A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN THE RATE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN NEW MEXICO OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES. THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S T-B PROGRAM MANAGER, DIANA FORTUNE, SAYS IT’S DOWN 66 PERCENT IN THAT TIME PERIOD. SHE SAYS IT’S BEEN A SLOW DECLINE, BUT SHE ATTRIBUTES THE STATE’S GOOD PROGRAM FOR THE DECREASE IN CASES. FORTUNE SAYS…… MORE
Train Kills Man in Southern NM
THE DONA ANA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A 26 YEAR OLD MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND ALONG TRAIN TRACKS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. IT’S BELIEVED THE MAN DIED AFTER JUMPING FROM A MOVING TRAIN AND POSSIBLY HITTING HIS HEAD ON SOME ROCKS. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF I-10. THE BODY…… MORE
Change of Venue Undecided
NO DECISION FROM THE JUDGE ON THURSDAY ON A DEFENSE REQUEST TO MOVE JUSTIN HANSEN’S TRIAL OUT OF BERNALILLO COUNTY. HE’S THE MAN ACCUSED IN THE NEAR FATAL BEATING OF THEN-17 YEAR OLD BRITTANI MARCELL IN 2008. THE TRIAL IS SET TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH. KOB TV REPORTS THE JUDGE SAID THERE NEEDS TO BE…… MORE
Thirty Years for Career Criminal
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WITH AN EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORY IS GOING AWAY FOR A LONG TIME. A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS SENTENCED KEVIN FOLSE TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A CRIME SPREE IN 2015 THAT INVOLVED TWO VIOLENT CARJACKINGS. FOLSE HAD EARLIER CONVICTIONS FOR VEHICLE THEFT, DRUG TRAFFICKING AND AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. HE…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Up Nearly a Dime
JUST WHAT YOU NEED. TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO REPORTS THE STATEWIDE GAS PRICE AVERAGE FOR THIS STATE IS UP NINE CENTS FROM WHAT IT WAS A WEEK AGO. THE STATE AVERAGE IS 2-44 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED. IT WAS 2-35 JUST LAST WEEK. TRIPLE-A SAYS CONSUMER DEMAND IS AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL ON RECORD FOR…… MORE
UNM Tuition Up for an Increase … Again
A TUITION HIKE BEING PROPOSED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND A BUDGET SUMMIT THURSDAY WILL DETERMINE IF IT’S APPROVED. MONEY FROM THE INCREASED TUITION WOULD GO TOWARD MAKING THE CAMPUS SAFER. AND THE BUDGET LEADERSHIP TEAM AT UNM IS PROPOSING A 2-AND-A-HALF PERCENT INCREASE. THAT WOULD RAISE UNDERGRADUATE TUITION…… MORE
Albuquerque Teen Struggling to Stay Alive
DETECTIVES WITH THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ARE INVESTIGATING ONE OF THE AREA’S LATEST SHOOTINGS. DEPUTY FELICIA MAGGARD TELLS US THEY FIRST RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A SHOOTING AROUND 10PM TUESDAY NIGHT AT GUN CLUB AND KIRK LANE IN THE SOUTH VALLEY IN REFERENCE TO A GUN SHOT VICTIM INSIDE A VEHICLE. …… MORE
New Application Process for NM Medical Pot Program
A NEW APPLICATION PROCESS IS NOW UNDERWAY FOR NEW MEXICO’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM. A RELEASE FROM THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE NEW APPLICATION HAS FEWER PAGES … TWO INSTEAD OF FOUR … YOU’LL SOON BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION ELECTRONICALLY, PRINT IT, SIGN IT, AND SEND IT OFF. PART…… MORE
Man Sentenced Two Years After Smoke Shop Break-in
A MAN WHO PLEADED GUILTY TO BREAKING INTO AN ALBUQUERQUE SMOKE SHOP IN 2016 AND STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN MERCHANDISE GETS FOUR YEARS IN PRISON. AND THAT’S NOT THE ONLY ISSUE DAVID BARBER FACES. HE’S ALSO AWAITING TRIAL FOR AN INCIDENT LAST YEAR IN WHICH HE ALLEGEDLY STOLE AN R-V AND LED…… MORE
New Regent Named to UNM
A NEW REGENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ APPOINTED FORMER BERNALILLO COMMISSIONER AND FORMER ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR MICHAEL BRASHER TO THE POSITION. BRASHER IS CURRENTLY THE GM AT KANW-FM RADIO. BRASHER WAS ALSO APPOINTED TO THE STATE BOARD OF FINANCE BY THE GOVERNOR … BUT HE DOESN’T THINK…… MORE
