MOSQUITOES ARE EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS SPRING AND SUMMER. DR. MARK DIMENNA, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ABQ’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SAYS A MAJOR FACTOR IS THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE. DIMENNA TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THE MAIN CONCERN IS WEST NILE VIRUS WHICH CAN TURN INTO A SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE. HE SAYS…… MORE
THE FIRST MEASLES CASE IN NEW MEXICO SINCE 2014 HAS BEEN FOUND IN A ONE YEAR OLD CHILD IN SIERRA COUNTY. NEW MEXICO STATE HEALTH SECRETARY KATHYLEEN KUNKEL REPORTED THAT OFFICIALS ARE WORKING WITH THE CLINIC THAT TREATED THE CHILD AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE…… MORE
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN ALREADY CONVICTED OF KILLING ONE WOMAN HAS NOW BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN A SECOND MURDER CASE. ANGEL CELIS WAS CONVICTED FRIDAY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN THE JANUARY 2016 DEATH OF MYISHA GARCIA IN THE BACKYARD OF A NORTH VALLEY HOME. GARCIA WAS KILLED JUST HOURS BEFORE CELIS MURDERED ABRIL LOZANO AT…… MORE
EIGHTY-TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN NEW MEXICO ARE GETTING EXTRA FUNDING FOR EXTENDED LEARNING TIME. THE STATE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAYS THE 76 MILLION DOLLARS WILL IMPACT MORE THAN 500 SCHOOLS AND MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND STUDENTS, NEARLY A THIRD OF ALL STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEW MEXICO. THE P-E-D SAYS RESEARCH SHOWS MUCH OF THE…… MORE
A JEMEZ SPRINGS TREATMENT CENTER FOR CATHOLIC PRIESTS, WHICH CLOSED YEARS AGO, IS BEING SUED. THE SERVANTS OF THE PARCLETE HAS BEEN NAMED IN FOUR LAWSUITS FILED THURSDAY BY ANONYMOUS PLAINTIFFS. THEIR ATTORNEYS SAY THE FACILITY TREATED KNOWN PEDOPHILES BUT DIDN’T PREVENT THEM FROM WORKING WITH CHILDREN AFTER, AND SOMETIMES DURING, TREATMENT. THE LAWSUITS ALLEGE…… MORE
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, YOU’LL BE MORE LIKELY TO GET A TICKET IF YOU’RE NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT’S MARISA MAEZ SAYS THIS YEAR’S “CLICK IT OR TICKET” CAMPAIGN STARTS MONDAY, MAY 20TH, AND RUNS THROUGH JUNE 2ND TO COINCIDE WITH MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL: MAEZ TELLS…… MORE
WHAT’S UP WITH TRAVEL FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND? DANIEL ARMBRUSTER WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO TELLS US GAS PRICES ARE DOWN A BIT … AND THAT’S A GOOD THING. ARMBRUSTER TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THAT ALBUQUERQUE’S AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED IS 2-65. HE SAYS IT’S BEEN FLUCTUATING A BIT, BUT ALSO THE…… MORE
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS, LOOK FOR VERY HIGH RIVER FLOWS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT SAYS, THANKS TO WELL ABOVE AVERAGE SNOWPACK, THE SPRING RUNOFF WILL BE THE HIGHEST WE’VE SEEN IN ALMOST 15 YEARS. THE HIGH FLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH JUNE, AND POSSIBLY WELL INTO SUMMER…CAUSING…… MORE
TWO OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN ALBUQUERQUE … AND ONE IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT OLD COORS AND CENTRAL AFTER A LONG CAR CHASE WITH THE DRIVER OF A STOLEN VEHICLE WHO REFUSED TO STOP FOR STATE POLICE. THAT WAS JUST BEFORE 7PM THURSDAY. ONE ROUND WAS FIRED BY THE OFFICER, HITTING THE…… MORE
A STANDOFF IN LAKE ARTHUR, NEW MEXICO, THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A 29 YEAR OLD MAN ENDS PEACEFULLY. SUSPECT JACOB MONTOYA WAS ARRESTED AND IS CHARGED FOR HIS PART IN A SHOOTING THAT OCCURRED IN MARCH. HE WAS ARRESTED BY CHAVES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES, HAGERMAN POLICE AND ROSWELL POLICE. MONTOYA REFUSED TO COME OUT OF A…… MORE
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