AN EARLY MORNING SHOOTING HAPPENED SUNDAY NEAR 59TH AND CENTRAL AVENUE. A WOMAN WAS SHOT IN THAT LOCATION EARLY SUNDAY, AROUND 6AM … BUT WE DON’T KNOW WHAT HER CONDITION IS AFTER SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. SHE HAS, SO FAR, SURVIVED THE WOUND. APD IS STILL INVESTIGATING BUT HASN’T RELEASED THE WOMAN’S NAME…… MORE
Female Fugitive Captured
THE FBI AND THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS CAPTURED 24 YEAR OLD JEYDEN BAILEY BARNHILL. SHE WAS WANTED ON A FEDERAL ARREST WARRANT FOR ALLEGEDLY NOT RETURNING TO COURT AFTER HER PRE-TRIAL RELEASE. THE FBI AND APD CAUGHT BARNHILL SATURDAY DURING A TRAFFIC STOP IN ALBUQUERQUE. BARNHILL WAS AMONG PEOPLE WHO WERE ARRESTED IN A…… MORE
It’s All About Plastics
WE’LL KNOW SOON IF ALBUQUERQUE BANNING SINGLE-USE PLASTICS … THE STUFF THEY USE FOR PLASTIC BAGS AND STRAWS AND CONTAINERS. THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THE ISSUE MONDAY NIGHT, APPROVING OR REJECTING THE PROPOSAL THAT MANY SAY CONTAINS SEVERE RESTRICTIONS. BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE SAID THEY OBJECT TO WHAT THEY’D HAVE TO…… MORE
Researchers Working on Opioid Addiction Block
RESEARCH IS NOW UNDERWAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER THAT COULD HELP IN THE BATTLE AGAINST OPIOID ADDICTION. SEVERAL RESEARCHERS ARE USING A 250-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP A VACCINE THAT WOULD BLOCK OPIOIDS FROM AFFECTING THE BRAIN,THUS LOWERING THE ADDICTIVE NATURE OF THE DRUGS.…… MORE
Favorable NM Ski Season Ends
NO MORE DAYS LEFT TO HIT THE SLOPES IN NEW MEXICO. SKI SANTA FE AND TAOS SKI VALLEY, THE LAST TWO RESORTS THAT WERE OPEN, ENDED THEIR SEASONS ON SUNDAY. GEORGE BROOKS WITH SKI NEW MEXICO SAYS THERE WERE A LOT MORE SKIERS THIS YEAR…AN ESTIMATED 900-THOUSAND-PLUS…COMPARED TO A LITTLE OVER 500-THOUSAND A YEAR AGO.…… MORE
Fire Season is “On” for NM
THERE WAS ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS MUCH OF NEW MEXICO OVER THE WINTER, BUT SOME PARTS OF THE STATE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING DROUGHT CONDITIONS…INCREASING THE FIRE DANGER. WENDY MASON WITH THE STATE FORESTRY DIVISION SAYS FIRE SEASON USUALLY BEGINS IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. SHE SAYS THE HIGH WINDS CAUSE FINE GRASSES AND BRUSH TO…… MORE
Radioactive Waste Collector Back in Operation
OFFICIALS AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY SAY A SPECIAL INDOOR FACILITY FOR SHIPPING RADIOACTIVE WASTE IS OPERATING AGAIN AFTER FIVE YEARS. LANL SAYS THE FACILITY GOT FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION TO REOPEN EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND THE FIRST SHIPMENT WAS SENT OFF JUST LAST WEEK TO THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT OUTSIDE CARLSBAD. SHIPMENTS FROM THE FACILITY…… MORE
Downtown Growers Market Reopens
HUNDREDS OF VENDORS AT ALBUQUERQUE’S ROBINSON PARK NEAR 8TH AND COPPER DOWNTOWN OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND FOR THE GROWER’S MARKET. OPENING DAY WAS SATURDAY … AND A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME OUT FOR THAT OPENING. THE MARKET WILL BE OPEN EVERY SATURDAY THROUGH NOVEMBER 2ND. KOB TV REPORTS THE MARKET IS BEST KNOWN FOR LOCAL…… MORE
Resist the Urge to Collect Antlers
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN ELK AND DEER SHED THEIR ANTLERS. NOW, WORD IS GOING OUT THAT IT’S ILLEGAL TO COLLECT ANTLERS FROM BANDELIER AND THE VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE. JOANIE BUDZILENI IS WITH BANDELIER. SHE SAYS THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ROUTINELY CATCH VISITORS WALKING AWAY WITH ANTLERS. IN FACT, BUDZILENI SAYS IT…… MORE
Council to Vote on Plastics
SINGLE USE PLASTICS ARE AGAIN THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT MONDAY’S ABQ CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THIS TIME, COUNCILORS ARE EXPECTED TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO GO WITH THE PROPOSAL THAT THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS PROVIDES SOME SEVERE RESTRICTIONS FOR PLASTIC BAGS, STRAWS, AND OTHER PLASTIC ITEMS FROM STORES. THE BILL’S SPONSORS ARE AWARE OF BUSINESS…… MORE
