MORE PROGRESS IS BEING MADE IN BATTLING THE UTE PARK FIRE IN COLFAX COUNTY. STATE FORESTRY DIVISION SPOKESWOMAN WENDY MASON SAYS THE FIRE IS NOW 77 PERCENT CONTAINED. AND THE EVACUATION OF THE COMMUNITY OF UTE PARK WAS LIFTED AS OF 10 LAST FRIDAY MORNING. THE FIRE HAS BURNED JUST UNDER 37-THOUSAND ACRES…OR 57 SQUARE…… MORE
Fire Near Durango Expected to Grow Again
IT’S A TEAM EFFORT IN AND NEAR DURANGO, COLORADO, WHERE THE 416 FIRE IS EXPECTED TO GROW A LOT BIGGER THAN THE MORE THAN 16-THOUSAND ACRES IT’S BURNED SO FAR. THAT GROWTH IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WHEN THE WINDS PICK UP IN THE AREA. THE TEAM EFFORT IS BEYOND THE FIREFIGHTERS WORKING TO GET THE…… MORE
Soldier Canyon Fire Downsized
A FIRE BURNING ON THE MESCALERO APACHE RESERVATION IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN RE-MAPPED AND DOWN-SIZED FROM MORE THAN 25-HUNDRED ACRES TO 12-HUNDRED ACRES. …AND NOW IT’S 28 PERCENT CONTAINED. THE FIRE BROKE OUT LAST THURSDAY ABOUT A MILE NORTH OF THE TOWN OF MESCALERO…AND OFFICIALS SAY IT’S BEEN THREATENING BUILDINGS. SMOKE HAS BEEN…… MORE
No Clear Advantage for Lujan Grisham
THE CANDIDATES ARE SET FOR THE NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR’S RACE…DEMOCRAT MICHELLE LUJAN-GRISHAM AND REPUBLICAN STEVE PEARCE. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS THE CAMPAIGN NOW ENTERS A NEW PHASE FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S PRIMARY. HE EXPECTS THE CAMPAIGNS TO BE IN FULL SWING BY JULY 4TH. MONAHAN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT WAS REMARKABLE THAT LUJAN GRISHAM WON…… MORE
Aging Infrastructure a Problem for Albuquerque
LAST WEEK’S FAILURE OF A SEWAGE LINE AT BROADWAY AND WOODWARD IN ALBUQUERQUE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE ISSUES AGING INFRASTRUCTURE CAN CAUSE. DAVID MORRIS IS WITH THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY. HE SAYS PROBLEMS LIKE THE ONE LAST WEEK ARE NOT UNCOMMON. MORRIS TELLS US THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED ABOUT A 650-MILLION DOLLAR BACKLOG OF…… MORE
APS Puts out “Help Wanted” Sign
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS PUTTING OUT THE “HELP WANTED” SIGN. SPOKESWOMAN JOHANNA KING SAYS HUNDREDS OF POSITIONS ARE OPEN AS THE DISTRICT LOOKS AHEAD TO THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR. TEACHERS RETURN ON AUGUST 6TH, GIVING APS A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO FILL AS MANY JOBS AS POSSIBLE. KING SAYS ABOUT 180 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND…… MORE
Updated Sunscreen Advice for New Mexicans
WHETHER IT’S YARD WORK OR JUST DRINKS IN THE BACK YARD, WE’RE STAYING OUT IN THE SUN LONGER THAN WE SHOULD IN NEW MEXICO. IT’S WHY UNM HOSPITAL IS ISSUING SOME WARNINGS AND NEW INFORMATION ON SUNSCREENS THIS SUMMER. DERMATOLOGIST EMILY ALTMAN AT UNMH TELLS US WHAT’S NEW IS HOW THEY’VE RE-FORMULATED SUN BLOCKERS. SHE…… MORE
Advice for Teen Social Media Users
“THINK BEFORE YOU POST.” THAT’S THE WARNING FROM THE FBI IN ABQ TO ANYONE CONSIDERING POSTING A HOAX THREAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SPOKESMAN FRANK FISHER SAYS FEDERAL CHARGES CONNECTED TO SUCH THREATS CAN CARRY A FIVE YEAR FEDERAL PRISON SENTENCE. FISHER SAYS THEY WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT TO STUDENTS THAT JUST A MINUTE…… MORE
City Could Change APD “Use of Force” Policy
THERE COULD BE SOME CHANGES MADE TO THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S USE OF FORCE POLICIES. THE CITY AND THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ARE REVIEWING WHAT’S ALREADY ON THE BOOKS, BUT ED HARNESS WITH THE CIVILIAN POLICE OVERSIGHT AGENCY TELLS KOB-TV THAT THE NEW POLICY HAS BEEN “DRASTICALLY REWRITTEN.” IT NOW WOULD REQUIRE THAT OFFICERS USE A…… MORE
A-R-T Problems Persist for Albuquerque
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SAYS IT’S FOUND THAT CITY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES FELL SHORT IN THEIR INSPECTION OF THE ELECTRIC BUSES FOR THE A-R-T PROJECT. THE EMPLOYEES INSPECTED THE BUSES AT THE MANUFACTURER’S PLANT IN CALIFORNIA. KOB TV REPORTS THE INSPECTOR GENERAL’S OFFICE ALSO FOUND THAT CITY OFFICIALS DIPPED INTO…… MORE
