THINGS DIDN’T GO QUITE AS PLANNED FOR AN ARMED ROBBER SUNDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY 52 YEAR OLD GERRADO ALVARADO ROBBED THE DOMINOS AT 12TH AND MENAUL IN THE NORTH VALLEY AROUND 9:30 PM. APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS ALVARADO THEN SAW A DELIVERY DRIVER IN THE PARKING LOT AND ATTEMPTED TO ROB HIM AS WELL. TIXIER…… MORE
Boy Scout Killed at Scout Ranch Identified
A BOY SCOUT WHO DIED IN A FLASH FLOOD AT THE PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH EARLY SATURDAY IS IDENTIFIED AS 13 YEAR OLD ALDEN BROCK OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. A SCOUT GROUP HAD MADE CAMP ABOVE A SMALL CREEK THAT RUNS THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF PONIL CANYON. THE CREEK IS NORMALLY TWO TO THREE FEET WIDE AND…… MORE
Flash Floods Could be Worse This year in NM
MONSOON SEASON IS JUST A FEW DAYS OLD IN NEW MEXICO, AND WE’RE ALREADY SEEING HOW DESTRUCTIVE FLASH FLOODING BROUGHT ON BY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE. A BOY SCOUT DIED IN A FLASH FLOOD AT THE PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH OVER THE WEEKEND. AND THE TOWN OF JEMEZ ALSO SAW DESTRUCTIVE FLASH FLOODING. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE…… MORE
Heavy Holiday Traffic Ahead
ABOUT 3 MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL THIS JULY 4TH WEEKEND IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST REGION THAT INCLUDES NEW MEXICO. THAT FROM TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO, WHICH SAYS MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL BY CAR … MAINLY BECAUSE OF LOWER GAS PRICES. SPOKESMAN DOUG SHUPE SAYS IF YOU’RE GOING BY CAR, CHECK YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE YOU…… MORE
Free Day at the Biopark
TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH, IS A SPECIAL DAY AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BIO-PARK. IT’S OPEN TO EVERYONE FOR FREE. BIOPARK DIRECTOR RICK JANSER SAYS ATTENDANCE THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR EXCEEDED THE PREVIOUS BEST YEAR WHICH WAS IN 2013. HE TELLS US THE FREE DAY IS JUST A WAY TO THANK THE COMMUNITY. JANSER SAYS THEY’VE ADDED SOME…… MORE
NM Tourism Up
LAST YEAR WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR TOURISM IN NEW MEXICO. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS 32.7 MILLION PEOPLE VISITED THE STATE LAST YEAR … UP HALF-A-MILLION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SHE CREDITS THE “NEW MEXICO TRUE” ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN THAT STARTED IN 2012 IN CONVINCING PEOPLE TO VACATION IN NEW MEXICO. MARTINEZ SAYS THE TOURISM INDUSTRY ALSO…… MORE
NM Boy Scout Dies in Flash Flood
A BOY SCOUT IS DEAD AFTER A FLASH FLOOD SWEEPS THROUGH THE PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 4:30 AM N THE MORNING IN THE NORTH PONIL CANYON, 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN SCOUT RANCH TRAINING CENTER. EIGHT BOY SCOUTS , AN ADULT PHILMONT SCOUT RANGER, AND THREE ADULT CREW LEADERS…… MORE
One Wounded In Pizza Shop Shooting
AN ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT IS SHOT AND WOUNDED AT A DOMINO’S PIZZA RESTAURANT IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 12TH AND MENAUL. POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT ABOUT 9:30 IN THE RESTAURANT PARKING LOT AFTER THE HOLD UP. THE FIRST ROBBERY TARGET WAS DOMINO’S. WHEN THE THIEF LEFT, HE SPOTTED A DELIVERY DRIVER IN THE PARKING LOTAND…… MORE
APD Identifies Driveway Shooting Victim
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVEN’T MADE ANY ARRESTS YET IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN HIS NORTHEAST HEIGHTS DRIVEWAY LAST FRIDAY. BUT THEY’VE IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM, WHO THEY TELL KOB-TV WAS 60 YEAR OLD STEPHEN GERECKE. IT’S BELIEVED A GANG OF BURGLARS WERE BREAKING INTO GERECKE’S VEHICLE WHEN HE WENT OUTSIDE…… MORE
Grief Counselors at Manzano High
MAKING EXCEPTIONS: ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL HAVE GRIEF COUNSELORS AT MANZANO HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY, EVEN THOUGH SCHOOL IS OUT FOR THE SUMMER. THEY’RE THERE FOR TEAMMATES AND OTHER STUDENTS WHO KNEW 17 YEAR OLD JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER, THE BOY SHOT TO DEATH FRIDAY NIGHT AT A HOUSE PARTY IN THE 11-HUNDRED BLOCK OF NAKOMIS NORTHEAST. POLICE…… MORE
