ALBUQUERQUE MOTORISTS WHO PARK OR DRIVE ON BIKE LANES TAKE HEED…THE CITY COUNCIL COULD SOON BE CONSIDERING A MEASURE THAT WOULD BAN THOSE DRIVING HABITS. COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON IS SPONSORING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. HIS LEGISLATION WOULD BETTER DEFINE JUST WHAT CONSTITUTES A BIKE LANE AND PROHIBIT DRIVERS FROM USE THE LANE FOR DRIVING, PARKING OR…… MORE
NM Not Last for Jobs, But in the Low 10
NEW MEXICO DOESN’T DO VERY WELL WHEN IT COMES TO JOBS … BUT WE’RE NOT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST. WALLET HUB DID A STUDY AND FOUND WEST VIRGINIA HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE WORST STATE FOR JOBS. NEW MEXICO IS THE EIGHTH WORST STATE. JILL GONZALEZ WITH WALLET HUB TELLS US THEY…… MORE
Another Gun in Sunport Luggage
IT’S HAPPENED AGAIN. FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW, TSA AGENTS HAVE FOUND A GUN AT THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT’S SECURITY CHECKPOINT. ON FRIDAY MORNING, A 9 MM BERRETTA ALONG WITH TWO MAGAZINES LOADED WITH FIVE ROUNDS EACH WERE FOUND DURING X-RAY SCREENING OF A PASSENGER’S CARRY ON BAG. THE WEAPON WAS SEIZED BY POLICE…THE…… MORE
Part of NM’s Valle Vidal Closes
PART OF THE VALLE VIDAL IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO IS NOW CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE EAST SIDE OF THE VALLE VIDAL IS CLOSED AND IT’S DUE TO THE UTE PARK FIRE. OFFICIALS WITH THE CARSON NATIONAL FOREST SAY THE FIRE HAS NOT YET REACHED THE AREA BUT THEY’RE SHUTTING DOWN THE EAST SIDE IN…… MORE
Louisiana and I-40 Reopened
SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR THE ROAD PROJECT AT I-40 AND LOUISIANA. KIMBERLY GALLEGOS WITH THE D-O-T TELLS US THE WESTBOUND I-40 OFF RAMP REOPENED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THAT RAMP HAD BEEN CLOSED SINCE MAY 7TH. SHE SAYS MOTORISTS STILL NEED TO KEEP AWARE OF LANE CLOSURES ON LOUISIANA THROUGH THE SUMMER. DURING THE NEXT PHASE…… MORE
NM’s Ute Park Fire Worsens
THE UTE PARK FIRE IS NOW AT 8-THOUSAND ACRES … UP FROM 45 HUNDRED ACRES EARLIER. AND IT HASN’T BEEN CONTAINED AT ALL. A LARGE PLUME OF SMOKE IS HOVERING OVER THE FIRE AREA EAST OF EAGLE NEST. IT’S FORCED EVACUATIONS IN THE AREA AND EVACUATION CENTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED NOW AT THE NRA WHITTINGTON…… MORE
No 1st or 2nd Degree Murder Charges for Chan
WHEN TAI CHAN GOES ON TRIAL FOR A THIRD TIME IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A FELLOW SANTA FE COUNTY DEPUTY, HE’LL ONLY FACE VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES. A JUDGE HAS DROPPED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES IN THE CASE. CHAN GOES ON TRIAL IN AUGUST FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING JEREMY MARTIN AT A LAS CRUCES…… MORE
UNM and Title Nine
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HAS RELEASED THE RESULTS OF AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE SCHOOL’S COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE NINE. TITLE NINE REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO OFFER EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETES. IN A LETTER TO THE LOBO COMMUNITY, PRESIDENT GARNETT STOKES SAYS WOMAN MAKE UP 55 PERCENT OF THE STUDENT BODY BUT ONLY…… MORE
NM Bears on the Move
NEW MEXICO BEARS ARE ON THE MOVE…LOOKING FOR FOOD SOURCES AS DROUGHT CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO WORSEN ACROSS THE STATE. TRISTANNA BICKFORD WITH THE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT SAYS BEAR SIGHTINGS ARE ON THE INCREASE. AND SHE SAYS THEY’RE SHOWING UP IN MORE URBAN AREAS. LAST WEEKEND IN THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST, A MAN WAS BITTEN…… MORE
Mayor Keller Signs Budget
WITH ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS LOOKING ON, MAYOR TIM KELLER HAS SIGNED THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 2019. THE MAYOR SAYS IT WILL ALLOW FOR RECRUITMENT OF 100 ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS…DOUBLE ACCESS TO BEFORE-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR KIDS…AND FUND THE CORE PROGRAMS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. UNDER THE BUDGET, SPENDING WILL INCREASE BY 39-MILLION…… MORE
