MONDAY WAS A GOOD INDICATION OF HOW MONSOON THUNDERSTORMS IN NEW MEXICO CAN PRODUCE A LOT OF LIGHTNING. BETWEEN 11AM THAT DAY, AND ONE AM TUESDAY, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE WERE 19-THOUSAND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS THE STATE. METEOROLOGIST BRENT WACHTER SAYS SOME DAYS ARE LIKE THAT…OTHERS ARE LESS…… MORE
Gun Sales Rise in Albuquerque
MORE ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS ARE BUYING GUNS LATELY. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS GUN SHOPS HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN SALES SINCE MID JUNE … AND SAY THE SALES SEEM TO BE LINKED TO THE RECENT WAVE OF MURDERS, ASSAULTS, CARJACKINGS AND HOME INVASIONS. GUN STORE OWNERS SAY THEY OFTEN SEE AN UPTICK…… MORE
Tennessee Shootings Prompt NM Security Policy Review
IN THE WAKE OF LAST WEEK’S FATAL SHOOTINGS AT TWO MILITARY FACILITIES IN CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, GOVERNOR MARTINEZ IS ORDERING BRIGADIER GENERAL ANDREW SALAS … THE HEAD OF THE STATE NATIONAL GUARD … TO REVIEW SECURITY POLICIES FOR ARMORIES AND RECRUITING SITES AROUND NEW MEXICO. HOWEVER … UNLIKE THE GOP GOVERNORS IN…… MORE
Stranger Visit Prompts Advisory in Santa Fe
PARENTS IN SANTA FE ARE BEING ADVISED BY POLICE TO TALK TO THEIR KIDS ABOUT NOT TALKING TO STRANGERS. THIS FOLLOWS A RECENT INCIDENT IN WHICH PARENTS FOUND A MAN THEY DIDN’T KNOW TALKING TO THEIR CHILDREN INSIDE THEIR OPEN GARAGE. IT HAPPENED IN THE CALLE VENCEJO AREA. THE PARENTS WERE…… MORE
Biopark Question One Step Away from the Ballot
WITH PETITION SIGNATURES NOW VERIFIED BY THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE, IT LOOKS LIKE ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS WILL BE WEIGHING IN ON A TAX HIKE FOR BIOPARK IMPROVEMENTS IN OCTOBER. THE NEW MEXICO BIOPARK SOCIETY’S DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, BARRY BITZER, SAYS LONG OVERDUE UPGRADES ARE NEEDED FOR THE SEALS AND SEA LIONS EXHIBIT,…… MORE
NM Crisis Hotline Expanded
NEW MEXICO IS EXPANDING ITS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE. THE MARTINEZ ADMINISTRATION SAYS AN ADDITIONAL HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING WILL ALLOW FOR MORE CERTIFIED COUNSELORS TO HELP PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, ADDICTION OR THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE. THE HOTLINE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR TWO YEARS, AND, ACCORDING TO…… MORE
Ground Broken on First Native-Licensed Starbucks
ANOTHER STARBUCKS COMING TO ALBUQUERQUE … AND IT’S A BIG ONE. THERE WAS A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY ON TUESDAY FOR THE NEW STARBUCKS TO BE BUILT ON THE 12TH STREET DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER. IT’LL BE A 4-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT COFFEE SHOP THAT INCLUDES A ONE-THOUSAND…… MORE
NM Job Numbers Improve
THIS PAST JUNE WASN’T TOO BAD FOR NEW MEXICANS LOOKING FOR WORK. IT PROVED TO BE A GOOD MONTH WHEN IT CAME TO ADDING JOBS IN THE STATE. THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT SAYS OVER-THE-YEAR JOB GROWTH ROSE 1-POINT-6 PERCENT, ADDING 12-THOUSAND-700 JOBS OVER JUNE OF LAST YEAR. IT’S NOW 34 STRAIGHT…… MORE
NM Bottoms Out Again for Children
CHILD WELL-BEING IN NEW MEXICO REMAINS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HEAP. THAT ACCORDING TO THE 2015 KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK RELEASED TUESDAY BY THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION. THE REPORT RANKS NEW MEXICO 49TH IN THE NATION FOR CHILD WELL-BEING … WITH ONLY MISSISSIPPI BEHIND US. THERE ARE 16 INDICATORS…… MORE
Man Accused in Homebuilders Death Out on Bond
A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A WELL-KNOWN ALBUQUERQUE HOMEBUILDER IN A DRUNK DRIVING CRASH SUNDAY IS ALREADY OUT OF JAIL. TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD COULTER COOK MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE ON MONDAY TO BE ARRAIGNED. A JUDGE SET HIS BOND AT 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS. COOK BONDED OUT OF JAIL. COOK WAS ALLEGEDLY DRUNK WHEN…… MORE
