THE HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEK WAS A WELCOME SIGHT…BUT NOT SO MUCH THE LIGHTNING THAT CAME ALONG WITH IT. THERE’S NO DEFINITE WORD ON WHAT STARTED IT, BUT THE U-S FOREST SERVICE IS REPORTING A SMALL FIRE BURNING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE MANZANO MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS. ON TUESDAY, THE OJO CHIQUITO FIRE IS ESTIMATED…… MORE
Senators Introduce Bill to Protest Chaco Canyon
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES AROUND CHACO CANYON WOULD BE OFF-LIMITS FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT IF PROPOSED FEDERAL LEGISLATION BECOMES LAW. SENATORS TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH HAVE INTRODUCED THE “CHACO CULTURAL HERITAGE AREA PROTECTION ACT.” IT WITHDRAWS OVER 300-THOUSAND ACRES OF FEDERAL LAND FROM MINERAL LEASING OR DEVELOPMENT BUT WOULD NOT AFFECT PRIVATE, STATE OR…… MORE
Man Dresses Well To Rob NM Bank
HERE’S A BANK ROBBERY WITH A TWIST. IT HAPPENED MONDAY WHEN A MAN, WEARING A GRAY PINSTRIPE BUSINESS SUIT, ROBBED THE BANK OF AMERICA AT 56-HUNDRED LOMAS IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE F-B-I SAYS THE ROBBER WAS ALSO WEARING BLACK TENNIS SHOES. HE ENTERED THE BANK SHORTLY AFTER 4:30PM AND HANDED THE TELLER A NOTE DEMANDING MONEY.…… MORE
New County Office Renovation to Begin
BERNALILLO COUNTY IS LOOKING TO HIRE A DESIGN-BUILD TEAM TO RENOVATE THE ALVARADO SQUARE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. THE COUNTY BOUGHT THE BUILDING TO CONSOLIDATE MOST OF ITS SERVICES INTO ONE LOCATION…AND SPOKESWOMAN TIA BLAND SAYS THE GOAL IS TO MOVE 900 COUNTY EMPLOYEES THERE BY DECEMBER OF 2020. BLAND SAYS THE WINNING TEAM WILL…… MORE
NM Remains in Drought Mode
THE RAIN WAS NICE…BUT THE DROUGHT LINGERS ON IN NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS AREAS FROM I-40 NORTH ARE STILL IN EXTREME OR EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT, WHICH IS AS BAD AS IT GETS. JONES SAY IT COVERS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO, AND NORTH CENTRAL AS WELL AS THE FOUR CORNERS AREA.…… MORE
Plastic Straws An Issue for Santa Fe City Council
THE ISSUE OF PLASTIC STRAWS COMES UP FOR DISCUSSION AT A SANTA FE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING MONDAY NIGHT. YOU MAY RECALL, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION PROPOSED TO ADDRESS THE USE OF PLASTIC STRAWS, WITH SOME THINKING IT CALLED FOR A BAN. NOW, THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS A CHANGE TO THE RESOLUTION MAKES IT CLEAR…… MORE
Council Approves Kids Programs in Fiscal 2019 Budget Plan
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS ARE BEING FUNDED IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR FISCAL 2019 TO THE TUNE OF A NEARLY A MILLION DOLLARS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE FUNDING PACKAGE AT THEIR MEETING MONDAY NIGHT. ONLY COUNCILOR DIANE GIBSON VOTED AGAINST IT… NOTING THAT FUNDING THE PROGRAMS TAKES 200-THOUSAND DOLLARS AWAY FROM THE SAFE CITY…… MORE
One Dead After Central NM Rain and Hail
AFTER 54 DAYS OF A DROUGHT CONDITIONS, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM BROUGHT HAIL AND FLASH FLOODING MONDAY AS IT SWEPT ACROSS THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. ALBUQUERQUE FIRE WAS CALLED OUT AT 3:00PM MONDAY TO PERFORM SWIFT WATER RESCUES ALONG I-40 NEAR LOMAS AND EUBANK WHERE FIVE PEOPLE WERE RESCUED FROM ARROYOS. ONE OTHER PERSON WAS RESCUED…… MORE
Another Busy Memorial Day for the Mountain West
DO YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS FOR THE UP-COMING MEMORIAL DAY LONG WEEKEND? IF SO, YOU’RE NOT ALONE. AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS 3-POINT-3 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE MOUNTAIN REGION, WHICH INCLUDES NEW MEXICO, WILL BE HEADING OUT. AND TWO-POINT-9 MILLION OF THEM WILL BE DRIVING, A 5-POINT-6 PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. THOSE MOTORISTS WILL BE…… MORE
New Jobs for Santa Teresa, NM
ONE-HUNDRED-AND-TWENTY NEW MANUFACTURING JOBS ARE HEADING TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. SPECIFICALLY, THE JOBS ARE COMING TO SANTA TERESA. CORRUGATED SYNERGIES INTERNATIONAL, A CORRUGATED CARDBOARD INDUSTRY LEADER, IS EXPANDING AND WILL BE INVESTING 31 MILLION DOLLARS IN INFRASTRUCTURE, PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT AND THE RENOVATION OF THE NEW FACILITY. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS NEW MEXICO BEAT OUT NEVADA…… MORE
