LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY WILL BE LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTOR. DR. CHARLES MCMILLAN HAS ANNOUNCED HE’S RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. MCMILLAN BECAME LANL DIRECTOR IN JUNE OF 2011. HE IS THE 10TH DIRECTOR IN THE LAB’S HISTORY. HIS SUCCESSOR WILL BE IN PLACE UNTIL THE CURRENT CONTRACT…… MORE
Duke City Haze from Wildfires Elsewhere
YOU’VE NOTICED THE HAZE IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT’S DUE TO MASSIVE WILDFIRES THAT ARE BURNING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS THE SMOKE HAS TRAVELED MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES TO NEW MEXICO BECAUSE OF A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEVADA AND UTAH. JONES SAYS LARGE FIRES…… MORE
NM Protests Possible End to DACA
WILL HE OR WON’T HE END THE DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS … OTHERWISE KNOWN AS DACA? THAT’S WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE TUESDAY … AND NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS HE’LL USE ANY MEANS NECESSARY TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE ROLLBACKS TARGETING DREAMERS. TRUMP COULD LEAVE…… MORE
APD Asking for Help With Murder Investigation
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN SOLVING A MURDER. POLICE OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE 500 BLOCK OF SAN PABLO SOUTHEAST NEAR GIBSON SUNDAY MORNING AFTER GETTING A CALL ABOUT A POSSIBLE SHOOTING. WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE HOME THERE, THEY FOUND 42 YEAR OLD FREDDIE MIRABAL JR. DEAD INSIDE. HIS…… MORE
Group Opposes Campaign Finance Rules Change
IF ALL GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN, NEW CAMPAIGN FINANCE RULES WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN OCTOBER IN NEW MEXICO. THE CHANGES REQUIRE CERTAIN GROUPS TO DISCLOSE THE NAMES OF DONORS. THE MOVE IS OPPOSED BY THE NEW MEXICO CHAPTER OF “AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY”. STATE DIRECTOR BURLY CAIN SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE…… MORE
Fewer Funds for Cultural Center Repairs
THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE NEEDS A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX BASIC PROBLEMS LIKE INSTALLING SMOKE DETECTORS, FIRE ALARM PANELS, UPGRADING HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING AND PUTTING IN CURTAINS THAT ARE FIRE-RETARDANT. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE CENTER NEED 2 MILLION DOLLARS FROM SANTA FE. BUT THE…… MORE
Another State Fair “Park and Ride” Option
YOU NOW HAVE ANOTHER “PARK AND RIDE” OPTION FOR THIS YEAR’S STATE FAIR IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE FAIR HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE OFFERING THE SERVICE FROM A NEW LOCATION: THE SOUTHWEST LOT OF THE CORONADO MALL, AT SAN PEDRO AND UPTOWN. THIS “PARK AND RIDE” OPTION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON WEEKENDS…… MORE
More Internet for NM Schools
BRINGING NEW MEXICO’S SCHOOLS UP TO DATE WHEN IT COMES TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET. IN 2015, 89 PERCENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE HOOKED-UP TO HIGH-SPEED INTERNET. NOW, THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS THAT PERCENTAGE IS NOW UP TO 99 PERCENT. IT ALSO POINTS OUT THE COST OF CONNECTING THOSE SCHOOLS IS DOWN 60…… MORE
Spaceport Needs More Funding
IT APPEARS OFFICIALS WITH SPACEPORT AMERICA IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL BE ASKING LAWMAKERS IN SANTA FE FOR MORE MONEY TO OPERATE THE FACILITY. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE SPACEPORT WILL BE ASKING FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS, UP FROM NEARLY 376-THOUSAND DOLLARS THIS YEAR. SPACEPORT C-E-O DAN HICKS TOLD…… MORE
Rapid Transit Project Nears Completion
CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM IS PROGRESSING ACCORDING TO PLAN. PROJECT SPOKESWOMAN JOANIE GRIFFIN TELLS US IT’S NOW 70 PERCENT COMPLETE AND SHE FULLY EXPECTS BUS SERVICE TO BEGIN IN NOVEMBER, THOUGH IT WILL BE EARLY NEXT YEAR BEFORE ALL THE FINE POINTS ARE RESOLVED. SHE SAYS YOU’RE GOING…… MORE
