IF YOUR MEMORIAL DAY PLANS INCLUDE A TRIP TO THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT … KEEP THIS IN MIND: THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT HAS CLOSED THE NORTHBOUND ON-RAMP TO I-25 FROM SUNPORT BLVD. SPOKESPERSON MELISSA DOSHER SAYS THEY’RE ADDING AN ACCELERATION LANE TO MAKE FOR A SAFER MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE. IT COULD STAY LIKE THIS FOR…… MORE
Board Delays Addressing APD Complaints
ALBUQUERQUE’S POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD WAS TO CONSIDER TWO DOZEN CITIZEN COMPLAINTS AT ITS MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT…BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE BOARD DECIDED TO GET ADVICE FROM ITS ATTORNEY BEFORE TAKING ANY POSITION. CO-VICE CHAIR BETH MOHR SAYS THE BOARD WILL WORK WITH THE ATTORNEY TO COME UP WITH RULES ON HOW TO LOOK INTO…… MORE
Abelino Lopez Back in the MDC
ABELINO LOPEZ IS BACK IN JAIL IN ALBUQUERQUE. KOB-TV REPORTS A JUDGE DETERMINED LOPEZ HAD VIOLATED THE CONDITIONS OF RELEASE FOR HIS ARREST ON CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE CHARGES. LOPEZ ADMITTED HE TOOK HIS 6-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ARIANNA FROM CHURCH EARLIER THIS MONTH AND HELPED HIDE HER BEFORE TURNING HER BACK OVER TO POLICE SUNDAY NIGHT. LOPEZ…… MORE
How Are NM’s Seniors Doing When it Comes to Their Health?
THE UNITED HEALTH FOUNDATION IS OUT WITH IT’S ANNUAL REPORT. NEW MEXICO’S RANKING HAS IMPROVED FROM 38 TO 33. IT SAYS THE STATE’S SENIORS HAVE A LOW OBESITY RATE, A LOW AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY-LIMITING ARTHRITIS PAIN AND GOOD ACCESS TO HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. ON THE FLIP SIDE, THE STUDY SAYS THERE IS A HIGH…… MORE
Man Robs Los Lunas Bank
THERE’S A HUNT UNDERWAY IN THE LOS LUNAS AREA FOR A BANK ROBBER. THE F-B-I SAYS A MAN ROBBED THE BANK OF ALBUQUERQUE ON MAIN STREET YESTERDAY(TUES). THEY’RE LOOKING FOR A HISPANIC MALE, 5-6 AND WEIGHING ABOUT 130 POUNDS. WITNESSES SAY THE MAN ENTERED THE BANK SHORTLY AFTER 2PM AND DEMANDED MONEY FROM A TELLER. HE STATED…… MORE
I-D On Man Killed By Ruidoso Cops Released
STATE POLICE ARE RELEASING THE NAME OF THE MAN SHOT TO DEATH IN RUIDOSO BY LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS. HE WAS 27 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY JONES, AND IT’S STILL UNKNOWN IF JONES WAS ARMED AT THE TIME HE WAS SHOT. JONES WAS KILLED WHEN RUIDOSO POLICE WERE SENT TO A HOME ON OTERO DRIVE AROUND 5:00…… MORE
Many NM Roads in Bad Shape
ONE QUARTER OF RURAL ROADS IN OUR STATE ARE IN POOR CONDITION… PUTTING NEW MEXICO IN THE BOTTOM TEN AMONG ALL STATES NATIONALLY. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY BY THE WASHINGTON BASED GROUP “TRIP”. NEW MEXICO DOES BETTER IN TWO OTHER CATEGORIES…STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES AND RURAL FATALITY RATES. ACCORDING TO “TRIP”, THE WORST RURAL…… MORE
New Rabies Strain Found In NM
A NEW STRAIN OF RABIES SHOWS UP IN NEW MEXICO. DR. PAUL ETTESTAD WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS IT TURNED UP IN A FOX FROM LINCOLN COUNTY THAT BIT A WOMAN LAST MONTH. HE SAYS TESTING BY THE C-D-C REVEALED THE NEW STRAIN. ETTESTAD SAYS IS A VERY RARE EVENT AND EVEN THE…… MORE
Heavy Rains Expected to Produce Busy NM Holiday
STATE OFFICIALS ARE HOPING THAT HIGHER LAKE AND RESERVOIR LEVELS IN NEW MEXICO WILL TRANSLATE INTO BIG CROWDS FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR, ELEPHANT BUTTE IS EXPECTED TO BE THE NUMBER ONE DRAW. LELA HUNT WITH THE STATE ENGINEERS OFFICE TELLS 770 KKOB THINGS ARE NOT AS GOOD AT ELEPHANT BUTTE…… MORE
Tax Hike Proposed to Operate BioPark
IF ENOUGH SIGNATURES ARE GATHERED, YOU COULD BE VOTING IN OCTOBER ON A TAX HIKE TO SUPPORT ALBUQUERQUE’S BIOPARK. A PETITION DRIVE IS NOW UNDERWAY FOR A ONE-EIGHTH OF A CENT INCREASE IN THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX. CITY COUNCILOR TRUDY JONES TELLS 770 KKOB TAX HIKE PROPOSALS LIKE THIS SHOULD GO BEFORE VOTERS. THE ALBUQUERQUE…… MORE
