Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) reminds visitors to the CubaRanger District that Forest Road (FR) 69 is closed to all motorized vehicles, including motorcycles andall-terrain vehicles (ATVs), from May 15 to June 30 to protect elk cows during the calving season.The seasonal road closure provides suitable habitat for elk…… MORE
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — The Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) board approved 11 New Mexico companies for funding to support workforce training for 116 new and current employees, Acting Economic Development Department (EDD) Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced today. Twelve awards were announced for eleven organizations, including one amended and two Step Up…… MORE
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — With the absentee ballot request deadline for the Primary Election upcoming on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver today announced the launch of a new absentee ballot tracking system that gives detailed information to voters about the delivery and return status of their absentee ballot. “With…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — WHAT: Two Albuquerque Public Schools leaders are headed to a White House summit to explore ways to reverse high student absenteeism, a persistent problem schools nationwide have been grappling with since the pandemic. The meeting—dubbed the Every Day Counts Summit: Addressing Chronic Absenteeism and Increasing Student Engagement—is set for Wednesday, May…… MORE
Bernalillo County, NM (KKOB) — Tuesday evening Bernalillo County Commissioners Steve Michael Quezada and Walt Benson issued the following statements concerning failed proposed amendments to the administrative resolution establishing a process for selection of a county manager: “Tonight, I opposed Commission Chair Barbara Baca’s plan to expand the County Manager Search Committee by two members…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announced Monday it is accepting applications for a Clean Transportation Fuel Advisory Committee. The Committee is tasked with providing input on rules to implement the state’s Clean Transportation Fuel Standard. Passed as House Bill 41 earlier this year, the Clean Transportation Fuel Standard authorizes development…… MORE
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The 2024 Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Ballooning Commission (CIA) Hall of Fame inductees were announced in Lausanne, Switzerland, during the March 2024 plenary meeting. The Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, the home of the FAI CIA Balloon and Airship Hall of Fame, is delighted to announce that Neil Robertson…… MORE
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) announced $25 million in available grants to local fire departments for firefighter and emergency medical technician (EMT) recruitment. DFA invites state and local entities to apply for funding from May 15th through June 15th. “We’re proud to announce these grants, which…… MORE
Kirtland Air Force Base, NM (KKOB) — Kirtland AFB and USDA Forest Service will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for Cibola National Forest Air Tanker Base on Friday, 17 May at 9:00 a.m. MDT. The new Air Tanker Base on Kirtland increases U.S. Forest Service capabilities to respond to wildfires in the region. Construction…… MORE
Bernalillo County, NM (KKOB) — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) awarded Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue (BCFR) $417,718 in grant funding to partially reimburse $1,829,973 in project costs to replace a 1991 Engine Model Year diesel-fueled Class 8, Pierce Dash fire engine, with a Pierce Volterra battery electric fire engine that does not produce…… MORE
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