THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO BOARD OF REGENTS HAS HIRED A NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE SCHOOL. GARNETT STOKES BECOMES THE SCHOOL’S 22ND PRESIDENT AND THE FIRST FEMALE TO HOLD THE JOB IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY. HER SELECTION FOLLOWS A 10 MONTH SEARCH BY A 22 MEMBER COMMITTEE. STOKES HAS…… MORE
Fiesta Attendance Numbers are Up
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA BOARD IS CALLING THIS YEAR’S EVENT “SPECTACULARLY SUCCESSFUL”. JAY CZAR TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB JUST UNDER 888-THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTENDED…AND THE NICE WEATHER WAS A MAJOR FACTOR. THE ATTENDANCE NUMBERS WERE UP ALMOST SIX PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. THE ONLY EVENTS TO BE CALLED…… MORE
New Look for Civic Plaza
IF YOU’VE SPENT ANY TIME ON OR NEAR ALBUQUERQUE’S CIVIC PLAZA THEN YOU KNOW THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF WORK GOING ON AS CREWS REBUILD SOME KEY FEATURES. GILBERT MONTANO, CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE MAYOR’S OFFICE, TELLS US YOU’LL SOON BE ABLE TO CHECK OUT THE IMPROVEMENTS UP CLOSE. ONE…… MORE
It’s That Time of Year Again
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS THIS SUNDAY AT 2:00 AM. WE’LL FALL BACK AN HOUR TO STANDARD TIME. AND THAT NOT ONLY MEANS RESETTING YOUR CLOCKS … BUT ALSO INSTALLING NEW BATTERIES IN YOUR SMOKE ALARMS. YOU’RE ALSO ADVISED TO MAKE SURE YOUR SMOKE ALARM ACTUALLY WORKS WHEN YOU PUT THOSE NEW BATTERIES IN.…… MORE
UNM Names New President
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO BOARD OF REGENTS HAS NAMED GARNETT S. STOKES AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL. IT WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR STOKES, WHO’S 61 YEARS OLD AND POISED TO SUCCEED INTERIM PRESIDENT CHAOKI ABDALLAH. SHE BEGINS HER NEW JOB ON MARCH 1ST, 2018. THE CHOICE AS…… MORE
Breweries Battle Over Route 66
NAMING RIGHTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF GRANTS, NEW MEXICO, AND A EUROPEAN COMPANY ARE COMING TO A HEAD. A BREWERY IN GRANTS CALLED THE JUNKYARD BREWER USES THE “ROUTE 66” IN ITS NAME … ALLUDING TO THE NATION’S FAMOUS HIGHWAY. BUT LODESTAR ANSTALT IN LIECHTENSTEIN OWNS THE U-S TRADEMARK FOR ROUTE 66 BEERS.…… MORE
Griego Trial: Dispute Over Who Pushed Real Estate Sale
WE’RE INTO THE THIRD DAY OF THE PUBLIC CORRUPTION TRIAL OF FORMER STATE SENATOR PHIL GRIEGO. HE’S ACCUSED OF SELLING A STATE-OWNED PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN SANTA FE AND MAKING 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM IT. DAY-TWO OF THE TRIAL HAD LAWYERS DISPUTING A KEY POINT THAT’S EXPECTED TO BECOME A STICKING POINT FOR…… MORE
APD Reform Report
WE’RE GETTING A LOOK AT THE SIXTH REPORT FROM DOCTOR JAMES GINGER WHO IS MONITORING REFORMS AT APD. THE REPORT, 439 PAGES LONG, WAS RELEASED WEDNESDAY. INDICATES THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS MAKING PROGRESS IN SOME AREAS SUCH AS DEVELOPING POLICIES. APD IS SAID TO BE AT 97 PERCENT COMPLIANCE FOR THAT AREA.…… MORE
Sleep an Extra Hour This Weekend
DON’T FORGET TO TURN BACK YOUR CLOCKS THIS WEEKEND. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS SUNDAY AT 2AM, SO WE FALL BACK TO STANDARD TIME AND GET AN EXTRA HOUR OF SHUT-EYE. IT MEANS WE ALSO NEED TO INSTALL NEW BATTERIES IN OUR SMOKE ALARMS. WE’RE URGED TO JUST MAKE SURE OUR SMOKE…… MORE
Martinez Popularity Drops
NEW MEXICO’S SUSANA MARTINEZ IS THE SIXTH LEAST POPULAR GOVERNOR IN THE U.S. THAT ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY BY THE ON-LINE RESEARCH COMPANY “MORNING CONSULT.” IT SHOWS THAT MARTINEZ’S APPROVAL RATING HAS FALLEN TO 37 PERCENT…AND HER DISAPPROVAL RATING HAS RISEN TO 52 PERCENT. THE POLLING WAS CONDUCTED BETWEEN JULY…… MORE
