AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IS A MYSTERY OF SORTS FOR APD. OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS IT HAPPENED AROUND 3 O’CLOCK MONDAY MORNING IN THE 61-HUNDRED BLOCK OF CASA FELIZ NORTHEAST. BUT HE TELLS US THEY STILL DON’T HAVE A LOCATION FOR THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. DURAN SAYS THEY’RE WORKING TO GET…… MORE
High Heat Settles Over NM … For Now
THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SITTING OVER NEW MEXICO WILL KEEP THINGS ON THE WARM SIDE. MARK FETTIG WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THINGS COULD CHANGE WHEN THAT “HIGH” SLIPS TO THE EAST, ALLOWING FOR SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO MAKE IT’S WAY IN. FETTIG SAYS, WITH THAT, WE…… MORE
Why Fire Evacuees Can’t Go Home Yet
Why Fire Evacuees Can’t Go Home Yet MANZANO MOUNTAIN RESIDENTS FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES BY THE DOG HEAD FIRE ARE EAGER TO GET BACK TO THEIR PROPERTY, IF FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN TO MAKE SURE IT’S STILL THERE. BUT KAREN TAKAI WITH THE STATE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT TELLS US JUST BECAUSE YOU DON’T…… MORE
APD Seeks Evidence in Fatal Overnight Shooting
A DEADLY SHOOTING IN ALBUQUERQUE OVERNIGHT … BUT POLICE SAY THEY DON’T HAVE MUCH INFORMATION ON IT YET. OFFICER FRED DURAN SAYS IT HAPPENED AROUND 3 AM WITH ONE UNIDENTIFIED MAN FOUND DEAD. DURAN SAYS THEY’RE STILL CHASING DOWN DETAILS ON WHAT OCCURRED. HE SAYS THEY STARTED THE INVESTIGATION WITH NOTHING, SO ARE WORKING TO…… MORE
Bear That Attacked Runner Caught and Killed
THE FEMALE BEAR THAT ATTACKED A MARATHON RUNNER IN THE VALLES CALDERA NEAR LOS ALAMOS SATURDAY AFTERNOON HAS NOW BEEN TRACKED AND KILLED. IT’S ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO THE STATE VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES CENTER, AS REQUIRED UNDER LAW FOR WILD ANIMALS THAT ATTACK OR BITE A HUMAN. THEY’LL TEST THE BEAR FOR RABIES. THE BEAR…… MORE
Active Shooter Advice for NM Concealed-Carry Holders
THE NIGHT CLUB SHOOTING MASSACRE IN ORLANDO REBOOTS CONVERSATION FROM THOSE HOLDING CONCEALED-CARRY LICENSES. STATE POLICE SERGEANT ELIZABETH ARMIJO SAYS MANY BELIEVE THEY CAN NOT ONLY SAVE THEMSELVES, BUT OTHERS AS WELL. ARMIJO TELLS US YOU ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT RESPONDING OFFICERS ARE LOOKING FOR AT AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SCENE. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR AN…… MORE
State Auditor Continues Work on Rape Kit Backlog
LAST YEAR IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THERE WERE 54-HUNDRED UNTESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE KITS IN NEW MEXICO. NOW STATE AUDITOR TIM KELLER WANTS TO REACH OUT COMMUNITIES IN NEW MEXICO TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE THE BACKLOG AND SEE THAT IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. ON MONDAY, HE’S BEGINNING A SERIES…… MORE
Rio Rancho Facing Red Light Camera Decision
RIO RANCHO WILL SOON BE DECIDING WHETHER TO KEEP ITS RED LIGHT CAMERAS. IT WAS REPORTED EARLIER THIS MONTH THAT 35-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE FAILED TO PAY THEIR TICKETS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, COSTING THE CITY 3.7 MILLION DOLLARS. BUT MAYOR GREGG HULL SAYS IT’S NOT AS BAD AS IT SOUNDS. HE SAYS THE WAY…… MORE
Dog Head Fire Update
AS THE HUMIDITY INCREASED OVERNIGHT, SO DID THE CONTAINMENT OF THE FIRE BURNING IN THE MANZANOS, SIX MILES NORTHWEST OF OF TAJIQUE. AT LAST REPORT THE FIRE WAS 9 PERCENT CONTAINED WITH OVER 17, 600 ACRES BURNED. THE LATEST INFORMATION RELEASED INDICATES THAT 24 SINGLE RESIDENCES AND 21 OTHER MINOR STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. ON…… MORE
Dog Head Fire Update
THE WEATHER IS NOT COOPERATING IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DOG HEAD FIRE CURRENTLY BLAZING IN THE NORTHERN MANZANO MOUNTAINS. CONDITIONS ARE HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE WITH VARIABLE AND SHIFTING WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE EMBERS TO CROSS THE FIRELINE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SPOT FIRES. WITH ZERO CONTAINMENT AND CLOSE TO 1,000 FIREFIGHTERS THE BLAZE IS…… MORE
