WHILE YOU ENJOYED THE HOLIDAY, A LOT OF FIREFIGHTERS WERE ON THE JOB OVER MEMORIAL DAY. THERE WERE SEVERAL FIRES BURNING ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THE BUZZARD FIRE IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST HAS BURNED ABOUT 16-THOUSAND ACRES AND IS 14 PERCENT CONTAINED. SOME OF THE SMOKE FROM THE BUZZARD FIRE CREPT INTO THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO.…… MORE
Food Bank Helping Kids Get Through the Summer
NOW THAT SCHOOL’S OUT, THE ROADRUNNER FOODBANK IN ALBUQUERQUE IS GEARING UP TO MAKE SURE KIDS FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES DON’T HAVE TO GO HUNGRY DURING THE SUMMER. ROADRUNNER’S SONYA WARWICK TELLS US THEY HAVE A CHILDHOOD HUNGER INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES FOOD FOR FAMILIES AT SCHOOLS THEY PARTNER WITH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOLYEAR. WARWICK SAYS THAT…… MORE
Bike Plan Meeting Monday NIght
THE STATE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION WANTS TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT A BICYCLE NETWORK PLAN. AT 5:30 MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 29TH, A PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE NORTH VALLEY SENIOR CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE ON FOURTH STREET. STATE D-O-T OFFICIALS AND A CONSULTING FIRM WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE…… MORE
Sunport Will Be busy Now and This Summer
LOOK FOR BIG CROWDS AND LONG LINES IF YOU PLAN TO FLY THIS SUMMER. AIR TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE UP ALMOST FOUR PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR’S RECORD NUMBERS. HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE, SUNPORT SPOKESWOMAN STEPHANIE KITTS SAYS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS FOR TRAVELERS TO BE PREPARED AND KNOW THE RULES ABOUT THE CHECKPOINTS ON…… MORE
Gas Prices Are Getting Steeper
GAS PRICES HAVE GONE UP AGAIN IN NEW MEXICO. THIS WEEK, THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS SEVEN-CENTS MORE THAN WE PAID LAST WEEK. IT’S NOW AT 2-95 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. AND SOME PARTS OF THE STATE ARE PAYING 3-DOLLARS A GALLON NOW. THAT INCLUDES. LAS CRUCES, WHERE THE AVERAGE IS 3-04 A GALLON. AND…… MORE
Bears Active the the Jemez
IF YOU’RE HEADED TO THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND OR ANYTIME SOON, THE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT IS WARNING YOU THAT THERE’S INCREASED BEAR ACTIVITY THERE. CAMPERS HAVE SPOTTED BEAR CUBS IN AND AROUND FOREST ROAD 376, SO YOU’RE BEING REMINDED TO KEEP A CLEAN CAMP AS WELL AS BEING AWARE OF BEAR ACTIVITY. ALSO,…… MORE
Double Murder Suspect Still Recovering
AN ALBUQUERQUE DOUBLE MURDER SUSPECT IS IN THE HOSPITAL IN COLORADO AFTER BEING SHOT BY DEPUTIES IN FORT MORGAN. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL IDENTIFIES HIM AS 31 YEAR OLD DUSTIN BRIAN MONTANO OF STERLING, COLORADO. HE’S RECOVERING AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A SHOOTING WITH A SHERIFF’S DEPUTY IN COLORADO. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS TWO PEOPLE WERE…… MORE
Supposed Death Bed Confession Leads to Jail
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WHO THOUGHT HE WAS MAKING A DEATH BED CONFESSION HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, FRANK FROMETA…FEARING HE WAS ABOUT TO DIE AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR…TOLD NURSES AT UNMH HE HAD KILLED SOMEONE. THE VICTIM WAS WILFRED SALAS, WHOSE BADLY BEATEN BODY…… MORE
Dog Owner Facing Jail Time, Fine
IT’S JAIL TIME AND A FINE FOR ANNETTE ROSENOW, THE OWNER OF SIX DOGS FOUND DEAD IN A HOT SUV IN ALBUQUERQUE LAST MONTH. ROSENOW, WHO’S 55, WAS SENTENCED IN TORRANCE COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT TO 23 DAYS IN JAIL AND A 703 DOLLAR FINES AFTER HIRING SARA MAUTER TO TRANSPORT THE DOGS FROM TEXAS TO…… MORE
Udall Pushes for Expanded Braodband Access
NEW MEXICO SENATOR TOM UDALL WANTS TO PUT WIRELESS INTERNET ON SCHOOL BUSES SO STUDENTS WITHOUT BROADBAND ACCESS AT HOME CAN GET ON LINE TO STUDY AND DO HOMEWORK. UDALL SAYS NEARLY A THIRD OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS ARE AT RISK OF FALLING BEHIND SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY CAN’T GET ON THE INTERNET AT HOME. THE…… MORE
