THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE THE NEXT STOP FOR MAYOR TIM KELLER’S BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. KELLER SAYS IT CONTAINS FUNDS TO ADDRESS THE CITY’S CRIME PROBLEM, INCLUDING MONEY FOR 100 MORE OFFICERS. HE SAYS THOSE OFFICERS FILL A VARIETY OF ROLES AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT INCLUDES, DETECTIVES AND LAB…… MORE
Wildfires Can Damage More than the Landscape
WE’RE NOW INTO WILDFIRE SEASON IN NEW MEXICO…AND THOSE FIRES DON’T JUST DESTROY PROPERTY, THEY CAN ALSO CAUSE HEALTH ISSUES. PAUL RHIEN WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO SMOKE. THOSE INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO ARE OLDER OR HAVE HEART OR LUNG CONDITIONS. : RHIEN SAYS VISIBILITY DURING A WILDFIRE…… MORE
Sexual Assault Becomes a Priority
IT’S NOT A NEW PROBLEM, BUT IT IS GETTING A LOT MORE ATTENTION. IT’S SEXUAL ASSAULT AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 25 PERCENT OF THE WOMEN IN NEW MEXICO WILL EXPERIENCE IT AT SOME POINT DURING THEIR LIVES. RIO RANCHO POLICE OFFICER GLORIA MARCOTT ALSO IS A SELF DEFENSE INSTRUCTOR. SHE TELLS NEWS RADIO KKOB…… MORE
Plague is Back in NM
NEW MEXICO HAS ITS FIRST CASE OF PLAGUE FOR 2018…A DOG IN SANTA FE COUNTY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO HUMAN CASES SO FAR. EPIDEMIOLOGIST SANDRA MELMAN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS NO STATE HAS MORE HUMAN PLAGUE CASES THAN NEW MEXICO…BUT IT’S STILL QUITE RARE, HAPPENING TWO TO FIVE TIMES A YEAR, ON AVERAGE:…… MORE
Watering Restrictions In Effect in Albuquerque
WATERING RESTRICTIONS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA KICKED IN ON SUNDAY, APRIL FIRST. THE CITY COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS, IN ORDER TO CUT DOWN ON LOSSES FROM WIND AND EVAPORATION, NO SPRINKLER IRRIGATION IS ALLOWED BETWEEN 11 AM AND 7 PM. THOSE RESTRICTIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER. CONSERVATION MANAGER CARLOS…… MORE
NM Population Stagnates
A DECADE-LONG TREND IS CONTINUING IN NEW MEXICO. THE CENSUS BUREAU SAYS THE STATE’S POPULATION BARELY GREW BETWEEN JULY OF 2016 AND JULY OF LAST YEAR. POLLSTER AND ANALYST BRIAN SANDEROFF SAYS THE MAIN REASON IS THE FACT NEW MEXICO HASN’T FULLY BOUNCED BACK FROM THE GREAT RECESSION. SANDEROFF TELLS US WE CONTINUE TO HAVE…… MORE
Drought Taking Most of NM
NEW MEXICO’S DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE GETTING WORSE. THE LATEST REPORT SHOWS VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE STATE IS UNDER SOME FORM OF DROUGHT…AND THE NORTHERN ONE-THIRD OF NEW MEXICO IS IN EXTREME DROUGHT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT SAYS EVEN THOUGH THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS GOT SOME SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS WEEK, IT DIDN’T HELP…… MORE
Santa Fe Workers Reminded of City’s Refuge Status
SANTA FE MAYOR ALAN WEBBER IS REMINDING CITY EMPLOYEES THAT THEY ARE NOT TO ASSIST WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND THAT NO CITY RESOURCES WILL BE USED TO ASSIST WITH ANY IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATIONS OR ARRESTS. HE HAS SENT OUT AN EMAIL TO CITY WORKERS REMINDING THEM OF SANTA FE’S STATUS AS A REFUGE FOR IMMIGRANTS AND…… MORE
Tribe Pushing to get Trump Signature on Amber Alert Bill
CONGRESS HAS APPROVED THE ASHLYNNE MIKE AMBER ALERT MEASURE AND IT WAS SIGNED ON WEDNESDAY. NOW THE NAVAJO NATION IS URGING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO SIGN THE BILL NAMED AFTER 11 YEAR OLD ASHLYNNE MIKE, WHO WAS KIDNAPPED AND MURDERED IN 2016 ON THE RESERVATION. AT THE TIME, THE NAVAJO NATION DID NOT HAVE AN AMBER…… MORE
Bomb Scare ot NM Convenience Center
A BOMB SCARE THURSDAY AT THE EAGLE ROCK CONVENIENCE CENTER IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. POLICE SAY SOMEONE DROPPED OFF SEVERAL ITEMS AT THE TRASH FACILITY THAT WERE BELIEVED TO CONTAIN EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL. THE CONVENIENCE CENTER WAS CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHILE THE BOMB SQUAD INVESTIGATED. THE ITEMS WERE DEEMED SAFE AND WERE RELOCATED FOR DISPOSAL AT…… MORE
