MEXICO.
THE LATEST UPDATE
CONFIRMING 17 NEW
POSITIVE TESTS. 13 OUT
OF THE STATE )S 33
COUNTIES NOW HAVE
CONFIRMED
CASES.
BERNALILLO COUNTY STILL
LEADING - WITH 43 CASES.
THE YOUNGEST CASE-- A
BABY IN BERNALILLO
COUNTY.
MORE THAN 67-HUNDRED
TESTS HAVE COME BACK
NEGATIVE.
THE SENATE AGREED UPON A
TWO-TRILLION DOLLAR
STIMULUS
BILL.
INDIVIDUALS WHO EARN
$75-THOUSAND GROSS
INCOME WOULD GET A ONE
TIME PAYMENT OF
12-HUNDRED DOLLARS
EACH... AND AN
ADDITIONAL
500 PER CHILD.
MARRIED COUPLES WHO MAKE
(MORE THAN 150-THOUSAND
A YEAR WON )T
QUALIFY -- BASED ON YOUR
20-18 TAXES.
OFFICIALS HOPE PAYMENTS
WILL BE SENT OUT IN
EARLY APRIL.
STATE POLICE SAY
NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES
THAT (DON )T CLOSE - AND
PEOPLE WHO GATHER IN
GROUPS LARGER THAN
FIVE... (CAN FACE CIVIL
AND
CRIMINAL PENALITES.
AT FIRST THEY WILL GIVE
OUT WARNINGS -- AND THEN
CITATIONS, WHICH
CAN COME WITH A
100-DOLLAR FINE OR SIX
MONTHS IN JAIL. PEOPLE
CAN REPORT VIOLATORS TO
THE STATE )S
NON-EMERGENCY
COVID-19 HOTLINE.
TODAY...Breezy. Mostly
sunny until late
afternoon then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in
the upper 60s to mid
70s. Southwest winds 15
to 25 mph with gusts to
around 35 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Breezy. Not
as cool. Partly cloudy.
Lows in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25
mph. Gusts up to 35 mph
in the evening.
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
IS MAKING CHANGES TO
THEIR OPERATIONS. RIGHT
NOW -- ALL FOUR OF THE
CITY )S GOLF COURSES ARE
CLOSED.
STARTING THIS WEEKEND --
ALL A- R-T BUS ROUTES
WILL STOP RUNNING. MAYOR
KELLER SAYS OTHER CITY
BUSES WILL OPERATE ON A
REDUCED SCHEDULE.
ALL CITY PARKS WILL
REMAIN OPEN -- BUT ONLY
FOR EXERCISE... AND
PLAYGROUNDS WILL ALSO BE
OFF LIMITS.
NEW MEXICO )S TWO
GOVERNMENT LABS ARE
GOING TO START PLAYING A
BIG ROLE IN FIGHTING THE
COVID-19 CRISIS.
LOS ALAMOS )
SUPERCOMPUTERS WILL BE
USED TO HELP MAKE A
VACCINE... AND SANDIA )S
SUPERCOMPUTERS WILL HELP
THE
GOVERNMENT FIGURE OUT
HOW AND WHERE THE
GOVERNMENT
SHOULD USE THEIR
RESOURCES.
SANDIA LABS WILL ALSO
HELP WITH THE
MANUFACTURING PROCESS TO
MAKE
FACE MASKS.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THE COVID-19
CRISIS IN NEW MEXICO -
(AND HOW IT AFFECTS YOU.
YOU CAN FIND THE LATEST
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THE KRQE NEWS APP.
TODAY...Breezy. Mostly
sunny until late
afternoon then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in
the upper 60s to mid
70s. Southwest winds 15
to 25 mph with gusts to
around 35 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Breezy. Not
as cool. Partly cloudy.
Lows in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25
mph. Gusts up to 35 mph
in the evening.
A LAS CRUCES FAMILY IS
SUING A SCHOOL RESOURCE
OFFICER.
BACK IN DECEMBER --
OFFICIALS SAY LAS CRUCES
POLICE OFFICER FRANCISCO
ESTRADA ACCIDENTALLY
DISCHARGED HIS GUN IN
HIS OFFICE.
THE FAMILY OF A
13-YEAR-OLD STUDENT
FILED A LAWSUIT.
THEY CLAIM THE OFFICER
WAS DONE LECTURING THE
BOY AND INTENTIONALLY
FIRED HIS GUN.
THE LAWSUIT SAYS THE
BULLET BARELY MISSED THE
STUDENT )S HEAD.
YOU MAY SOON GET A NEW
DRIVER )S LICENSE AFTER
THE STATE SAY VITAL
INFORMATION IS MISSING
FROM SOME.
THE STATE )S TAXATION AND
REVENUE DEPARTMENT SAYS
CARDS ISSUED BY THE
M-V-D BETWEEN MARCH 5TH
AND 22ND... LEFT OUT
STREET NUMBER
INFORMATION.
THEY SAY IT WAS A
PROGRAMMING ERROR.
M-V-D IS MAILING OUT
(CORRECTED LICENSE ALL
AFFECTED
CUSTOMERS.
THE VALENCIA COUNTY
SHERIFF )S OFFICE IS
FACING A FEDERAL LAWSUIT
OVER A DEADLY SHOOTING.
40-YEAR-OLD JOHN BAILON
WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY
DEPUTIES IN 2018.
ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL
LAWSUIT -- DEPUTIES
TASED BAILON WHEN HE
HOPPED INTO A STOLEN CAR
AND THREW IT IN REVERSE.
THEN, THEY OPENED FIRE.
DEPUTIES ) CLAIM THEIR
LIVES WERE IN DANGER -
BUT THE ATTORNEY SAYS
THE
EVIDENCE DOESN )T MATCH
THAT CLAIM.
A HISTORIC MOTEL ON
ROUTE 66 WILL SOON GET A
REMODEL. THE JOURNAL
REPORTS -- THE MONTEREY
MOTEL NEAR THE BIOPARK
WILL GET A NEW LOOK.
DEVELOPERS WILL SOON
DEMOLISH THE BUILDING
AND BEGIN WORK ON A NEW
MOTEL... ONE THAT WILL
RESEMBLE WHAT IT LOOKED
LIKE BACK IN THE
1930s.
THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED
TO BE COMPLETE BY
SOMETIME THIS
SUMMER.
IF YOU )VE HAD TROUBLE
GETTING FRESH PRODUCE AT
THE GROCERY
STORES OR WANT A NEW
HOBBY TO FILL YOUR FREE
TIME AT HOME, YOU )RE IN
LUCK.
LOCAL NON-PROFIT FOOD IS
FREE ALBUQUERQUE
IS MAKING MINI
GARDEN BOXES, COMPLETE
WITH SOIL AND SEEDS.
THOSE WHO WANT TO BE
ENTERED TO RECEIVE A
GARDEN BOX CAN FILL OUT
A
FORM ONLINE.
WE HAVE A LINK TO IT
UNDER ALWAYS ON KRQE DOT
COM.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE... NO
ACCIDENTS OR MAJOR SLOW
DOWNS TO REPORT.
THE BIOPARK SHARED THIS
VIDEO OF THE TWO
SMALLEST MEMBERS OF THE
ELEPHANT FAMILY -- THORN
AND JAZZY, YESTERDAY.
WHILE (THURSDAY )S ARE
USUALLY DEDICATED TO
"THORN" --
ZOOKEEPERS SAY THEY
COULDN )T WAIT TO SHARE
THIS ADORABLE VIDEO.
THE BIOPARK SAYS THIS IS
JUST ONE OF THEIR DAILY
EXERCISES TO
ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION.
THE FIVE FACTS IN 90
SECONDS.
.
ON THIS DAY..