IT’S ILLEGAL IN NEW MEXICO FOR SERVERS AND BARTENDERS AT RESTAURANTS AND BARS TO OVER-SERVE INTOXICATED GUESTS. THAT’S ONE OF THE MESSAGES IN A NEW CAMPAIGN, CALLED “BUZZKILL,” FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. DEPARTMENT SECRETARY TOM CHURCH SAYS ALL SERVERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SEE A NEW VIDEO ON OVER-SERVING AS PART…… MORE
Arson Possible in Albuquerque Bosque Fires
WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, THERE’S FIRE … AND THAT WAS THE CASE IN ALBUQUERQUE’S BOSQUE ALONG CENTRAL AND TINGLEY DRIVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MELISSA ROMERO WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE CALLS STARTED COMING IN JUST BEFORE 3PM. WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY FOUND THREE SMALL FIRES HAD BEEN SET. THEY HAD ALL…… MORE
Red Light Cameras Leaving Rio Rancho
THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS WILL SOON BE GONE IN RIO RANCHO. THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED 4-TO-2 THIS WEEK TO REJECT A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE RED LIGHT CAMERA COMPANY … RED FLEX … SO THE CAMERAS WON’T BE WORKING AFTER THE CONTRACT ENDS ON DECEMBER 31ST. THAT MEANS RED LIGHT AND…… MORE
Budget Cuts Hit Financial Literacy Program
THE LATEST CASUALTY OF NEW MEXICO’S BUDGET CRISIS IS A PROGRAM THAT TAUGHT FINANCIAL LITERACY TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THE TWO STATE TREASURERS OFFICE EMPLOYEES WHO RAN THE PROGRAM HAVE HAD THEIR JOBS ELIMINATED IN A COST CUTTING MOVE. THE OFFICE IS CUTTING SIX POSITIONS IN…… MORE
NM Completes WIPP Inspections
THE STATE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED ITS INSPECTIONS OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE INSPECTIONS COVERED ISSUES DATING BACK TO A 2014 FIRE AND RADIATION LEAK THAT LED TO WIPP BEING SHUT DOWN. THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT SAYS THE INSPECTIONS WERE TO ENSURE THAT THE VIOLATIONS CITED…… MORE
Mother Being Tried in Tween’s Murder
IN VALENCIA COUNTY, A WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY. LORETTA VILLALOBOS COULD GET MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN PRISON. SHE WAS ACCUSED OF NOT KEEPING AN EYE ON HER SPECIAL NEEDS SON, BRANDON, WHO ALLEGEDLY…… MORE
Why O’Malley Opposed Valencia County Funding
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O;MALLEY ISN’T KEEN ON THE PANEL’S APPROVAL OF UP TO 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A VALENCIA COUNTY PROJECT. THE COMMISSION VOTED 4-TO-1 TUESDAY TO APPROVE UP TO 400 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A RAIL AND LOGISTICS PARK IN LOS LUNAS. THE ONLY “NO” VOTE WAS FROM COMMISSIONER O’MALLEY, WHO…… MORE
Commission Approves Funds for Out-of-County Project
AN UNUSUAL INVESTMENT APPROVED BY THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY. COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO APPROVE UP TO 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A REGIONAL RAIL AND LOGISTICS PARK IN LOS LUNAS, WHICH IS BEYOND BERNALILLO COUNTY’S BOUNDARIES. THE ONLY COMMISSIONER VOTING AGAINST THE FUNDING WAS DEBBIE O’MALLEY. THE MEASURE WAS SPONSORED BY COMMISSIONER ART…… MORE
Court Rules on PNM Rate Hike
THERE’S A RULING FROM THE STATE SUPREME COURT REGARDING PNM’S RECENT RATE HIKE. THE COURT ON MONDAY SAID THE UTILITY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INCREASE BUT ALSO CAUTIONED THE COMPANY THAT IT COULD BE ORDERED TO PAY CUSTOMERS BACK IF THE HIKE IS DETERMINED TO BE UNLAWFUL. THE COURT HAD…… MORE
Lujan-Grisham to Run for Governor
NEW MEXICO HAS ITS FIRST OFFICIAL CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IN 2018…DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM. THE 57 YEAR OLD MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT A WEEK AFTER ANOTHER HIGH PROFILE DEMOCRAT…SENATOR TOM UDALL…SAID HE HAD DECIDED NOT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR. LUJAN GRISHAM WAS RE-ELECTED TO A THIRD TERM IN CONGRESS IN NOVEMBER.… MORE
