SCHEDULED TO FINALLY
OPEN TODAY.
THE FACILITY IS A FORMER
U-S ARMY RESERVE OUTPOST
WITH ROOM TO SUPPORT UP
TO 170 MIGRANTS AT A
TIME.
THE CITY OF LAS CRUCES
WAS SET TO DEBUT THE
CENTER FRIDAY.
BUT LAST WEEK, THE CITY
NOW SAID THE DEBUT WOULD
BE DELAYED UNTIL
TODAY AT THE EARLIEST.
MEANWHILE -- THE BORDER
CRISIS NOW CAUSING
CONFLICT BETWEEN OTERO
COUNTY AND THE GOVERNOR.
DURING A FOX NEWS
INTERVIEW ON SUNDAY --
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
COUY GRIFFIN SAYS
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN
GRISHAM HAS YET
TO RESPOND TO THE
COUNTY )S REQUEST TO
DECLARE A STATE OF
EMERGENCY.
OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL
CONSIDER SUING THE
STATE, IF THEY DON )T
RECEIVE
HELP.
-- NWS --
.TODAY...Partly cloudy
until late afternoon
then becoming mostly
cloudy. Slight chance of
showers and
thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
THIS MORNING...VIDEO IS
SHOWING THE DANGERS SOME
FACED...AS A POLICE
CHASE IN SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO REACHED SPEED
OVER 100 MILES AN HOUR.
THE VIDEO SHOWS --
DRIVERS ON HIGHWAY 2-85
BETWEEN ARTESIA
AND ROSWELL WERE DODGING
A MAN -- WHO WAS DODGING
POLICE YESTERDAY,
POLICE SAY THEY TRIED TO
STOP 20- YEAR-OLD TEDDY
RAY TRUJILLO --
WHEN HE TOOK OFF TOWARDS
ROSWELL. OFFICERS USED
SPIKE STRIPS TO
STOP HIM.
THIS MORNING ---
POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A
MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING
SOMEONE NEAR U-N-M.
OFFICERS SAY THE SUSPECT
WAS SEEN LAST NIGHT
RUNNING WEST TOWARD
JOHNSON FIELD ON CAMPUS.
THEY SAY THE SUSPECT IS
A NATIVE AMERICAN MALE,
WEARING A YELLOW
CHECKERED SHIRT, AND
KHAKI PANTS.
AN ALBUQUERQUE DAD
ACCUSED OF DRIVING
DRUNK-- IS BACK ON THE
ROAD
THIS MORNING.
AN OFFICER SPOTTED
JOHNSON NEZ JUNIOR LAST
WEEK DRIVING
ERRATICALLY AND PULLED
HIM OVER.
POLICE SAY NEZ ADMITTED
TO HAVING A SHOT BEFORE
GOING TO
PICK UP HIS KIDS FROM
THE MOVIES.
HE WAS RELEASED FROM
JAIL OVER THE WEEKEND.
INVESTORS ARE TRYING TO
GET IN ON WHAT COULD BE
A MULTI-BILLION ON --
WHAT COULD BE A
MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR
(HEMP BOOM.
IN JULY-- HEMP WILL
BECOME LEGAL IN THE
STATE.
ACCORDING TO THE
JOURNAL-- LOCAL BUSINESS
LEADERS ARE TRYING TO
INVEST IN THE ESTIMATED
TWO- POINT-SIX BILLION
INDUSTRY.
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN
GRISHAM RECENTLY SIGNED
THE FIRST-
OF-ITS-KIND BILL
EXPANDING BOTH
COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL USES OF
HEMP.
NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATS RE-
ELECT A FAMILAR FACE TO
BECOME
THEIR CHAIRWOMAN.
MARG ELLISTON OF
CORRALES WILL BE THE
CHAIRWOMAN FOR ANOTHER
2-
YEAR TERM OF THE PARTY.
THE BODY ALSO ELECTING
MARCUS PORTER TO SERVE
AS THE VICE-CHAIR.
+
THIS MORNING--PRESIDEN T
TRUMP WORKING TO WIN
OVER STATE )S HE LOST IN
20-16-- INCLUDING NEW
MEXICO . CAMPAIGN
MANAGERS SAY THEIR FOCUS
IS ON COLORADO, NEVADA,
NEW HAMPSHIRE AND EVEN
HERE NEW MEXICO.
THEY DID NOT DID NOT
ELABORATE ON HOW THE
PLAN TO GAIN MORE NEW
MEXICO VOTERS.
A STOLEN THERAPY PIG IS
BACK HOME MORNING.
SYDNEY FORESTAL SAYS HER
PET PIG "BARBIE" WAS
FOUND IN THE BACK YARD
OF AN ABANDONED HOME
YESTERDAY.
ON WEDNESDAY-- SHE SAYS
THE PIG WAS TAKEN FROM
HER FRONT YARD BY TWO
MEN IN A BLACK PICK UP.
BARBIE IS WELL-KNOWN
FROM HER WORK IN THE
COMMUNITY AS A
MASCOT FOR DIFFERENT
LOCAL YOGA EVENTS.
LOOKING AHEAD--
THE NATIONAL HISPANIC
CULTURAL CENTER WILL
SOON RE-OPEN. THE CENTER
WAS CLOSED FOR REPAIRS,
AFTER A FIRE BROKE OUT.
ACCORDING TO THE
JOURNAL-- REPAIRS WENT
AS PLANNED.
THE REPAIRS INCLUDE NEW
PAINT, WALLPAPER AND
CARPET.
INVESTIGATORS SAY A
SECURITY GUARD AND HIS
FRIEND ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR
THE FIRE .
-- NWS --
.TODAY...Partly cloudy
until late afternoon
then becoming mostly
cloudy. Slight chance of
showers and
thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE
UNITS ARE PREPARING TO
HEAD TO UTAH FOR
TRAINING.
TWO FIGHTER WINGS WILL
HOST A SIMULATED COMBAT
EXERCISE AT THE
TWO-WEEK LONG MEETING--
TAKING PLACE AT THE UTAH
TRAINING RANGE.
THE TRAINING WILL ALSO
INCLUDE A WEAPONS
EVALUATION.
OFFICIALS SAY PILOTS
WILL HEAD OUT IN WAVES.
THAT TRAINING WILL TAKE
PLACE NEXT WEEK.
TODAY--
THE I-25 RIO BRAVO
INTERCHANGE IS OPENING A
NEW LOOP FOR
EASTBOUND DRIVERS.
THE LOOP LEADS TO
NORTHBOUND I-25.
THE D-O-T SAYS TRAFFIC
MAY BE CONGESTED THERE
FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL
DRIVERS GET USED TO THE
NEW CONFIGURATION. THE
55-MILLION DOLLAR
PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO
WRAP UP THIS SUMMER.
THIS MORNING, THE
NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES
ARE ALREADY BREAKING
RECORDS. EVENT
COORDINATORS SAY THEY )RE
EXPECTING MORE THAN
13,700
ATHLETES-- THAT )S UP
FROM THE 12- THOUSAND
THAT PARTICIPANTS IN THE
2017 GAMES.
NEW MEXICO HAS THE MOST
ATHLETES PARTICIPATING
WITH 1,516.
ATHLETES AGED 50 AND
OLDER FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY -- WILL COMPETE
IN 20 DIFFERENT SPORTS
DURING THE 12-DAY
COMPETITION.
ONE OF THE BIG STARS OF
THE JUMANI SEQUEL...JACK
BLACK...IS GETTING
ATTENTION HERE IN THE
STATE..
"If you )re ever in
Farmington, New Mexico,
be sure to hit Three
Rivers, it )s a rad bar
and grill."
THAT )S RIGHT JACK BLACK
IS IN THE STATE WORKING
ON THE SEQUEL --
ALONGSIDE THE ROCK AND
KEVIN HART.
THE ISOTOPES LOOKING
FORWARD TO A HOME GAME
TONIGHT -- COMING
OFF A TOUGH LOSS.
THE TOPES WERE LOOKING
TO TAKE 4 GAMES LAST
NIGHT, BUT FALL TO THE
SALT LAKE BEES 8 TO 14.
THE TOPES WILL RETURN
HOME NOW... HOSTING A
FOUR GAME SERIES WITH
SACRAMENTO... GAME ONE
IS TONIGHT AT 6:35PM AT
ISOTOPES PARK.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
TRACKER HEADED EASTBOUND
I-40
a NEW APP -- CALLED
GREENPAL - IS HELPING
YOU FIND SOMEONE TO MOW
YOUR LAWN.
THE APP CONNECTS PEOPLE
WITH LOCAL, PRE-SCREENED
LAWN CARE
WORKERS.
THE APP )S CO-FOUNDER
SAYS THE COMPANY WILL
START IN ALBUQUERQUE AND
HOPEFULLY EXPAND TO
OTHER PARTS OF THE
STATE.
THE FIVE FACTS IN 90
cloudy. Slight chance of
showers and
thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
TIME FOR THE FIVE
FACTS...
AT NUMBER FIVE...
THIS SUMMER -- YOU )LL BE
ABLE TO CHECK OUT THE
WORLDS OF THE
WALKING DEAD, AND HARRY
POTTER...HERE IN
ALBUQUERQUE.
WE ALREADY TOLD ABOUT
JASON MAMOA, AKA AQUA
MAN,
MAKING AN APPEARANCE AT
THE NEW MEXICO COMIC
EXPO.
THE EXPO JUST ANNOUNCED
THREE MORE BIG NAMES IN
THE LINE UP:
ELIJAH WOOD,
JON BERNTHAL, AND
TOM FELTON.
THE EXPO RUNS AUGUST
16TH THROUGH 18TH AT THE
ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION
CENTER.
FOR MORE INFORMATION -
HEAD TO ALWAYS ON
K-R-Q-E DOT COM.
AT NUMBER FOUR...
MANY ARE TRYING TO GET
IN ON WHAT COULD BE A
MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR
(HEMP BOOM.
IN JULY-- HEMP WILL
BECOME LEGAL IN THE
STATE. ACCORDING TO THE
JOURNAL-- LOCAL BUSINESS
LEADERS ARE TRYING TO
INVEST IN THE ESTIMATED
TWO- POINT-SIX BILLION
INDUSTRY--EXPECTE
D NATIONWIDE BY 20-22.
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN
GRISHAM RECENTLY SIGNED
THE FIRST-
OF-ITS-KIND BILL
EXPANDING COMMERCIAL
USES OF HEMP.
IT )S MOST COMMONLY USED
FOR THINGS LIKE C-B-D
OILS, TEXTILES AND
COSMETICS.
AT NUMBER THREE...ADLIB
WEATHER
AT NUMBER TWO..
THIS MORNING ---
POLICE ARE CONTINUING
THEIR SEARCH FOR THE
SUSPECT IN A
STABBING AT GIRARD AND
CENTRAL NEAR U-N-M.
OFFICERS SAY THE SUSPECT
WAS SEEN LAST NIGHT
RUNNING WEST TOWARD
JOHNSON FIELD ON CAMPUS.
THEY SAY THE SUSPECT IS
A NATIVE AMERICAN MALE,
WEARING A YELLOW
CHECKERED SHIRT, AND
KHAKI PANTS. IF
YOU KNOW ANYTHING CALL
POLICE.
AT NUMBER ONE..
THIS MORNING, ONE NEW
MEXICO COUNTY IS
CONSIDERING SUING THE
GOVERNOR...
OVER THE BORDER CRISIS.
DURING A FOX NEWS
INTERVIEW ON SUNDAY --
COUNTY COMMISSIONER COUY
GRIFFIN SAYS GOVERNOR
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM
HAS YET TO RESPOND TO
THE COUNTY )S REQUEST
TO DECLARE A STATE OF
EMERGENCY.
THE COUNTY IS ASKING THE
NATIONAL GUARD TO REOPEN
BORDER
CHECKPOINTS TO BLOCK
INCOMING MIGRANTS.
BUT THE GOVERNOR
SUGGESTED THEY DIRECT
THEIR CONCERNS TO
BORDER PATROL AND
HOMELAND SECURITY.