Monday’s Top Stories
- Eddy County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergeant charged with driving under the influence
- Animal Humane’s PAWS provides one year of free veterinary care for eligible dogs
- BioPark announces passing of Moe the Nile hippo
- ABQ BioPark released 18,000 silvery minnows into Rio Grande
- Sheriff’s deputies handle Chaves County mobile domestic dispute
- High school volleyball – 2025 state tournament brackets
- US airlines cancel more than 2,100 flights Sunday; first time since shutdown cuts began
Monday’s Five Facts
[1] NM Gov. calls for special session regarding SNAP benefits on Nov. 10 – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Thursday afternoon that she is calling a special legislative session to extend state-funded food benefits back to New Mexicans. This session on Monday, Nov. 10 at the State Capitol in Santa Fe is expected to last one day. The session is happening 10 days after the governor released $30 million in emergency state funding to New Mexico residents using SNAP. This funding will run out on Monday, according to the governor’s office.
[2] Lawsuit claims former WNMU president was target of retaliation – For the last year, Western New Mexico University’s former president, Joseph Shepard, has been at the center of controversy and allegations surrounding university spending. The former university president is denying all claims of fraud and, in a recent lawsuit, is instead claiming to be the target of retaliation and conspiracy. The lawsuit names the university, several current and former lawmakers, and the current state auditor. Shepard said in the lawsuit he was retaliated against for blowing the whistle on the fraudulent appropriation of $1 million,
[3] Cold start but milder ahead with some clouds – Monday morning temperatures will be some of the coldest we have seen all season, with widespread freezing temperatures. Albuquerque will have a chance at finally seeing its first freeze of the season. Warmer weather returns Monday afternoon, with high temperatures climbing back above average statewide by Tuesday.
[4] Albuquerque Homeless Union speaks on special legislative session – The Albuquerque Homeless Union held a press conference, calling on lawmakers to make changes for the community. Organizers from the union and participants from the People’s Forum met at Civic Plaza, hanging banners with a list of demands to reopen the federal government, restore funding for housing and health care, and repurpose New Mexico’s resources to create a sustainable humanitarian mission.
[5] Commemorative Air Force Lobo Wing restoring Albuquerque-based WWII aircraft – An AT-11 that started its journey in Albuquerque in 1942, went on to train thousands of students. Now, it’s being restored to its former glory. Currently, there are only eleven AT-11s left in the world. They’ve been working to restore it since 2002. The CAF Lobo Wing says this plane should be finished and ready to fly next year.
