AN EARLY MORNING SHOOTING IN A CASINO PARKING LOT LEAVES ONE MAN FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE. STATE POLICE SAY THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AROUND 1AM WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE DOWNS RACETRACK AND CASINO IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE 41 YEAR OLD VICTIM WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. OFFICER RAY WILSON…… MORE
Online Threat in Rio Rancho
POLICE DID A COMPLETE SEARCH OF RIO RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL WEDNESDAY MORNING FOLLOWING AN ON-LINE THREAT…BUT DIDN’T FIND ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY…EXCEPT FOR A LACK OF STUDENTS. A SCHOOL DISTRICT SPOKESWOMAN TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL A LARGE NUMBER OF PARENTS KEPT THEIR KIDS HOME WEDNESDAY. AROUND EIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT, POLICE…… MORE
Deputy Involved Shooting
A MAN IS HOSPITALIZED IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT BY ONE OR MORE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPUTIES TUESDAY MORNING. SHERIFF MANNY GONZALES SAYS IT BEGAN WITH REPORTS OF A DISRUPTIVE INDIVIDUAL IN A WHITE FORD PICKUP AT THE SOUTH VALLEY CNM CAMPUS. WHEN DEPUTIES RESPONDED, THE PICKUP RAMMED A SHERIFFS…… MORE
A-R-T Buses Arrive
ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC A-R-T BUSES THAT HAVE ARRIVED IN ALBUQUERQUE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN CALIFORNIA. MEANWHILE, CITY SPOKESMAN RICK DE REYES SAYS THEY’RE ALSO TAKING A CLOSE LOOK AT THE OTHER BUSES THAT HAD ARRIVED EARLIER. THE CITY WILL EVENTUALLY GET FOUR MORE BUSES…BRINGING TO 20 THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES IN THE FLEET.… MORE
One Dead in Early Morning Shooting
POLICE RESPONDING TO A REPORT OF GUNFIRE FIND ONE PERSON DEAD AND TWO OTHERS AT THE SCENE. APD OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS IT HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF CARLISLE AND COMANCHE AROUND 4:30 TUESDAY MORNING. HE SAYS POLICE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE ROLE THE TWO PEOPLE, BOTH WOMEN, MAY HAVE PLAYED IN…… MORE
Final Suspect Arrested
THE SEARCH IS OVER FOR THOSE BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FATAL SHOOTING OF A GAS STATION ATTENDANT IN EDGEWOOD. STATE POLICE SAY THE 7TH AND FINAL SUSPECT, 30 YEAR OLD DANIEL MARTINEZ, SURRENDERED PEACEFULLY IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND WAS ARRESTED. 62 YEAR OLD MICHAEL PELKEY WAS SHOT DURING…… MORE
Work On A-R-T Continues
IT’S MID-FEBRUARY…AND THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM STILL ISN’T OPERATING DUE TO A NUMBER OF ISSUES POINTED OUT BY MAYOR KELLER LAST MONTH. A-R-T SPOKESWOMAN JOANIE GRIFFIN SAYS WORK IS NOW UNDERWAY TO FIX SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS. SHE SAYS ON MONDAY, WORK WILL BE BEGIN TO REMEDY A SLOPE IN THE ROAD…… MORE
FLU SEASON WINDING DOWN
DON’T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN. THAT’S BASICALLY THE MESSAGE FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS FAR AS THE FLU IS CONCERNED. DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN DAVID MORGAN SAYS THE FLU SEASON APPEARS TO HAVE PEAKED AND FLU ACTIVITY WILL GO DOWN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. HOWEVER, THE FLU HAS TAKEN…… MORE
