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
Businesses Add to Riot Reward Fund
DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES ARE STILL COUNTING UP THE COST OF TUESDAY NIGHT’S RIOTING THAT FOLLOWED THE DONALD TRUMP RALLY. DAVID SILVERMAN WITH GELTMORE L-L-C, CO-DEVELOPER OF THE NEW IMPERIAL APARTMENTS AT SECOND AND SILVER, SAYS LANDSCAPING WAS RIPPED OUT, WINDOWS WERE BROKEN, AND THE BUILDING WAS TAGGED WITH GRAFFITI. GELTMORE AND TWO OTHER BUSINESSES ARE CONTRIBUTING A…… MORE
Home Invasion in Albuquerque
A VIOLENT ENCOUNTER IN SOUTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE LEAVES A HOMEOWNER WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS. THE INJURIES ARE REPORTEDLY NON-LIFE THREATENING. APD SAYS THE MAN WAS ABLE TO TELL OFFICERS THAT TWO MALES, WEARING ALL BLACK CLOTHING, FORCED THEIR WAY INTO HIS HOME ON GHOST RANCH SOUTHWEST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE MAN WAS SHOT TWICE, AND HE SAYS THE HOME INVADERS ALSO THREATENED OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING…… MORE
One Dead in Drive-By Shooting
A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING THURSDAY NIGHT TAKES THE LIFE OF AN 18-YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN. BERNALILLO COUNTY DEPUTY FELICIA ROMERO SAYS DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO THE 1700 BLOCK OF ATRISCO SOUTHWEST WHERE THEY FOUND ALIYAH GARCIA WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT DID NOT SURVIVE. ROMERO SAYS THE OFFENDERS FLED THE SCENE. THE…… MORE
Headed to the Forest this Holiday Weekend?
IF SO, PLAN AHEAD AND BE PREPARED. DONNA NEMETH WITH THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST SAYS TAKE PLENTY OF FOOD AND WATER WITH YOU…AND REMEMBER THAT CELL PHONE COVERAGE CAN BE SPOTTY. SHE SAYS THERE ARE NO FIRE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE…BUT IT’S STILL IMPORTANT TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS IF YOU’RE BUILDING A CAMPFIRE, AND MAKE SURE THE…… MORE
Pets of the Week | May 28
YOYA (ID# 1658494) IS A 5 YEAR OLD, FEMALE BROWN & BLACK MINIATURE PINCHER & PARSON JACK RUSSEL TERRIER MIX WEIGHING 15 POUNDS. ◊ Yoya is a fun loving spunky gal. ◊ She is outgoing, friendly, family friendly and dog friendly. ◊ She enjoys taking walks and is very good on leash, a…… MORE
City Seeks Participants in Violent Trump Riots
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR BERRY SAYS THE CITY WILL HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLENCE DURING AND AFTER THE TRUMP RALLY. PROTESTERS BROKE WINDOWS, THREW OBJECTS, AND JUMPED ON POLICE CARS. CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ THANKED APD OFFICERS FOR SHOWING CALMNESS AND RESTRAINT DURING THE ORDEAL. COUNCILOR DAN LEWIS CALLED THE RIOTING A DARK…… MORE
