THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS A 40 YEAR OLD BERNALILLO COUNTY WOMAN HAS CONTRACTED THE ZIKA VIRUS AFTER TRAVELLING TO THE CARIBBEAN. IT’S NEW MEXICO’S SECOND CASE OF THE VIRUS. DEPARTMENT SECRETARY-DESIGNATE LYNN GALLAGHER SAYS AS LONG AS THE ZIKA VIRUS CONTINUES IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, NEW MEXICO CAN EXPECT…… MORE
Dog-Fighting Ring with New Mexico Link
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT’S BROKEN UP A MULTI-STATE DOG FIGHTING OPERATION…AND ONE OF THE NINE PEOPLE CHARGED IS FROM ABQ. 62 YEAR OLD ROBERT ARELLANO COULD FACE UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON IF CONVICTED. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY THE DOG FIGHTING NETWORK SPANNED FROM NEW MEXICO TO NEW JERSEY. THE DEFENDANTS ARE ACCUSED OF…… MORE
Gathering of Nations Stays in ABQ
EXPO NEW MEXICO IN ALBUQUERQUE IS THE NEW HOME FOR THE GATHERING OF NATIONS. IT’S A FOUR YEAR DEAL WITH ANOTHER FOUR YEAR OPTION. THE EVENT’S FOUNDER, DEREK MATHEWS, SAYS THIS WILL GIVE THEM MORE ROOM FOR ACTIVITIES AROUND THE FAIRGROUNDS AND ALLOW FOR MORE STAGES AND VENDOR AREAS. FOR DECADES, THE GATHERING OF NATIONS…… MORE
Victim in Stabbing ID’d
IT’S NOT A QUESTION YOU HEAR VERY OFTEN…DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET RID OF A DEAD BODY. BUT APD SAYS THAT’S WHAT 31 YEAR OLD DANIEL BEGAY ASKED SOMEONE AFTER HE STABBED A MAN TO DEATH YESTERDAY(TUES) AFTERNOON. IT HAPPENED IN THE AREA OF SAN MATEO AND SILVER. POLICE SAY BEGAY KILLED 52 YEAR…… MORE
Vacancy on Police Oversight Board
THE PROCESS HAS BEGUN TO FILL A VACANCY ON ALBUQUERQUE’S POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEXT MONTH. AMONG THE REQUIREMENTS…YOU HAVE TO BE AN ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENT AND PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK. THERE ARE NO WORK EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. THE TERM IS FOR THREE YEARS. YOU CAN APPLY ON…… MORE
Arrest in Desert Sands Motel Fire
ALBUQUERQUE FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BLAZE THAT WRECKED THE DESERT SANDS MOTEL ON CENTRAL AVENUE LAST WEEK WAS INTENTIONALLY SET. 37 YEAR OLD JENNIFER MAESTAS HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE FELONY ARSON. SHE’S BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND. A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT SAYS MAESTAS MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION OF A WOMAN CAUGHT ON VIDEO WALKING AWAY…… MORE
No Arrest Yet in Deadly Home Evasion
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING TO MAKE AN ARREST IN A FATAL HOME INVASION SUNDAY. 24 YEAR OLD ALFREDO AYALA WAS KILLED IN THE INCIDENT ON ALVERA SOUTHWEST, NEAR 98TH AND SAGE. ANOTHER MAN SUFFERED A SUPERFICIAL GUNSHOT WOUND…AND TWO OTHERS WERE SHOT AT BUT WERE NOT HIT. AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS HANDCUFFED DURING THE…… MORE
Top APS Official Dies While Hiking
THE MAN WHO DIED FOLLOWING A MEDICAL EPISODE WHILE HIKING IN THE SANDIAS WAS A TOP A-P-S ADMINISTRATOR. 59 YEAR OLD RUBEN HENDRICKSON WAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT’S CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER. HE DIED MONDAY MORNING WHILE HIKING ALONG THE LA LUZ TRAIL. HENDRICKSON HAD BEEN WITH A-P-S SINCE 2009…AND BEFORE THAT WAS EMPLOYED BY INTEL IN…… MORE
Lightning-Sparked Fire Growing
U-S FOREST OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO MANAGE AND CONTROL A WILDFIRE IN THE SAN MATEO MOUNTAINS IN SOCORRO COUNTY. THE FIRE WAS SPARKED BY LIGHTNING MORE THAN A WEEK AGO…AND HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO GROW TO MORE THAN 5-THOUSAND ACRES. CINDY WOLFE WITH THE MAGDALENA RANGER DISTRICT SAYS THE FIRE IS BEING KEPT ON THE GROUND…… MORE
Schedule for ART Released
THERE IS NOW A PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE. PROJECT SPOKESPERSON JOANIE GRIFFIN SAYS CREWS SHOULD BEGIN BREAKING GROUND IN LATE JULY. SHE SAYS THERE ARE TWO MAIN COMMITMENTS CONNECTED TO “A-R-T.” ONE IS TO NOT BE IN FRONT OF A BUSINESS FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS. THE SECOND…… MORE
