NEW MEXICO’S NATIONAL GUARD RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HARVEY COULD GET MUCH LARGER. ADJUTANT GENERAL KEN NAVA TELLS US, RIGHT NOW, IT INVOLVES THREE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING ONE FIXED-WING PLANE AND TWO HOIST-EQUIPPED HELICOPTERS . HOWEVER, NAVA SAYS THE GUARD IS READY TO ADD TO THAT RESPONSE. HE SAYS THEY PLAN FOR UP…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Up Since Harvey
WE’RE STARTING TO SEE A BUMP IN GAS PRICES IN NEW MEXICO. DANIEL ARMBRUSTER WITH AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THERE ARE A COUPLE OF MAJOR FACTORS DRIVING THE INCREASES: THE COMBINATION OF LABOR DAY DEMAND AND INCREASES AND TIGHT SUPPLY LEVELS FROM THE GULF. THAT COULD RAISE PRICES BY 15 CENTS A GALLON.…… MORE
Albuquerque Boy Killed in Traffic
AN EIGHT YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE BOY IS HIT AND KILLED AT LOUISIANA AND TRUMBULL NEAR CENTRAL THURSDAY NIGHT. IT HAPPENED AROUND 9PM. APD SAYS THE BOY WAS HIT WHEN HE RAN ACROSS THE STREET. POLICE ALSO SAY AFTER BEING HIT BY THE FIRST VEHICLE, IT’S POSSIBLE THE 8 YEAR OLD WAS…… MORE
Time to Torch the Puppet
OLD MAN GLOOM IS READY TO GET TORCHED IN SANTA FE. THE GATES AT FORT MARCY PARK ARE SET TO OPEN AT 3:00 FRIDAY AFTERNOON … AND IT SHOULD BE AN EASIER ACCESS TO THE PARK SINCE THE CITY REBUILT THE BRIDGE TO WIDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE THOUSANDS EXPECTED THERE. GENERAL…… MORE
Clovis Shooting Suspect Kept Detained
A FIRST COURT APPEARANCE THURSDAY FOR THE TEENAGER CHARGED IN A MASS SHOOTING IN CLOVIS. SIXTEEN YEAR OLD NATHANIEL JOUETT WILL REMAIN IN CUSTODY FOR NOW. THAT WAS THE RULING FROM A STATE DISTRICT COURT JUDGE WHO SAID THAT JOUETT POSES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF HARM TO HIMSELF AND OTHERS. DURING…… MORE
Santa Fe Speed Vans to Return
THE SANTA FE CITY COUNCIL REVIVES THE SPEED VAN PROGRAM. COUNCILORS VOTED 5-TO-4 TO BRING THE PROGRAM BACK. IT PUTS UNMANNED VANS EQUIPPED WITH RADAR GUNS AND CAMERAS ON STREETS TO SPOT SPEEDERS AND WRITE UP TICKETS. THE MEASURE WAS APPROVED BY ITS FOUR CO-SPONSORS AND COUNCILOR CARMICHAEL DOMINGUEZ TO ROUND…… MORE
New Athletics Vice President for UNM
THERE’S A NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF ATHLETICS AT UNM. THE UNIVERSITY’S INTERIM PRESIDENT CHAOUKI ABDALLAH ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY THAT 42 YEAR OLD EDDIE NUNEZ HAS BEEN HIRED TO HEAD UP LOBO SPORTS PROGRAMS. MOST RECENTLY, NUNEZ HAS BEEN WORKING AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AT L-S-U. HE REPLACES PAUL KREBS…… MORE
Santolina Plan Advances
ANOTHER STEP TAKEN IN THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE SANTOLINA DEVELOPMENT TO BE BUILT IN FAR SOUTHWESTERN BERNALILLO COUNTY. THE COUNTY COMMISSION WEDNESDAY NIGHT VOTED 3-TO-2, APPROVING THE PART OF THE PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES WHERE HOUSING, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES WILL BE LOCATED IN THAT COMMUNITY. COMMISSIONERS VOTING AGAINST THIS PART…… MORE
Popular USA Network Show Filming in NM
A TELEVISION SHOW THAT BANKS ON SOME PRETTY DARK, AND STRANGE CHARACTERS, IS COMING TO NEW MEXICO. IF YOU’RE AMONG THE FANS FOR THE U-S-A NETWORK’S “MR. ROBOT,” THE NEW MEXICO FILM OFFICE SAYS THE PRODUCTION WILL NOW BE SHOOTING IN ALBUQUERQUE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER. IT’S ESTIMATED THE SHOW…… MORE
Tower Road Reopens
THE NEWLY RECONSTRUCTED TOWER ROAD IN SOUTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE IS REOPENING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, FOLLOWING A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY AT 10AM. TOWER ROAD WAS COMPLETELY CLOSED FOR ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS AS THE ROADWAY WAS RECONSTRUCTED, NEW BUFFERED BIKE LANES WERE ADDED ALONG WITH STORM DRAINS AND CURB AND GUTTER IMPROVEMENTS.…… MORE
