PASSENGER TRAFFIC IS UP AT THE ABQ SUNPORT … BUT IT SHOULD BE RELATIVELY EASY MAKING YOUR FLIGHT ON TIME REGARDLESS IF YOU’RE HEADED OUT OF TOWN THIS 4TH OF JULY. SPOKESMAN DANIEL JIRON SAYS YOU’VE HEARD IT BEFORE, BUT JUST MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE FOR THE AIRPORT EARLIER THAN USUAL. HE SAYS…… MORE
NM Winemakers Make Changes
A NEW NAME AND A NEW CAMPAIGN. NEW MEXICO’S WINE INDUSTRY HAS CHANGED ITS NAME FROM THE NEW MEXICO WINE AND GRAPE GROWERS ASSOCIATION TO NEW MEXICO WINE. IT’S ALSO KICKED OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN CALLED VIVA VINO. THE CAMPAIGN WILL CELEBRATE WINES ACROSS THE STATE, AS WELL AS THE ARTISANS…… MORE
Health Insurers Propose Higher Rates
HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS IN NEW MEXICO WANT A RATE HIKE … AND RIGHT NOW THEY’RE ASKING TO RAISE THE RATE FROM 20 PERCENT TO 85 PERCENT. NEW MEXICO HEALTH CONNECTIONS SUBMITTED THE 85 PERCENT PLAN … BUT CEO MARTIN HICKEY TELLS THE NEW MEXICAN THEY’LL ALL TURN IN A SECOND ROUND OF PROPOSALS.…… MORE
Santa Fe County Approves Sales Tax Hike
SANTA FE COUNTY HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST SALES TAX RATES IN THE STATE … AND NOW THEY’RE GOING UP. THE COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED RAISING THE TAX BY AN 8TH OF A CENT IN ORDER TO FUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE EXTRA SALES TAX REVENUE…… MORE
Smoke Watch Issued for Albuquerque
SMOKE ISSUES EXPECTED FOR ALBUQUERQUE. A SMOKE WATCH IS UNDERWAY WEDNESDAY MORNING BECAUSE OF THE GOODWIN FIRE BURNING NEXT DOOR IN ARIZONA. THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR THOSE OF YOU IN ALBUQUERQUE WHO HAVE RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH ISSUES. WILDFIRES ARE BURNING ALL ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE…… MORE
Growing Wildfire near Socorro
LIGHTNING IS GETTING THE BLAME FOR ANOTHER FIRE IN NEW MEXICO. IT’S THE TIFFANY FIRE IN THE AREA OF SAN MARCIAL, SOUTH OF SOCORRO. WENDY MASON IS WITH THE STATE FORESTRY DIVISION. SHE SAYS THE FIRE HAS BURNED MORE THAT 12-HUNDRED ACRES, PRIMARILY SALT CEDAR. SHE SAYS THEY FIRST GOT WORD…… MORE
LANL Contract Up for Grabs
COMPETITION FOR A CONTRACT TO RUN LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY IS ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE MORE DETAILS IN THE COMING WEEKS. THE CURRENT CONTRACT ENDS NEXT YEAR. LANL HAS COME UNDER FIRE RECENTLY FOR ITS SAFETY LAPSES.…… MORE
Tax Reform Comes with Issues for NM
THE HEAD OF THE BUREAU OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH AT UNM SAYS TAX REFORM MAY BE THE ANSWER TO NEW MEXICO’S BUDGET WOES. THERE ARE PLANS OUT THERE, BUT THERE’S BEEN NO AGREEMENT AMONG LAWMAKERS. UNM ECONOMIST JEFF MITCHELL SAYS A TAX OVERHAUL WON’T BE EASY. HE SAYS TAX POLICY…… MORE
Martens Murder Trials Delayed
THE THREE PEOPLE CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS OF ALBUQUERQUE IN AUGUST OF 2016 MAY NOT GO TO TRIAL THIS YEAR. UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THE CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER, ALL THREE TRIALS MUST BE HELD IN 2017. THEIR LAWYERS, HOWEVER, ARE ASKING THE COURT TO GRANT…… MORE
An Even Dozen for Albuquerque Woman
AN ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN GETS 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ORDERING THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HER EX-BOYFRIEND. THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS SAMANTHA GARCIA LIED TO THE MAN WHO ACTUALLY COMMITTED THE MURDER, DANNY TRUJILLO, TELLING HIM THAT ELOI LEYBA HAD SEXUALLY ABUSED HER CHILD. TRUJILLO, WAS SENTENCED LAST YEAR TO 15 YEARS…… MORE
