IF YOU’RE SAFEGUARDING YOURSELF AGAINST PLAGUE … DO THE SAME FOR YOUR PETS. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO CASES OF HUMAN PLAGUE IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR. THE FIRST … A SANTA FE WOMAN … DIED OF THE ILLNESS. THE SECOND … A 65 YEAR OLD MAN … WAS BERNALILLO COUNTY’S FIRST CASE THIS…… MORE
NM Job Growth Continues
ANOTHER ROUND OF HEALTHY JOB GROWTH IN NEW MEXICO. DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPUTY SECRETARY JOY FOREHAND TELLS US THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR JOB GROWTH FOR JULY WAS UP 1-POINT-2 PERCENT, REFLECTING THE CREATION OF 96-HUNDRED JOBS. SHE SAYS IT’S THE 35TH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF YEAR-OVER-YEAR JOB GROWTH. MEANWHILE, THE STATE’S SEASONABLY ADJUSTED…… MORE
County Seeks Bernco Bernie Writers
IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA FOR A CHILDREN’S BOOK, THEN BERNALILLO COUNTY WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR AN AUTHOR FOR THE SECOND BOOK FEATURING COUNTY MASCOT “BERNCO-BERNIE.” ANA-LISA MONTOYA-TORREZ IS WITH THE COUNTY AND SAYS THE STORY IS FOR FIRST TO THIRD GRADERS, SO IT’S ABOUT 3 LINES…… MORE
Alleged Love Triangle Ends with Double Shooting
WHAT APPEARED TO BE TWO SEPARATE SHOOTINGS IN ALBUQUERQUE TURN OUT TO BE RELATED. APD SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER TELLS US OFFICERS WERE SENT TO A SHOOTING IN THE 92-HUNDRED BLOCK OF MONTGOMERY THURSDAY NIGHT WHERE THEY FOUND 42 YEAR OLD JAMES CHACHO WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS. TANNER SAYS THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED…… MORE
Crude Oil Prices Are Down … Pump Prices are Up
THERE’S A LOT OF CRUDE OIL OUT THERE WHICH SHOULD PUT PRESSURE ON GAS PRICES IN NEW MEXICO. BUT GAS KEEPS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE. AAA NEW MEXICO SPOKESPERSON SARAH SCHIMMER SAYS THE REGIONAL UPTICK IN THOSE PRICES IS PRIMARILY DUE TO SOME PROBLEMS WITH REFINERIES IN THE MIDWEST. THE OTHER FACTOR IS THE…… MORE
APS Deputy ‘Super’ Resigns
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEEDS A NEW DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT. EFFECTIVE FRIDAY, AUGUST 21ST, JASON MARTINEZ IS NO LONGER IN THAT POSITION AT APS. HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE POSITION BY SUPERINTENDENT LUIS VALENTINO IN JUNE. HE RESIGNED THURSDAY … A DAY AFTER VALENTINO FOUND OUT MARTINEZ HAD NOT COMPLETED HIS REQUIRED BACKGROUND CHECK. …… MORE
Three West Nile Virus Cases Confirmed in NM
THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING THREE HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS. TWO OF THEM, A 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND A 60 YEAR OLD WOMAN, ARE FROM DONA ANA COUNTY. A 76 YEAR OLD MAN FROM VALENCIA COUNTY WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED WITH THE VIRUS. ALL THREE ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH…… MORE
Bernalillo County Confirms First Human Plague Case
A SECOND HUMAN PLAGUE CASE CONFIRMED IN NEW MEXICO … THIS TIME IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. IT’S THE COUNTY’S FIRST CASE OF HUMAN PLAGUE THIS YEAR AND THE 65 YEAR OLD EAST MOUNTAIN MAN IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER. THE CITY’S URBAN BIOLOGY DIVISION IS ASSESSING THE MAN’S HOME TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM IS…… MORE
County Moves Forward on Hiring New Manager
BERNALILLO COUNTY LOSES ITS MANAGER IN OCTOBER SO NOW COMMISSIONERS ARE CONSIDERING HIS REPLACEMENT. ORIGINALLY , 46 PEOPLE APPLIED TO BE THE COUNTY MANAGER. THAT LIST HAS BEEN NARROWED TO 30 WHO MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB. EACH COMMISSIONER WILL NOW REVIEW THE CANDIDATES AND PUT TOGETHER A LIST…… MORE
Pets of the Week | Aug 22
Saturday is THE DAY! That evening is the 11th annual Mayor and First Lady’s Dog Ball 2015. Desiree Cawley our marketing director extraordinaire has been working long hours (sleeping little) along with Vickie Fisher of Kennel Kompadres to make this event the best one yet. We are very excited about your new sponsor the Walther…… MORE
