ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION AT 46TH AND CENTRAL. OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THAT LOCATION SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER GETTING CALLS OF “SHOTS FIRED” IN THE AREA. WITNESSES TOLD THEM THEY’D SEEN A BODY IN FRONT OF THE BOB BURGERS RESTAURANT AT 46TH AND CENTRAL NEAR ATRISCO … BUT APD HAS SAID THE PERSON…… MORE
Navajo Nation Officer Killed
A 27 YEAR OLD NAVAJO POLICE OFFICER IS DEAD AFTER BEING SHOT WHILE RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL NEAR PREWITT, NEW MEXICO, ON THE NAVAJO NATION EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. OFFICER HOUSTON JAMES LARGO HAD BEEN SHOT IN THE HEAD. HE DIED AFTER BEING AIRLIFTED TO UNM HOSPITAL IN ALBUQUERQUE. LARGO…… MORE
March Usually a “Mean Weather” Month for NM
MARCH MEANS THE BEGINNING OF SEVERE STORM SEASON IN NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS THE COUNTIES BORDERING TEXAS ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGING STORMS…BUT THEY CAN ALSO HAPPEN ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. HE SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERE HAIL REPORTS BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE AND LOS LUNAS, SO…… MORE
Lower Cost Drugs Bill Still Alive in Santa Fe
A BILL THAT WOULD HELP DRIVE DOWN THE COST OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN NEW MEXICO IS STILL ALIVE AT THE LEGISLATURE. SENATOR JEFF STEINBORN SAYS HIS MEASURE WOULD CREATE A NEW INTER AGENCY PURCHASING COUNCIL WHOSE FOCUS WOULD BE TO GET THE STATE A BETTER DEAL ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. STEINBORN TELLS US…… MORE
NM Works With Feds on Inmate Immigration Status
AS LAWMAKERS CONSIDER A BILL MAKING NEW MEXICO A SANCTUARY STATE, THE MARTINEZ ADMINISTRATION IS DIRECTING THE STATE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ON CHECKING PRISONERS’ IMMIGRATION STATUS. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO INTERVIEW INMATES BORN IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. IT’S MEANT TO SPEED…… MORE
Lawmaker’s Bill Would Create “Office of Outdoor Rec”
PROMOTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS IS THE POINT BEHIND STATE SENATOR JEFF STEINBORN’S SENATE MEMORIAL 119. HE WANTS TO STUDY THE IDEA OF CREATING AN “OFFICE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION.” AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, STEINBORN ALSO WANTS TO AGGRESSIVELY GO AFTER THE BI-ANNUAL “OUTDOOR RETAILER SHOW,” A LARGE TRADE SHOW THAT HAS ANNOUNCED IT’S…… MORE
NM Fire Danger High This Weekend
NEW MEXICO IS ALREADY SEEING AN ELEVATED FIRE THREAT…AND STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE WARNING THAT CONDITIONS COULD GET EVEN WORSE THIS WEEKEND. ACTING STATE FORESTER DONALD GRIEGO SAYS WARMER TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS MAKE FOR A DANGEROUS COMBINATION. HE SAYS IT’S THE TYPICAL BEGINNING OF OUR FIRE SEASON…… MORE
Hulu Considers Albuquerque for Customer Center
HULU MIGHT BE COMING TO ALBUQUERQUE. THE SUBSCRIPTION T-V STREAMING SERVICE IS CONSIDERING THE DUKE CITY FOR A 24 HOUR CUSTOMER CENTER. THE ONLY OTHER CITY IN THE RUNNING IS APPARENTLY SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. HULU WOULD BE BRINGING A TOTAL OF 500 JOBS TO ALBUQUERQUE WITH 100 OF THOSE COMING RIGHT…… MORE
Ethics Commission Approved in NM House
A UNANIMOUS VOTE IN THE NEW MEXICO HOUSE LATE ON THURSDAY FOR A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO CREATE AN ETHICS COMMISSION. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE VOTE WAS 66-TO-ZERO. AN ETHICS PANEL HAS BEEN AN ISSUE LAWMAKERS HAVE ARGUED OVER FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. BUT THE SHOW OF UNITY IS…… MORE
Coyote Killing Bill Advances in Santa Fe
THE NEW MEXICO SENATE HAS APPROVED, AND SENT ON TO THE HOUSE, A BILL THAT OUTLAWS ORGANIZED COYOTE KILLING CONTESTS. THE VOTE WAS 26-15, WITH MOST OF THE SUPPORT COMING FROM URBAN LAWMAKERS, AND THE OPPOSITION FROM THOSE IN RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE. THE SENATE PASSED A SIMILAR BILL IN…… MORE
