TERRIE Q’S ADORABLE, ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK TACO (ID# 1708874) IS A 6 YEAR OLD, MALE LIGHT BRINDLE GREYHOUND MIX WEIGHING 54 POUNDS ◊ Gentle, politely playful and very affectionate. Taco has a great resume. ◊ He is a dream to walk, so easy on leash for those daily walks. …… MORE
Fruitland Girl Laid to Rest in Public Funeral
TOM BEGAYE, THE 27 YEAR OLD MAN ACCUSED IN THE KIDNAPPING AND MURDER OF 11 YEAR OLD ASHLYNNE MIKE EARLY THIS WEEK, APPEARS BEFORE A FEDERAL JUDGE IN ALBUQUERQUE ON FRIDAY FOR A DETENTION HEARING. HE’S ALREADY APPEARED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE JUDGE TO BE FORMALLY CHARGED IN THE CASE. MEANWHILE, A…… MORE
City Works to Keep Gathering of Nations
WHEN “GATHERING OF NATIONS” IS HELD NEXT YEAR, IT WON’T BE AT UNM’S PIT. THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT WILL NO LONGER HOST THE EVENT DUE TO FINANCIAL AND OTHER CONCERNS. WHAT ABOUT EXPO NEW MEXICO AS A POSSIBLE VENUE? GENERAL MANAGER DAN MOURNING TELLS 770 KKOB HE’S ALREADY HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE EVENT’S…… MORE
Cop Impersonator Makes “Most Wanted” List
SHANE GARCIA HAS LANDED ON THE U-S MARSHALS SERVICE MOST WANTED LIST. HE AND AN UNIDENTIFIED ACCOMPLICE ARE ACCUSED OF FORCING ENTRY INTO A HOME IN ALBUQUERQUE’S NORTH VALLEY A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE CLAIMING TO BE POLICE OFFICERS. U-S MARSHAL FOR NEW MEXICO CONRAD CANDELARIA SAYS THEY’RE WORKING HARD TO…… MORE
State Investigates APD Time Card Fraud
ALLEGATIONS OF TIME CARD FRAUD AT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY STATE POLICE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THIS LATEST INCIDENT FOR APD AND SAYS STATE POLICE AREN’T ELABORATING ON THEIR INVESTIGATION. MEANWHILE, THE JOURNAL SAYS APD IS ALSO LOOKING INTO THE MATTER, BUT ALSO WON’T GIVE DETAILS ON…… MORE
Alarming NM Backlog Being Addressed
NEW MEXICO STATE AUDITOR TIM KELLER IS HOPING TO PUT SOME BEST PRACTICES TO WORK WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING THE STATE’S BACKLOG OF UNTESTED RAPE KITS. LAST YEAR IT WAS DETERMINED THERE ARE OVER 5-THOUSAND SUCH CASES. NOW KELLER’S OFFICE WILL BE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS FROM NUMEROUS NEW MEXICO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES…… MORE
More Than a Dozen Cited at Verizon Protest
FIFTEEN PEOPLE WERE CITED BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ON THURSDAY FOR OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC IN THE OLD TOWN AREA. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS IT HAPPENED DURING THE ANNUAL VERIZON SHAREHOLDERS MEETING WHICH WAS HELD AT THE HOTEL ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS THE SIT-IN ON RIO GRANDE WAS A PLANNED EVENT, AND PARTICIPANTS KNEW GOING INTO IT…… MORE
Albuquerque Vigil for Ashlynne Mike
THE MURDER OF 11 YEAR OLD ASHLYNNE MIKE IS AFFECTING MANY NEW MEXICANS. NOW, A THIRD VIGIL WILL BE HELD FOR HER … THIS TIME IN ALBUQUERQUE THURSDAY EVENING AT THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER. THE GATHERING WILL INCLUDE PRAYERS AND SONGS TO HONOR ASHLYNNE, THAT’LL BE LED BY LEADERS OF SEVERAL TRIBES.…… MORE
Man Arrested in Ashlynne Mike Death Due in Albuquerque
A MAN CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF AN 11 YEAR OLD GIRL ON THE NAVAJO NATION WILL HAVE A DETENTION HEARING IN FEDERAL COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE ON FRIDAY. TWENTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD TOM BEGAYE MADE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE IN FARMINGTON ON WEDNESDAY. HE’S CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING AND MURDER. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ALLEGE…… MORE
Acquaintance Says Begaye Was “Twisted”
A MAN WHO SAYS HE WAS AN ACQUAINTANCE, BUT NOT A FRIEND, OF TOM BEGAYE, … CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING AND KILLING 11 YEAR OLD ASHLYNNE MIKE … SAYS BEGAYE ALWAYS HAD A TWISTED OF HUMOR. HE TELLS OUR NEWS PARTNER, KOB TV, THAT BEGAYE HAD A DARK SIDE AND OFTEN TOLD CRUDE, OBSCENE…… MORE
