GOVERNORMichelle Lujan Grisham (D) 54%Steve Pearce (R) 45% SENATEMartin Heinrich (D)52%Mick Rich (R) 32%Gary Johnson (L) 14% 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTDebra Haaland (D) 59%Janice Arnold-Jones (R) 36%Lloyd Princeton (L) 4% 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Yvette Herrell (R)51.5% Xochitl Torres Small (D) 48.2% 3rd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTBen Ray Lujan (D) 61%Jerald Steve McFall (R) 34%Christopher Manning (L) 5% NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERALHector Balderas (D)…… MORE
Event Underscores NM’s Opioid Epidemic
QUESTIONS CONCERNING OPIOID DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO WERE TAKEN THIS PAST SATURDAY AT FORUM HELD BY THE FBI ALBUQUERQUE CITIZENS ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT OPIOID DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY … BY ABOUT FOUR PERCENT. LALITA RAO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. SHE SAYS THE EVENT DISCUSSED WAYS…… MORE
Double Homicide Under Investigation
A DOUBLE MURDER IN MEADOWLAKE IN VALENCIA COUNTY IS BEING INVESTIGATED. AND SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES NOW SAY THEY HAVE A PERSON OF INTEREST … BUT THEY’RE NOT RELEASING THE PERSON’S IDENTITY. DEPUTIES ALSO HAVEN’T IDENTIFIED THE TWO PEOPLE KILLED. THE TWO MEN MURDERED APPARENTLY LIVED IN THE HOUSE WHERE THEY WERE SHOT. THEY WERE BOTH IN…… MORE
Two Killed in Apartment Crash
TWO PEOPLE ARE NOW DEAD FOLLOWING A CAR CRASH SUNDAY MORNING IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. THE VEHICLE … A FORD MUSTANG … SLAMMED INTO AN APARTMENT AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO HAS THE CRASH ON TAPE AND POLICE SAY THE DRIVER WAS SPEEDING … PAID NO ATTENTION TO A STOP SIGNS AND HIT A BOULDER.…… MORE
Youngblood in Election Trouble
DEMOCRATS COULD POTENTIALLY ADD TO THEIR MAJORITY IN THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS THE G.O.P. MAY LOSE ALBUQUERQUE HOUSE DISTRICT 68, CURRENTLY HELD BY REPRESENTATIVE MONICA YOUNGBLOOD. HE SAYS AFTER HER ARREST FOR AGGRAVATED DWI, IT TURNED INTO WHAT HE CALLS A “DOG FIGHT.” A JUDGE CONVICTED…… MORE
Unemployment Still Plagues NM
DESPITE SOME RECENT IMPROVEMENTS, JOBLESSNESS REMAINS AN ISSUE IN NEW MEXICO COMPARED TO OTHER STATES. THE DEPT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS NEW MEXICO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN SEPTEMBER WAS 4.6 PERCENT…THE SAME AS AUGUST…BUT DOWN FROM 6-PERCENT A YEAR AGO. STILL, THAT RANKS NEW MEXICO 44TH NATIONWIDE. ONLY FIVE STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAD…… MORE
Zika Virus Mosquitoes Now in Albuquerque
YOU MIGHT RECALL, LAST WEEK WE LEARNED THAT THE TYPE OF MOSQUITO THAT CAN TRANSMIT THE ZIKA VIRUS HAS MADE IT AS FAR NORTH AS ALBUQUERQUE. THAT AFTER THE INSECTS WERE TRAPPED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DOCTOR MARK DIMENNA IS THE DEPARTMENT’S DEPUTY DIRECTOR. HE SAYS RESIDENTS CAN BE PRO-ACTIVE BY…… MORE
More Restaurants for NM
IT’S A SLOW BUT STEADY BUILD RIGHT NOW OF NEW RESTAURANTS OPENING. BUT CAROL WIGHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW MEXICO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, SAYS WE’RE GETTING SOME DEGREE ON NEW BUSINESS. THE PROBLEM IS THE STATE’S POPULATION NEEDS TO GROW TO SUPPORT THOSE RESTAURANTS. SHE SAYS MANY OF THE NEW OPENINGS ARE HANGING ON LONGER…… MORE
“Block by Block” Program Now in Nob Hill
YOU’VE SEEN THEM IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA FOR YEARS…CREWS WEARING BRIGHT YELLOW VESTS CLEANING STREETS AND KEEPING A LOOKOUT FOR TROUBLE. NOW, CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE “BLOCK BY BLOCK” PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO NOB HILL. DAVIS SAYS THE EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A FEW…… MORE
Significant Crime Drop in Albuquerque
IT’S NEWS WE WANT TO HEAR IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE CITY’S CRIME RATE IS DROPPING … AND THIS IS A FIRST IN EIGHT YEARS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS STATISTICS FROM THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SHOW THERE WERE 4-THOUSAND CRIMES REPORTED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, WITH THE NUMBER DROPPING TO 3-THOUSAND IN JULY OF THIS…… MORE
