MEMBERS OF NEW MEXICO’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION SAY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS AWARDED NEARLY 14 MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT 16 DIFFERENT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE STATE. ALMOST FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WILL GO TOWARD RUNWAY RECONSTRUCTION AT THE JET PORT IN SANTA TERESA, NEAR THE MEXICAN BORDER. NEARLY THREE AND A HALF MILLION WILL…… MORE
NM Dams at Risk
HOW ARE NEW MEXICO’S DAMS HOLDING UP AS A RESULT OF THE STRONG SPRING RUNOFF? ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, STATE ENGINEER JOHN D’ANTONIO TOLD STATE LAWMAKERS LAST WEEK THAT ONE OR MORE OF THE 300 OR SO DAMS IN THE STATE COULD HAVE PROBLEMS. HE SAYS 170 DAMS ARE CONSIDERED “HIGH HAZARD.”…… MORE
Santa Fe Teen’s Murder Charge Reduced
A SANTA FE TEENAGER NO LONGER FACES A MURDER CHARGE IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS MOTHER’S BOYFRIEND IN LATE APRIL. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS A GRAND JURY HAS DOWNGRADED THE CHARGE AGAINST 16 YEAR OLD HUNTER WOODS TO VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. THIRTY-NINE YEAR OLD RICARDO MAGANA DIED OF HIS INJURIES WEEKS AFTER HE…… MORE
Another Suspicious Death in Albuquerque
ANOTHER DEATH IN ALBUQUERQUE, AND IT HAS POLICE WONDERING. A WOMAN’S BODY WAS FOUND AT COORS AND I-40 THURSDAY AND ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE CONSIDERING HER DEATH SUSPICIOUS. WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE ALREADY WITH THE WOMAN PROVIDING HER WITH MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE WOMAN DIED OF HER INJURIES REGARDLESS. BUT HER BODY…… MORE
New Conditions for Medical Marijuana
THERE ARE SIX NEW QUALIFYING CONDITIONS FOR ENROLLMENT IN NEW MEXICO’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM. TOPPING THE LIST IS OPIOID USE DISORDER, A CONDITION THE MEDICAL CANNABIS ADVISORY BOARD HAD RECOMMENDED IN MARCH. STATE HEALTH DEPT CABINET SECRETARY KATHY KUNKEL ALSO ADDED ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, AND THREE DEGENERATIVE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS…LEWY BODY DISEASE, FRIEDREICH’S ATAXIA,…… MORE
Is it Summer Yet?
ALBUQUERQUE MAY FINALLY HIT 90 DEGREES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IF IT HAPPENS, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST CHUCK JONES SAYS IT’S OVERDUE. HE SAYS THIS WILL BE LATEST 90 DEGREE DAY SINCE 1999. JONES SAYS IT’S AN INDICATION OF HOW RELATIVELY COOL IT’S BEEN THIS YEAR. HE SAYS EVERY MONTH IN 2019 SO…… MORE
Crosswalk Vandalism Investigated as Hate Crime
THE RAINBOW CROSSWALK VANDALISM IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NOB HILL IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED AS A HATE CRIME. THE CROSSWALKS WERE PAINTED BRIGHT BARS OF COLOR, BUT ONE WAS DAMAGED THIS WEEK WHEN TWO PEOPLE ON MOTORCYCLES BURNED OUT THEIR TIRES INTENTIONALLY ON THE CROSSWALK AT MORNINGSIDE AND CENTRAL, ONE OF THE CROSSWALKS PAINTED TO SHOW SUPPORT…… MORE
Worries About NM’s Dams
THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF NEW MEXICO’S DAMS DUE TO THE WET WINTER AND STRONG SPRING RUNOFF. STATE ENGINEER JOHN D’ANTONIO SAYS MORE THAN HALF OF THE APPROXIMATELY 300 DAMS ACROSS THE STATE ARE CONSIDERED “HIGH HAZARD.” THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT A THIRD OF THESE DAMS ARE RATED “SATISFACTORY”…AND 30-PERCENT…… MORE
Surprises for Espanola School Board Meeting on Student Tasing
A FRUSTRATING PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ESPANOLA SCHOOL BOARD THURSDAY NIGHT. THEY CALLED FOR THE MEETING AFTER A 15 YEAR OLD SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS WAS TASED BY AN OFFICER AT THE SCHOOL. THAT OFFICER, JEREMY BARNES, IS WITH THE RIO ARRIBA SHERIFF’S OFFICE. BUT THE DISCOVERY WAS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE … INCLUDING THOSE…… MORE
Inmates Released From Jail Are Back in Jail
THEY WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S COMMUNITY CUSTODY PROGRAM … SO THE 18 SUSPECTS FOUND GUILTY OF THEIR ALLEGED CRIMES AND AWAITING TRIAL ARE BACK IN THE METRO DETENTION CENTER. MDC SPOKESPERSON CANDACE HOPKINS TELLS KOB TV THEY DETERMINED THE 18 INMATES SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED INTO THE COMMUNITY. SHE SAYS THE INMATES ARE…… MORE
