THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT USUALLY SEES AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF RUN-AWAY DOGS IT TAKES IN DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY. DESIREE CAWLEY WITH ANIMAL WELFARE TELLS US IT’S BECAUSE PETS CAN GET VERY STRESSED DUE TO FIREWORKS. SHE ALSO SAYS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR PET’S…… MORE
More Fish to Catch
NEED A REASON TO GET EXCITED ABOUT FISHING OVER THE UP-COMING JULY FOURTH? HERE IT IS. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH SAYS IT IS GOING TO BE STOCKING CATCHABLE FISH AT NUMEROUS POPULAR SPOTS, SUCH AS HERON AND EAGLE NEST LAKES, THE SAN JUAN RIVER AND THE RIO CHAMA BELOW EL VADO. IN…… MORE
Return of the Bark Beetle
DESTRUCTIVE BARK BEETLES ARE BACK IN THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST…AND THE DROUGHT IS BEING BLAMED. FOREST SPOKESMAN BRUCE HILL SAYS THE DRY CONDITIONS MAKE TREES MORE SUSEPTIBLE TO BARK BEETLE INFESTATIONS. HILL SAYS AN AERIAL SURVEY WILL BE DONE IN THE COMING WEEKS TO DETERMINE JUST HOW BAD THE INFESTATION IS. BARK BEETLES WIPED…… MORE
A Mother Road Upgade
ROUTE 66 COULD ONE DAY BE A NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL. CONGRESS WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY, BUT THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS BEGINNING A CAMPAIGN AIMED AT GETTING THAT DESIGNATION. THE GROUP PLANS A MONTH LONG ROAD TRIP ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF ROUTE 66 THAT WAS TO BEGIN MONDAY IN CHICAGO AND…… MORE
It’s an Active Fire Season
THERE HAVE BEEN TWICE AS MANY WILDFIRES IN NEW MEXICO IN 2018 AS THERE WERE LAST YEAR AT THIS POINT…AND THE DROUGHT IS ONE OF THE REASONS. THAT’S A PARTICULAR CONCERN AS PEOPLE SHOOT OFF FIREWORKS ON THE FOURTH OF JULY. WENDY MASON WITH THE STATE FORESTRY DIVISION IS ADVISING NEW MEXICANS TO LEAVE THINGS…… MORE
State Cop Busted
A NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER IS UNDER ARREST, ACCUSED OF TRAFFICKING DRUGS. INVESTIGATORS SAY 33 YEAR OLD DANIEL CAPEHART OF BLOOMFIELD WAS STEALING QUANTITIES OF DRUGS SEIZED IN ARRESTS AND THEN GIVING SOME OF THE DRUGS TO WOMEN WITH WHOM HE WANTED TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP. HE IS ACCUSED OF DISTRIBUTING MARIJUANA AND METHAMPHETAMINE…… MORE
Mayor Vetoes Topgolf
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL’S EFFORTS TO BRING TOPGOLF TO THE CITY APPARENTLY AREN’T OVER YET. MAYOR TIM KELLER MONDAY VETOED A MORE THAN TWO AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE FOR TOPGOLF WHICH WANTS TO BUILD AN ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX AT I-25 AND MONTANO. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE ORDINANCE ON AN 8-1 VOTE LAST MONTH. IT…… MORE
Update on Martens Case
THE ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY IS STILL REELING FOLLOWING THE NEWS LAST WEEK THAT AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE DEATH OF YOUNG VICTORIA MARTENS IN 2016, BUT WAS NEVER APPREHENDED. D-A RAUL TORRES TELLS US THEY HAVE A PARTIAL DNA PROFILE FROM THE SCENE…AND HE HOPES THAT, AND OTHER EVIDENCE, CAN LEAD THEM…… MORE
Dogs and Fireworks Don’t Mix
HERE’S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS THE JULY FOURTH HOLIDAY APPROACHES. PETS AND FIREWORKS DON’T MIX. DESIREE CAWLEY WITH THE CITY’S ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR PET’S MICRO-CHIP INFORMATION IS UPDATED BECAUSE IT MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO RETURN ANY PET THAT MAY RUN AWAY OUT OF FEAR…… MORE
Big Changes in the Martens Case
NEWLY DEVELOPED EVIDENCE IN THE RAPE AND MURDER OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS IN 2016 IS RESULTING IN A WHOLE NEW UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAPPENED. BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORRES SAYS CELL PHONE EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT HER MOTHER, MICHELLE MARTENS AND HER BOYFRIEND FABIAN GONZALES WERE NOT PRESENT WHEN VICTORIA WAS KILLED. THE…… MORE
