THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO SAYS SEVERAL FACTORS PLAY INTO WHY IT WILL BE LAYING OFF 30 MANAGERS AND STAFFERS. THE LAYOFFS ARE FOR COST CUTTING THAT SPOKESMAN PAHL SHIPLEY SAYS ARE NEEDED IN PART BECAUSE STATE REGULATORS REDUCED THE RATE INCREASE IT REQUESTED. SHIPLEY TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL…… MORE
NM Health Department Issue Antibiotic Use Problem
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS IT’S ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS OF MODERN TIMES: THE OVER-USE OF ANTIBIOTICS. DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN PAUL RHIEN TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB IT’S LED TO BACTERIA THAT ARE RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT. HE SAYS OVER 23-THOUSAND DEATHS A YEAR IN THE U-S ARE ATTRIBUTED TO BACTERIA…… MORE
Longtime Duke City Jewelry Store Closing
BEAUCHAMP JEWELERS ON MENAUL IN ALBUQUERQUE IS CLOSING ITS DOORS. OWNER RON BEAUCHAMP TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT HE’S DECIDED TO RETIRE AND CLOSE THE STORE THAT HIS FATHER OPENED BACK IN 1951. IN ORDER TO SELL OFF ITS INVENTORY, BEAUCHAMP SAYS HE EXPECTS THE STORE TO BE OPEN THROUGH THE…… MORE
Ski Area Delays Opening
ANOTHER NEW MEXICO SKI AREA FALLS VICTIM TO THE MILD WEATHER WE’VE HAD THIS FALL. THE RUIDOSO NEWS SAYS SKI APACHE WON’T BE OPENING OVER THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR. THE SKI AREA SAYS IT’S BEEN MAKING SNOW BUT IT’S SIMPLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH WITHOUT SOME HELP FROM MOTHER NATURE. A WOMAN WITH…… MORE
Abandoned Frat House Demolished
AN ABANDONED PROPERTY ON THE UNM CAMPUS HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED. CREWS RIPPED-INTO THE BUILDING AT 1815 SIGMA CHI ROAD NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY MORNING. GILBERT MONTANO, THE MAYOR’S CHIEF OF STAFF, TELLS US THE FORMER FRAT HOUSE HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY FIRE AND HAD BEEN CONDEMNED. HE SAYS IT’S BEEN A PRETTY QUIET PROPERTY…… MORE
Body Found in Closet
Another repeat offender is under arrest, this time accused of murder. APD Officer Fred Duran says they arrested 29 year old London Word after he told his mom that he had killed a man over a drug issue. Duran says word broke into his mother’s home early Monday and told her he had slit the…… MORE
Safety Reminder for Pedestrians
Albuquerque police are reminding pedestrians to pay attention to vehicles in the roadway even if they have the right of way. This, in the wake of two fatalities involving pedestrians at two separate locations Monday. APD Officer Fred Duran says the first occurred around 5:40 PM at 12th and Indian School. The victim was taken…… MORE
Repeat Drunk Driver Arrested
One of New Mexico’s top ten DWI fugitives is now in custody. The Governor’s Office says Thomas Frank was arrested by Farmington Police last week. He was on parole after being convicted of his 7th DWI offense but had skipped out on his required supervision. Police say he was drunk when he was arrested. The…… MORE
Antibiotic Overuse a Public Health Issue
The New Mexico Department of Health says the over-use of antibiotics has led to bacteria that are resistant to antibiotic treatment and that’s become a major public health threat. Health officials estimate that at least a third of the antibiotics prescribed in the US are unnecessary. Thousands of people die every year from antibiotic resistant…… MORE
Former Frat House Torn Down
There’s one less problem property in Albuquerque today. The owner of a former frat house at UNM has torn the building down. It’s located at 1815 Sigma Chi Rd NE on the UNM campus. The building had been empty for several years and had been slated for condemnation but the owner was able to cover…… MORE
