ALBUQUERQUE’S MAYOR MEETS THURSDAY WITH MEMBERS OF THE SIX COMMUNITY POLICING COUNCILS. ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SAFETY SENIOR ADVISOR, JAMES LEWIS, AND SARITA NAIR, THE CITY’S CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, WILL BE AT THE MEETING TOO. THE COUNCILS INTERACT REGULARLY WITH APD. THE COUNCILS ARE MADE UP OF CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN THE CITY’S…… MORE
Think Twice About Easter Chicks
EASTER WILL BE HERE ON APRIL 1ST, AND THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS AGAIN WARNING PARENTS ABOUT BUYING BABY CHICKS FOR THE KIDS TO PLAY WITH ON EASTER. MEDICAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST DR. CHAD SMELSER SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OUTBREAKS OF SALMONELLA OVER THE YEARS LINKED TO BABY CHICKS. HE SAYS IF YOU PURCHASE…… MORE
Star Power Comes to NM
SOME DEFINITE STAR POWER HEADING TO NEW MEXICO FOR ANOTHER FILM PROJECT. THE STATE FILM OFFICE SAYS THE MOVIE “RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL” WILL BEGIN PRODUCTION HERE, EMPLOYING 90 CREW MEMBERS AND 30 NEW MEXICO ACTORS. IT STARS NICOLAS CAGE AND LAURENCE FISHBURNE. THE STORY IS BASED ON THE REAL LIFE…… MORE
NM Chile Crop Slips
THERE WAS LESS CHILE PRODUCTION IN NEW MEXICO IN 2017 COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS CHILE ACREAGE WENT DOWN 12 PERCENT TO 81-HUNDRED ACRES…AND THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE CROP FELL TO AROUND 44 AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS. PRODUCTION WAS DOWN BY 7-THOUSAND TONS. 80 PERCENT OF THE…… MORE
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State Auditor Audits Regional Coalition
SPENDING BY THE REGIONAL COALITION OF LANL COMMUNITIES WILL BE SCRUTINIZED BY STATE AUDITOR WAYNE JOHNSON. THAT FOLLOWS REPORTS THAT THE COALITION’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USED PUBLIC MONEY FOR ALCOHOL AND BASEBALL TICKETS DURING A TRIP TO WASHINGTON. THE COALITION IS A GROUP OF MUNICIPALITIES SURROUNDING LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY. JOHNSON SAYS…… MORE
Lab Celebrates 75 Years
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY IS TURNING 75. IT ALL BEGAN IN 1943 AS PART OF THE TOP SECRET MANHATTAN PROJECT TO DEVELOP THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB DURING WORLD WAR TWO. HEATHER MCCLENAHAN, DIRECTOR OF THE LOS ALAMOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SAYS THE LAB HAS BEEN MORE THAN AN ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR NEW MEXICO. IT’S…… MORE
Gentry and Maestas-Barnes Won’t Run Again
REPUBLICAN HOUSE MINORITY LEADER NATE GENTRY SAYS HE WANTS TO DEVOTE MORE TIME TO HIS FAMILY AND HIS PARENTS’ SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE. GENTRY SAYS HE WON’T RUN FOR RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN SAYS THIS NEWS COMES AS EIGHT HOUSE SEATS ARE NOW WIDE OPEN AND DEMOCRATS WANT TO HOLD ONTO…… MORE
NM Democratic Chair Steps Down
RICHARD ELLENBERG IS OUT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATIC PARTY. HE ANNOUNCED HIS RESIGNATION ON TUESDAY. ELLENBERG HAD BEEN CRITICIZED FOR QUESTIONING THE CREDIBILITY OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A UNION LEADER…AND FOR HIS RESPONSE IN ANOTHER CASE IN WHICH A PARTY OFFICIAL WAS ACCUSED OF MAKING UNWANTED SEXUAL ADVANCES. …… MORE
Suspect Sought and Found
CARLOS ALONSO-VILLA IS NOW IN CUSTODY. THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR HIM SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FLED FROM A TRAFFIC STOP AND RAMMED HIS TRUCK INTO A DEPUTY’S VEHICLE. JUAN RIOS WITH THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS ALONSO-VILLA WAS ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT MONDAY NIGHT. CHARGES…… MORE
