THE DRIVER WHO STRUCK AND KILLED A 12 YEAR OLD GIRL AT A SCHOOL CROSSWALK A YEAR AGO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH CARELESS DRIVING. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE CHARGE IS A TRAFFIC CODE MISDEMEANOR, AND 76 YEAR OLD REVI PEXA COULD FACE A 300-DOLLAR FINE AND UP TO 90 DAYS IN JAIL IF FOUND…… MORE
You’ll Pay More for Gas
A HUGE JUMP IN GAS PRICES IN ALBUQUERQUE. AAA NEW MEXICO, IN ITS LATEST REPORT, SAYS THE AVERAGE PRICE HAS GONE UP 18 CENTS IN THE PAST WEEK…TO 2-42 A GALLON. STATEWIDE, THE AVERAGE PRICE WENT UP 11 CENTS TO 2-43 A GALLON. TRIPLE-A SAYS GASOLINE DEMAND IS GOING UP, WHILE SUPPLIES ARE GOING DOWN…AND…… MORE
Win a 7 Piece Patio Furniture Contest
KKOB-FM and KKOB-AM’s “Patio Furniture Giveaway” ContestOfficial Rules A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio stations KKOB-FM and KKOB-AM (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Radio LLC, 500 4th Street NW, 5th Floor, Albuquerque NM 87102, during normal business hours Monday through Friday or by sending a self-addressed,…… MORE
Two Shootings; One Injures Eight Year Old Girl
AN EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL IS INJURED IN TWO SHOOTINGS THAT TOOK PLACE OVERNIGHT IN ALBUQUERQUE. KOB TV REPORTS THE SHOOTINGS BOTH HAPPENED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT … ONE NEAR LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL, WHERE THE BULLET WENT THROUGH THE WINDOW OF ONE HOME, RICOCHETED OFF A NUMBER OF ITEMS, THEN HIT AN EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL.…… MORE
NM State Cop Arrested and Charged
NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER RICKY ROMERO FROM ROSWELL IS ARRESTED BY THE CHAVES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ON WEDNESDAY. HE WAS JAILED ON A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS BOND AND CHARGED WITH SEVERAL COUNTS OF SEXUALLY EXPLOITING CHILDREN. HE’S ACCUSED OF ASKING FOR AND THEN GETTING NUDE PICTURES OF A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL.…… MORE
Fire Season Arrives in NM
ARE YOU READY FOR WILDFIRE SEASON?? INCREASED MOISTURE OVER THE WINTER COULD HELP EASE THE FIRE DANGER…BUT WENDY MASON WITH THE STATE FORESTRY DIVISION SAYS THINGS CAN DRY OUT QUICKLY IN THE SPRING, AND PROPERTY OWNERS NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS. THAT INCLUDES MAKING DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND YOUR HOME, AND PACK A “GO BAG” SO YOU’RE…… MORE
Alleged Cop Killer Facing More Charges
AN ACCUSED COP KILLER IS AMONG THOSE CHARGED IN A METRO DETENTION CENTER STABBING TUESDAY NIGHT. DAVON LYMON ALLEGEDLY HELPED DISPOSE OF THE WEAPON THAT WAS USED TO STAB INMATE AARON CLARK. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS INMATE YOAN PENA STABBED CLARK FOLLOWING A DISPUTE. CLARK WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. LYMON…… MORE
Bad Choice for NHCC Employee and Friend
WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT CAUSED A FIRE AND WATER DAMAGE AT THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER EARLIER THIS MONTH. A SECURITY GUARD, 26 YEAR OLD MATHEW LUXON AND HIS FRIEND LYLE THOMPSON, ARE CHARGED WITH NEGLIGENT ARSON AND CONSPIRACY. LUXON ALSO FACES A CHARGE OF EVIDENCE TAMPERING. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE TWO WERE…… MORE
Beware of Mountain Lions on La Luz Trail
A WORD OF CAUTION FOR ANYONE PLANNING TO HIKE THE LA LUZ TRAIL: THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST SAYS THEY’RE GETTING REPORTS OF MOUNTAIN LIONS ON OR NEAR THE TRAIL, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN DUSK AND DAWN. ESTHER NELSON IS A WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST WITH THE SANDIA RANGER DISTRICT. SHE SAYS IF YOU ENCOUNTER A MOUNTAIN LION…. BACK OFF…… MORE
Man Arrested Second Time
FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS MONTH, APD SEX CRIME DETECTIVES HAVE ARRESTED RAPE SUSPECT NICOLAS CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. POLICE SAY WEDNESDAY’S ARREST WAS BASED ON DNA EVIDENCE THAT MATCHED A 2015 RAPE CASE IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE 26 YEAR OLD WILLIAMS WAS ALSO ARRESTED ON MARCH FIRST AND CHARGED FOR AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED LAST JULY. HE…… MORE
