THE STATE’S EFFORT TO EXPAND THE USE OF NALOXONE TO PREVENT OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS APPEARS TO BE WORKING. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF NALOXONE PRESCRIPTIONS DISPENSED BY PHARMACIES. THERE WERE 285 MEDICAID CLAIMS FOR NALOXONE, A FIVE-FOLD INCREASE IN PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2016…… MORE
Albuquerque’s Auto Theft Ranking
THOUSANDS OF ALBUQUERQUE AREA RESIDENTS KNOW THIS ALL TOO WELL. AUTO THEFT IS A BIG PROBLEM HERE WITH OVER 66-HUNDRED INCIDENTS REPORTED IN 2015. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU HAS RELEASED IT’S AUTO THEFT REPORT AND IT PUTS ALBUQUERQUE SECOND ON THE LIST, JUST BEHIND MODESTO, CALIFORNIA. THE RANKING IS BASED ON THEFTS PER 100-THOUSAND…… MORE
NM Voter Turnout Healthier Than Usual
NEW MEXICO’S PRIMARY ELECTION IS TUESDAY, BUT LOTS OF BALLOTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CAST. HERE LOCALLY, BERNALILLO COUNTY CLERK MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER SAYS ALMOST 34-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE VOTED EARLY…NEARLY DOUBLE THE NUMBERS FROM FROM FOUR YEARS AGO. SHE SAYS MOST OF THAT WAS DRIVEN BY THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY. SHE SAYS…… MORE
Amber Alert Boys Found Safe
TWO NAVAJO BOYS WHO WERE SUBJECTS OF AN AMBER ALERT SUNDAY ARE FOUND SAFE … BUT THEIR ALLEGED KIDNAPPER, WHO IS SAID TO BE THEIR STEPFATHER, IS STILL ON THE RUN. 7 YEAR OLD KERWAN GRAY AND HIS FIVE YEAR OLD BROTHER LYRIC WERE FOUND IN GALLUP AND RETURNED TO A PARENT. …… MORE
Ammo Fires During NE Albuquerque House Fire
INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE OF A HOUSE FIRE IN ALBUQUERQUE’S FOOTHILLS EARLY SUNDAY. IT HAPPENED IN THE 100 BLOCK OF STUTZ DRIVE NORTHEAST … AT THE SAME HOUSE WHERE THERE WAS A BREAK-IN. CREWS ARRIVED ON SCENE AROUND 4:00 AM SUNDAY. THEY HESITATED TO GO INSIDE BECAUSE THEY…… MORE
NM Monsoons Mostly “Business as Usual”
THE MONSOON SEASON IS ABOUT A MONTH AWAY IN NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST ANDY CHURCH TELLS 770 KKOB THERE’S NOTHING TO INDICATE THIS WILL BE AN UNUSUAL YEAR FOR THE MONSOONS. HE SAYS WE’RE LOOKING AT AN AVERAGE MONSOON, THE BUT MONTH OF JUNE COULD BE WETTER THAN AVERAGE. …… MORE
New APP For Poisoning Cases in NM
YOU NOW HAVE ACCESS TO IMAGES AND INFORMATION ON A WIDE VARIETY OF POSSIBLY POISONOUS PRODUCTS AND MEDICINES. THE NEW MEXICO POISON AND DRUG INFORMATION CENTER, ALONG WITH THE NATIONAL CAPITAL POISON CENTER, HAS DEVELOPED AN “APP”, CALLED “WEB-P-C.” SUSAN SMOLINSKE IS THE CENTER DIRECTOR OVER AT THE U-N-M COLLEGE OF…… MORE
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Limited Data Breach at UNMH
MORE THAN 28-HUNDRED UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PATIENTS ARE BEING NOTIFIED OF WHAT THE HOSPITAL CALLS A “LIMITED DATA BREACH.” UNMH SPOKESMAN JOHN ARNOLD SAYS LIMITED MEDICAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY MAILED TO THE WRONG ADDRESS BECAUSE OF TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH HOSPITAL BILLING SYSTEMS. ARNOLD TELLS 770 KKOB THE PATIENT NAMES, PROVIDER…… MORE
Trump’s About Face on NM’s Governor
DONALD TRUMP SLAMMED NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ’S JOB PERFORMANCE WHEN HE WAS IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR HIS RALLY ON MAY 24TH. HE ACCUSED THE NATION’S FIRST LATINA GOVERNOR OF NOT DOING HER JOB … SITING THE NUMBER OF NEW MEXICANS ON FOOD STAMPS AND THE LACK OF JOBS. BUT NOW THE…… MORE
