WE’VE ALL HEARD ABOUT LEONARDO DA VINCI…NOW YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO FIND OUT A LOT MORE ABOUT THE RENAISSANCE MAN. AN EXHIBIT CALLED “DA VINCI–THE GENIUS” OPENS SATURDAY AT THE NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE MUSEUM’S DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION DEB NOVAK SAYS THE EXHIBIT WILL BE…… MORE
I-40 Open Again in Albuquerque
PART OF I-40 EASTBOUND WAS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR MORE THAN A DOZEN HOURS SUNDAY. IT WAS SHUT DOWN BETWEEN CARLISLE AND LOUISIANA BECAUSE A MAN THREATENED TO JUMP FROM THE LOUISIANA OVERPASS. IT TOOK CRISIS NEGOTIATORS UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING TO TALK THE MAN DOWN FROM JUMPING. HE…… MORE
NM Flu Activity Rises Again
FLU ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO GAIN MOMENTUM IN NEW MEXICO. WE NOW HAVE 24 FLU OUTBREAKS INVESTIGATED BY THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SINCE OCTOBER. THAT’S MORE THAN WAS REPORTED DURING LAST YEAR’S FLU SEASON AT THIS TIME. OF 96 ADULT DEATHS BEING REPORTED THIS YEAR, 72 ARE PNEUMONIA-RELATED, A CONSEQUENCE OF INFLUENZA.…… MORE
Autopsy Ordered for NM Infant
AN AUTOPSY WILL BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF A TWO MONTH OLD INFANT ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION. THE FBI’S FRANK FISHER SAYS THE BABY’S MOTHER TOLD INVESTIGATORS SHE FOUND HER DAUGHTER UNRESPONSIVE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT THEIR HOME IN MENTMORE, NEW MEXICO…WEST OF GALLUP. HE SAYS THE…… MORE
Minimum Wage Up for Santa Fe
MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS IN SANTA FE ARE ABOUT TO GET ANOTHER PAY HIKE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE WAGE WILL INCREASE JUST UNDER 3-PERCENT ON MARCH FIRST…TO 11-40 AN HOUR. THAT’S THE BIGGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN SEVEN YEARS. THE MINIMUM WAGE IN SANTA FE GOES UP EVERY YEAR BASED ON THE…… MORE
Who Likes Our Governor?
IN HER FINAL YEAR IN OFFICE, SUSANA MARTINEZ FINDS HERSELF ONE OF THE LEAST POPULAR GOVERNORS IN THE U.S. A NEW REPORT FROM THE MARKET RESEARCH FIRM MORNING CONSULT SHOWS MARTINEZ HAS A DISAPPROVAL RATING OF 57 PERCENT…THE FIFTH HIGHEST AMONG ALL GOVERNORS. THE POLLS WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF…… MORE
Mexican Firefighters Being Trained in NM
TEN YEARS AGO, TWO FIREFIGHTERS FROM CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO CAME NORTH FOR TRAINING WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ONE OF THOSE MEN IS NOW THE FIRE CHIEF IN THAT CITY. THIS WEEK, THREE OTHERS FROM CHIHUAHUA ARE FOLLOWING THE SAME PATH AS THEY BEGIN 20 WEEKS OF TRAINING WITH A-F-D AS PART OF THE…… MORE
Expanded Brianna’s Law Clears One Committee, Heads to Others
A MOVE TO EXPAND THE BABY BRIANNA’S LAW IN NEW MEXICO HAS TAKEN A STEP FORWARD. THE BILL, SPONSORED BY ALBUQUERQUE REPUBLICAN SARAH MAESTAS BARNES, WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY THURSDAY IN THE HOUSE CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. UNDER THE MEASURE, THE LAW WOULD APPLY TO ALL ABUSERS WHOSE INTENTIONAL HARMFUL ACTIONS…… MORE
Person of Interest Located
DETECTIVES WITH THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAVE NOW LOCATED 30 YEAR OLD DEVAN MARTINEZ. HE’S A PERSON OF INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION. JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON JANUARY 21ST A BODY WAS DISCOVERED IN A DITCH NEAR EDITH AND MONTANO IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE VICTIM WAS 30 YEAR OLD…… MORE
More Court Time for Suspects in Jeremiah Valencia Murder
THE THREE PEOPLE ACCUSED IN THE BRUTAL MURDER OF A 13 YEAR OLD BOY IN NORTHERN SANTA FE COUNTY HAVE MADE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE IN MAGISTRATE COURT VIA VIDEO FROM THE COUNTY JAIL. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE CASE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO DISTRICT COURT WHERE HEARINGS WILL BE HELD NEXT…… MORE
