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
State Gets Funds for Program for Chronically Ill
ONGOING HEALTH CONDITIONS SUCH AS DIABETES, ARTHRITIS, CANCER AND HEART DISEASE AFFECT MORE THAN ONE IN FOUR NEW MEXICANS. SOME HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH MORE THAN ONE CHRONIC DISEASE. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS GETTING A TWO YEAR GRANT FOR OVER 850-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN A PROGRAM…… MORE
Possible Arson Fires in Rio Rancho
RIO RANCHO AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT COULD BE A SERIES OF ARSON FIRES. ONE OF FOUR STRUCTURE FIRES THAT FLARED UP IN RIO RANCHO IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS IS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN INTENTIONALLY SET. THAT FROM RIO RANCHO FIRE RESCUE … WHICH RESPONDED TO THOSE FIRES. THE FIRES ALL…… MORE
Woman Dies in the Sandias
A DEATH ON THE SANDIAS. BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SAY 26 YEAR OLD DIEDRE TAFOYA FELL TO HER DEATH MONDAY NIGHT AFTER SHE CLIMBED ON TOP OF THE ROCK CABIN. SHE FELL 40 FEET TO HER DEATH WHILE TRYING TO GET DOWN FROM THE CABIN. TAFOYA WAS ON THE MOUNTAIN WITH…… MORE
Feds Suing NMSU
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY IS BEING SUED. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO SCHOOL, CLAIMING IT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST MEAGHAN HARKINS, A FORMER ASSISTANT TRACK COACH. THE LAWSUIT SAYS NMSU PAID HARKINS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR LESS THAN IT PAID TWO MALE ASSISTANT COACHES WITH…… MORE
Pets of the Week
BIBI (ID# 1741795) IS A 3 YEAR OLD, FEMALE REDDISH BROWN & WHITE AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER MIX WEIGHING 43 POUNDS ◊ Bibi is a sweet, playful, affectionate girl, occasionally a bit of a shy girl at first. ◊ Bibi may only chase (not fetch) balls and loves to toss around her toys but if…… MORE
The End of Diesel Testing in NM
SINCE JANUARY OF 2013, THERE’S BEEN A REQUIREMENT IN BERNALILLO COUNTY THAT DIESEL VEHICLES BE TESTED FOR EMISSIONS. BUT THAT WASN’T ACTUALLY ALLOWED BY STATE LAW, AND THE CITY-COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD HAS NOW VOTED TO DROP THE REQUIREMENT. DANNY NEVAREZ WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WON’T BECOME…… MORE
NM Group Slams Feds’ Position on Marijuana
THE NEW MEXICO DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE DOESN’T THINK MUCH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO KEEP MARIJUANA ON THE LIST OF THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUGS…THE SAME AS HEROIN AND L-S-D. THE ALLIANCE SAYS THE DECISION PLACES POLITICS ABOVE SCIENCE. THE ALLIANCE’S JESSICA GELAY TELLS 770 KKOB 24 STATES, INCLUDING NEW MEXICO,…… MORE
More Weekend Road Work on the Big-I
A LITTLE ADVANCE PLANNING WILL SAVE YOU VALUABLE TIME THIS WEEKEND. ROAD CREWS RESUME WORK ON I-25 AND I-40 STARTING AT 9:00 PM FRIDAY AND CONTINUING UNTIL 5:00 AM MONDAY. THAT MEANS REQUIRED LANE CLOSURES. HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT. INTERSTATE-25 SOUTHBOUND OVER MENAUL BLVD WILL HAVE RIGHT LANE CLOSURES. ALSO,…… MORE
NM and Every Other State Dealing with Road Debris Crashes
A SURPRISINGLY HIGH NUMBER OF CRASHES, INJURIES AND DEATHS ARE CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS IN THE U-S. AND TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO’S DOUG SHUPE TELLS US ROAD DEBRIS CASES IN THIS STATE ARE UP YEAR AFTER YEAR. HE SAYS DEBRIS-RELATED CRASHES ARE MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR ON INTERSTATES. SHUPE SAYS THERE HAVE…… MORE
