A 20 YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE MAN FACES THREE DECADES IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY ON TUESDAY TO 2ND DEGREE MURDER AND 35 OTHER CHARGES. DANIEL LEE SANDOVAL IS ACCUSED OF KILLING A LOCAL DEACON, HECTOR AGUIRRE, WHO’S ALSO A CARPENTER. POLICE SAY SANDOVAL RAN OVER AGUIRRE AS THE DEACON TRIED TO KEEP SANDOVAL…… MORE
NM Supreme Court Stays Vetoed Bills
THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT GIVES GOVERNOR MARTINEZ WHAT SHE WANTS: A STAY ON THE 2017 LEGISLATIVE BILLS SHE VETOED. THIS AFTER A LOWER COURT RULED THAT THE GOVERNOR EITHER DIDN’T EXPLAIN HER REASON FOR VETOING THOSE BILLS OR SHE ACTED TOO LATE ON THEM. LEGISLATIVE LEADERS SAY THE VETOES ARE…… MORE
CYFD Investigates Child’s Death
A BELEN WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH AFTER AN 11-MONTH OLD FOSTER CHILD IN HER CARE DIED. ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FILED IN VALENCIA COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT SAYS 55 YEAR OLD STEPHANIE CROWNOVER REPORTED THAT ARIZA BARRERAS WAS NOT BREATHING…AND WHEN DEPUTIES ARRIVED AT THE…… MORE
APD Waits for OMI Ruling on River Body
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A PERSON FOUND DEAD IN THE RIO GRANDE MONDAY AFTERNOON WEST OF TINGLEY BEACH. OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS THEY DON’T KNOW IF THE PERSON WAS DEAD BEFORE OR AFTER THEY WERE IN THE WATER. DROBIK SAYS THE BODY ENDED UP IN ALBUQUERQUE, BUT POLICE WONDER IF…… MORE
Dismal Expectations for NM Snowpack
THE ON-GOING DRY STRETCH IN NEW MEXICO IS HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE STATE’S MOUNTAIN SNOWPACK. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST TODD SHOEMAKE TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THINGS HAVEN’T BEEN THIS BLEAK SINCE AROUND THE YEAR 2000. HE SAYS IT CLOSE TO ZERO. ALBUQUERQUE HAS NOW GONE ALMOST THREE MONTHS WITHOUT ANY…… MORE
Man Jailed for Pump Skimming in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE TRACKED DOWN AND ARRESTED A MAN THEY SAY STOLE PEOPLES IDENTITIES AND GOT AHOLD OF THEIR CREDIT CARDS PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY PLACING SKIMMERS ON GAS PUMP CARD READERS. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE IDENTIFY JOSE ALBERTO DIEGUEZ-PINEDA BY TRACKING WHERE THE CARDS WERE USED, CHECKING SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THOSE LOCATIONS, AND…… MORE
Jal City Manager Resigns Amid Harassment Allegations
THE MANAGER OF THE SMALL SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY OF JAL HAS RESIGNED FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. KOB TV HAD REPORTED THAT TWO WOMEN ACCUSED BOB GALLAGHER OF SENDING THEM CRUDE TEXT MESSAGES, AND ASKING FOR SEX. LAST MONTH, GALLAGHER ISSUED A STATEMENT, DENYING THE ALLEGATIONS…SAYING THE TEXT MESSAGES WERE CONSENSUAL .…… MORE
Albuquerque Smith’s Told of Expired Food Products
A SMITH’S SUPERMARKET IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE IS REVIEWING ITS PRODUCT SHELVING POLICY. KOB TV REPORTS THIS FOLLOWS SHOPPERS COMPLAINING THAT THERE WAS EXPIRED FOOD ON THE SHELVES AT THE TRAMWAY AND MONTGOMERY STORE. ONE WOMAN WHO MOVED TO ALBUQUERQUE FROM ATLANTA TELLS KOB-TV SHE FOUND A KETCHUP WITH A 2013 EXPIRATION…… MORE
Another Repeat Offender Arrested
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE NABBED A MAN WHO’S RACKED UP HALF-A-DOZEN FELONY ARRESTS SINCE 2015. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS JOSHUA ORTEGA WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY NEW YEARS DAY IN SOUTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE AND CHARGED WITH BATTERY ON A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT. ORTEGA’S PREVIOUS FELONY CHARGES INCLUDE AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A…… MORE
Bill Kills Need for Pay Day Loans For State Workers
WHEN NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS CONVENE IN SANTA FE LATER THIS MONTH, THEY’LL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER A BILL THAT WOULD GIVE STATE WORKERS ACCESS TO SHORT TERM PERSONAL LOANS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE LOANS COULD THEN BE REPAID THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE’S PAYCHECKS. IT’S THE IDEA OF SENATOR BILL TALLMAN, AN…… MORE
