A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION ON WEDNESDAY AT A FIREWORKS STORAGE AREA NEAR THE ROSWELL AIRPORT…SENDING A HUGE PLUME OF BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE UPWARD INTO THE SKY. AND LT. MARK SORIANO WITH STATE POLICE SAYS SEVERAL FIREFIGHTERS WERE HURT. HE SAYS A DOZEN FIREFIGHTERS INSIDE THE BUILDING WERE INJURED, TWO OF THEM LATER AIRLIFTED TO A…… MORE
Tai Chan’s Third Trial Delayed
MORE THAN FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AFTER IT HAPPENED, THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY BY ANOTHER DEPUTY REMAINS UNSETTLED. AN EL PASO TV STATION REPORTS THAT TAI CHAN’S THIRD TRIAL IN THE DEATH OF JEREMY MARTIN IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO SCHEDULING ISSUES FOR WITNESSES. THE TRIAL WAS TO…… MORE
Colorful Crosswalks Vandalized
WE REPORTED THIS WEEK THAT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE PAINTED THE CROSSWALKS IN NOB HILL WITH BRIGHT COLORED BARS TO CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH AND THE CITY’S LGBTQ COMMUNITY. NOW, KOB TV REPORTS ONE OF THE CROSSWALKS HAS ALREADY BEEN VANDALIZED. IT’S BEEN REPORTED THAT TWO PEOPLE ON MOTORCYCLES INTENTIONALLY LEFT TIRE MARKS IN THE CROSSWALK,…… MORE
APS and State Agencies Testing the Water
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS IT’S WORKING WITH STATE AGENCIES TO TEST LEAD LEVELS IN SCHOOL SINKS AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE DISTRICT SUBMITTED SAMPLES FROM 69 SCHOOLS STARTING IN APRIL…AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SOME OF THE WATER HAD LEAD LEVELS ABOVE THE THRESHOLD SET BY THE EPA. APS CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER…… MORE
Free Summertime Meals in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY KICKED OFF THE CITY’S SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM. IT’LL RUN ON WEEK DAYS THROUGH AUGUST THIRD, PROVIDING MEALS FOR CHILDREN AGES ONE TO 18 AT MORE THAN 140 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT ALBUQUERQUE. MAYOR KELLER SAYS THE PROGRAM GIVES HUNGRY CHILDREN ACCESS TO AT…… MORE
Make Sure You Secure Your Load
THE NEW MEXICO D-O-T SAYS IT ACCRUED CLOSE TO 86 THOUSAND LABOR HOURS LAST YEAR CLEANING UP DEBRIS THAT HAD BEEN TOSSED OR HAD FLOWN OUT OF PEOPLE’S VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. SPOKESPERSON MARISA MAEZ SAYS THAT COST THE STATE MORE THAN 5-MILLION DOLLARS. SHE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THERE ARE PENALTIES FOR NOT SECURING YOUR…… MORE
APS Wants Water Tested in Schools
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS IT’S WORKING WITH STATE AGENCIES TO TEST LEAD LEVELS IN SCHOOL SINKS AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT THE DISTRICT SUBMITTED SAMPLES FROM 69 SCHOOLS STARTING IN APRIL…AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SOME OF THE WATER HAD LEAD LEVELS ABOVE THE THRESHOLD SET BY THE EPA. APS CHIEF OPERATIONS…… MORE
How Will Mexico Tariffs Impact NM?
HOW WILL OUR STATE’S ECONOMY BE IMPACTED IF PRESIDENT TRUMP FOLLOWS THROUGH WITH HIS TARIFFS ON MEXICAN IMPORTS? UNM ECONOMIST JEFF MITCHELL TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB TARIFFS ARE ESSENTIALLY PAID FOR BY CONSUMERS IN NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT THE TARIFFS WON’T IMPACT U-S EXPORTS UNLESS MEXICO UNLESS THEY RAISE THEIR TARIFFS. MITCHELL SAYS…… MORE
Tai Chan Update
MORE THAN FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AFTER IT HAPPENED, THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY BY ANOTHER DEPUTY REMAINS UNSETTLED. AN EL PASO TV STATION REPORTS THAT TAI CHAN’S THIRD TRIAL IN THE DEATH OF JEREMY MARTIN IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO SCHEDULING ISSUES FOR WITNESSES. THE TRIAL WAS TO…… MORE
Man Killed in Albuquerque Overnight
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE REPORT ANOTHER HOMICIDE. IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT IN THE 17-HUNDRED BLOCK OF UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD. APD OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THAT LOCATION CONCERNING A MAN LYING IN THE PARKING LOT. OFFICERS SAY THE MAN SUFFERED FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS CHEST. THEY DID RENDER AID BUT ALSO CALLED MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND TRANSPORTED THE MAN…… MORE
