AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING AN APD OFFICER. POLICE SAY MICHAEL NIETO WAS SLEEPING INSIDE A RUNNING PICKUP THAT HAD NO LICENSE PLATE SUNDAY. CHANNEL 7 NEWS REPORTS THAT WHEN OFFICERS APPROACHED, THEY NOTICED THERE WAS A GUN INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ONE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE GUN…BUT NIETO THEN ALLEGEDLY PULLED…… MORE
Opioid Prescription Now Requires 2nd Prescription
MANY OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS IN NEW MEXICO NOW REQUIRE A SECOND PRESCRIPTION FOR OVERDOSE-REVERSAL MEDICATION, LIKE NALOXONE. A NEW STATE LAW MANDATES THE CO-PRESCRIPTION IF THE OPIOID PRESCRIPTION LASTS FOR FIVE DAYS OR MORE. LINDSAY LASALLE WITH THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE TELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE NEW LAW COULD BE A LIFE-SAVER. FOR YEARS, NEW MEXICO…… MORE
Stay off the Diving Boards
NO DIVING BOARDS AT ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY POOLS FOR A WHILE. ONE OF THE DIVING BOARDS BROKE RECENTLY, RIGHT AFTER A PERSON USED IT TO DIVE INTO THE WATER. THE DIVER WAS NOT INJURED. BUT NOW, THE CITY AND COUNTY SAY THE BOARDS ARE OFF LIMITS UNTIL THEY’RE ALL INSPECTED AND MADE SURE THAT…… MORE
Winrock Construction is Back On
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION IS GETTING UNDERWAY AT ALBUQUERQUE’S WINROCK CENTER. DARIN SAND WITH GOODMAN REALTY HAS HAD THE JOB FOR 12 YEARS AND TELLS KOB TV THE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION GETTING STARTED AT WINROCK IS NEARLY UNBELIEVABLE. WE’LL STILL HAVE THE PYRAMIDS AT WINROCK. BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE THE EXPECTED RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS AS WELL…… MORE
Fire Danger Less This Year
WE OFTEN SEE FOREST CLOSURES IN JUNE AS CONDITIONS TURN HOT AND DRY, AND THE FIRE DANGER INCREASES. BUT THAT’S NOT THE CASE THIS YEAR IN NEW MEXICO. BRENT DAVIDSON IS FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER FOR THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST. HE SAYS WE HAD A GREAT WINTER WITH THE SNOW PACK, SO RIVERS ARE FLOWING WELL…… MORE
NM Governor Appoints Corrections Secretary
A WOMAN WHO’S BEEN THE WARDEN AT BOTH THE STATE PENITENTIARY IN SANTA FE AND THE SPRINGER CORRECTIONAL CENTER IS GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM’S PICK TO BE THE NEXT CORRECTIONS SECRETARY. ALISHA TAFOYA LUCERO HAS BEEN INTERIM DEPARTMENT SECRETARY THE PAST TWO MONTHS. IT WAS THE LAST REMAINING VACANCY IN LUJAN GRISHAM’S CABINET. THE GOVERNOR ORIGINALLY…… MORE
Woman’s Conviction Overturned
IN 2017, LORETTA VILLALOBOS WAS SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER HER SON ALLEGEDLY MURDERED HIS FRIEND, 12 YEAR OLD ALEX MADRID IN VALENCIA COUNTY. NOW, THE NEWS-BULLETIN REPORTS THE STATE COURT OF APPEALS HAS OVERTURNED HER CONVICTION. VILLALOBOS WAS SENTENCED ON THREE CHARGES, INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE…… MORE
Another Win for NM United
THEY’RE ON A ROLL WITH ANOTHER WIN FOR NEW MEXICO UNITED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SOCCER TEAM WENT UP AGAINST MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER FOOTBALL CLUB DALLAS IN THE LAMAR HUNT U-S OPEN CUP AND WON THE GAME 2-TO-1. IT’S ANOTHER WIN FOR NEW MEXICO UNITED AFTER DEFEATING THE COLORADO RAPIDS. FANS ARE LOVING THE TEAM AND…… MORE
Great Place to Hike: Bandelier National Monument
LOOKING FOR SOME NEW SCENERY FOR YOUR NEXT HIKE? THEN HEAD TO BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT. MOST VISITORS TO BANDELIER DON’T WANDER VERY FAR PAST THE VISITOR CENTER OR THE MAIN LOOP TRAIL. BUT THERE IS PLENTY TO SEE, AND HIKE, BEYOND THOSE LOCATIONS. BANDELIER COVERS 33-THOUSAND ACRES AND HAS OVER 70 MILES OF TRAILS. RANGERS…… MORE
A Look at NM’s Credit Rating
YOU CAN THANK A RECENT WINDFALL FOR NEW MEXICO’S CREDIT RATING HOLDING STEADY. AND THAT’S ALLOWED STATE LAWMAKERS TO BOOST SPENDING AND REBUILD NEW MEXICO’S DEPLETED RESERVES. BUT NEW MEXICO’S PENSION ISSUES AND ITS HIGH ENROLLMENT IN MEDICAID HAS A NATIONAL CREDIT RATING AGENCY, MOODY’S, STILL CONCERNED. FORTY PERCENT OF THE STATE POPULATION IS ENROLLED…… MORE
