ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER IN A FATAL HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED AROUND 10:00 THURSDAY NIGHT AT LOMAS AND UNIVERSITY. APD SAYS A SILVER HONDA SEDAN WITH A TURQUOISE NEW MEXICO LICENSE PLATE STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN ON EASTBOUND LOMAS, THEN KEPT GOING. THE PEDESTRIAN WAS TAKEN TO UNM HOSPITAL WHERE HE…… MORE
THE NEXT CHAPTER IN THE TRAGIC STORY OF VICTORIA MARTENS WILL GET UNDERWAY ON MONDAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. JESSICA KELLEY FACES MURDER CHARGES RELATED TO THE DEATH OF THE GIRL IN AUGUST OF 2016. JURY SELECTION IS SET TO BEGIN IN THE COURTROOM OF JUDGE CHARLES BROWN. OVER 500 PROSPECTIVE JURORS FROM BERNALILLO COUNTY FILLED-OUT QUESTIONNAIRES…… MORE
IF YOU’RE NOT REGISTERED, YOU HAVE UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY, JANUARY 8TH, TO DO SO IF YOU WANT TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING APS MAIL-IN ELECTION. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ASKING FOR A 19 PERCENT INCREASE IN ITS PROPERTY TAX RATE. ALSO ON THE BALLOT IS THE RENEWAL OF A MILL LEVY THAT’S ABOUT TO EXPIRE.…… MORE
THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN GAS PRICES TEND TO GO DOWN. DANIEL ARMBRUSTER WITH TRIPLE “A” NEW MEXICO SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS DOWN ANOTHER FOUR CENTS THIS WEEK, NOW AT 2-17 A GALLON. HE SAYS THOSE PENNIES ADD UP WITH MOTORISTS PAYING JUST OVER 2-DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS LESS TO FILL…… MORE
NEW MEXICO IS THE STATE MOST AFFECTED BY THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THAT ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE FINANCIAL WEB SITE WALLET HUB. IT SHOWS THAT ONLY THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IS FEELING MORE OF AN IMPACT FROM THE SHUTDOWN THAN OUR STATE. THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT…… MORE
THE CONTROVERSIAL PARCC EXAM FOR NEW MEXICO STUDENTS IS GOING AWAY. KOAT TV REPORTS THAT GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM, IN ONE OF HER FIRST OFFICIAL ACTS, HAS SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY END THE PARCC TEST. THE GOVERNOR HOPES TO HAVE A NEW EVALUATION SYSTEM IN PLACE BY THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. THE MOVE…… MORE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS ALL THE RECENT SNOW IN NEW MEXICO HAS BROUGHT MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK TOTALS IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TO NEAR NORMAL. IN FACT, METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE SAYS THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS ARE NOW ABOVE AVERAGE FOR SNOWPACK. STILL, DROUGHT PERSISTS IN SOME PARTS OF THE STATE. SHOEMAKE SAYS THE WINTER HAS BEEN…… MORE
UTAH HAS BECOME THE FIRST STATE TO LOWER ITS BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT LIMIT FOR DRUNK DRIVING FROM POINT-ZERO-EIGHT TO POINT-ZERO-FIVE. LINDA ATKINSON WITH THE DWI RESOURCE CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS MAKING THAT MOVE WOULD TAKE TIME IN OUR STATE. FIRST, SHE SAYS, MORE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE NEEDED. ATKINSON SAYS ANY LEVEL OF INTOXICATION WHILE…… MORE
FOUR NEW MEXICANS HAVE NOW DIED FROM FLU-RELATED ILLNESSES SO FAR THIS FLU SEASON. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS ALL THE PEOPLE WERE OVER THE AGE OF 50 AND CAME FROM FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTIES, LINCOLN, SANTA FE, RIO ARRIBA AND MORA. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS FLU ACTIVITY HAS BECOME WIDESPREAD IN THE STATE OVER…… MORE
WE’RE SEEING MORE FLU ACTIVITY IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S WEEKLY REPORT SHOWS THAT 4-POINT-5 PERCENT OF REPORTED PATIENT VISITS STATEWIDE WERE RELATED TO PEOPLE WITH FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THOSE FIGURES ARE FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 16TH THROUGH THE 22ND. THE NUMBER IS A 2…… MORE
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