THIS IS THE NIGHT ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE UP A PROPOSED MARIJUANA ORDINANCE … ONE THAT DECRIMINALIZES SMALL AMOUNTS OF THE DRUG. THE PROPOSAL DOESN’T MAKE AN OUNCE OR LESS OF POT LEGAL, BUT IT DOES REDUCE THE PENALTY TO JUST A 25 DOLLAR FINE. COUNCILORS WILL DISCUSS THE PROPOSAL THAT PROVIDES…… MORE
Grub Hub Trouble
IF YOU’VE EVER ORDERED A RESTAURANT MEAL THROUGH GRUB HUB, IT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU TO HEAR THAT ONE GRUB HUB WORKER IS ACCUSED OF UNWANTED HARASSMENT BY A WOMAN WHO ALSO ORDERED THE COMPANY TO DELIVER A RESTAURANT MEAL. BUT ASHLEY BRETTI SAYS THE MAN WHO BROUGHT HER FOOD LAST WEDNESDAY TALKED VERY FAST, PINCHED…… MORE
APD’s Big Job
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY IN RECENT WEEKS … AND MANY OF THEIR CALLS ON A DAILY BASIS WERE MURDERS. APD SPOKESMAN OFFICER SIMON DROBIK TELLS US THESE HIGH PRIORITY CALLS TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO INVESTIGATE. HE SAYS THAT INCLUDES MURDERS, FATAL ACCIDENTS AND SWAT CALLS. HE SAYS THEY PULL OFFICERS FROM…… MORE
Border Wall Construction Starts This Month
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SAYS WORK WILL BEGIN IN EARLY APRIL ON A PROJECT TO REPLACE 20 MILES OF BORDER WALL AT SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO. CONGRESS AUTHORIZED 1.6 BILLION DOLLARS FOR BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR. THAT’S MUCH LESS THAN THE 25 BILLION PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTED…BUT OFFICIALS ARE EAGER TO SHOW THEY’RE MAKING…… MORE
Keller Budget Heads to Council
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
