Legislature probes pandemic spending amid partisan clashes
980 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Leading legislators moved forward Wednesday with an examination of at least $30 million in emergency spending authorized by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham without legislative approval in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Heinrich: Pandemic Relief Is Urgent
918 Views New Mexico U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich says Congress must approve legislation that will offer significant relief during the pandemic.
Mountain West postpones fall sports season
816 Views The Mountain West Conference is postponing its fall season, and all other fall sports due to COVID-19 concerns. The Board of Directors met Monday to finalize the decision.
Big Ten cancels fall football season, other conferences could follow
859 Views DALLAS (NEXSTAR) — The Big Ten is the first Power Five conference to announce it will cancel fall football and eye a potential spring season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Gov. Lujan Grisham to speak at Democratic National Convention
817 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will speak on the third night of the virtual Democratic National Convention. The governor is slated to speak on the same night as Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, the vice presidential nominee and former President Barack Obama.
Navajo Nation Asks Trump To Commute Death Sentence Of Native Man Facing Execution
971 Views As the U.S. government prepares to execute Lezmond Mitchell, the only Native American man on federal death row, the leaders of the Navajo Nation have asked President Trump to reduce Mitchell’s sentence to life imprisonment.
Restaurants help state with contact tracing
881 Views Customers can leave name and number with restaurants they visit ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Contact tracing is how the state health department finds out where infected people have been and who they’ve been around. KOAT has learned that some New Mexico restaurants are helping the state with that.
State Police issue 14 citations to businesses for public health order violations
915 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A handful of businesses received citations for breaking the governor’s public health order in July. State Police said they issued 14 citations to businesses that violated public health orders. The number one offending type of business was restaurants, State Police say.
Mass Casualty Drills Prepare Medical Personnel for Incidents Like El Paso Mass Shooting
988 Views EL PASO, Texas – The Department of Emergency Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso plays a major role in preparing physicians and first responders for mass casualty incidents like the Aug. 3, 2019, shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso. The attack killed 23 people and injured […]
Concerned Citizens Speak Out about WIPP Expansion, Deadline Fast Approaching on Community Input
1,054 Views Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety Executive Director Joni Arends and Independent Community Activist Cindy Weehler express their concerns over developments at WIPP that could lead to what they call “Forever WIPP”, meaning no deadline on when storage would end and the possibility of upcoming expansion of nuclear waste storage at WIPP. The deadline […]
