THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE CHIEF WANTS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT. CHIEF PETE KASSETAS ASKED THE ACADEMY’S DIRECTOR ON TUESDAY TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING RECORDS ON OFFICER DISCIPLINE INTO A SEARCHABLE DATABASE THAT ANYONE COULD ACCESS. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, THAT INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY…… MORE
NM Medical Pot Enrollment is Up
MORE AND MORE NEW MEXICO PATIENTS ARE USING MEDICAL CANNABIS. THE NUMBER OF NEW MEXICANS ENROLLED IN THE STATE’S MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM IS RAPIDLY GROWING. THE LAS CRUCES SUN NEWS REPORTS PATIENT ENROLLMENT WAS AT MORE THAN 45-THOUSAND AS OF THE END OF NOVEMBER. THAT’S A 77 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE…… MORE
Prescribed Burn Underway in NM
IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE RISK OF WILDFIRE, STATE FORESTRY CREWS WILL BE CONDUCTING A PRESCRIBED BURN AT HYDE MEMORIAL STATE PARK NORTHEAST OF SANTA FE STARTING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH. FORESTRY OFFICIALS SAY SMOKE WILL BE VISIBLE IN THE AREA. THE BURN, INTENDED TO ELIMINATE BRUSH PILES, IS EXPECTED TO…… MORE
WIPP Site Moves to Resume Mining
AFTER MORE THAN THREE YEARS WITHOUT IT, MINING IS EXPECTED TO RESUME THIS WEEK AT NEW MEXICO’S WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT NEAR CARLSBAD IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. MINING IS EXPECTED TO BE BACK ON AT WIPP AFTER IT STOPPED AFTER THE RADIATION RELEASE IN 2014 THAT CONTAMINATED PART OF THE FACILITY. …… MORE
APD Investigates Link Between Two Incidents
A 16 YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE BOY IS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SHOT NEAR THE MOVIE THEATER DOWNTOWN AT 1ST AND CENTRAL. APD SAYS OFFICERS FOUND THE TEENAGER WITH AN ABDOMINAL GUNSHOT WOUND WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE BOY WAS WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, WHO OFFICERS INTERVIEWED. BUT THE 16 YEAR…… MORE
Grief Counselors Descend on Aztec, NM
ALL BUT ONE SCHOOL IN AZTEC, NEW MEXICO, ARE BACK IN SESSION ON TUESDAY, BUT AZTEC HIGH SCHOOLERS ARE STILL OFF SINCE LAST THURSDAY’S SHOOTING AT THE SCHOOL THAT KILLED STUDENT ATHLETES PACO FERNANDEZ AND CASEY MARQUEZ. GRIEF COUNSELORS ARE TALKING NOW WITH TEACHERS, PARENTS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ABOUT THE SHOOTING. …… MORE
NM Attorney General Signs on with Labor Dept. to Fight Trafficking
THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT TO BATTLE LABOR TRAFFICKING. HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS IT’S A FORM OF MODERN DAY SLAVERY AFFECTING 20-30 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. HE SAYS 80-PERCENT OF THE VICTIMS ARE WOMEN AND CLOSE TO HALF ARE CHILDREN. BALDERAS SAYS IT’S A…… MORE
What’s Up With NM’s Snowpack?
WEATHER EXPERTS TELL US THAT A LA NINA PATTERN IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN USUALLY MEANS A WARMER, DRIER WINTER IN NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST ROYCE FONTENOT SAYS THAT’S TURNING OUT TO BE THE CASE THIS YEAR. HE SAYS IT’S SHAPING UP TO BE A…… MORE
Cell Phones Trigger Emergency Declaration in Santa Fe
CELL PHONE SERVICE IS SO BAD IN SANTA FE THAT MAYOR JAVIER GONZALES HAS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CITY SPOKESMAN MATT ROSS SAYS THEY NOW PLAN TO INSTALL TEMPORARY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES ON CITY PROPERTY TO SUPPLEMENT EXISTING CELLULAR NETWORKS IN SANTA FE. HE SAYS THE PROCLAMATION HAS A SIX MONTHS SHELF LIFE FOR…… MORE
Up to NM Ski Resorts to Make Snow
MOST SKI RESORTS IN NEW MEXICO ARE OPEN NOW … BUT IT’S WARM AND DRY AND THAT MEANS THE TRAILS AND LIFTS AT THOSE RESORTS ARE LIMITED THANKS TO A LACK OF SNOW. KOB TV REPORTS SANTA FE SKI OFFICIALS REALIZE IT’S STILL EARLY IN THE SEASON, BUT SAY THEY’RE IN TROUBLE IF…… MORE
