UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOOTBALL PLAYER MARKEL BYRD HAS DIED IN A ONE-VEHICLE CRASH NEAR GALLUP. THE UNM ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ISSUED A STATEMENT WEDNESDAY MORNING SAYING BYRD’S VEHICLE HAD A TIRE BLOW-OUT ON I-40 NEAR GALLUP ON TUESDAY. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS BYRD AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WERE RETURNING FOR THE HOLIDAYS. BOTH WERE EJECTED…… MORE
Officer-Involved Shooting in Albuquerque
THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS A FULL BLOWN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER A SUSPECT WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY OFFICERS ON TUESDAY MORNING. SPOKESMAN SIMON DROBIK TELLS 770 KKOB POLICE GOT A REPORT OF AN ATTEMPTED CARJACKING NEAR CENTRAL AND PENNSYLVANIA AROUND 9:30 AM…AND THE SHOOTING HAPPENED ON UTAH, A BLOCK EAST OF…… MORE
Unser Improvements Completed
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS COMPLETED A PROJECT TO IMPROVE UNSER BOULEVARD. CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ SAYS THE ROADWAY WAS REPAVED FROM DELLYNE TO MONTANO. PLUS, THERE ARE NOW NEW PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE TRAILS…NEW SIDEWALKS…AND GUTTER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS: SANCHEZ SAYS HE KNOWS THE PROJECT HAS BEEN A HEADACHE FOR RESIDENTS…… MORE
A Wintry Christmas for NM
A WHITE CHRISTMAS IS IN STORE FOR SOME PARTS OF NEW MEXICO. A WINTER STORM WILL DUMP UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY. THEN ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS WILL COME THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY, CHRISTMAS EVE. AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST…… MORE
Terror No Deterrent to Holiday Travel
DESPITE RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS, TRAVEL NUMBERS ARE UP AGAIN THIS CHRISTMAS. AND THAT INCLUDES NEW MEXICO AND THE REST OF THE MOUNTAIN WEST REGION. TRAVEL NUMBERS ARE UP 1-PERCENT TO 7-POINT-4 MILLION ACCORDING TO TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO. MOST PEOPLE ARE DRIVING, SPOKESMAN DOUG SHUPE SAYS MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS IN…… MORE
City Council Gets Progress Report on APD Reform
POLICY DEVELOPMENT FIRST … STAFFING TRAINING AFTERWARDS. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S OVERSIGHT MONITOR TOLD THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT IN A PROGRESS REPORT THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S POLICY DEVELOPMENT IS “DISJOINTED AND DISORGANIZED.” JAMES GINGER SAYS THE CITY IS IN THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WILL BE A LONG REFORM PROCESS ……… MORE
Another Attempt to Close Child Porn Loophole
COME JANUARY, STATE LAWMAKERS WILL CONSIDER A PROPOSAL THAT TOUGHENS UP NEW MEXICO’S CHILD PORNOGRAPHY LAW. REPRESENTATIVE SARAH MAESTAS BARNES SAYS, CURRENTLY, CHILD PREDATORS CAN BE CHARGED WITH ONLY ONE COUNT, EVEN IF THEY POSSESS MULTIPLE IMAGES. AND THAT, SHE SAYS, LEADS TO LIGHT PRISON SENTENCES. PEOPLE WITH SUCH IMAGES ARE CONVICTED AND…… MORE
Green Light for Downtown Upgrade
A 24 MILLION DOLLAR PLAN TO IMPROVE AREAS OF DOWNTOWN ABQ GETS UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT. ALL NINE COUNCILORS VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL, WHICH CALLS FOR UPGRADES TO CIVIC PLAZA AND THE CONVENTION CENTER. COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON SAYS THIS IS ONE MORE STEP IN MAKING…… MORE
NM’s Biggest Starbucks Opens in Albuquerque
IT’S NEW MEXICO’S BIGGEST STARBUCKS EVER. PEOPLE CROWDED INTO THE NEW COFFEE SHOP MONDAY MORNING ON 12TH STREET NEAR I-40, ON WHAT WAS ONCE THE ALBUQUERQUE INDIAN SCHOOL GROUNDS. THE NEW STARBUCKS MEASURES NEARLY 5-THOUSAND SQUARE FEET AND IS OPERATED BY INDIAN PUEBLOS MARKETING. IT’S SEATING CAPACITY IS 175 PEOPLE. AND…… MORE
New Strategy Used by Duke City Car Thieves
ALBUQUERQUE CAR THIEVES ARE COMING UP WITH NEW WAYS TO GET YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST TRICK IS TO POSE AS TOW TRUCK OPERATORS. OUR SISTER STATION, KOB-TV, REPORTS ONE OF THE LATEST INCIDENTS WAS SATURDAY WHEN A MAN SPOTTED A TOW TRUCK GETTING READY TO TAKE HIS JEEP. WHEN HE ASKED…… MORE
