WHOOPING COUGH CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN IN MCKINLEY COUNTY. THE FIRST CASES IN A COMMUNITY-WIDE OUTBREAK REPORTED THIS YEAR WERE IN MARCH WHEN THERE WERE EIGHT LABORATORY-CONFIRMED CASES AND 15 PROBABLE CASES. THOSE NUMBERS ARE NOW UP TO 26 CONFIRMED AND 39 PROBABLE CASES. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THOSE IN VULNERABLE…… MORE
NM Attorney General on UNM Accountability
ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS HAS A MESSAGE FOR UNM: EITHER BE MORE COOPERATIVE WITH HIS OFFICE’S INVESTIGATION INTO UNIVERSITY MATTERS, OR FACE A COURT FIGHT. BALDERAS TELLS OUR SPORTS STATION, THE SPORTS ANIMAL, HE HAS SENT A LETTER TO UNM PRESIDENT GARNETT STOKES AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS, SAYING HE’S MET RESISTANCE FROM INSIDE THE…… MORE
NM A-G Joins Census Lawsuit
THERE’S A LOT OF MONEY RESTING ON ONE QUESTION. IT’S THE QUESTION ABOUT CITIZENSHIP THAT COULD END UP ON THE 2020 CENSUS. THAT’S ACCORDING TO NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS. HIS OFFICE HAS JOINED A GROUP OF STATES OPPOSING THE PLAN TO PUT THE QUESTION BEFORE RESIDENTS. A-G SPOKESMAN JAMES HALLINAN SAYS THE FEAR…… MORE
Conditions Tough for Firefighters Battling Chicoma Fire
DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS ARE CHALLENGING FIREFIGHTERS AS THEY BATTLE A FIRE IN THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST. THE CHICOMA FIRE, NEAR CHICOMA PEAK WEST OF ESPANOLA, HAS NOW GROWN TO 42 ACRES, WITH 50-PERCENT CONTAINMENT. A FOREST SERVICE SPOKESWOMAN SAYS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, WHICH WAS REPORTED MONDAY, IS UNKNOWN. COMMUNITIES TO THE EAST…… MORE
White House Ceremony Honors Jennifer Riordan, SW Pilot
JENNIFER RIORDAN OF ALBUQUERQUE AND THE FEMALE PILOT WHO LANDED THE DAMAGED PLANE ON WHICH RIORDAN DIED LAST MONTH ARE BOTH HONORED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE WHITE HOUSE. THE PRESIDENT HELD THE CEREMONY IN THE OVAL OFFICE, HONORING THE CREW AND PASSENGERS ON THE APRIL 17TH FLIGHT AS WELL. AN ENGINE BLEW ON THE…… MORE
State Auditor Questions Payments in Tijeras
QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED ABOUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PAYMENTS MADE TO 13 EMPLOYEES OF THE VILLAGE OF TIJERAS. STATE AUDITOR WAYNE JOHNSON HAS STARTED AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF THE PAYMENTS WERE LEGAL. HE SAYS THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE INTERIM DEPUTY CLERK WERE AMONG THOSE WHO GOT CHECKS…AND THEY APPARENTLY WERE THE ONLY ONES…… MORE
Bosque Del Apache Going Dry
WE’VE JUST TURNED THE CALENDAR TO MAY, AND PARTS OF THE RIO GRANDE HAVE ALREADY GONE DRY AT THE BOSQUE DEL APACHE WILDLIFE REFUGE SOUTH OF SOCORRO. DAVID GENSLER IS WATER OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT. HE SAYS IT’S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THAT STRETCH OF RIVER TO DRY UP, BUT IT…… MORE
Santa Fe Sheriff Concludes Jailhouse Suicide Investigation
THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS MURDER SUSPECT THOMAS FERGUSON LEFT A NOTE BEFORE COMMITTING SUICIDE IN HIS JAIL CELL FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NOTE WAS ADDRESSED TO AN UNKNOWN PERSON AT 28 CAMINO JUSTICIA IN SANTA FE. THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS, IN THE NOTE, FERGUSON DECLARED HIS INNOCENCE IN THE DEATH OF 13 YEAR…… MORE
Couple Arraigned After Crime Spree
A COLORADO COUPLE ACCUSED OF GOING ON A DEADLY CRIME SPREE IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO NOW FACE FEDERAL CARJACKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES. DANIEL LOWELL AND TRISTA SCHLAEFLI COULD GET LIFE IN PRISON IF CONVICTED ON ALL CHARGES. THEY ALLEGEDLY FLED A U.S. BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINT LAST NOVEMBER AND CARJACKED A VEHICLE AT GUNPOINT, RESULTING IN…… MORE
