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
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
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
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 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
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
MANY RESTAURANTS IN NEW MEXICO HAVE EXTERIOR AREAS WHERE PATRONS CAN BRING THE DOG. HOWEVER, THE NEW MEXICO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION IS REMINDING PET OWNERS, THOSE SAME PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE THE BUILDING AS IT IS A VIOLATION OF HEALTH RULES AND IS AGAINST THE LAW. CAROL WIGHT, C-E-O OF THE ASSOCIATION, SAYS SERVICE ANIMALS…… MORE
THE MOST SENIOR MEMBER OF THE NEW MEXICO STATE SENATE HAS PASSED AWAY. JOHN PINTO HAD SERVED IN THE ROUNDHOUSE SINCE 1977. PINTO WAS BORN IN 1924 AND WAS RAISED IN ARIZONA AND GALLUP, NEW MEXICO. HE SERVED IN THE MARINES AS A CODE TALKER AND IN 2001 RECEIVED A CONGRESSIONAL SILVER MEDAL OF HONOR…… MORE
IF YOU’RE IN THE AREA OF U-N-M, THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT OR NOB HILL, EXPECT TO SEE THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S FIRST E-SCOOTERS. CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS THE SCOOTERS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY IN SERVICE IN THOSE AREAS. DAN GROSSMAN IS THE C-E-O OF ZAGSTER, THE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE E-SCOOTER PROGRAM. HE SAYS THE SCOOTERS…… MORE
IT’S AN ANNUAL MIGRATION THIS TIME OF YEAR. LOTS OF FOLKS WILL BE HEADED TO ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. EVARISTO GIRON IS THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MANAGER FOR NEW MEXICO STATE PARKS. HE SAYS THEY EXPECT AROUND 55-THOUSAND VISITORS ARE THE “BUTTE” THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. GIRON TELLS RADIONEWS KKOB THE LAKE IS…… MORE
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