NOT ENOUGH INMATES. THAT’S LED TO THE TORRANCE COUNTY JAIL IN ESTANCIA BEING CLOSED IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. THE JAIL IS OWNED BY CORE-CIVIC, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA. JAIL EMPLOYEES WERE TOLD MONDAY THEY HAVE 60 DAYS BEFORE THE DETENTION CENTER CLOSES. THERE ARE 203 WORKERS. THE…… MORE
More Layoffs at Molina Healthcare
MOLINA HEALTHCARE IS LAYING OFF 14-HUNDRED JOBS IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. MOLINA IS NEW MEXICO’S LARGEST PARTICIPANT IN THE INSURANCE MARKETPLACE IN THE STATE. IT SERVES ABOUT 270-THOUSAND MEMBERS HERE. THE LAYOFFS WERE ANNOUNCED MONTHS AFTER MOLINA ANNOUNCED IT WOULD CUT 81 JOBS FROM ITS WORK FORCE IN NEW MEXICO…… MORE
Hiker Dies After Falling
A 19 YEAR OLD FROM LOS ALAMOS HAS DIED IN A FALL WHILE HIKING IN THE WHITE ROCK CANYON. THE LOS ALAMOS MONITOR NEWSPAPER REPORTS THAT TREVOR MATUSZAK WAS WITH TWO FRIENDS IN AN AREA KNOWN AS HELL’S HOLE SUNDAY WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO THE CANYON. SOME…… MORE
More NM Counties With Zika Carrying Mosquitoes
MOSQUITOES CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING THE ZIKA VIRUS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN OTERO AND HIDALGO COUNTIES. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THAT BRINGS THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES WHERE THE MOSQUITOES HAVE NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED TO EIGHT. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY MOSQUITOES BECOME INFECTED WHEN THEY FEED ON A PERSON ALREADY INFECTED WITH…… MORE
NM Chile Crop Update
A CHILE EXPERT AT NEW MEXICO STATE SAYS IT’LL BE A WEEK OR SO BEFORE WE KNOW IF THE CHILE CROP AROUND HATCH HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS. DR. STEPHANIE WALKER SAYS WET WEATHER CAN PROMOTE CHILE WILT IN THE PLANTS…BUT FARMERS KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. SHE…… MORE
Aerial Seeding Underway on Bonita Fire
AERIAL SEEDING IS NOW UNDERWAY OVER THE 7-THOUSAND-495 ACRE BONITA FIRE IN THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST. LIGHTNING SPARKED THE FIRE BACK ON JUNE 3RD. TWENTY-EIGHT-THOUSAND POUNDS OF GRASS SEED WILL BE DISPERSED FROM AN AIRPLANE OVER 638 ACRES OF THE BURN AREA. THE TASK SHOULD TAKE 2 TO 3 DAYS TO…… MORE
A Second Deputy Involved Shooting in Bernalillo County
BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF MANNY GONZALEZ HOLDS A NEWS CONFERENCE ON AN DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING AT 2:00 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IT’S THE SECOND SUCH SHOOTING IN AS MANY AS TWO DAYS. THE FIRST SHOOTING WAS SUNDAY MORNING NEAR 98TH AND SAGE. THE SECOND SHOOTING HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER 1:00 AM TUESDAY IN THE 16-HUNDRED…… MORE
Little Improvement in Recent PARCC Test
STUDENTS SCORES ARE UP SLIGHTLY ON PARCC TESTS IN NEW MEXICO. TWO COMMUNITIES POSTING THE BIGGEST GAINS ARE FARMINGTON AND GADSDEN. SCORES FOR BOTH ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND RIO RANCHO DIPPED A BIT. THE SCORES WERE RELEASED ON MONDAY. THEY SHOW STUDENTS IMPROVED SOMEWHAT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS WITH A 28-POINT-6 PERCENT SCORE.…… MORE
Person of Interest Sought in Dion’s Shooting
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THEY’RE NOW LOOKING FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST WHO LEFT THE SCENE OF A FATAL SHOOTING IN A WHITE S.U.V. FRIDAY NIGHT. THAT SHOOTING OUTSIDE A DION’S RESTAURANT AT GIBSON AND UNIVERSITY LEFT 14 YEAR OLD MARTIN RECIO DEAD AND TWO OF HIS FRIENDS WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. INVESTIGATORS…… MORE
Your Input Requested on Spending Volkswagen Settlement
THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT WILL DETERMINE HOW 18 MILLION DOLLARS IN VOLKSWAGEN SETTLEMENT MONEY IS USED IN THE STATE. IT’S EXPECTED THE MONEY WILL GO TO PROJECTS THAT REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND IMPROVE THE STATE’S AIR QUALITY. THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOLDING PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETINGS TO GET INPUT ON HOW THE…… MORE
