ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY KICKED OFF THE CITY’S SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM. IT’LL RUN ON WEEK DAYS THROUGH AUGUST THIRD, PROVIDING MEALS FOR CHILDREN AGES ONE TO 18 AT MORE THAN 140 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT ALBUQUERQUE. MAYOR KELLER SAYS THE PROGRAM GIVES HUNGRY CHILDREN ACCESS TO AT…… MORE
Make Sure You Secure Your Load
THE NEW MEXICO D-O-T SAYS IT ACCRUED CLOSE TO 86 THOUSAND LABOR HOURS LAST YEAR CLEANING UP DEBRIS THAT HAD BEEN TOSSED OR HAD FLOWN OUT OF PEOPLE’S VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. SPOKESPERSON MARISA MAEZ SAYS THAT COST THE STATE MORE THAN 5-MILLION DOLLARS. SHE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THERE ARE PENALTIES FOR NOT SECURING YOUR…… MORE
APS Wants Water Tested in Schools
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS IT’S WORKING WITH STATE AGENCIES TO TEST LEAD LEVELS IN SCHOOL SINKS AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE DISTRICT SUBMITTED SAMPLES FROM 69 SCHOOLS STARTING IN APRIL…AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SOME OF THE WATER HAD LEAD LEVELS ABOVE THE THRESHOLD SET BY THE EPA. APS CHIEF OPERATIONS…… MORE
How Will Mexico Tariffs Impact NM?
HOW WILL OUR STATE’S ECONOMY BE IMPACTED IF PRESIDENT TRUMP FOLLOWS THROUGH WITH HIS TARIFFS ON MEXICAN IMPORTS? UNM ECONOMIST JEFF MITCHELL TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB TARIFFS ARE ESSENTIALLY PAID FOR BY CONSUMERS IN NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT THE TARIFFS WON’T IMPACT U-S EXPORTS UNLESS MEXICO UNLESS THEY RAISE THEIR TARIFFS. MITCHELL SAYS…… MORE
Tai Chan Update
MORE THAN FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AFTER IT HAPPENED, THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY BY ANOTHER DEPUTY REMAINS UNSETTLED. AN EL PASO TV STATION REPORTS THAT TAI CHAN’S THIRD TRIAL IN THE DEATH OF JEREMY MARTIN IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO SCHEDULING ISSUES FOR WITNESSES. THE TRIAL WAS TO…… MORE
Man Killed in Albuquerque Overnight
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE REPORT ANOTHER HOMICIDE. IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT IN THE 17-HUNDRED BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD. APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THAT LOCATION CONCERNING A MAN LYING IN THE PARKING LOT. OFFICERS SAY THE MAN SUFFERED FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS CHEST. THEY DID RENDER AID BUT ALSO CALLED MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND TRANSPORTED THE MAN…… MORE
Educators Call for Raising Smoking Age
THE USE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES BY TEENAGERS IN NEW MEXICO HAS SOME EDUCATORS WANTING TO CHANGE THE LEGAL AGE TO PURCHASE TOBACCO PRODUCTS FROM 18 TO 21. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN SAYS THE SANTA FE SCHOOL BOARD MAY VOTE ON A RESOLUTION URGING SCHOOL DISTRICTS STATEWIDE TO PRESS LAWMAKERS TO GET BEHIND LEGISLATION RAISING…… MORE
Two Arrested in Fentanyl Drug Bust
A TEEN AND AN OLDER MAN ARE ARRESTED BY NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE AND THE FBI ARE THEY WERE FOUND WITH FENTANYL. AMMUNITION, AND A LOADED AR-15 PISTOL. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE TEEN IS 17 YEAR OLD NATHANIEL VALENZUELA AND THE MAN IS 76 YEAR OLD ROGER VALENZUELA. THEY WERE ARRESTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING…… MORE
Albuquerque Considers “Ranked Choice”
THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT PUT OFF, FOR NOW, ANY DECISION ON GOING TO A RANKED CHOICE VOTING SYSTEM IN CITY ELECTIONS. THE PROPOSAL WILL BE TAKEN UP AGAIN ON JUNE 17TH. IF APPROVED AT THAT TIME, THE CHANGE WOULD GO INTO EFFECT FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER. BUT THERE’S NOW A COMPETING…… MORE
New Rules Underway for Hemp in NM
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS WORKING ON NEW RULES FOR THE MANUFACTURING OF HEMP. TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON THE SUBJECT…JUNE 27TH IN ALBUQUERQUE AND THE FOLLOWING DAY IN LAS CRUCES. THE PROPOSAL WOULD SET UP REGULATIONS FOR LICENSING, FEES, AND INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THE TESTING OF RAW HEMP.…… MORE
