REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP’S RUNNING MATE IS IN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY. BUT MIKE PENCE IS AVOIDING DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE, WHERE ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS LAST MAY THREW ROCKS AND BURNED T-SHIRTS OUTSIDE THE CONVENTION CENTER WHERE TRUMP WAS HOLDING A RALLY. INSTEAD, PENCE WILL APPEAR AT SANDIA RESORT AND CASINO IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE…… MORE
Institute Says NM Tops for Personal Freedom
WE NEW MEXICANS ENJOY MORE PERSONAL FREEDOM THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE U-S. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A REPORT ON FREEDOM FROM THE CATO INSTITUTE. IT SAYS NEW MEXICO RANKS NUMBER ONE IN PERSONAL FREEDOM. BUT WE DIDN’T DO SO WELL IN OTHER AREAS, SUCH AS ECONOMIC POLICIES AND SOCIAL POLICIES. OVERALL,…… MORE
A Good Year for the NM Lottery
POWERBALL AND SCRATCHER SALES PUSH REVENUE FOR THE NEW MEXICO LOTTERY UP OVER 12 PERCENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016. THE LOTTERY SAYS NET SALES WERE OVER 154 MILLION DOLLARS, UP 17 MILLION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. POWERBALL SALES MADE UP THE BULK OF THAT INCREASE. THE ROBUST POWERBALL SALES MADE UP…… MORE
Star Power Back in NM
ANOTHER FILM PROJECT IS BRINGING SOME REAL STAR POWER TO NEW MEXICO. THE STATE’S FILM OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE MOVIE,”VILLA CAPRI,” WILL SHOOT THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER IN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE. IT STARS MORGAN FREEMAN, TOMMY LEE JONES AND RENE RUSSO. IT’S EXPECTED THE PROJECT WILL EMPLOY 120…… MORE
Slain NM Officer Returned to Hometown
THE BODY OF HATCH POLICE OFFICER JOSE CHAVEZ RETURNS MONDAY TO HIS HOMETOWN OF LAS CRUCES. CHAVEZ WAS KILLED LAST FRIDAY DURING A TRAFFIC STOP INVOLVING TWO FUGITIVES FROM OHIO … JAMES NELSON AND JESSE HANES. THE TWO ARE ACCUSED OF KILLING A 62 YEAR OLD MAN IN OHIO. THE FUNERAL…… MORE
59 Car Crashes in a Day
AN UNUSUAL AND CRAZY BUSY DAY FOR ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS SUNDAY. THEY RESPONDED TO 59 CAR CRASHES … STARTING WITH A ROLLOVER AT WYOMING AND MONTGOMERY AROUND LUNCH TIME. THAT WAS NOT A FATAL CRASH … BUT THE ACCIDENTS CONTINUED WITH A PERSON SUSPECTED OF BEING HIGH ON HEROIN SLAMMING INTO PARKED CARS…… MORE
More Than 100 Charged
AN EFFORT TO CUT DOWN ON VIOLENT CRIME IN BERNALILLO COUNTY RESULTS IN DOZENS OF FEDERAL CHARGES BEING FILED AGAINST 104 PEOPLE. FOUR OTHERS FACE STATE CHARGES RELATED TO TWO MURDERS IN THE COUNTY IN MAY AND JUNE. U-S ATTORNEY DAMON MARTINEZ SAYS THE A-T-F SPEAR-HEADED THE OPERATION. HE SAYS BERNALILLO…… MORE
“Sick Leave” Question Could Get More Complicated
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION NEXT WEEK IS EXPECTED TO CONSIDER IF ALBUQUERQUE’S SICK LEAVE QUESTION WILL GO ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. THE QUESTION IS TOO LONG … AND CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS THE CITY CHARTER REQUIRES THE BILL’S ENTIRE LANGUAGE MUST GO TO THE COMMISSION. AS COMPLEX AS THE ISSUE…… MORE
NM Water Regs Contested
ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE CONTESTING STATE WATER REGULATIONS THAT ADDRESS GROUNDWATER POLLUTION BY COPPER MINES. THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR ORAL ARGUMENTS IN THE CASE NEXT MONTH. THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS STATE REGULATIONS ARE AMONG THE TOUGHEST IN THE WESTERN U-S. BUT OPPONENTS SAY THE RULES, ADOPTED IN 2013, GIVE MINING…… MORE
NM Forest Service Concerned About Drones
THE FOREST SERVICE IS TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT TO DRONE OPERATORS TO STAY AWAY FROM AERIAL FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS. SPOKESWOMAN JENNIFER JONES TELLS 770 KKOB IT’S AN INCREASING CONCERN ACROSS THE WEST, INCLUDING NEW MEXICO. SHE SAYS THERE WERE 21 INCIDENTS LAST YEAR NATIONWIDE WHERE DRONES INTERFERED…AND IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN IN 2016.…… MORE
