HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONTINUES TO RISE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST, WHICH INCLUDES NEW MEXICO. DOUG SHUPE WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO TELLS US 3-AND-A-HALF MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE GOING 50 OR MORE MILES FROM HOME THIS THANKSGIVING … UP MORE THAN 52-THOUSAND FROM LAST YEAR. SHUPE SAYS THE INCREASE IS DUE TO IMPROVEMENTS…… MORE
Finally: Here Comes the Cold
GET READY FOR THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON IN ALBUQUERQUE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHIEF METEOROLOGIST SHAWN BENNETT SAYS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO THURSDAY. HE SAYS IT’LL BE NOTICEABLY COLDER THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE LOWS REACHING 25 TO 26 DEGREES. IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE,…… MORE
Vote Puts Downtown Albuquerque Project in Jeopardy
WILL IT BE BUILT? THAT’S THE QUESTION BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAYNE JOHNSON HAS FOLLOWING A VOTE TUESDAY NIGHT ON TAX BREAKS FOR A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL. ON A THREE-TWO VOTE, COMMISSIONERS CUT THE TAX BREAK PERIOD FROM 30 YEARS DOWN TO 15 YEARS. COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O’MALLEY PROPOSED THE CUT AND JOHNSON, WHO VOTED…… MORE
All Charges Dropped Against MDC Worker
THE LAST THREE CHARGES AGAINST A METRO DETENTION CENTER SERGEANT ARE DROPPED. PROSECUTORS DROPPED THE CHARGES AGAINST TORRY CHAMBERS THIS WEEK ON THE HEELS OF HIS TRIAL LAST MONTH IN ALBUQUERQUE ON CHARGES OF RAPING THREE MDC INMATES. PRIOR TO THE LAST CHARGES BEING DROPPED, THE JURY FOUND CHAMBERS NOT GUILTY…… MORE
How Old is Your Doctor?
ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, A UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO REPORT SHOWS THAT OUR STATE HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF DOCTORS IN THE NATION OLDER THAN 60. NEW MEXICO HAS ADDED MORE THAN 400 PHYSICIANS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. BUT DESPITE THAT, THE AVERAGE DOCTOR IN THE STATE IS THREE…… MORE
The First Freeze is Coming
IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR HOUSE READY FOR THE FIRST FREEZE. THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS NOW IS THE TIME TO PREP FOR THOSE COLD TEMPERATURES THAT CAN DAMAGE PIPES IF NOT PROTECTED FROM THE WEATHER. FIRST THING…MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR MASTER SHUTOFF VALVE IS LOCATED, THEN…… MORE
Commission Approves Santolina Tax Plan
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVES THE SANTOLINA TAX PLAN … BUT JUST NARROWLY. THE VOTE WAS TUESDAY NIGHT AT A MEETING IN WHICH OPPONENTS OF THE TAX PLAN TESTIFIED THEY DIDN’T WANT TO PAY A TAX FOR SOMETHING MOST DEVELOPERS PAY FOR THEMSELVES. THE SANTOLINA TAX PLAN ALLOWS THE COMPANY BEHIND…… MORE
Gov. Martinez Meets With Vice President-Elect
NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ’S VISIT WITH VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT MIKE PENCE APPARENTLY WENT WELL. WHILE NO DETAILS OF THEIR DISCUSSION HAVE BEEN MADE PUBLIC, MARTINEZ IS QUOTED AS SAYING THE CONCERNS OF NEW MEXICANS WOULD BE HEARD AND ADDRESSED. SHE MET WITH PENCE IN FLORIDA THIS WEEK TO TALK ABOUT HOW…… MORE
Santa Fe Mayor Defends Sanctuary Cities on FOX-News
PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP PLANS TO CUT FEDERAL FUNDING TO SANCTUARY CITIES ACROSS THE U-S. THERE ARE 31 SUCH CITIES, INCLUDING SANTA FE, THAT BAN PROSECUTING IMMIGRANTS BASED ON THEIR UNDOCUMENTED STATUS. SANTA FE MAYOR JAVIER GONZALES APPEARED ON FOX NEWS TUESDAY NIGHT, SAYING THE CITY WILL CONTINUE ITS PRO-IMMIGRANT POLICIES AND…… MORE
Las Cruces Officer Involved in NMSU Shooting
A POSSIBLE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING ON THE NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MONDAY NIGHT. AN OFFICER WAS SENT TO THE UNIVERSITY ON REPORTS OF A MAN WITH A GUN AT THE CHAMISA VILLAGE APARTMENTS. DURING THE ENCOUNTER, THE OFFICER FIRED ON THE SUSPECT, WHO’S NAME HASN’T BEEN RELEASED YET. THE MAN…… MORE
