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Albuquerque Preparing for E-Scooters

Albuquerque Preparing for E-Scooters

A BILL REGULATING E-SCOOTERS AND OTHER SMALL VEHICLES IN ALBUQUERQUE WAS PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL LAST OCTOBER. NOW, CARMELINA HART WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS SEEING THOSE SCOOTERS IN THE DUKE CITY PROBABLY ISN’T THAT FAR AWAY: HART SAYS YOU MAY SEE SCOOTERS IN ALBUQUERQUE AS SOON AS MARCH 22ND. HART TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB…MORE

Weather Radar is Down

Weather Radar is Down

ALBUQUERQUE’S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WON’T HAVE RADAR AT ITS DISPOSAL FOR A WHILE. METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE KERRY JONES SAYS THE RADAR UNIT AT DOUBLE EAGLE-2 AIRPORT IS GETTING A MAJOR UPGRADE. : JONES SAYS THE RADAR UNIT WAS INSTALLED 25 YEARS AGO…AND THE UPGRADE WILL EXTEND ITS LIFE FOR ANOTHER 20 YEARS. JONES SAYS…MORE

Tax Season IRS Scams Surface in NM

Tax Season IRS Scams Surface in NM

DON’T BECOME A VICTIM OF A SCAM THIS TAX SEASON. I-R-S SPECIAL AGENT BRIAN WATSON SAYS NEW MEXICANS NEED TO BE WARY OF ANY EMAILS THEY GET ASKING FOR SOME KIND OF PAYMENT OR PERSONAL INFORMATION. HE SAYS THE EMAILS CLAIM TO BE FROM THE I-R-S. HE SAYS THE OTHER FORM OF THE SCAM IS…MORE

Research Identifies Best Way to Use Medical Pot

Research Identifies Best Way to Use Medical Pot

TWO RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO DID A STUDY ON WHAT METHOD IS THE BEST FOR INGESTING MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES. THEY FOUND THAT SMOKING DRIED MARIJUANA WAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD TO USE. THAT CONTRADICTS CONVENTIONAL WISDOM THAT CBD IS BETTER THAN THC, MANY SAID JUST MAKES PEOPLE HIGH. THE RESEARCHERS ANALYZED…MORE

Weekend Marred by Two Shootings in Meadowlake

Weekend Marred by Two Shootings in Meadowlake

TWO SEPARATE SHOOTINGS IN MEADOWLAKE, NEW MEXICO, OVER THE WEEKEND. ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THE FIRST FATAL SHOOTING STARTED ON PRADO PLACE AND ENDED ON SPORTSMAN STREET. THIRTY-TWO YEAR OLD JESUS GARCIA AND 24 YEAR OLD ALEJANDRO MONTELONGO WERE BRIEFLY DETAINED FOR THE DEATH OF DANIEL SANDOVAL, BUT NOT HELD DUE TO NO PROBABLE CAUSE. BY…MORE

House Approves Tax Reform Bill

House Approves Tax Reform Bill

THE SWEEPING TAX REFORM BILL THAT WAS PASSED BY THE STATE HOUSE IN SANTA FE LATE FRIDAY WOULD GENERATE AT LEAST 320-MILLION MORE DOLLARS A YEAR FOR NEW MEXICO’S GENERAL FUND. IT WAS APPROVED ON A 40-TO-25 VOTE AND IT’S BEING CALLED ONE OF THE BIGGEST TAX HIKES IN STATE HISTORY. HOUSE BILL 6 WOULD…MORE

Call it the “Clown” Bill

Call it the “Clown” Bill

NEW MEXICO IS CLOSER TO HAVING A RATHER UNIQUE COURSE OFFERED IN SCHOOL. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE VOTED LAST FRIDAY TO MOVE FORWARD THE CIRCUS ARTS BILL. THE LEGISLATION WOULD SET ASIDE 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE P-E-D TO ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM TEACHING THINGS SUCH AS TRAPEZE, AERIAL FABRICS, JUGGLING, CLOWNING, GIANT…MORE

NM, Navajos File Gold King Mine Spill Lawsuit

NM, Navajos File Gold King Mine Spill Lawsuit

NEW MEXICO AND THE NAVAJO NATION CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR LAWSUITS SURROUNDING THE 2015 GOLD KING MINE SPILL THAT CONTAMINATED HUNDREDS OF MILES OF THE ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVERS. A JUDGE HAS DENIED THE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS THE CLAIMS. THE LAWSUITS WERE FILED AGAINST THE EPA, ITS CONTRACTORS, AND MINING COMPANIES FOR…MORE

Goldman to Stay In Jail

Goldman to Stay In Jail

AN ALBUQUERQUE JUDGE HAS ORDERED THAT STEPHEN GOLDMAN REMAIN BEHIND BARS PENDING TRIAL FOR SHOOTING OUT OF A VEHICLE. BUT THE 19 YEAR OLD COULD BE IMPLICATED IN A MORE SERIOUS CRIME. HE’S BEEN NAMED AS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE MURDERS OF 14 YEAR OLD AHMED LATEEF AND 15 YEAR OLD COLLIN ROMERO.…MORE

Former NM Governor to Work with Jeb Bush Foundation

Former NM Governor to Work with Jeb Bush Foundation

FORMER GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF JEB BUSH’S FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION. BUSH CALLED MARTINEZ A VISIONARY LEADER WHO ADOPTED STRONG EDUCATION REFORMS WHEN SHE WAS GOVERNOR. THE APPOINTMENT COMES AS THE NEW LUJAN GRISHAM ADMINISTRATION LOOKS TO ROLLBACK POLICIES ON TEACHER EVALUATIONS AND SCHOOL GRADES. AND…MORE

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