YOU’RE GETTING A BREAK FOR THE HOLIDAYS WHEN IT COMES TO THE COST OF TRAVEL. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS CONTINUING ITS DOWNWARD TREND. SPOKESMAN JOSHUA ZUBER SAYS FOR THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE, YOU’LL PAY 2-21 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED, WHICH IS DOWN SIX CENTS FROM LAST WEEK. AAA SAYS THE…… MORE
From Taos to Texas
IT WAS A BIG DAY THURSDAY FOR THE TOWN OF TAOS AND THE TAOS SKI VALLEY. “AIR TAOS” BEGAN SERVICE ON THURSDAY MORNING, FLYING FROM TAOS TO DALLAS-LOVE FIELD. SERVICE WILL ALSO CONNECT TAOS TO AUSTIN TEXAS. THERE WILL BE SIX ROUND TRIPS PER WEEK, WITH FLIGHTS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. TOWN OFFICIALS…… MORE
Latest Sick Leave Measure Expected to Fail
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS CALLS HIS SICK LEAVE BILL FOR WORKERS AT CITY BUSINESSES A “COMPROMISE BILL” AND TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL IT BALANCES EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE NEEDS. BUT THE MEASURE IS EXPECTED TO FAIL … WEEKS AFTER A PREVIOUS SICK ORDINANCE WAS REJECTED. THIS PARTICULAR LEGISLATION PROVIDES PAID SICK LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES AT…… MORE
APD Investigates Suspicious Death of Heart Patient
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO WHAT, RIGHT NOW, IS CONSIDERED A SUSPICIOUS DEATH. A MAN IDENTIFIED AS KEITH GARCIA SR. WAS TRANSPORTED TO ALBUQUERQUE’S HEART HOSPITAL THURSDAY NIGHT, WHERE HE WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD. MEDICAL PERSONNEL CALLED APD BECAUSE GARCIA ALSO SUFFERED A NUMBER OF INJURIES. POLICE SECURED GARCIA’S HOME IN THE 48-HUNDRED BLOCK OF…… MORE
Albuquerque Police Investigating Death After Family Dispute
WE STILL DON’T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN THAT’S BEING INVESTIGATED BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE. IT HAPPENED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT A HOME NEAR COMANCHE AND SAN MATEO NORTHEAST. POLICE SHOWED UP THERE AROUND 6PM. THE MAN, WHOSE NAME HASN’T BEEN RELEASED, WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE WAS LATER PRONOUNCED…… MORE
Man Dies After Family Fight
WE STILL DON’T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN THAT’S BEING INVESTIGATED BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE. IT HAPPENED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT A HOME NEAR COMANCHE AND SAN MATEO. POLICE SHOWED UP THERE AROUND 6PM. THE MAN, WHOSE NAME HASN’T BEEN RELEASED YET, WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE WAS LATER PRONOUNCED…… MORE
Man Sentenced for Near Death
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN GETS THE MAXIMUM SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR NEARLY KILLING A MAN DURING A DRUNKEN FIGHT LAST YEAR. EDWARD TONORIO STABBED STEVE BITTANY IN THE HEAD AND STOMACH AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR MONTGOMERY AND CARLISLE. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS BITTANY LOST THE USE OF HIS LEFT ARM AND LEG AS…… MORE
NM Lawmakers to Consider Physician-Assisted Death
A BILL LEGALIZING PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DEATH HAS BEEN INTRODUCED FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE 2019 NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE. CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS THE BILL, SPONSORED BY DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE DEBORAH ARMSTRONG OF ALBUQUERQUE, WOULD APPLY TO TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS OVER THE AGE OF 18. THE MEASURE REQUIRES THAT A DOCTOR DETERMINE WHETHER THE PERSON IS CAPABLE OF MAKING…… MORE
NM Attorney General the First in the Nation to Get I-D Theft Funds
THE OFFICE OF NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS IS THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO GET A GRANT TO HELP FIGHT IDENTITY THEFT. THE 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS COMES FROM THE NATIONAL IDENTITY THEFT ASSISTANCE NETWORK, OR “NIT-VAN.” THE A-G’S OFFICE SAYS THE MONEY WILL HELP SET UP A COALITION OF GROUPS WHO WORK TO PROTECT…… MORE
Water Problems Ahead
THERE MAY NOT BE A LOT OF WATER FOR FARMERS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE IN 2019. THE IRRIGATION CANALS ARE ALL BUT DRY AS FARMERS SET IN FOR WINTER. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT SERVING SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO IS WARNING THAT NEXT YEAR’S ALLOTMENT COULD BE AS LITTLE AS A FEW INCHES…… MORE
