A 500 MILE TRAIL THROUGH NEW MEXICO ALONG THE RIO GRANDE IS A STEP CLOSER TO REALITY. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ON TUESDAY DIRECTED THE STATE PARKS DIVISION TO ESTABLISH EXISTING TRAILS IN SIX PARKS AS THE FIRST PART OF THE PLAN. STATE REPRESENTATIVE JEFF STEINBORN, WHO SPONSORED THE BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE,…… MORE
Dispatcher Hung Up on Teen Shooting Caller
AN ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISPATCHER IS OFF THE PHONES AND ON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENT. IT’S BECAUSE HE HUNG UP ON THE WOMAN WHO CALLED TO REPORT THAT 17 YEAR OLD JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER HAD BEEN SHOT AT A PARTY ON NAKOMIS NORTHEAST ON JUNE 26TH. IN THE AUDIO RELEASED THIS WEEK, YOU CAN…… MORE
Teen Killing in Park Shooting Identified
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR HELP WITH LEADS IN TRACKING DOWN THE PERSON OR PERSONS WHO SHOT AND KILLED ONE TEEN AND INJURED TWO OTHERS AT PAT HURLEY PARK VERY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THEY’VE IDENTIFIED THE DEAD TEEN AS 14 YEAR OLD ISAIAH ALBRIGHT. THE NAMES OF THE OTHER TWO VICTIMS…… MORE
Duke City Woman’s Death Still “Suspicious”
NO SIGNS OF TRAUMA. SO SAYS THE OMI AFTER COMPLETING AN AUTOPSY ON 65 YEAR OLD IGNACIA SAIZ OF ABQ. SHE’S THE WOMAN WHO WENT MISSING LAST THURSDAY BEFORE BEING FOUND DEAD ON PAJARITO MESA SUNDAY MORNING. SHERIFF’S SPOKESMAN AARON WILLIAMSON SAYS SHE’D GONE TO THE SWANSON COMPOUND ON THE MESA…… MORE
Barrs Indicted in De Caro Shooting
A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY WAS AN ACCOMPLICE IN THE ROBBERY OF FORMER CNN REPORTER CHUCK DE CARO AND HIS WIFE, FORMER CNN ANCHOR LYNN RUSSELL, HAS NOW BEEN INDICTED BY A BERNALILLO COUNTY GRAND JURY. SKYY BARRS FACES KIDNAPPING, ATTEMPTED MURDER AND OTHER CHARGES. THE OTHER MAN INVOLVED IN THE HOLDUP…… MORE
Bees Terrorize West Side Neighborhood
AGGRESSIVE BEES ARE FORCING SOME WEST SIDE RESIDENTS TO STAY INDOORS. KOB-TV REPORTS THE BEES, FROM A BACKYARD BEEKEEPER, HAVE NEIGHBORS IN VENTANA RANCH ON EDGE. ALBUQUERQUE BEE KEEPER SUSAN CLAIR SAYS IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM COULD BE AFRICANIZED BEES. SHE SAYS THE QUEEN BEE IS THE LIKELY SOURCE OF THE…… MORE
Plague Claims First 2015 Victim in NM
IT WAS THE PLAGUE THAT KILLED A WOMAN IN SANTA FE COUNTY. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS TESTS CONFIRMED IT OVER THE WEEKEND. THE DEPARTMENT’S DR. JOAN BAUMBACH TELLS 770 KKOB IT WAS THE FIRST CASE OF THE YEAR HERE…AND THE FIRST FATALITY IN TWO YEARS. SHE SAYS MORE CASES OF PLAGUE ARE CONFIRMED…… MORE
UNM Prof Joins Confederate Flag Debate
COUNT UNM HISTORY PROFESSOR PAUL HUTTON IN THE OPPOSITION CAMP WHEN IT COMES TO POSSIBLY REMOVING THE CONFEDERATE FLAG AND OTHER MARKERS FROM ALBUQUERQUE’S OLD TOWN PLAZA. HE THINKS THAT, ON SEVERAL LEVELS, IT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS TO REMOVE THE FLAG AND MARKERS. HUTTON TELLS 770 KKOB THE EFFORT ON THE…… MORE
It’s Shot Time Again in NM
IT’S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL “GOT SHOTS? PROTECT TOTS!” CAMPAIGN. IT RUNS FROM AUGUST 1ST THROUGH THE 15TH. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS IT’S DESIGNED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PARENTS TO GET THEIR CHILDREN UP TO DATE ON THEIR VACCINATIONS. SHE SAYS THERE ARE PARTICIPATING CLINICS ALL ACROSS THE STATE. SOME PROVIDERS ARE OPEN…… MORE
One Dead, Two Injured in Albuquerque Park Shooting
APD INVESTIGATORS ARE QUESTIONING TEENS WHO WERE AT PAT HURLEY PARK IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE OVERNIGHT WHERE A PERSON WAS SHOT TO DEATH AND TWO OTHERS INJURED. OFFICER FRED DURAN TELLS US THEY WERE SENT TO THE PARK ON A SHOTS-FIRED CALL AROUND 2:00 MONDAY MORNING. WHILE EN ROUTE TO THE SCENE,…… MORE
