNERS REMAIN OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE…… MORE
Roundabout Construction Underway
MOTORISTS IN ALBUQUERQUE WHO USE RIO GRANDE BOULEVARD THROUGH CANDELARIA ARE GOING TO START SEEING CONSTRUCTION ON A ROUNDABOUT AT THAT INTERSECTION. PROJECT SPOKESPERSON PATTI WATSON, TELLS US THE ROUNDABOUT IS REALLY A SAFETY NECESSITY. SHE SAYS APD REPORTS THERE WERE 30 CRASHES AT THAT INTERSECTION BETWEEN 2015 AND 2018, INCLUDING EIGHT CRASHES WITH INJURIES.…… MORE
Bashir Arrested, Appears in Court
DARIAN BASHIR … THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING LOBO BASEBALL PLAYER JACKSON WELLER, WAS IN COURT SUNDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS ARREST ON SATURDAY. WELLER WAS SHOT AND KILLED AFTER A FIGHT IN NOB HILL LAST WEEKEND NEAR CENTRAL AND RICHMOND. AFTER BEING ON THE RUN FOR A WEEK, KOB TV REPORTS BASHIR…… MORE
