WE’RE JUST NOW GETTING INTO FLU SEASON IN NEW MEXICO…AND STATE OFFICIALS ARE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU GET VACCINATED. THE DEPT OF HEALTH SAYS IT’S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK FOR DEVELOPING FLU-RELATED COMPLICATIONS. FLU SHOTS ARE AVAILABLE AT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, PHARMACIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICES. NEW MEXICO HAS ALREADY…… MORE
Cops Issue Halloween Warning
SEX OFFENDERS IN NEW MEXICO ARE ON NOTICE. DON’T INTERACT WITH ANY CHILDREN THIS HALLOWEEN. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ALONG WITH STATE POLICE, APD AND THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, WILL BE TRACKING DOWN FUGITIVE SEX OFFENDERS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE CHILDREN ARE SAFE THIS HALLOWEEN. ALSO,…… MORE
Opening Arguments for Griegos Trial
JURY SELECTION IS OVER … NOW FORMER STATE SENATOR PHIL GRIEGOS IS GETTING HIS DAY IN COURT. HE’S ACCUSED OF MAKING 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS OFF THE SALE OF A STATE-OWNED PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN SANTA FE. GRIEGOS INSISTS HE’S INNOCENT. BUT HE FACES EIGHT CRIMINAL CHARGES CONNECTED TO THE SALE OF THE…… MORE
UNM Ready to Select New School President
WE SHOULD KNOW BY SOMETIME THURSDAY MORNING WHO WILL BECOME THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S 22ND PRESIDENT. THE BOARD OF REGENTS HAS A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 9:00 AM IN SCHOLES HALL, AND THE ONLY ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE SELECTION OF THE NEXT PRESIDENT. THERE ARE FIVE FINALISTS UNDER CONSIDERATION.…… MORE
Feds Help Fund Santa Fe Opioid Services
SANTA FE IS GETTING NEARLY 300-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE FEDS TO DEAL WITH THE CITY’S OPIOID ADDICTION. CITY COUNCILORS IN THE CAPITOL CITY HELD A FINANCE MEETING MONDAY NIGHT AND AGREED TO APPROVE THE MORE THAN 298-THOUSAND-DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT. BUT THE PROBLEM EXTENDS WAY BEYOND SANTA FE TO THE REST OF…… MORE
Presbyterian Settles
NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS ANNOUNCED A SETTLEMENT WITH PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE OVER ITS FAILURE PAY MEDICAID PREMIUM TAXES. THE SETTLEMENT WAS FOR 18-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THERE ARE OTHER NEW MEXICO HEALTHCARE COMPANIES THAT NEED TO PAY UP. THE NON-PAYMENT OF THE MEDICAID TAXES DATES AS…… MORE
Vin Etching for a Safer Car
HOW YOU CAN ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF PROTECTION WHEN IT COMES TO AUTO THEFT. GET YOUR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, OR “VIN,” ETCHED ONTO YOUR VEHICLE WINDOWS. CELINA ESPINOZA WITH APD SAYS IT HELPS POLICE RETURN STOLEN VEHICLES TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS, ESPECIALLY IF THE THIEVES REMOVE THE ORIGINAL VIN. ESPINOZA TELLS…… MORE
Something for Ag Businesses
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS A PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDS PROGRAM. IT’S FOR ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE “AG” BUSINESS THAT COULD USE A LITTLE HELP GETTING WORD OUT ON THEIR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. THE GRANTS RANGE FROM 500 DOLLARS TO 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND UP TO 30-GRAND FOR…… MORE
Griegos Trial Underway
JURY SELECTION GETS UNDERWAY MONDAY IN THE FRAUD, BRIBERY AND PERJURY TRIAL OF FORMER STATE SENATOR PHIL GRIEGOS. THAT’S UNLESS THERE’S A LAST MINUTE PLEA DEAL MADE FOR THE 69 YEAR OLD GRIEGOS. BOTH SIDES HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD A PLEA DEAL, BUT TALKS FELL APART EARLIER THIS YEAR. GRIEGOS IS…… MORE
Fatal Shooting at Former Candidate’s Office
“ABSOLUTELY RANDOM AND WITHOUT PROVOCATION” IS WHAT WITNESSES TOLD POLICE ABOUT A SHOOTING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE OFFICE OF A FORMER MAYORAL CANDIDATE, STELLA PADILLA. THE SHOOTING LEFT ONE MAN DEAD AT THE OFFICE AT CENTRAL AND RIO GRANDE. POLICE ARRESTED 42 YEAR OLD STEVE KRAMER AND BOOKED HIM INTO…… MORE
