MORE FUNDS FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S SAFE CITY STRIKE FORCE. MAYOR TIM KELLER APPROVED THE FUNDS SO THE STRIKE FORCE CAN HIRE TWO NEW INSPECTORS TO CHECK OUT ABANDONED HOMES, LIKE ONE ON LA CIENEGA NORTHWEST IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NORTH VALLEY THAT’S BEEN THE SUBJECT OF COMPLAINTS. THE CITY SAYS IT’S RECEIVED ONLY ONE COMPLAINT AT THAT HOME.…… MORE
Santa Fe Mayor Declares State of Emergency
A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED IN SANTA FE, THANKS TO ALL THE FLOODING THERE THIS WEEK. MAYOR ALAN WEBBER DECLARED IT AFTER THE CITY WAS HIT WITH A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR THIS WEEK. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED SO SANTA FE CAN GET STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS FOR…… MORE
Santa Fe Ends Entrada Pageant
THE FIESTA DE SANTA FE’S ENTRADA PAGEANT IS GOING AWAY. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT, FOLLOWING NEGOTIATIONS WITH KEY PLAYERS, IT’S BEEN DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE THE DRAMATIZATION OF SPANISH CONQUISTADORS RECLAMING SANTA FE FROM THE INDIANS IN 1692. IN RECENT YEARS THE PAGEANT HAS BECOME THE SUBJECT OF CONTROVERSY, WITH NATIVE AMERICAN GROUPS…… MORE
Teen Beater Gets Maximum Sentence
THE MAN WHO BEAT AND NEARLY KILLED A CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WITH A SHOVEL IN 2008 IN ALBUQUERQUE WILL GO TO PRISON FOR 18 YEARS. THAT WAS THE SENTENCE A JUDGE HANDED 34 YEAR OLD JUSTIN HANSEN ON WEDNESDAY. IT WAS THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE ALLOWED. IN APRIL, HANSEN PLED NO CONTEST TO ATTEMPTED MURDER…… MORE
What NOT to Do With Bears
AN INCIDENT LAST WEEK IN CLOUDCROFT IS DRIVING HOME THE POINT THAT IT’S UNWISE TO FEED BEARS IN THE WILD. A MAN WAS ATTACKED AND INJURED BY A BEAR THAT HE ROUTINELY FED. TRISTANNA BICKFORD WITH THE STATE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE MAN WOULD GIVE FOOD TO A NUMBER OF BEARS. THEIR REPORT…… MORE
Boom Times for NM?
NO SHORTAGE OF WORK IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN NEW MEXICO THESE DAYS. RYAN FLYNN IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION. HE SAYS THE CURRENT NUMBER OF RIGS OPERATING IN THE STATE, 103, MATCHES THE ALL-TIME HIGH. FLYNN SAYS EACH RIG ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 50 JOBS AND…… MORE
NM Continues Fight Against Opioids
ANOTHER FRONT HAS BEEN OPENED IN THE WAR AGAINST OPIOID ABUSE IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE’S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS STARTED A NEW CAMPAIGN CALLED “THERE IS ANOTHER WAY.” IT’S DESCRIBED AS A MULTI-FACETED EFFORT DESIGNED TO EDUCATE PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS ABOUT SAFER WAYS TO MANAGE PAIN. THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDES COMMUNITY EVENTS, SCHOOL OUTREACH AND…… MORE
Monsoons Helping NM’s Fire Danger
AT TIMES THE RAINS THIS MONSOON SEASON IN NEW MEXICO HAVE COME DOWN TOO HARD AND HEAVY…BUT THERE’S GOOD WITH THE BAD. METEOROLOGIST RICH NADEN AT THE SOUTHWEST COORDINATION CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THE THREAT OF WILDFIRE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMPENED. NADEN SAYS THE FIRE DANGER IS DOWN DRAMATICALLY IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. NADEN…… MORE
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Gubernatorial Candidate Promises “No Legal Battle” Over Education Funding
DEMOCRAT MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM IS THE FIRST CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR TO ANNOUNCE SHE WILL NOT CONTINUE THE LEGAL BATTLE OVER WHETHER NEW MEXICO MEETS ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO ADEQUATELY EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN. THAT POSITION, IF SHE’S ELECTED, COULD SERIOUSLY SHORTEN THE TIMELINE FOR THE FUNDING LAWSUIT BY YEARS. LUJAN GRISHAM SAYS NEW MEXICO’S EDUCATION SYSTEM…… MORE
