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TJ’s Seed Sack Offical Rules
94.5 fm and am 770 News Radio “TJ’s Seed Sack Pumpkin” Contest Official Rules A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station KKOB-AM (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Radio LLC, 500 4th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending…… MORE
Cleanup After Tornadoes in NM
THEY’RE CLEANING UP THE MESS AFTER TORNADOES HIT EASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE STORMS THAT RAN THROUGH THAT PART OF THE STATE LEFT BEHIND A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION . VOLUNTEERS ARE HELPING MOP UP ALL THE DEBRIS. KOB TV REPORTS VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED AND AT LEAST TWO ROOSEVELT COUNTY HOMES WERE DAMAGED AFTER THE STORMS AND…… MORE
Fire Burning in the Lincoln Nat’l Forest
SO FAR, ONLY FIVE ACRES HAVE BURNED IN THE LONE MOUNTAIN FIRE IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST IN THE SMOKEY BEAR RANGER DISTRICT. THE FIRE STARTED SATURDAY AND WORD IS IT WAS CAUSED BY LIGHTNING. THE FIRE IS LOCATED ABOUT SIX MILES NORTH OF WHITE OAKS, NEW MEXICO. AT LAST CHECK, IT WAS ZERO PERCENT…… MORE
Fire Wipes Out Trailers in SE NM
FIREFIGHTERS IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO HAD TO FIGHT OFF A FIRE THAT ENGULFED FIVE TRAILERS IN MIDWAY MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE TRAILERS, THE FIRE ALSO THREATENED A HOME FOR A TIME. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED BY FIREFIGHTERS PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITHOUT ANY INJURIES REPORTED.… MORE
NM Runoff Predicted to Encourage Water Sports
NEW MEXICO HAS GOOD RUNOFF THIS SEASON THANKS TO ALL THE SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS … AND THE SNOW JUST KEEPS COMING, SO FAR. THE RUNOFF THIS YEAR IS EXPECTED TO SEND MUCH NEEDED WATER INTO THE RIO GRANDE, WHERE TOURISM SHOULD FLOURISH THIS SEASON. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS…… MORE
Former Los Alamos Lab Scientist Charged
A FORMER LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB SCIENTIST HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT IN A CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM TO RECRUIT PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. SIXTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD TURAB LOOKMAN OF SANTA FE WAS ARRESTED LAST THURSDAY AND REMAINS IN FEDERAL CUSTODY. LOOKMAN COULD GET FIVE YEARS…… MORE
NM Organizing Gun Buy-Back Event
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD A GUN BUY-BACK PROGRAM LATER THIS SUMMER, AIMED AT PEOPLE WHO NO LONGER WANT THEIR FIREARMS. IT’LL BE HELD SATURDAY, JULY 13TH, AT THE CESAR CHAVEZ COMMUNITY CENTER ON KATHRYN AVENUE SOUTHEAST. ORGANIZERS WILL PAY 75-DOLLARS FOR HANDGUNS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS…AND 100-DOLLARS FOR ASSAULT RIFLES. THE WEAPONS MUST BE…… MORE
Summer Travel Up at the Sunport
SUMMER TRAVELERS AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT WILL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH CONSTRUCTION FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER. STEPHANIE KITTS IS THE SUNPORT’S PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. SHE SAYS THEY EXPECT THE PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JULY. THE 30-MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION PROJECT HAS TAKEN LONGER THAN EXPECTED. MEANWHILE, KITTS TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB…… MORE
Severe Weather Season?
WHILE THE NATION’S MIDSECTION CONTINUES TO BE PLAGUED BY STRONG STORMS AND EVEN TORNADOES, IT’S BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY IN NEW MEXICO. ALYSSA CLEMENTS IS A METEOROLOGIST WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE. CLEMENTS SAYS THE WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED 25 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS THIS SPRING…THE FEWEST NUMBER IN SIX YEARS. THERE HAVE ALSO…… MORE
