A LONGTIME FIGURE IN NEW MEXICO POLITICS HAS DIED. FORMER CONGRESSMAN MANUEL LUJAN JR WAS 90. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SERVED AS LUJAN’S COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER IN THE 70’S AND 80’S…AND SAYS LUJAN WAS THE FIRST REPUBLICAN HISPANIC TO JOIN THE CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS. MONAHAN SAYS LUJAN WAS A TRAILBLAZER AND ONE OF THE VERY FEW…… MORE
Rabies In Eastern NM
COUNTIES IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO ARE REPORTING RABIES CASES FOUND IN FIVE SKUNKS. THE COUNTIES INCLUDE COLFAX, DE BACA, QUAY AND CURRY. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THIS SERVES AS A GOOD REMINDER TO PET OWNERS STATEWIDE TO GET THEIR ANIMAL PROPERLY VACCINATED. THE USUAL ADVICE IS BEING OFFERED: AVOID WILD ANIMALS THAT…… MORE
New I-25/Rio Bravo Loop Open
STATE D-O-T OFFICIALS SAY THERE WILL BE A MAJOR MILESTONE ON THE I-25/RIO BRAVO INTERCHANGE PROJECT ON MONDAY. SPOKESWOMAN KIM GALLEGOS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB A NEW LOOP RAMP WILL BE OPENING. IT’LL ALLOW FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ON RIO BRAVO TO STAY IN THE RIGHT OUTSIDE LANE WITHOUT A SIGNAL TO ACCESS NORTHBOUND I-25. THE D-O-T…… MORE
New Safety Measures for Rail Runner and Town of Bernalillo
THE NEW MEXICO RAIL RUNNER EXPRESS AND THE TOWN OF BERNALILLO ARE UNVEILING NEW SAFETY MEASURES AT THE DOWNTOWN BERNALILLO RAIL RUNNER STATION. RAIL RUNNER SPOKESWOMAN AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS THESE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS WERE NEEDED BECAUSE THE AREA HAS BEEN DANGEROUS IN THE PAST. SHE SAYS ONE JOGGER WEARING HEAD PHONES WAS JOGGING IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY…… MORE
Green Waste Pickup
STARTING MONDAY, AND FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GET RID OF ALL THAT GRASS AND BRUSH THAT’S ACCUMULATED THIS SPRING. ALBUQUERQUE’S SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING FREE GREEN WASTE PICKUP ON YOUR REGULAR TRASH DAY. SPOKESWOMAN DIANE WIKLER SAYS THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THEY WON’T PICK UP, LIKE DIRT,…… MORE
Cleaning Up the Duke City
SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH, IS THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN UP DAY AND ALBUQUERQUE IS PARTICIPATING. IT STARTS AT 9:15 SATURDAY AT PHIL CHACON PARK. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR MATTHEW WHELAN, PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR DAVE SIMON AND CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS WILL KICK OFF THE DAY IN HONOR OF EARTH WEEK. THIS IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY…… MORE
Rating NM’s Governor
SHE’S BEEN ON THE JOB FOR A WHILE … BUT GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM’S APPROVAL RATING SHOWS THE HONEYMOON LOOKS LIKE IT’S WEARING OFF. A NATIONAL MORNING CONSULT POLL THAT WAS RELEASED ON THURSDAY SHOWS LUJAN GRISHAM WITH A 41 PERCENT RATING … WHICH MORNING CONSULT SAYS WAS NEAR THE BOTTOM. AND 33 PERCENT OF…… MORE
Xavier Zamora Update Stalled
WE’RE AWAITING WORD ON XAVIER ZAMORA’S FIRST COURT APPEARANCE. THE 17 YEAR OLD WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT NEAR 98TH AND UNSER…NOT FAR FROM WHERE HE ALLEGEDLY SHOT AND KILLED POSTAL WORKER JOSE HERNANDEZ MONDAY. APD, THE FBI AND THE U.S. POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE WERE ALL INVOLVED IN THE ARREST. POLICE SAY ZAMORA SHOT HERNANDEZ, WHO…… MORE
Santa Fe Changes Its Mind
MIGRANTS FROM SOUTH OF THE BORDER SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE U-S WILL FIND NO SHELTER IN SANTA FE. THE CITY DIFFERENT WAS PREPARING FOR IT, BUT THEN MAYOR ALAN WEBBER GAVE THE CITY COUNCIL AN UPDATE ON THE SITUATION AT THE COUNCIL’S MEETING ON WEDNESDAY. WEBBER SAYS MOST MIGRANTS ARE JUST STOPPING OVER IN SANTA…… MORE
Moratorium for Oil and Gas Drilling
A MORATORIUM ON OIL AND GAS DRILLING NEAR THE CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK IN NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO IS SCHEDULED TO BE SIGNED THIS WEEKEND. THE OFFICE OF LAND COMMISSIONER STEPHANIE GARCIA RICHARD SAYS THE EXECUTIVE ORDER WILL PROTECT OVER 72-THOUSAND ACRES OF STATE TRUST LAND. OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE CHACO AREA HAS…… MORE
