THE TIME FOR THE TALKING AND TRAINING IS OVER. THE NEW MEXICO SENIOR OLYMPICS STARTED WEDNESDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. THESE WILL BE THE 40TH ANNUAL NEW MEXICO SENIOR OLYMPICS STATE SUMMER GAMES. THE OPENING CEREMONY WAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK. THE GAMES RUN THROUGH JULY 22ND AND INVOLVE OVER 2-THOUSAND ATHLETES COMPETING IN OVER…… MORE
More Heat for NM
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ROGER SMITH SAYS DRY AIR HAS MOVED INTO NEW MEXICO FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST…AND THAT WILL LEAD TO ABOVE AVERAGE HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO THROUGH…… MORE
SWAT Situation and Shooting on Albuquerque’s West Side
AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, STARTING AT THE TIERRA POINTE APARTMENTS NEAR COORS AND VOLCANES. THAT’S WHERE A WOMAN’S EX-BOYFRIEND, ARTHUR LUJAN, FIRST SMASHED OUT THE WINDOWS OF EX-HUSBAND ANTHONY SANDOVAL’S CAR TUESDAY EVENING. THE INCIDENT EXTENDED INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH A CONFRONTATION BETWEEN THE TWO MEN. POLICE SAY LUJAN SHOT AND KILLED…… MORE
MDC Inmates Sickened
HALF A DOZEN INMATES ARE SICKENED AT ALBUQUERQUE’S METRO DETENTION CENTER BY AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE. A MEDICAL CONTRACTOR, CORRECT CARE SOLUTIONS, DETERMINED THAT AT LEAST ONE INMATE NEEDED TO BE TREATED AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. BUT THREE INMATES WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL, THOUGH THEIR CONDITIONS ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THE HOUSING AREA WHERE THE…… MORE
Albuquerque Repays … Albuquerque
IT APPEARS SOME APD OFFICERS HAVE BEEN VIOLATING A COURT ORDER THAT STATED ALBUQUERQUE’S PANHANDLING ORDINANCE WOULD NOT BE ENFORCED WHILE LITIGATION WAS GOING ON BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND THE A-C-L-U OF NEW MEXICO. THE LAW HAD BEEN CHALLENGED ON CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS. ACLU ATTORNEY MARIA SANCHEZ SAYS MORE THAN 10 CITATIONS HAVE BEEN HANDED OUT, IN…… MORE
Memorial Held for Joy Junction Founder
HUNDREDS TURN OUT FOR THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE FOUNDER OF ALBUQUERQUE’S JOY JUNCTION. THE MEMORIAL FOR JEREMY REYNALDS WAS TUESDAY AT CALVARY OF ALBUQUERQUE. MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE, INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER, ATTENDED THE SERVICE. REYNALDS DIED JULY 10TH OF A LONG ILLNESS … REPORTEDLY CANCER. THE 60 YEAR OLD WAS REMEMBERED AS…… MORE
Johnny Black Ordered Detained by the Feds
A U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ORDERED THAT JOHNNY BLACK BE DETAINED IN FEDERAL CUSTODY UNTIL HIS TRIAL. BLACK IS THE SANTA FE MAN ACCUSED OF FIRING SHOTS AT LAW OFFICERS IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS LAST MONTH. IN ONE CASE, THE 32 YEAR OLD ALLEGEDLY SHOT AT A STATE POLICE OFFICER ON SANTA CLARA…… MORE
Alamogordo Scammed
THE CITY OF ALAMOGORDO IS OUT 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER GETTING SCAMMED LAST WEEK. ACCORDING TO STATE AUDITOR WAYNE JOHNSON, A CITY EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL-LOOKING EMAIL REQUESTING A CHANGE IN BANKING INFORMATION FOR COOPERATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES, A NEW MEXICO PURCHASING COOPERATIVE. THE CITY SAYS THE AMOUNT IN THE EMAIL WAS CORRECT AND THE NAME OF…… MORE
Monsoons Not Yet Enough for Farmers
RECENT MONSOON RAINS ARE HELPING…BUT HYDROLOGIST DAVID GENSLER WITH THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT SAYS THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS ABOUT ADEQUATE IRRIGATION WATER FOR FARMERS ALONG THE RIVER. GENSLER TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB MOST OF THE RAIN THIS SEASON HAS BEEN INTENSE…BUT SPOTTY, MEANING IT RUNS OFF IN A HURRY. HE SAYS WE HAVEN’T YET…… MORE
What NM Medi-Pot Dispensaries Cannot Sell
THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS DIRECTING MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE STATE TO NOT SELL CBD FROM PLANTS PRODUCED FROM OUTSIDE NEW MEXICO. CBD IS A NON-PSYCHOACTIVE DERIVATIVE OF CANNABIS SOLD IN DISPENSARIES BY ITSELF OR MIXED WITH OTHER COMPOUNDS. KENNY VIGIL WITH NEW MEXICO’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM SAYS SELLING CBD PRODUCED OUTSIDE THE STATE…… MORE
