MOST OF US SET OFF FIREWORKS OVER THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY, BUT THAT’S NOW BEEN BANNED IN BERNALILLO COUNTY THIS YEAR. THE COUNTY COMMISSION AT ITS REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT WAS EXPECTED TO AND DID, IN FACT, VOTE TO APPROVE A FIREWORKS BAN IN UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF THE COUNTY. THE BAN COVERS AERIAL SPINNERS, MISSILE-STYLE…… MORE
New Fire Chief in Bernalillo County
BERNALILLO COUNTY HAS A NEW FIRE CHIEF. THE COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT VOTED 4-TO-0 TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF GREG PEREZ AS THE COUNTY’S NEW CHIEF. COUNTY MANAGER JULIE MORGAS BACA SAYS PEREZ HAS WORKED HIS WAY UP THE LADDER IN FIRE SERVICE AND HAS SHOWN HE’S QUALIFIED TO TAKE ON THE ROLE OF FIRE…… MORE
Extended Time to Sign up for Settlement Cash
YOU’RE GETTING AN EXTENSION IN THE TIME ALLOWED FOR YOU TO FILE A CLAIM AGAINST WELLS FARGO IN THE FALSE ACCOUNTS CONSUMER CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL JULY SEVENTH. IF YOU THINK YOU HAD AN ACCOUNT OPENED WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION THEN YOU NEED TO…… MORE
Commissioners Consider Fireworks Ban
YOU’LL PROBABLY HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR PLANS IF YOU WANT TO SET OF FIREWORKS IN BERNALILLO COUNTY OVER THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY. THE COUNTY COMMISSION HAS ITS WEEKLY MEETING TUESDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO CONSIDER A FIREWORKS BAN IN UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF BERNALILLO COUNTY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT BAN WOULD COVER AERIAL SPINNERS,…… MORE
More Fire-Related Closures for NM
THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST HAS ALREADY CLOSED DUE TO THE EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN NEW MEXICO. NOW THERE ARE MORE CLOSURES. OFFICIALS WITH THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST SAY THE SANDIA AND MOUNTAINAIR RANGER DISTRICTS WILL COMPLETELY CLOSE ON FRIDAY. THE MOUNT TAYLOR RANGER DISTRICT CLOSES JUNE 22ND. EXCEPTIONS TO THESE CLOSURES ARE IN THE…… MORE
NM Fire Update
AN UPDATE ON THE THREE BIGGEST WILDFIRES BURNING IN NEW MEXICO…THE BUZZARD FIRE IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST HAS CONSUMED MORE THAN 41 THOUSAND ACRES AND IS 69-PERCENT CONTAINED. IT WAS STARTED BY AN ILLEGAL CAMPFIRE ON MAY 22ND. THE UTE PARK FIRE IN COLFAX COUNTY IS HOLDING STEADY AT JUST UNDER 37-THOUSAND ACRES AND…… MORE
Monsoons Are Due Early in NM
THIS IS MONSOON AWARENESS WEEK IN NEW MEXICO…BUT WHEN WILL THE MONSOONS ACTUALLY BEGIN? METEOROLOGIST DAVID CRAFT TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT LOOKS LIKE IT’LL BE AN EARLY START THIS YEAR. HE SAYS THE MODELS ARE KIND OF BULLISH ON A MONSOON PATTERN STARTING LATER THIS WEEK, ABOUT THREE-AND-A-HALF WEEKS EARLY. AND CRAFT SAYS IT WILL…… MORE
NM Man Charged in Child’s Death
RICARDO SOTO OF RUIDOSO DOWNS NOW FACES AMENDED CHARGES OF CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH. STATE POLICE SAY SOTO’S TWO YEAR OLD SON DIED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT A HOSPITAL IN EL PASO AFTER SUSTAINING BRAIN INJURIES. SOTO CALLED 9-1-1 FRIDAY TO REPORT HIS SON WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IN…… MORE
Another Emergency Landing at the Sunport
AN ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK TO LOS ANGELES MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT MONDAY MORNING. STEPHANIE KITTS WITH THE SUNPORT TELLS US SOME FUMES HAD BEEN DETECTED IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY AND WAS BEING CHECKED-OUT BY INSPECTORS. THE PASSENGERS WERE RE-BOOKED ON OTHER CARRIERS FOR THE REST…… MORE
Investigation Continues into Wrongful Release
STILL NO WORD ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF 27 YEAR OLD DUWIN PEREZ-CORDOVA. HE WAS MISTAKENLY RELEASED FROM THE METRO DETENTION CENTER OVER THE WEEKEND…AND LAST SEEN AT THE M-D-C’S RELEASE POINT IN DOWNTOWN ABQ. CANDACE HOPKINS IS WITH THE M-D-C, AND SAYS THEY WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE BREAKDOWN WAS, A PROCESS THAT’S ALREADY…… MORE
