AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS GOING TO PRISON FOR 20 YEARS FOLLOWING HIS SENTENCING TUESDAY. MARKERIUS CRAWFORD WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING TUBAYA PEREZ AFTER AN APPARENT DISPUTE OVER A STOLEN VEHICLE IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE ON OCTOBER 18TH OF 2017. IT HAPPENED NEAR ALVARADO AND ROSS. CRAWFORD ALSO PLEAD GUILTY TO TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE AND TWO PREVIOUS…… MORE
Balloon Fiesta Train Discussed by Council
IT’S A PROJECT THAT’S BEEN ON THE SHELF FOR 10 YEARS: MAKING THE IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED TO THE RAIL RUNNER SO YOU CAN GET TO THE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA IN ALBUQUERQUE. RAIL RUNNER SPOKESPERSON AUGUSTA MEYERS SAYS IT MAKES SENSE AS THE FIESTA IS A MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR ALBUQUERQUE. AND GETTING TO THE FIESTA IS…… MORE
Griego Hearing Continues
THIS IS THE SECOND DAY OF A WEEK-LONG HEARING IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT WILL DETERMINE IF 21 YEAR OLD NEHEMIAH GRIEGO GOES FREE OR SERVES A 120 YEAR SENTENCE. HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING HIS PARENTS AND THREE SIBLINGS IN 2013 AT THEIR SOUTH VALLEY HOME. PROSECUTORS WANT GRIEGO SENTENCED AS AN ADULT BUT THE…… MORE
Holiday Name Change Proposed for NM
IS IT GOODBYE COLUMBUS? WHEN THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE CONVENES IN JANUARY, LAWMAKERS WILL BE ASKED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF COLUMBUS DAY TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT IT’S THE IDEA OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL LENTE, A SANDIA PUEBLO TRIBAL MEMBER. LENTE SAYS IT’S FITTING THAT THE TRIBUTE TO CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS…… MORE
Former Cop Wants Out of Jail
FORMER APD COP RODNEY LOCKE HAS BEEN IN JAIL SINCE PLEADING NO CONTEST TO LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH A WOMAN WAS KILLED. LOCKE NOW WANTS OUT OF THE LOCKUP. HE WAS SENTENCED TO 364 DAYS IN JAIL. THE CHARGE OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE WAS DROPPED. WHEN LOCKE WAS SENTENCED, HE TOLD THE…… MORE
Santa Fe Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy
THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE MADE IT OFFICIAL MONDAY WHEN IT FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY IN THE FACE OF MOUNTING ALLEGATIONS OF PRIEST SEXUAL ABUSE. ARCHBISHOP JOHN C. WESTER SAID LAST WEEK THAT THERE WERE AS MANY AS 40 PENDING CASES. T HE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE PROGRESS OF THOSE CASES IS NOW HALTED…… MORE
Training Day in Albuquerque
IT’S TRAINING DAY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ALBUQUERQUE. APD IS HOLDING A TRAINING SESSION TUESDAY TO HELP DECREASE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE THREAT OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE. ROUGHLY 24 PERCENT … OR ONE-OUT-OF-EVERY-FOUR MURDERS THIS YEAR … HAS BEEN RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE TRAINING SESSION IS CERTIFIED BY THE STATE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND COMES…… MORE
Cibola High School Teacher No Longer at APS
ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS A CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WITH TWO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS NO LONGER WORKS FOR THE DISTRICT. THE TEACHER HAD BEEN ON PAID LEAVE AS AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. THE TEACHER ALLEGEDLY CALLED ONE STUDENT A “BLOODY INDIAN”…AND CUT OFF THE END OF ANOTHER NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT’S…… MORE
Duke City Growing More Jobs
DID YOU FIND A JOB IN ALBUQUERQUE THIS FALL? THE CITY SAYS THE METRO AREA SAW JOB GROWTH OF 11-THOUSAND POSITIONS IN OCTOBER, A 2-POINT-8 PERCENT INCREASE OVER OCTOBER OF 2017. THE NATIONAL JOB GROWTH RATE WAS 1-POINT-7 PERCENT. THE GROWTH WAS IN BOTH THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS. ACCORDING TO THE CITY, THE TOTAL…… MORE
Albuquerque Playground Reopens
A PLAYGROUND THAT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE LAST APRIL IS BACK IN BUSINESS. DAVE SIMON, THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, UNVEILED THE REPAIRED PLAYGROUND AT WESTGATE HEIGHTS PARK ON MONDAY. SIMON SAYS THE PLAY STRUCTURE THAT WAS BURNED WAS BRAND NEW BUT IT’S BEEN REPLACED WITH AN IDENTICAL PLAY…… MORE
