MANY NEW MEXICANS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO PARKING IN THEIR FRONT YARD … AND NOT ALWAYS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS WEEK, THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL’S LAND USE, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE MEETS AT 5PM WEDNESDAY TO CONSIDER WHETHER THE RULES OF PARKING IN YOUR FRONT YARD NEED TO BE CLARIFIED. AN AMENDMENT IS BEING PROPOSED THAT…… MORE
Quitting Smoking Can Help with TB
REMEMBER WHEN NEW MEXICO WAS THE PLACE TO GO TO RECOVER FROM TUBERCULOSIS? WELL, THE STATE NOW SAYS IT’S MAKING GAINS AGAINST THE DISEASE WITH A 66 PERCENT DROP IN CASES IN THE STATE OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. DIANA FORTUNE IS THE TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SHE TELLS US IT’S…… MORE
Change for Rio Bravo-I-25 Project
A MAJOR CHANGE COMING TO THE RIO BRAVO-I-25 PROJECT IN ALBUQUERQUE. STARTING NEXT TUESDAY, EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON RIO BRAVO BETWEEN PRINCE STREET AND I-25 WILL SHIFT ONTO TWO NEW LANES THAT ARE BEING INSTALLED NORTH OF THE CURRENT LANES. THE N-M-D-O-T SAYS THE NEW LANES WILL HAVE THE SAME CONFIGURATION AS THE CURRENT…… MORE
Use Your Gift Cards
DON’T LEAVE ANY MONEY ON THE TABLE. THAT’S THE ADVICE FROM THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS WHEN IT COMES TO TWO RETAILERS PLANNING ON SOON CLOSING. JAMES HALLINAN IS THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE A-G’S OFFICE. HE SAYS GIFT CARDS FROM TOYS R US AND BABIES ARE US HAVE TO BE USED BY APRIL…… MORE
Spring Time Brings Watering Limits
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR. DAYTIME WATERING RESTRICTIONS GO INTO EFFECT THIS SUNDAY, APRIL FIRST. IN APRIL AND MAY, YOU’RE ASKED TO WATER NO MORE THAN TWICE A WEEK. AND DAVID MORRIS WITH THE CITY-COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY SAYS DON’T WATER BETWEEN 11AM AND 7 PM, THE HOTTEST, WINDIEST TIME OF DAY. MORRIS SAYS IT’S…… MORE
Deputies Investigate Possible Murder-Suicide
BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT THEY BELIEVE WAS A MURDER-SUICIDE IN CEDAR CREST THURSDAY. IT HAPPENED AT A HOME IN THE AREA OF NORTH HIGHWAY 14 AND PENNY LANE SOMETIME BEFORE 5PM, THE TIME DEPUTIES WERE SENT TO THE HOME. THEY WERE SENT THERE IN REFERENCE TO A MURDER-SUICIDE AND FOUND A MAN…… MORE
Teen on Life Support
A 12 YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE GIRL IS FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE AFTER BEING HIT BY A GMC SUV THURSDAY AFTERNOON ON LOUISIANA NEAR MONTGOMERY. SHE WAS HIT WHILE CROSSING LOUISIANA, IN THE CROSSWALK, AROUND 5PM. THAT MEANS IT WAS AFTER SCHOOL HOURS, SO THERE WERE NO FLASHING LIGHTS THERE IN FRONT OF CLEVELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.…… MORE
UNM Raises Tuition Again
IT’S GOING TO COST MORE TO ATTEND CLASSES AT UNM NEXT YEAR. THE BOARD OF REGENTS HAS APPROVED A PLAN TO HIKE TUITION BY TWO AND-A-HALF PERCENT…AND STUDENT FEES BY 2.4 PERCENT. THAT MEANS STUDENTS WILL PAY ANYWHERE FROM 88 DOLLARS TO 214 DOLLARS MORE PER SEMESTER. THE REGENTS ALSO APPROVED A ONE PERCENT PAY…… MORE
Sheriff’s Department Says Shooting was Road Rage Incident
THE SHOOTING OF A 15 YEAR OLD AT GUN CLUB AND COORS IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS PAST TUESDAY WAS A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT. THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THE OFFENDER HAS YET TO LOCATED. THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE ON KIRK LANE IN THE SOUTH VALLEY NEAR GUN CLUB…… MORE
Feds Listening to NM’s Opioid Woes
THE OPIOID CRISIS IN NEW MEXICO IS GETTING THE ATTENTION OF THE FEDERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON , D-C. FDA COMMISSIONER SCOTT GOTTLIEB TELLS NEWS RADIO KKOB HIS DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO INCREASE ITS INSPECTION OF PACKAGES ENTERING THE COUNTRY BECAUSE NEARLY 10 PERCENT OF THEM CONTAIN SOME FORM OF DRUG. HE SAYS ANOTHER WEAPON AGAINST…… MORE
