AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN CONVICTED OF MAIL THEFT, DRUG TRAFFICKING AND FIREARMS CHARGES IS HEADED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR MORE THAN 11 YEARS. THAT WAS THE SENTENCE HANDED 38 YEAR OLD NATHAN BERKE ON THURSDAY. PROSECUTORS SAY BERKE AND A CO-DEFENDANT STOLE MAIL OUT OF COLLECTION BOXES, THEN PASSED COUNTERFEIT CHECKS. BERKE ALSO ADMITTED TO PARTICIPATING…… MORE
Time for the Sandhill Cranes
YOU MIGHT HEAR THEM BEFORE YOU SEE THEM. THEY’RE SANDHILL CRANES AND THOUSANDS OF THEM ARE BEGINNING TO DESCEND ON THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. ALBUQUERQUE’S PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR DAVE SIMON SAYS THE OPEN SPACES AROUND THE CITY ARE GREAT PLACES TO SEE THE BIRDS. HE SAYS MANY OF US SEE CRANES IN THE…… MORE
Alternative Sentencing for Car Thieves
IN NEW MEXICO, CAR THEFT CAN GET A PERSON UP TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON. BUT NOW, METRO COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS STARTED AN ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING PROGRAM. ANY NON VIOLENT OFFENDERS ARRESTED FOR STEALING A CAR WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST 15 MONTHS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT TO AVOID JAIL TIME. THE ALBUQUERQUE…… MORE
No Venue Change for Jessica Kelley
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE HAS RESPONDED TO A CHANGE OF VENUE MOTION FROM JESSICA KELLY. SHE FACES A NUMBER OF CHARGES RELATED TO THE DEATH OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA MARTENS IN ALBUQUERQUE IN 2016. THE D-A’S OFFICE IS ASKING THAT THE CHANGE OF VENUE MOTION BE DENIED…ARGUING THAT MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE…… MORE
Man On-The-Run Recaptured
THE MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM A PRIVATE PRISONER TRANSPORT VAN IN LAS CRUCES VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IS BACK IN CUSTODY. POLICE IN LAS CRUCES SAY 40 YEAR OLD RALPH MIERA MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF A GUARD’S WEAPON AND USED IT TO FORCE ANOTHER GUARD TO LET HIM GO. HE THEN ALLEGEDLY STOLE A…… MORE
NM Rainfall Assessed
VERY BENEFICIAL RAINFALL. THAT’S HOW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE DESCRIBES THE TWO DAY RAIN EVENT WE’VE JUST HAD IN NEW MEXICO. HE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THIS WASN’T LIKE A MONSOON STORM WHERE THE RAIN COMES DOWN HARD AND FAST AND THEN RUNS OFF. HE SAYS THIS RAINFALL WAS WIDESPREAD AND FELL GENTLY, UNLIKE…… MORE
Residents Complain About Homeless Camps
MORE COMPLAINTS COMING IN ABOUT A HOMELESS CAMP AT LOS ALTOS PARK IN ALBUQUERQUE. AND THE POPULATION OF STREET PEOPLE THERE HAS ALSO BEEN GROWING OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. CARMELINA HART WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS THE HOMELESS HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT CREWS WILL BE BROUGHT IN AND THEY NEED TO MOVE. THE CITY…… MORE
Baby Hope Celebrates First Year
A FIRST BIRTHDAY FOR THE INFANT ADOPTED BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER RYAN HOLETS. BABY HOPE TURNED A YEAR OLD ON WEDNESDAY AND WAS THE GUEST OF HONOR FOR HER PARTY, ATTENDED BY THE CHILDREN OF OTHER APD OFFICERS. HOLETS ADOPTED BABY HOPE AFTER DEALING WITH HER MOTHER … WHO WAS PREGNANT AT THE TIME ……… MORE
New Residents at the Biopark
THE CHEETAH POPULATION AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK HAS QUADRUPLED. ZOO OFFICIALS SAY THREE YOUNG BROTHERS… GARBANZO, PINTO, AND BORRACHO…WERE BORN AT A WILDLIFE CENTER IN TEXAS…AND NOW MAKE ALBUQUERQUE THEIR HOME. ERIN FLYNN IS THE BIOPARK’S MAMMAL CURATOR AND SAYS THE ONE CHEETAH THAT’S ALREADY BEEN AT THE BIOPARK IS NEARLY 16-AND-A-HALF YEARS OLD ……… MORE
Bernalillo County Commission “Ups” Minimum Wage
MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF BERNALILLO COUNTY ARE GETTING A PAY RAISE. THE COUNTY COMMISSION LAST (TUE) NIGHT DISCUSSED AND APPROVED A PLAN TO INCREASE PAY FROM 8-85 TO 9-05 AN HOUR. COMMISSION CHAIRMAN STEVEN MICHAEL QUEZADA SAYS THAT’S STILL NOT A LIVING WAGE. HE SAYS MANY STATES ARE PUSHING THEIR WAGE UP…… MORE
