ANOTHER STEP BEING TAKEN TO DEAL WITH THE OPIOID ADDICTION THAT TAKEN THE U-S HOSTAGE. AT 5PM ON MONDAY, JANUARY 22ND. BERNALILLO COUNTY’S ADDICTION TREATMENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETS TO BEGIN THE EXPLORATORY PHASE TO UPDATE THE MDC’S METHADONE INDUCTION PROGRAM. THEY’LL ALSO INTRODUCE THE NOTION OF A SUBOXONE INDUCTION PROGRAM AT THE JAIL,…… MORE
NM Agency Out With Legislative Funding Wish List
THE NEW MEXICO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS RELEASED IT FUNDING WISH-LIST FOR THE LEGISLATURE. IT’S LOOKING FOR 10 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT, OR “LEDA.” THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE MONEY WOULD BE ADDED TO THE CURRENT UNCOMMITTED BALANCE OF 37 MILLION DOLLARS TO KEEP THE TOTAL AS CLOSE TO 50…… MORE
Suspect Found Guilty in Albuquerque Murder
AFTER A SEVEN DAY TRIAL IN ALBUQUERQUE, 58 YEAR OLD WILLIAM PAUL ALEXANDER HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE BEATING DEATH OF TIFFANY BOYER. PROSECUTORS ALLEGE ALEXANDER AND THREE OTHERS KILLED BOYER BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THEIR FRIEND ROBERT “MACHETE BOB” MCGUIRE, WHOSE…… MORE
NM’s Blood-Alcohol Threshold Could Drop
A DIFFICULT MOVE POLITICALLY…BUT WORTH THE EFFORT. THAT’S WHAT LINDA ATKINSON WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S DWI RESOURCE CENTER HAS TO SAY ABOUT A RECOMMENDATION FROM A SCIENTIFIC PANEL FOR STATES TO LOWER THE BLOOD ALCOHOL THRESHOLD FROM POINT-OH-EIGHT TO POINT-OH FIVE. ATKINSON TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB SOME COUNTRIES HAVE LOWERED THE LIMIT TO POINT-OH-TWO…AND IT’S WORKED…… MORE
Consider the Flu Shot
FLU IS HITTING NEW MEXICO AND 48 OTHER STATES HARD THIS SEASON. CASES HERE HAVE TRIPLED, AND HIGHER TRAFFIC TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOMS ACROSS THE STATE IS BEING REPORTED. MOST PATIENTS ARE TREATED AND RELEASED BUT SOME ARE ADMITTED. DAVID MORGAN WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FLU IS WIDESPREAD IN OUR…… MORE
FAA Investigates Fatal Plane Crash Near Raton
AMONG THE FIVE PEOPLE KILLED IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S HELICOPTER CRASH IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WAS 60 YEAR OLD ROY BENNETT. THE A-P REPORTS BENNETT WAS A LEADER OF THE POLITICAL OPPOSITION IN ZIMBABWE, AFRICA. IT’S NOT KNOWN WHY BENNETT WAS IN NEW MEXICO HOWEVER HIS WIFE,WHO ALSO DIED IN THE CRASH, WAS A…… MORE
Decision Day for PNM
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19TH IS THE DAY PUBLIC SERVICE OF NEW MEXICO HAS TO DECIDE IF IT’LL ACCEPT THE 1-AND-A-HALF PERCENT RATE HIKE RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION. PNM INITIALLY ASKED FOR A 14 PERCENT INCREASE, BUT THE PRC FIRST DROPPED IT TO NINE PERCENT … THEN THIS WEEK VOTED TO MAKE…… MORE
NM Nurses Bill Signed into Law
THE ENHANCED NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT IS NOW LAW IN NEW MEXICO. THE MEASURE HAD TO SIGNED BY 11:59 FRIDAY NIGHT. LAWMAKERS QUICKLY APPROVED THE BILL AND GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SIGNED IT ON THURSDAY. THE BILL MAKES IT SO NURSES IN NEW MEXICO CAN BE CERTIFIED TO WORK IN OTHER STATES. THE ENHANCED…… MORE
Crime Bill Introduced in NM
THREE REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS HAVE INTRODUCED A BILL INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR PEOPLE WHO COMMIT A CRIME WHILE AWAITING TRIAL. IT’S SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVES BILL REHM OF ALBUQUERQUE, GREG NIBERT OF ROSWELL, AND ROD MONTOYA OF FARMINGTON. THE MEASURE WOULD TACK ON FIVE YEARS TO THE SENTENCE FOR DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF A…… MORE
“Oops” on the Shooting Range
AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AT THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING AT THE DEPARTMENT’S SHOOTING RANGE. DEPUTY FELICIA MAGGARD SAYS A DEPUTY DISCHARGED HIS FIREARM CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS UPPER THIGH. SHE SAYS IT WAS A MINOR INJURY AND THE DEPUTY WAS CLEARED BY RESCUE ON SCENE BEFORE…… MORE
