A MAN IS IN CUSTODY AFTER SWAT SITUATION OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE 900 BLOCK OF PACIFICA SOUTHWEST NEAR TINGLEY IN ALBUQUERQUE. POLICE SAY THE MAN WAS ARMED WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN AK-47 AND WAS SAID TO BE POINTING IT AT PEOPLE AS THE SUSPECT ALSO HELD A BOTTLE OF ALCOHOL.…… MORE
Colon Running for State Auditor
ONE OF ALBUQUERQUE’S FORMER MAYORAL CANDIDATES IS NOW RUNNING FOR STATE AUDITOR. BRIAN COLON LOST TO TIM KELLER IN THE MAYOR’S RACE … AND NOW WANTS KELLER’S OLD JOB AS AUDITOR. COLON SAYS HE’S FED UP WITH SITTING ON THE SIDELINES COLON SAYS HE’S FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THE STATE’S TAX…… MORE
Analyst Looks at NM Congressional Races
THERE WILL BE TWO OPEN CONGRESSIONAL RACES IN NEW MEXICO IN 2018…THE FIRST DISTRICT IN THE ABQ AREA AND THE SECOND DISTRICT IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN SAYS A DEMOCRAT WILL BE FAVORED IN DISTRICT ONE. MEANWHILE, MONAHAN SAYS A REPUBLICAN WILL BE FAVORED IN DISTRICT TWO. U.S.…… MORE
NM Governor Releases Budget
TAX REFORM…AND MORE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS AND CRIME FIGHTING. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS THOSE ARE SOME OF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF A MORE THAN 6.2 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET PLAN SHE’S PROPOSING FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THIS IS THE LAST BUDGET PUT FORTH BY MARTINEZ, WHO’S IN HER FINAL YEAR IN OFFICE. THE…… MORE
NM Dry Spell Could End
THIS LONG DRY SPELL IN NEW MEXICO HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FIRE DANGER…AND WHAT KIND OF FIRE SEASON WE’LL HAVE THIS SPRING. BUT THERE ARE ENCOURAGING SIGNS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ANDY CHURCH SAYS…FINALLY…WE COULD BE IN FOR SOME PRECIPITATION. HE SAYS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM SHOULD ARRIVE BY…… MORE
APD Investigates Shooting on Montgomery
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING YET ANOTHER DEATH IN THE CITY THIS YEAR … THE SECOND SO FAR. APD SPOKESMAN OFFICER SIMON DROBIK TELLS US OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE 44-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MONTGOMERY NEAR JEFFERSON AROUND 9:00 AM. DROBIK SAYS THEY FOUND A WOMAN AT THAT LOCATION WHO HAD BEEN SHOT AT LEAST…… MORE
Keller Ready for the Legislature
HE’S ONLY BEEN ON THE JOB FOR ABOUT A MONTH, BUT ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER IS READY WITH HIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. IT FOCUSES ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIME FIGHTING. PUBLIC SAFETY SPOKESMAN GILBERT GALLEGOS TELLS KOB TV THE STRATEGY IS TO HELP COPS PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. THE CITY ALSO…… MORE
Governor to Unveil NM Budget Proposal
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ RELEASES HER BUDGET PLAN FOR THE STATE ON FRIDAY. AND AFTER TWO YEARS OF PAINFUL BUDGET CUTS, WE’RE NOW SEEING INCREASED SPENDING. THE GOVERNOR IS HIKING STATE SPENDING BY ROUGHLY 250 MILLION DOLLARS … A FOUR PERCENT INCREASE. AND THERE ARE SPENDING HIKES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MEDICAID, AND THE…… MORE
Flu Spiking Across NM
FLU NUMBERS ARE ON THE RISE IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING TWICE THE NUMBER OF FLU CASES AS A YEAR AGO…AND THE SEASON HASN’T YET REACHED ITS PEAK. THE DEPARTMENT’S CABINET SECRETARY LYNN GALLAGHER SAYS IT’S UNUSUAL TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF FLU ACTIVITY THIS EARLY…… MORE
NM Higher on Oil, Gas Totem Pole
NEW MEXICO HAS MOVED UP TO THIRD IN OIL PRODUCTION AMONG THE 50 STATES…SURPASSING OKLAHOMA AND CALIFORNIA IN THE LATEST REPORT FROM THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION AGENCY. ROBERT MCENTYRE WITH THE NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION SAYS THIS IS DUE TO INCREASED PRODUCTION IN THE PERMIAN BASIN, ALONG THE NEW MEXICO-TEXAS BORDER.…… MORE
