With all the people traveling by car or truck this Christmas season, AAA New Mexico expects to get rescue calls from at least 980,000 of them. Doug Shupe with AAA New Mexico says they’re urging drivers to make sure their vehicle is in good shape before they hit the road. He says check your battery…… MORE
A Deadly, Dangerous Weather Weekend for NM
Thirty-six crashes on I-40 westbound between Tucumcari and Santa Rosa Saturday morning claim the life of one person and leave 6 others injured. State Police blame the ice and snow on the roadway. They later determined that the pileup included 29 non-injury crashes, six injury crashed, and the one fatal crash. The accidents had I-40…… MORE
Commission to Consider Buying Galleria
Sometime next year, Bernalillo County Commissioners are expected to make a decision on whether to guy the First Plaza Galleria building downtown. The would allow for a consolidation of county government in one place. Commissioner Wayne Johnson says this could be a good idea if they can put together a package to sell off other buildings…… MORE
NM Still Losing Jobs
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions reports total non-farm payroll employment decreased by 2,300 jobs, or two-tenths of a percent between November of 2015 and this last month. Six industries added jobs but seven others reported losses. The state’s unemployment rate was 6.7% in November, the same as it was in October but up…… MORE
APS Keeps Reedy
The Albuquerque Public School Board has voted to extend the contract of Superintendent Raquel Reedy by a year. She’ll now run the district through June of 2019. Reedy has been the permanent superintendent since April of this year. Ready earns $240,000 a year. The vote to extend the contract was five-to-two, with Analee Maestas and Peggy…… MORE
New Company Running Sandia Labs
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has selected National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, a subsidiary of Honeywell, to run Sandia National Laboratories after the current contract ends. The contract with current manager, Sandia Corp., a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, ends April 20th. The contract is valued up to $2.6 Billion…… MORE
One More Day to Sign Up for Healthcare
Last Thursday was the deadline to enroll for health insurance if you wanted coverage to start affordable healthcare on January 1st. Don’t panic, you’re getting an extension. You now have through Monday, December 19th at 11:59pm, to sign up and get covered at the start of the new year. Go to bewellnm.com or healthcare.gov. We’re…… MORE
Winter Can Be Hard on Asthma Sufferers
Those cozy winter scenes in New Mexico of families gathered around the fireplace may seem appealing, but not if you’re one of the thousands of residents dealing with asthma. National asthma expert, Dr. David Slade, tells News Radio KKOB fireplace smoke can be a dangerous trigger for an attack. He says it’s also important…… MORE
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NM Tax and Rev to Get New Secretary
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ COULD APPOINT A NEW STATE TAX AND REV SECRETARY ON FRIDAY. DEMESIA PADILLA RESIGNED FROM THE POSITION ABRUPTLY ON THURSDAY AFTER STATE INVESTIGATORS SEIZED HER TAX RETURNS AND THOSE OF HER HUSBAND ON WEDNESDAY. THE RECORDS COVER 2011 THROUGH 2013. THE STATE IS INVESTIGATING WHETHER PADILLA FAILED TO REPORT…… MORE
