ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — There are no flood watches in effect Wednesday morning but it is a little hazy as a high-pressure ridge is flowing smoke into our area.

The smoke is from wildfires in eastern California and the Pacific Northwest. Speaking of wildfires, we’re going to see drier weather that will provide relief to the burn scar areas for the next few days.

That means warmer temperatures and more sun. There may be some showers and storms that pop up in southwestern New Mexico. Rain chances will be otherwise pretty low, until Friday when it will pick up again.

Meteorologist Alan Shoemaker shares all the details in his full forecast in the video above.

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ZUNI PUEBLO, N.M. — The Zuni Pueblo could soon get hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to secure access to the water that they own.

New Mexico’s congressional delegation introduced a bill to allocate $685 million to water infrastructure and development for the pueblo.

Congressman Gabe Vasquez said the U.S. has failed the Zuni Pueblo in protecting their rights. He added that the money would also go toward irrigation improvements, wastewater treatment projects and other initiatives.

“In addition, the bill recognizes the tribe’s senior water rights in a matter that honors tribal sovereignty by providing Zuni the ability to manage their water rights for agriculture, residential and other uses,” Vasquez said.

The bill also includes protections for nontribal water users in the basin. That means many more New Mexicans could benefit from this effort.

A federal district judge denied the National Rifle Association’s attempt to prevent New Mexico’s seven-day firearm waiting period law from being temporarily enforceable. U.S. District Judge James Browning issued his decision Monday denying a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction regarding HB 129 which was signed into law on March 4.  The bill establishes a […]

A federal district judge denied the National Rifle Association’s attempt to prevent New Mexico’s seven-day firearm waiting period law from being temporarily enforceable.

U.S. District Judge James Browning issued his decision Monday denying a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction regarding HB 129 which was signed into law on March 4. 

The bill establishes a seven-day waiting period for firearm purchases and closes a loophole that allows a firearm purchaser to obtain a firearm before a background check can be completed.

“The judge’s decision confirms that New Mexico’s waiting period is likely constitutional and allows it to remain in effect,” Lujan Grisham said in a statement Tuesday. “This 7-day cooling-off period makes our community safer by providing a critical buffer against impulsive firearms purchases and ensuring comprehensive background checks are completed. This law is a commonsense measure designed to reduce impulsive gun violence and address a federal background check gap.”

Firearm waiting period bill passes Senate 

Browning denied the NRA’s effort in three parts: that the case would not succeed on its merits because the Second Amendment does not cover firearm sales, the waiting period is “presumptively Unconstitutional” because it is a condition or qualification on firearm commercial sales and the waiting period is “consistent with the Nation’s historical tradition of commercial firearms regulations, which licensed and prohibited the sale of firearms to sections of the populace out of a concern that a purchaser might use the firearm to harm the public,”; the NRA and it’s fellow plaintiffs did not show Browning that “they are likely to suffer irreparable injury if the Court does not temporarily enjoin the Waiting Period Act… and the harm that they stand to suffer should they seek to purchase another firearm is slight; and that the plaintiffs’ did not “establish that the balance of the equities weighs in their favor nor that an injunction is in the public interest, because the Plaintiffs’ interest in purchasing a firearm without delay is minimal compared to the public’s interest in keeping the Waiting Period Act in effect.”

The law contains exemptions for concealed carry permit holders, federal firearms licensees, transactions between law enforcement officers and agencies, and immediate family members.