DWI ARRESTS ARE UP…ALCOHOL-RELATED DEATHS DOWN. THOSE ARE THE FINDINGS OF A NEW REPORT FROM NEW MEXICO’S LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE. LINDA ATKINSON WITH THE DWI RESOURCE CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS IT’S AN ENCOURAGING SIGN. SHE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB STUDIES SHOW THAT WHEN MORE ARRESTS ARE MADE, DWI DEATHS GO DOWN. IT’S WHY WE NEED TO…… MORE
NEW MEXICO STILL TAXES SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, AND DRIVES AWAY RETIREES LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE TO LIVE. THE ONLY THING THAT BRINGS IN RETIREES NOW ARE LOW PROPERTY TAXES AND, OF COURSE, SUNSHINE. BUT STATE LEGISLATORS ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE SOCIAL SECURITY TAX AS THEY PREPARE TO FOCUS ON IT IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE…… MORE
THE NAVAJO NATION THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE TO LOOK INTO CREATING ITS OWN MANAGED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THE TRIBE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT RECENTLY AND DANIEL TSO, CHAIR OF THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, TELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IT’LL BE A ONE-OF-A-KIND MEDICAID PROGRAM. TSO SAYS THE NEW PROGRAM PROPOSED FOR THE NATION…… MORE
STATE SENATOR RICHARD MARTINEZ HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED DWI AND RECKLESS DRIVING. THE VERDICT WAS RENDERED TUESDAY BY A JUDGE IN SANTA FE AFTER A DAY AND-A-HALF OF TESTIMONY. MARTINEZ WAS ARRESTED IN JUNE AFTER GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT IN ESPANOLA. HE WAS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED DRUNK DRIVING BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO TAKE…… MORE
THERE WERE TWO UNRELATED MURDERS IN ALBUQUERQUE MONDAY…INCREASING THE RECORD NUMBER OF HOMICIDES FOR THE YEAR TO 77. POLICE WERE SENT TO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR MONTGOMERY AND CARLISLE AROUND 7PM AFTER A WOMAN REPORTED A MAN WAS LYING IN THE PARKING LOT, BLEEDING. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LIFE WHEN EMERGENCY CREWS RESPONDED. LESS…… MORE
DANNY GONZALES IS RETURNING HOME TO ALBUQUERQUE. THE ARIZONA STATE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR WAS INTRODUCED AS THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S NEXT HEAD FOOTBALL COACH DURING HALF-TIME OF TUESDAY NIGHT ‘S LOBOS BASKETBALL GAME AGAINST GRAND CANYON. THE 43 YEAR OLD GONZALES WENT TO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, THEN PLAYED FOR THE LOBOS IN THE 1990’S. AFTER…… MORE
THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE SAYS A JUDGE HAS GIVEN A CONVICTED EMBEZZLER THE MAXIMUM 12 YEARS IN PRISON. JAMES LAMBROS WAS ACCUSED OF STEALING MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE LIFE SAVINGS OF A 98 YEAR OLD FORMER ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENT. LAMBROS WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY RESTITUTION. IN ADDITION TO EMBEZZLEMENT, LAMBROS…… MORE
AMARIS KETCHAM, A RESIDENT OF THE NORTH CAMPUS AREA OF ALBUQUERQUE, IS MOURNING THE DEATH OF HER FOUR YEAR OLD PET CAT YUKI, LAST FRIDAY. KETCHAM ARRIVED AT HER NORTH CAMPUS AREA HOME ON FRIDAY EVENING TO FIND THAT HER PET CAT HAD BEEN CUT IN HALF. INVESTIGATORS TOLD KETCHAM THAT THE ACT HAD BEEN…… MORE
AFTER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SPEEDERS, THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS TAKING MEASURES TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC ALONG THE LEAD/COAL CORRIDOR. MAYOR TIM KELLER TUESDAY INSTALLED THE LAST OF THE SIGNS REMINDING DRIVERS TO SLOW DOWN. THERE ARE 30 NEW SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AND RADAR FEEDBACK SIGNS SHOWING DRIVERS HOW FAST THEY’RE GOING. TIMED SIGNALS ALSO GIVE…… MORE
IN ANOTHER TWO WEEKS, SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS LIKE YOU GET AT THE GROCERY STORE WILL BE ITEM OF THE PAST. JANUARY 1ST IS WHEN ALBUQUERQUE’S PLASTIC BAG BAN TAKES EFFECT. BUT THE CITY’S GIVING RESIDENTS MORE TIME TO ADJUST TO THE NEW RULE. KOB TV REPORTS THAT, STARTING JANUARY 1ST, THE CITY WILL BEGIN HANDING…… MORE
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