YOU’RE ONLINE, LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE. YOU FIND ONE THAT APPEARS TO BE A GREAT DEAL. REBECCA BRANCH WITH THE NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS YOU NEED TO BE ON GUARD AS THERE HAS BEEN A RISE IN RENTAL SCAMS IN THE STATE. BRANCH SAYS AN ABSENTEE LANDLORD…… MORE
NM Dairies Still Hurting After Storm
DON’T LOOK FOR MILK PRICES TO GO UP AFTER THAT BIG SNOWSTORM IN NEW MEXICO THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. SOME DAIRY FARMERS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE LOST DOZENS OR HUNDREDS OF COWS. BUT BEVERLY IDSINGA WITH THE DAIRY PRODUCERS OF NEW MEXICO SAYS IT’S THE FEDS WHO DETERMINE MILK PRICES…… MORE
NM Skier Visits on the Rise
THIS COULD BE A RECORD YEAR FOR NEW MEXICO’S SKI INDUSTRY. WITH THE MOUNTAINS GETTING PLENTIFUL SNOWFALL, SKIERS HAVE BEEN HITTING THE SLOPES IN BIG NUMBERS. GEORGE BROOKS WITH SKI NEW MEXICO SAYS THEY HOPE TO HIT A LEVEL OF SKIER VISITS NOT SEEN IN YEARS. HE SAYS THEY’VE BEEN TRYING TO GET…… MORE
AFD Re-Issues Warning to Homeless
ALBUQUERQUE FIRE CREWS RUSHED TO PUT OUT A FIRE IN A VACANT BUILDING AT 1ST AND MOUNTAIN IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA MONDAY MORNING. SPOKESPERSON MELISSA ROMERO SAYS CREWS HAD THE FIRE OUT QUICKLY. SHE SAYS IT WAS STARTED BY A HOMELESS PERSON TRYING TO KEEP WARM. ROMERO SAYS THIS ISN’T THE…… MORE
NM Participates in School Choice Week
THIS IS NEW MEXICO SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK … PROCLAIMED SO BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ. IT MEANS NEW MEXICO JOINS THE NATIONWIDE CELEBRATION OF EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK IS AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AWARENESS EFFORT TO HIGHLIGHT EFFECTIVE EDUCATION OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN. NEW MEXICO HAS MORE THAN 120 EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK. AND…… MORE
Teen Immigrants Housed at Holloman
HUNDREDS OF IMMIGRANT TEENS FROM EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, AND HONDURAS ARE NOW AT HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE 800 TEEN IMMIGRANTS ARRIVED ON BASE ON SUNDAY, AND WILL BE HOUSED THERE IN A BUILDING ONCE USED BY THE SPACE SURVEILLANCE SQUADRON. HOLLOMAN IS ONE OF THREE TEMPORARY…… MORE
Two Groups of Hikers Rescued in Sandias
HALF A DOZEN HIKERS FROM TWO SEPARATE GROUPS ARE SAFELY BROUGHT OFF THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING BY NEW MEXICO SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS. THEY GOT STUCK ON THE SANDIAS OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE SEARCH GOT UNDERWAY AROUND 6PM SATURDAY. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WARNS THAT TRAILS THERE ARE…… MORE
Horse Virus Surfaces at NM Racetrack
EVIDENCE OF EQUINE HERPES VIRUS IS FOUND IN FIVE HORSES AT SUNLAND PARK RACETRACK. NOW THE STATE RACING COMMISSION AND NEW MEXICO LIVESTOCK BOARD ARE WORKING THE RACETRACK TO CONTROL THE VIRUS. SEVERAL BARNS THERE ARE NOW UNDER QUARANTINE AND HORSE MOVEMENT TO AND FROM THE RACETRACK HAS BEEN LIMITED.… MORE
NM Volkswagen Suit Moves Forward
WE TOLD YOU LAST WEEK THAT NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS IS SUING VOLKSWAGEN OVER IT’S USE OF DIESEL EMISSION-CHEATING SOFTWARE … WHICH HE SAYS VIOLATES THE STATE’S CONSUMER PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. BALDERAS HAS FILED THE LAWSUIT IN SANTA FE AND IS ASKING FOR A JURY TRIAL TO BE HELD THERE.…… MORE
Metro Homebuilding Numbers Expected to Continue Rise
HOME BUILDING ACTIVITY IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA HAS BEEN SLOW FOR YEARS…BUT THERE ARE ENCOURAGING SIGNS. THE MORE THAN 16 HUNDRED BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN 2015 WERE THE MOST IN SIX YEARS. JOHN GARCIA WITH THE H-B-A SAYS ONE KEY FACTOR WAS A RELATIVELY NEW DEVELOPMENT ON ABQ’S WEST SIDE CATERING…… MORE
