GEMMA (ID# 1702001) IS A 5 YEAR OLD, FEMALE WHITE & BRINDLE AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER MIX WEIGHING 33 POUNDS. ◊ Gemma is a pint sized little gal, all sugar sweet, affectionate and just the right amount of energy. She just loves people. ◊ She was surrendered due to her previous parent’s health…… MORE
NM’s Greatest Show Begins
THE NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR IS NOW OPEN IN ALBUQUERQUE. NEW MEXICO’S GREATEST SHOW RUNS FOR 11 DAYS. OPENING DAY IS LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY … SO POLICE OFFICERS AND SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES GET IN FREE. FOR EVERYONE ELSE, IT’S 2-DOLLARS ADMISSION. YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE THE 12 DOLLAR WRISTBAND. IF YOU DON’T WANT…… MORE
Romero Trial Begins in Los Lunas
AFTER TWO DAYS OF JURY SELECTION, ANDREW ROMERO’S FIRST DEGREE MURDER TRIAL OFFICIALLY BEGINS IN LOS LUNAS THURSDAY WITH OPENING STATEMENTS. THE 29 YEAR OLD ROMERO IS ACCUSED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF RIO RANCHO POLICE OFFICER GREGG BENNER DURING A TRAFFIC STOP NEAR A LIBRARY IN MAY OF LAST YEAR. HE COULD…… MORE
Alcohol Tax Hike Proposed
A PUBLIC POLICY GROUP IN NEW MEXICO IS PUSHING FOR HIGHER TAXES ON ALCOHOL TO HELP CLOSE THE STATE’S BUDGET GAP. PETER DE BENEDITTIS WITH “ALCOHOL TAXES SAVE LIVES AND MONEY” SAYS NEW MEXICANS PAY A HUGE PRICE FROM EXCESSIVE DRINKING. HE SAYS THE STATE COULD FILL 800-MILLION DOLLARS FOR DWI COSTS, COURT…… MORE
Feds Provide NM With Drug Overdose Funds
PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE IS A REAL KILLER AND IT HITS NEW MEXICO VERY HARD. THE C-D-C SAYS NEW MEXICO HAD THE SECOND HIGHEST DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH RATE IN THE NATION IN 2014. NOW, THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS SENDING THE STATE JUST OVER 2-POINT-6 MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP ADDRESS THE ISSUE. …… MORE
Gold King Mine Now a Superfund Site
A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL CLEANUP OF COLORADO’S GOLD KING MINE IS IN THE WORKS. THAT AFTER THE E-P-A ON WEDNESDAY DESIGNATED THE MINE A SUPERFUND SITE. RIVERS IN NEW MEXICO, COLORADO AND UTAH WERE CONTAMINATED LAST YEAR WHEN MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WASTEWATER TAINTED WITH LEAD, ARSENIC AND OTHER METALS WERE…… MORE
Proposal to Slow Traffic on Lead and Coal
THE SPEED LIMIT ON LEAD AND COAL AVENUES IN ALBUQUERQUE IS 30 MILES PER HOUR BETWEEN I-25 AND BROADWAY. BUT NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS COMPLAIN MOST DRIVERS ARE GOING CONSIDERABLY FASTER THAN THAT. NOW, KOB-TV REPORTS THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL IS PROPOSING THAT A TRAFFIC LIGHT BE INSTALLED AT WALTER STREET TO SLOW THINGS DOWN.…… MORE
More Rain for NM
FLOODING CONCERNS CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF NEW MEXICO AS THE STATE FEELS THE EFFECTS FROM WHAT’S LEFT OF HURRICANE NEWTON. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB, WHILE THE BIGGEST IMPACT WILL BE IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO, EVEN ALBUQUERQUE FELT THE STORM’S IMPACT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANDERSON SAYS…… MORE
NM Oil and Gas Company Sold
A BIG TRANSACTION IN NEW MEXICO’S OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. YATES PETROLEUM CORPORATION, BASED IN ARTESIA, IS BEING PURCHASED BY A TEXAS OIL COMPANY FOR TWO AND-A-HALF BILLION DOLLARS. E-O-G RESOURCES OF HOUSTON IS THE LARGEST OIL PRODUCER IN THE CONTINENTAL U-S. YATES DRILLED THE FIRST COMMERCIAL OIL WELL ON NEW…… MORE
