AFTER GOING MISSING MORE THAN A WEEK AGO, 6-YEAR OLD ARIANNA LOPEZ IS BACK WITH HER MOTHER IN ALBUQUERQUE. POLICE SAY THE GIRL’S FATHER, ABELINO LOPEZ, TURNED THE GIRL OVER TO POLICE SUNDAY NIGHT. HE WAS CHARGED LAST WEEK WITH CUSTODIAL INTERFERENCE, AND BONDED OUT OF JAIL. FOR NOW, APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS THE PEOPLE…… MORE
POLICE LOOK FOR POSSIBLE VICTIM
IF THERE’S NO VICTIM, THERE’S NO CRIME. THAT’S WHAT ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE SAYING ABOUT A POSSIBLE STABBING INCIDENT MONDAY MORNING. APD SAYS THEY GOT A CALL ABOUT A DISTURBANCE AT THE VALERO GAS STATION AT 8TH AND BRIDGE. OPERATORS OF THE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER ACCESSED A CAMERA IN THE AREA AND WERE ABLE TO…… MORE
CLICK-IT OR TICKET IS BACK
YOU’RE BEING REMINDED TO BUCKLE -UP WHEN YOU HIT THE ROAD OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. IT’S THE NATIONAL “CLICK-IT OR TICKET” CAMPAIGN. LISA KELLOFF WITH “SAFER NEW MEXICO NOW” SAYS USING A SEATBELT CAN BE A LIFE-SAVER. HER GROUP IS AN ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF THE CAMPAIGN. KELLOFF SAYS SEATBELT USE IS ACTUALLY VERY HIGH…… MORE
USDA HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS
NEXT MONTH IS NATIONAL HOME OWNERSHIP MONTH. IT’S A BIG DEAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. NEW MEXICO STATE DIRECTOR TERRY BRUNNER TELLS US THERE ARE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS RETURNING TO THEIR RURAL COMMUNITIES AFTER SERVING IN THE MILITARY. BRUNNER SAYS THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS CAN ALSO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO…… MORE
LAW LA-PALOOZA IS BACK
IF YOU’RE IN NEED OF A LITTLE FREE LEGAL ADVICE, LISTEN UP. THE SPRING LAW-LA-PALOOZA WILL BE HELD THURSDAY FROM 3 TO 6 PM AT THE WELLS PARK COMMUNITY CENTER ON MOUNTAIN ROAD IN ALBUQUERQUE. DISTRICT JUDGE SHANNON BACON SAYS YOU’LL GET 30 MINUTES WITH A VOLUNTEER LAWYER. AND SHE SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO COME…… MORE
Pets of the Week | May 16
One of our dogs from last week Stella Blue went to a rescue and sweet mellow Chasyr is hopeful her forever person is still out there so come meet her at our Eastside shelter. This weekend is National Adoption Weekend! For those of you on our west side of town come on out to this…… MORE
What’s Next for PNM?
NEW MEXICO’S BIGGEST UTILITY HAS BEEN TOLD BY THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION TO REFILE ITS APPLICATION FOR A 12-PERCENT RATE INCREASE, DUE TO A LACK OF INFORMATION. PAHL SHIPLEY, SPOKESMAN FOR PNM, SAYS THEY’RE CONSIDERING ALL THEIR OPTIONS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN APPEAL. HE SAYS A DECISION ON THAT HASN’T BEEN MADE YET. SHIPLEY…… MORE
Three Dead at Two Related Crime Scenes
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATHS OF THREE PEOPLE FOUND AT TWO DIFFERENT CRIME SCENES. AND APD SAYS THE DEATHS ARE RELATED. CITY FIRE CREWS FOUND THE FIRST TWO VICTIMS … AN ELDERLY FATHER AND HIS ADULT SON … IN A HOUSE WHERE THEY WERE SENT TO PUT OUT A FIRE EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BOTH…… MORE
Unidentified Hiker Could be Key to Missing Albuquerque Woman
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE WANTS TO TALK TO A HIKER WHO FOUND SOME CAR KEYS ON A TRIAL NEAR SANDIA CREST THE EVENING OF MAY 9TH…THE SAME DAY BRITTANY JOHNSON DISAPPEARED. IT TURNS OUT, THE KEYS WERE FOR A VEHICLE BELONGING TO JOHNSON. THE HIKER TOLD AN EMPLOYEE AT THE CREST GIFT SHOP THAT…… MORE
D-A Brandenburg Off the Hook
NEW MEXICO A-G HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS HIS OFFICE CAN NOT FIND SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PURSUE CHARGES OF BRIBERY AND/OR INTIMIDATION OF WITNESSES AGAINST D-A KARI BRANDENBURG. APD HAD ASKED THE A-G’S OFFICE TO REVIEW THE EVIDENCE. THE BALDERAS REPORT ALSO STATED APD’S ACTIONS WERE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. HE SAYS THAT WAS BASED ON INFORMATION FROM SOME…… MORE
