ONE PERSON IS DEAD … ANOTHER INJURED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWEEN TWO FREIGHT TRAINS SOUTH OF ROSWELL TUESDAY. STATE POLICE SERGEANT ELIZABETH ARMIJO SAYS THE CRASH HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER 6AM. THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 48 YEAR OLD JESSE COBURN THE THIRD OF TEXICO, NEW MEXICO. ARMIJO TELLS 770 KKOB ONE TRAIN WAS STATIONARY AND…… MORE
One Killed in Southern NM Train Collision
ONE PERSON IS DEAD IN A TRAIN COLLISION SOUTH OF ROSWELL. STATE POLICE SAY TWO FREIGHT TRAINS CRASHED INTO EACH OTHER NEAR STATE ROAD 2 AND VISTA LARGO ROAD SHORTLY AFTER 6 THIS (TUES) MORNING. THE ROSWELL DAILY RECORD SAYS 10 TO 20 CARS DERAILED. POLICE SAY THE SCENE IS BEING MANAGED AS A HAZMAT…… MORE
Martinez Considers Second Nuke Dump Site
COULD SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO BE HOME TO ANOTHER NUCLEAR WASTE FACILITY? GOVERNOR MARTINEZ IS ASKING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO CONSIDER A 1-THOUSAND ACRE SITE BETWEEN CARLSBAD AND HOBBS AS A PLACE TO STORE SPENT FUEL RODS FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. BUT DON HANCOCK WITH THE SOUTHWEST RESEARCH AND INFORMATION CENTER IS URGING CAUTION, TELLING 770…… MORE
Jones In and Out of the MDC
ONE OF THE TOP FIGHTERS IN HIS SPORT COULD MAKE A COURT APPEARANCE IN ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY. JON “BONES” JONES WAS WANTED ON A FELONY CHARGE OF LEAVING THE SCENE OF A SUNDAY MORNING ACCIDENT AT JUAN TABO AND SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST THAT INJURED A PREGNANT WOMAN IN HER 20S. HE TURNED HIMSELF IN TO POLICE MONDAY…… MORE
Two-State Drug Ring Bust Includes NM
FEDERAL AGENTS ARREST 10 OUT OF 12 PEOPLE WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A MARIJUANA DISTRIBUTION RING THAT MOVED POT FROM EL PASO, THROUGH ROSWELL THEN ON TO LUBBOCK, TEXAS. THREE OF THE PEOPLE ARRESTED ARE FROM ROSWELL. SEARCH WARRANTS WERE CARRIED OUT IN SIX TEXAS RESIDENCES AND ONE IN NEW MEXICO. THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN IN…… MORE
New Santa Fe Archbishop in NM
NEW MEXICO’S NEW ARCHBISHOP OF SANTA FE STARTS HIS NEW JOB JUNE 4TH. BISHOP JOHN WESTER WAS NAMED TO REPLACE RETIRING MICHAEL SHEEHAN BY POPE FRANCIS. SHEEHAN IS STILL ON THE JOB. WESTER SAYS HE LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH LEADERS OF ALL FAITHS … AND ALSO SAYS HE WANTS TO WORK TO KEEP CHILDREN…… MORE
Santa Fe Considers Gender-Neutral Rest Rooms
SANTA FE TAKES A STEP TOWARD GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS. THE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MONDAY NIGHT APPROVED THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON A 3-TO-2 VOTE. IT’LL BE HEARD NEXT BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. MAYOR JAVIER GONZALES SAYS MAKING CITY BATHROOM GENDER NEUTRAL WOULD BENEFIT A LOT OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS … INCLUDING PARENTS WITH OPPOSITE…… MORE
Why AARP Likes Los Alamos
MORE RANKINGS COMING IN FOR SOME NEW MEXICO COMMUNITIES. RECENTLY, KIPLINGER’S PUT NEW MEXICO PRETTY LOW ON IT’S LIST OF WHERE TO RETIRE. NOW, A-A-R-P SAYS LOS ALAMOS IS ONE OF IT’S 10 MOST LIVABLE U-S NEIGHBORHOODS WITH WEATHER AND INCOME POSSIBILITIES BOOSTING IT’S RANKING. ALSO, WALLET-HUB-DOT-COM IS OUT WITH A SURVEY THAT SAYS ALBUQUERQUE…… MORE
New Archbishop of Santa Fe Named
THE 12TH ARCHBISHOP OF SANTA FE IS NOW NAMED. HE’S 65 YEAR OLD BISHOP JOHN C. WESTER … APPOINTED BY POPE FRANCIS TO REPLACE ARCHBISHOP MICHAEL SHEEHAN, WHO RETIRED. WESTER IS NOW IN SANTA FE AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS NEW APPOINTMENT THERE WILL BE MADE OFFICIAL MONDAY AFTERNOON. WESTER HAILS FROM SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA…… MORE
New Mexicans Survive Nepal Quake
TWO NEW MEXICANS SURVIVE THE 7-POINT-8 EARTHQUAKE IN NEPAL OVER THE WEEKEND. BOTH ARE FROM TAOS. THE TAOS NEWS REPORTS DAVID HAHN WAS ON MOUNT EVEREST WHEN THE QUAKE HIT ON SATURDAY, SETTING OFF AVALANCHES ON THE MOUNTAIN. HAHN HAS BEEN KNOW TO CLIMB EVEREST SEVERAL TIME. DEL ENDRES … WHO WAS IN NEPAL AS…… MORE
