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
Closing Arguments in Lymon Trial
THE JUDGE RULES NO MISTRIAL FOR DAVON LYMON’S MURDER TRIAL IN ALBUQUERQUE. LYMON IS ACCUSED OF KILLING APD OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER IN OCTOBER OF 2015 AND WAS CALLED BACK ON THE STAND THURSDAY FOR CROSS EXAMINATION BY THE PROSECUTION. LYMON CONTINUED TO SAY HE SHOT WEBSTER IN SELF DEFENSE AFTER SEEING WEBSTER AND OTHER OFFICERS…… MORE
Road Work on I-40 in Albuquerque This Weekend
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS GETTING THE WORD OUT ON SOME ROAD WORK ON I-40. TWO WESTBOUND LANES OF THE INTERSTATE WILL BE CLOSED AT WYOMING FROM 8PM FRIDAY THROUGH FIVE AM MONDAY. THE D-O-T SAYS THE CLOSURE IS FOR EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK. YOU’RE BEING ADVISED TO SEEK AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF AT ALL…… MORE
Agency Wants APD Spokesman to Go
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS BEING TOLD TO DISMISS ITS SPOKESMAN AND HIS FORMER SUPERVISOR. IT’S BEING CALLED FOR BY THE CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT AGENCY, CITING SPOKESMAN OFFICER SIMON DROBIK’S OVERTIME PAY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS DROBIK BECAME THE HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES AT APD LAST YEAR, TAKING HOME 192-THOUSAND-973 DOLLARS. THE AGENCY SAYS DROBIK’S FORMER SUPERVISOR…… MORE
Man Critical After NE Albuquerque Shooting
A SHOOTING IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NORTHEAST HEIGHTS LEAVES ONE PERSON IN CRITICAL CONDITION. KOB TV REPORTS THE VICTIM IS A MAN WHO WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE 200 BLOCK OF GROVE NORTHEAST. RESIDENTS … INCLUDING CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE STREET … WERE OUTSIDE AT THE TIME AND HEARD THE GUNSHOTS. THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT…… MORE
