UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS ARE HEADED BACK TO CLASS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST, THE SAME DAY AT THE SOLAR ECLIPSE. BUT IT’LL BE A WHILE BEFORE WE KNOW WHAT THE FALL ENROLLMENT FIGURES WILL BE ON THE ALBUQUERQUE CAMPUS. IN RECENT YEARS, THE NUMBERS HAVE DROPPED. LAST FALL, A LITTLE…… MORE
NM Jobless Rate Down Slightly
NEW MEXICO CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT. WHILE THE STATE’S JOBLESS RATE FELL SLIGHTLY LAST MONTH TO 6.3 PERCENT, THAT WAS STILL THE SECOND HIGHEST RATE IN THE COUNTRY. IT’S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH. COLORADO’S JULY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS ONLY 2.4 PERCENT…SECOND LOWEST IN THE…… MORE
Labor Day DWI Crackdown is Underway
DRINKING AND DRIVING IS A BAD IDEA ANYTIME … BUT ESPECIALLY NOW. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS NEW MEXICO IS PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL “DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER” CAMPAIGN THAT STARTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH, AND RUNS THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. IT MEANS MORE POLICE ON THE ROADS … MORE DWI…… MORE
State Being Sued Over Medical Marijuana Limits
NEW MEXICO’S LICENSED MEDICAL CANNABIS PRODUCERS CAN HAVE 450 PLANTS AT A TIME … BUT A SANTA FE DISTRICT COURT JUDGE WILL DECIDE IF THAT LIMIT STAYS. A LAWSUIT WAS FILED A YEAR AGO BY A BERNALILLO COUNTY RESIDENT AND ULTRA HEALTH INC. AGAINST THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND SECRETARY LYNN GALLAGHER OVER…… MORE
Two Bears in As Many Days
FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW, THERE’S ANOTHER BEAR SIGHTING … AGAIN ON THE WEST SIDE OF ALBUQUERQUE. DAN WILLIAMS WITH STATE GAME AND FISH SAYS THIS BEAR WAS SPOTTED AROUND 6:20 FRIDAY MORNING NEAR IVORY AND TREASURE ROADS IN RIO RANCHO. IT HAS SINCE MOVED ON AND GAME AND FISH OFFICERS…… MORE
NM Confirms First 2017 West Nile Death
A 61 YEAR OLD SAN JUAN COUNTY MAN HAS BECOME THE FIRST PERSON IN NEW MEXICO TO DIE THIS YEAR FROM WEST NILE VIRUS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. IT ALSO SAYS FOUR BERNALILLO COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE COME DOWN WITH THE VIRUS. DOCTOR MARK DIMENNA IS WITH THE…… MORE
Albuquerque Teen Re-Arrested
SIXTEEN YEAR OLD KEISEAN ANDERSON IS BACK IN CUSTODY. HE’S THE ALBUQUERQUE TEEN ACCUSED OF THREATENING PEOPLE AT AN ALBERTSON’S SUPERMARKET ON EUBANK WITH A MACHETE LAST APRIL. ANDERSON TURNED UP AT MADISON MID SCHOOL THIS PAST WEDNESDAY. HE WAS ASKED TO LEAVE BUT THEN RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL ON THURSDAY.…… MORE
Bear Scare on the West Side
A BEAR SCARE ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE THIS MORNING. DAN WILLIAMS IS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH SAYS THEIR OFFICERS TRANKED A 2 YEAR OLD MALE BEAR AT THE DESERT GREENS GOLF COURSE. THAT’S IN THE AREA OF GOLF COURSE AND IRVING. WILLIAMS SAYS THE OFFICERS CAUGHT UP WITH…… MORE
Missing Los Lunas Girl Found Safe
THE SEARCH IS ON FOR ESPERANZA MARIE GONZALES OF LOS LUNAS IS OVER. POLICE SAY SHE RETURNED HOME LATE WEDNESDSAY NIGHT. SHE’S THE 11 YEAR OLD WHO WENT MISSING AFTER BEING PICKED UP FOR A COURT-ORDERED VISIT WITH HER MOTHER, IDENTIFIED AS NATASHA NICOLE MARTINEZ, WHO WAS TO HAVE HER FOR THREE HOURS.…… MORE
Another Downtown Skyscraper
DOES DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE NEED ANOTHER TALL BUILDING? THE BERRY ADMINISTRATION THINKS SO, AND IS HOLDING A COMPETITION FOR DEVELOPERS TO CONSTRUCT A BUILDING THAT’LL CHANGE THE CITY’S SKYLINE. THE MAYOR’S CHIEF OF STAFF GILBERT MONTANO SAYS THEY’RE NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF SCORING THE POTENTIAL PROJECTS.THEY HOPE THE ALBUQUERQUE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION…… MORE
