Warm, dry conditions have New Mexico officials concerned about this year’s fire season. Meteorologist Rich Naden with the Southwest Coordination Center says conditions are getting worse in the Sandia and Manzano Mountains but some significant rainfall is expected over the next few weeks, easing the fire danger. Naden says half the wildfires in the Southwest…… MORE
Campus Robbery Reported
UNM Police are looking for an armed robber. A student was held-up at gunpoint around 1 AM at the Devargas Hall Dormitory. The suspect is described as a black female. She left the scene in a newer white Toyota Corolla.… MORE
Gearing-Up to Clean Up
GEARING-UP TO CLEAN UP. TIME TO GET THINGS SPRUCED UP AROUND THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. BERNALILLO COUNTY WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP SATURDAY FROM 8 AM TO 2 PM. VOLUNTEERS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO PUT TEAMS TOGETHER AND CLEAN UP AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU CAN REGISTER BY GOING TO BERNCO-DOT-GOV-SLASH-GAC. Time to get things…… MORE
Sex Trafficker Sentenced
An Albuquerque man gets 15 years in federal prison for commercial sex trafficking. A jury found 27-year-old Shane Roach guilty last October. During the trial, the victim testified that Roach forced her to engage in prostitution, having sex with men four to five times a day and that Roach kept all her earning which amounted…… MORE
Murder Victim ID’d
We now know the name of the man who was found shot to death at the Motel 76 at Candelaria and University last week. Albuquerque Police have identified the victim as 21-year-old Leroy Garcia. Officers found him dead at the motel following reports of a shooting. The case is being investigated as a murder but…… MORE
No Pay Raise for Santa Fe City Workers
City employees in Santa Fe thought they’d be getting a 5% pay increase. The raise was a proposal made in February by Mayor Javier Gonzales. However, the Santa Fe New Mexican says Gonzales has had to revise the plan, saying the initial estimate on how much the raises would cost was too low. He now…… MORE
Crash Injures APD Officer, Mother and Children
AN UGLY CRASH MONDAY INVOLVING AN ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CRUISER AND ANOTHER VEHICLE LEAVES THREE PEOPLE INJURED. IT HAPPENED ON EUBANK NEAR INDIAN SCHOOL AS THE OFFICER WAS RUSHING TO A VIOLENT FELONY IN PROGRESS AT THE ALBERTSON’S STORE AT JUAN TABO AND CANDELARIA. APD SAYS THE OFFICER HAD HIS LIGHTS AND SIREN ON…… MORE
Man Charged with Girlfriend’s Death
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE CHARGED A MAN WITH AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER IN THE DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND. APD ALLEGES 32 YEAR OLD SCOTT WADE BACHICHA SHOT AND KILLED MINDY STUART AT A HOME NEAR MENAUL AND SAN MATEO SUNDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY BACHICHA CHANGED HIS STORY…FIRST SAYING SOMEONE ELSE HAD…… MORE
Six Vehicle Crash Kills One
ONE PERSON IS DEAD FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING SIX VEHICLES IN ALBUQUERQUE MONDAY AFTERNOON. IT HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF CENTRAL AVENUE AND WYOMING BOULEVARD JUST BEFORE 1PM. POLICE SAY SEVERAL OCCUPANTS WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH INJURIES. AS OF RIGHT NOW, SPEED IS CONSIDERED A FACTOR IN THE CRASH. FEW OTHER DETAILS…… MORE
Districts Defend Program Cuts
THE ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD VOTES NEXT MONTH, MAY 22ND, ON THE DISTRICT’S BUDGET FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR … ONE THAT INCLUDES CUTTING MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS APS SUPERINTENDENT RAQUEL REEDY TOLD THE BOARD MONDAY THAT THE DISTRICT IS STRUGGLING TO COVER A “STAGGERING” PROJECTED BUDGET CUT. IT’S TRYING…… MORE
