TRIPLE-A SAYS MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER BEFORE…3.6 MILLION…ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL FOR THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY IN THE MOUNTAIN REGION, WHICH INCLUDES NEW MEXICO. SPOKESMAN DANIEL ARMBRUSTER SAYS MOST WILL BE GOING BY AUTOMOBILE…BUT CLOSE TO 400-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE REGION ARE EXPECTED TO FLY. HE SAYS THAT COULD MEAN DELAYS AT THE AIRPORT, SO…… MORE
AS OF MONDAY , JULY 1ST, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO NO LONGER HAS FOUR OF ITS SPORTS PROGRAMS. THIS AFTER THE BOARD OF REGENTS VOTED LAST YEAR TO END MEN’S SOCCER, BEACH VOLLEYBALL, AND THE MEN AND WOMEN’S SKI TEAMS. UNM OFFICIALS ALSO SAY THEY NOW MUST ADDRESS COMPLIANCE ISSUES WITH THE FEDS CONCERNING…… MORE
A SHOOTING IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE LATE SATURDAY LEAVES ONE PERSON DEAD AND ANOTHER INJURED IN THE 13-HUNDRED BLOCK OF ALAMO NEAR UNIVERSITY AND GIBSON SOUTHEAST. APD BELIEVES THE SHOOTING ALSO LED TO A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT THAT NIGHT. WITNESSES TELL KOB TV THEY HEARD A LOT OF SHOTS FIRED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT NIGHT ……… MORE
HE REFUSED TO DO A BREATHALYZER TEST … BUT STATE SENATOR RICHARD MARTINEZ WAS STILL ARRESTED AFTER HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED. TWO OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE 66 YEAR OLD SENATOR MARTINEZ WAS ARRESTED FRIDAY NIGHT IN ESPANOLA AT PASEO DE ONATE AND FAIRVIEW LANE AFTER HE…… MORE
IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO DETENTION FACILITY IN CLAYTON WILL NO LONGER BE PRIVATELY-RUN. FLORIDA BASED-GEO GROUP SAYS IT WON’T RENEW ITS CONTRACT WITH THE STATE WHEN IT EXPIRES IN AUGUST. THE COMPANY SAYS IT CAN NO LONGER FEASIBLY RECRUIT AND RETAIN PERSONNEL AT THE PRISON, WHICH OPENED IN 2008. IT’LL…… MORE
THE MOUNTAINAIR RANGER DISTRICT’S GALLINAS MOUNTAIN RANGE IS GOING TO STAGE ONE FIRE RESTRICTIONS. IT’S DUE TO THE ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF DRY GRASS NOW IN PLACE. THE RESTRICTIONS MEAN ANY BURNING AND SMOKING CAN ONLY BE DONE IN DESIGNATED AREAS. THE STAGE ONE RESTRICTIONS TAKE AFFECT MONDAY, JULY 1ST. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT…… MORE
WHEN IT COMES TO CAMPFIRES, SAFETY FIRST. JULIE ANNE OVERTON IS THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER FOR THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST. SHE SAYS, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THEY FOUND OVER 45 ABANDONED CAMPFIRES AFTER A BUSY WEEKEND. OVERTON TELLS US FIRE PREVENTION OFFICERS CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH IN MAKING SURE FIRES ARE PROPERLY…… MORE
A 17 YEAR OLD HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH SHOOTING AND KILLING A 20 YEAR OLD MAN. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED ANGEL GRADO IN THE DEATH OF ISAIAH VILLANUEVA. IT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY AT A HOME NEAR BROADWAY AND SECOND STREET. THEY WERE ATTENDING A PARTY AT…… MORE
THE LAST TWO MEN ON NEW MEXICO’S DEATH ROW HAVE HAD THEIR DEATH SENTENCES VACATED BY THE STATE SUPREME COURT. TIMOTHY ALLEN KILLED A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL IN 1994. ROBERT FRY MURDERED AND RAPED A MOTHER OF FIVE IN 2000. THE CASES ARE BEING SENT BACK TO THE DISTRICT COURT IN SAN JUAN COUNTY…… MORE
THE STATE EXCISE TAX ON AUTO SALES GOES FROM 3 PERCENT TO 4 PERCENT ON MONDAY. SO, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU? CHARLES HENSON IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW MEXICO AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS ASSOCIATION. HE SAYS THE INCREASE ON A 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR VEHICLE WOULD MEAN THE TAX GOES FROM 600 DOLLARS TO 800 DOLLARS.…… MORE
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