LAST YEAR WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR NEW MEXICO PECAN PRODUCTION. IT WAS ACTUALLY A RECORD YEAR, WITH THE VALUE OF THE STATE’S PECAN CROP GOING UP 28 PERCENT WHEN COMPARED TO 2016. THE VALUE OF PECANS LAST YEAR IN NEW MEXICO ROSE TO MORE THAN 220 MILLION DOLLARS. AND STATISTICS RELEASED THIS WEEK BY…… MORE
Sardinas Canyon Fire Still Growing
AROUND 120 FIRE FIGHTING PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR TAKING ON THE SARDINAS CANYON FIRE IN THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST. THE FIRE, WHICH STARTING EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, IS NOW MAPPED AT 500 ACRES WITH NO CONTAINMENT REPORTED. SARDINAS CANYON IS ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TAOS AND SOME COMMUNITIES NEARBY…… MORE
Forests Ready to Enforce Closures
IF YOU’RE A REGULAR USER OF TRAILS ON THE SANDIA RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST, YOU’VE SEEN THE TAPE AND SIGNS REMINDING PEOPLE THAT THE FOREST IS CLOSED DUE TO THE FIRE THREAT. MANUEL MARTINEZ IS A FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER. HE SAYS SOME AREAS, LIKE THE TRAM , REMAIN OPEN, BUT EVEN THEN…… MORE
More Chances to Watch World Cup Games
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WATCH WORLD CUP SOCCER GAMES ON A 16-BY-30 FOOT HIGH DEFINITION SCREEN? THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE SHOWING AT LEAST FOUR MORE WORLD CUP MATCHES ON THE NEW SCREEN ON CIVIC PLAZA. PLANS CALL FOR THE SHOWING OF THE GAME ON THURSDAY AT NOON WHEN ENGLAND…… MORE
Lujan Grisham Gains in Gov’s Race Poll
SOME NEW POLL NUMBERS IN ON NEW MEXICO’S GOVERNOR’S RACE … AND THEY SHOW DEMOCRAT MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM GAINING ON HER REPUBLICAN OPPONENT, STEVE PEARCE. THE NEW USA/KOB POLL SHOWS LUJAN GRISHAM HAS 51 PERCENT SUPPORT AMONG REGISTERED VOTERS SURVEYED IN THIS POLL. PEARCE HAS 38 PERCENT , PUTTING LUJAN GRISHAM 13 POINTS AHEAD OF…… MORE
SWAT Suspect identified
A MAN IS IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING A LENGTHY SWAT STANDOFF ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE MONDAY MORNING. APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO A HOME ON MESA ROJA SOUTHWEST, AND SET UP A PERIMETER NEARBY. POLICE SAY THE MAN, IDENTIFIED AS 26 YEAR OLD GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ, WAS THREATENING NEIGHBORS WITH A GUN. HE BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE A…… MORE
Albuquerque Charter School to Close
AN ALBUQUERQUE CHARTER SCHOOL IS CLOSING. THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHARTER SCHOOLS TELLS KOB-TV THAT RESOLANO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY NEAR SAN MATEO AND CENTRAL IS BEING FORCED TO CLOSE AFTER MAJOR CONCERNS WERE RAISED DEALING WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAW. JOSEPH ESCOBEDO SAYS RESOLANO … WHICH SERVES THE 6TH THROUGH THE 8TH GRADES…… MORE
Easter Seals Driver Arrested for DWI
A WOMAN WHO DRIVES THE DISABLED AROUND ALBUQUERQUE IN A VAN IS IN THE MDC. TWENTY-SIX YEAR OLD JAMIE HUGHES WAS ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING AFTER ONLY TWO WEEKS ON HER NEW JOB WITH EASTER SEALS. HUGHES IS SAID TO HAVE BACKED INTO PARKED VEHICLES ON PRIMO COLORES IN SANTA FE. POLICE BELIEVE HUGHES MAY…… MORE
Needles Found in North Valley Ditch
NEEDLES INSIDE A CONTAINER ARE FOUND IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NORTH VALLEY. A WOMAN AND HUSBAND TAKING A WALK ALONG THE DURANES DITCH FOUND THE NEEDED, NOTING THAT A MESSAGE ON THE CONTAINED SAID “SHARPS ONLY.” THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT HAS ABOUT 40 WORKERS WHO PATROL AND MONITOR THE DRAINS AND CANALS. THEY’RE TO CLEAN…… MORE
Another NM Forest Closed
MUCH OF THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO IS BEING CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO THE FIRE DANGER. FOREST OFFICIALS SAY THE CAMINO REAL DISTRICT IS CLOSING IMMEDIATELY. THAT’S WHERE THE SARDINAS CANYON FIRE IS CURRENTLY BURNING, LAST REPORTED AT 75 ACRES. THE TRES PIEDRAS, QUESTA, EL RITO, AND CANJILON DISTRICTS WILL…… MORE
