Wednesday’s Top Stories
- Albuquerque officials discuss moving historic diner to Route 66 Visitor Center
- DEA Special Agent in Charge speaks on recent successes and future of agency in NM
- Rio Grande once again goes dry in Albuquerque
- Tax Free Weekend starts Friday in New Mexico
- Santa Fe man charged with murdering his brother
- Lobo basketball announces exhibition game in the Pit
Wednesday’s Five Facts
[1] APS Board members respond after vulgar text messages sent during board meeting – During last week’s APS School Board meeting, members followed along on their laptops as they gave results of a self-evaluation. Board member Heather Benavidez called out the board on attendance, which then sparked a debate about one member who has missed many meetings while on maternity leave. Benavidez’s husband was following the meeting and sent a text to his wife, which popped up in large print on her laptop. Her husband wrote a vulgar message about board member Courtney Jackson.
[2] UNM outlines proposal for medical school expansion – The Executive Vice President of UNM Health Sciences Mike Richards went before state lawmakers, arguing an investment into the medical school is essential to getting more physicians in the state. Last year, the university proposed to double the size of the school of medicine, at an estimated construction cost of $600 million. They worked with the legislature to create a business plan. At that time, $30 million was appropriated for planning and design. Now, officials say those plans prove proposals should continue being supported by the state.
[3] More rain in the short term before temperatures heat up – Drier weather will start moving into the state Wednesday. Isolated showers and storms will still develop in the afternoon, but they’ll be farther between than Tuesday’s storms. Temperatures will also be hotter. This will be the trend into the end of this week with drier and hotter weather statewide. The best chance for rain will be over the northern mountains and in northeast New Mexico.
[4] New Mexico sees slowdown in film industry – A slowdown in the national film industry is being felt in New Mexico. The state film office says it started with an industry-wide shutdown in 2023, when the actors’ and writers’ unions both held strikes. They says they’re hopeful the industry will bounce back with new projects expected to film this fall.
[5] NMSU Chile Pepper Institute Teaching Garden offering tours – New Mexico State University is offering people a chance to learn about chile peppers. The university is now open for self-guided tours at its Chile Pepper Institute Teaching Garden. The garden’s theme, flavor nuances, highlight the subtle and unique flavor profiles in more than 150 chile peppers.
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