One of the benefits of this job is being a part of some of the traditions in New Mexico. One of them is this weekend in the North Valley. It’s the annual Lavender Festival and celebration of Lavender throughout Los Ranchos. I’ll be live at the Los Ranchos Growers Market on Saturday morning from 8-10am.…… MORE
More Rain Storms Mean More Lightning For NM
YOUR EMPTY FLOWER POTS AND BARRELS GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO FILL UP WITH RAINWATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE TELLS US MORE RAIN IS ON THE WAY FOR CENTRAL NEW MEXICO … AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE CAN EXPECT RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE WITH THE WEATHER SERVICE…… MORE
Mosquitos Accompany NM Monsoons
ARE YOU NOTICING MORE MOSQUITOES? THE HEAD OF ALBUQUERQUE’S URBAN BIOLOGY DIVISION SAYS MOSQUITO POPULATIONS ARE ON THE INCREASE IN THE METRO AREA, DUE TO THE WET SPRING AND THE START OF MONSOON SEASON. DR. PAUL SMITH TELLS US THERE HAVEN’T BEEN ANY HUMAN CASES OF THE MOSQUITO-BORNE WEST NILE VIRUS SO FAR THIS YEAR…… MORE
Record-Setting Holiday Weekend for The Butte
IF YOU WENT TO ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE OVER THE LONG JULY 4TH WEEKEND YOU HAD A LOT OF COMPANY. THE PARK WELCOMED OVER 125-THOUSAND VISITORS, A NEW RECORD. HIGHER WATER LEVELS MAY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. OFFICIALS SAY THE BUTTE IS 14 FEET HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR WHEN IT DREW 98-THOUSAND CAMPERS AND…… MORE
What are the Rules for NM’s Elderly Drivers?
TUESDAY’S ACCIDENT IN ALBUQUERQUE WHICH A 93 YEAR OLD WOMAN ACCIDENTALLY DROVE HER CAR THROUGH THE WINDOW OF A POST OFFICE MIGHT HAVE YOU WONDERING WHAT THE RULES ARE REGARDING OLDER DRIVERS. MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION SPOKESMAN BEN CLOUTIER TELLS US, ONCE YOU REACH THE AGE OF 75, YOU MUST RENEW YOUR LICENSE YEARLY. HOWEVER, CLOUTIER…… MORE
Suspect Sought in Valencia County Murder
A SUSPECT IS NOW IDENTIFIED IN THE MURDER OF A MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND MONDAY IN A BELEN HOME. THE VICTIM WAS 42 YEAR OLD JACK JARAMILLO, WHO THE VALENCIA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS DIED OF TWO GUNSHOT WOUNDS. THE SUSPECT IS BELIEVED TO BE 47 YEAR OLD ANTHONY CROFUTT, WHO WITNESSES TOLD INVESTIGATORS…… MORE
NM Teen Bitten by Bear
NEW MEXICO GAME AND FISH OFFICERS SET A TRAP FOR A BEAR THAT BIT A TEENAGE GIRL EARLY MONDAY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OUTSIDE RATON. IT HAPPENED WHILE THE GIRL WAS SLEEPING IN A TENT OUTSIDE A HOME THERE, WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE ATTENDING A FAMILY GATHERING. THE BEAR BIT HER THROUGH THE TENT WALL, LEAVING…… MORE
Elderly Woman Crashes into Duke City Post Office
THE LOBBY OF ALBUQUERQUE’S ALVARADO POST OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. APD SAYS A 93 YEAR OLD WOMAN ON TUESDAY ACCIDENTALLY DROVE HER VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDOW OF THE BUILDING, AT 111 ALVARADO SOUTHEAST. POLICE SAY THE WOMAN APPARENTLY MISTOOK THE GAS PEDAL FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CRASH CAUSED EXTENSIVE…… MORE
It’s Probation for Man Who Sold Drivers Licenses to Illegals
THREE YEARS OF SUPERVISED PROBATION. THAT’S THE SENTENCE A JUDGE HANDED EDUARDO CHAVEZ OF ALBUQUERQUE FOR FRAUDULENTLY SELLING DRIVERS LICENSES TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. THE STATE TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT SAYS CHAVEZ WOULD PROVIDE FAKE RESIDENCY DOCUMENTS TO PEOPLE FOR A THOUSAND DOLLAR FEE. CHAVEZ PLEADED GUILTY TO TWO FELONIES…FORGERY AND POSSESSION OF AN ALTERED, FORGED…… MORE
Nude Man on NM Highway
A NUDE MAN ON STATE ROAD 245 NEAR CLOVIS ON JULY 4TH. CURRY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SAY THE NUDE MAN WAS 37 YEAR OLD JESUS TARANGO. A DEPUTY TRIED TO COAX HIM INTO HIS PATROL CAR, BUT TARANGO SAT BY THE ROAD, THEN TRIED TO FLAG DOWN A CAR. TARANGO SAID HE’D BEEN POISONED ……… MORE
