A 12 YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE GIRL IS FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE AFTER BEING HIT BY A GMC SUV THURSDAY AFTERNOON ON LOUISIANA NEAR MONTGOMERY. SHE WAS HIT WHILE CROSSING LOUISIANA, IN THE CROSSWALK, AROUND 5PM. THAT MEANS IT WAS AFTER SCHOOL HOURS, SO THERE WERE NO FLASHING LIGHTS THERE IN FRONT OF CLEVELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.…… MORE
UNM Raises Tuition Again
IT’S GOING TO COST MORE TO ATTEND CLASSES AT UNM NEXT YEAR. THE BOARD OF REGENTS HAS APPROVED A PLAN TO HIKE TUITION BY TWO AND-A-HALF PERCENT…AND STUDENT FEES BY 2.4 PERCENT. THAT MEANS STUDENTS WILL PAY ANYWHERE FROM 88 DOLLARS TO 214 DOLLARS MORE PER SEMESTER. THE REGENTS ALSO APPROVED A ONE PERCENT PAY…… MORE
Sheriff’s Department Says Shooting was Road Rage Incident
THE SHOOTING OF A 15 YEAR OLD AT GUN CLUB AND COORS IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS PAST TUESDAY WAS A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT. THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THE OFFENDER HAS YET TO LOCATED. THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE ON KIRK LANE IN THE SOUTH VALLEY NEAR GUN CLUB…… MORE
Feds Listening to NM’s Opioid Woes
THE OPIOID CRISIS IN NEW MEXICO IS GETTING THE ATTENTION OF THE FEDERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON , D-C. FDA COMMISSIONER SCOTT GOTTLIEB TELLS NEWS RADIO KKOB HIS DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO INCREASE ITS INSPECTION OF PACKAGES ENTERING THE COUNTRY BECAUSE NEARLY 10 PERCENT OF THEM CONTAIN SOME FORM OF DRUG. HE SAYS ANOTHER WEAPON AGAINST…… MORE
Tuberculosis Decreasing in NM
A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN THE RATE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN NEW MEXICO OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S T-B PROGRAM MANAGER, DIANA FORTUNE, SAYS IT’S DOWN 66 PERCENT IN THAT TIME PERIOD. SHE SAYS IT’S BEEN A SLOW DECLINE, BUT SHE ATTRIBUTES THE STATE’S GOOD PROGRAM FOR THE DECREASE IN CASES. FORTUNE SAYS…… MORE
Train Kills Man in Southern NM
THE DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A 26 YEAR OLD MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND ALONG TRAIN TRACKS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IT’S BELIEVED THE MAN DIED AFTER JUMPING FROM A MOVING TRAIN AND POSSIBLY HITTING HIS HEAD ON SOME ROCKS. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF I-10. THE BODY…… MORE
Change of Venue Undecided
NO DECISION FROM THE JUDGE ON THURSDAY ON A DEFENSE REQUEST TO MOVE JUSTIN HANSEN’S TRIAL OUT OF BERNALILLO COUNTY. HE’S THE MAN ACCUSED IN THE NEAR FATAL BEATING OF THEN-17 YEAR OLD BRITTANI MARCELL IN 2008. THE TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH. KOB TV REPORTS THE JUDGE SAID THERE NEEDS TO BE…… MORE
Thirty Years for Career Criminal
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WITH AN EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORY IS GOING AWAY FOR A LONG TIME. A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS SENTENCED KEVIN FOLSE TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A CRIME SPREE IN 2015 THAT INVOLVED TWO VIOLENT CARJACKINGS. FOLSE HAD EARLIER CONVICTIONS FOR VEHICLE THEFT, DRUG TRAFFICKING AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. HE…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Up Nearly a Dime
JUST WHAT YOU NEED. TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO REPORTS THE STATEWIDE GAS PRICE AVERAGE FOR THIS STATE IS UP NINE CENTS FROM WHAT IT WAS A WEEK AGO. THE STATE AVERAGE IS 2-44 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. IT WAS 2-35 JUST LAST WEEK. TRIPLE-A SAYS CONSUMER DEMAND IS AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL ON RECORD FOR…… MORE
UNM Tuition Up for an Increase … Again
A TUITION HIKE BEING PROPOSED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND A BUDGET SUMMIT THURSDAY WILL DETERMINE IF IT’S APPROVED. MONEY FROM THE INCREASED TUITION WOULD GO TOWARD MAKING THE CAMPUS SAFER. AND THE BUDGET LEADERSHIP TEAM AT UNM IS PROPOSING A 2-AND-A-HALF PERCENT INCREASE. THAT WOULD RAISE UNDERGRADUATE TUITION…… MORE
