Downtown “Shots Fired” Suspects Arrested

AN INCIDENT IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE MONDAY OF SHOTS BEING FIRED AT OFFICERS NEAR 11TH AND COAL. IT STARTED AFTER A STATE COP CAME ACROSS A STOLEN VEHICLE JUST BEFORE 4PM THAT RAMMED INTO THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE VEHICLE. IT’S UNKNOWN PRECISELY WHERE THE INCIDENT STARTED BUT APD SAYS IT ENDED IN THE VALLEY AREA…MORE

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Vehicle Seizure Policy Changed

A CHANGE IS COMING IN APD’S VEHICLE SEIZURE POLICY. ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT, SAYING, IN THE FUTURE, POLICE WILL SEIZE VEHICLES ONLY IN CASES WHERE THERE’S BEEN A CONVICTION…A CHANGE FROM THE BERRY ADMINISTRATION. KELLER SAYS THE NEW POLICY IS IN LINE WITH CHANGES IN STATE LAW AND RECENT COURT RULINGS.…MORE

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One Hundred Jobs Coming to Albuquerque

A CALIFORNIA BASED COMPANY THAT PROVIDES REFURBISHED I-T EQUIPMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS IS SETTING UP SHOP IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE COMPANY, “2NDGEAR.” PLANS TO HIRE 100 EMPLOYEES WITH HIRING SET TO BEGIN IN JULY. LOCAL POSITIONS WILL INCLUDE SALES, ENTRY-LEVEL AND MANAGERIAL POSITIONS IN OPERATIONS, TECHNICAL REPAIR AS WELL AS SHIPPING AND RECEIVING. 2NDGEAR IS RELYING…MORE

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Border Wall Underway

WORK HAS BEGUN ON A BORDER WALL REPLACEMENT IN SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO. A MONTANA COMPANY WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION WORK, WHICH CHIEF BORDER PATROL AGENT AARON HULL SAYS INVOLVES REPLACING A 20 MILE SECTION OF EXISTING VEHICLE BARRIER WITH STEEL POSTS AS HIGH AS 30 FEET. LAST YEAR IN THE…MORE

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Groves Off the Hook

A BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE HAS DISMISSED THE FIRST DEGREE FELONY MURDER CHARGE AGAINST ELEXUS GROVES. AUTHORITIES SAY SHE WAS DRIVING A STOLEN VAN THAT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE LAST YEAR IN ALBUQUERQUE, KILLING A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. GROVES’ ATTORNEY HAD ARGUED THAT THE CHARGE WAS EXCESSIVE, SINCE GROVES DIDN’T INTEND TO HURT ANYONE. THE…MORE

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Trash Transfer Stations Considered on West Side

A LOT OF SOLID WASTE’S OPERATIONS IN ALBUQUERQUE COULD NOW BE RELOCATED TO THE CITY’S WEST SIDE. THAT’S SINCE MAYOR KELLER SCRAPPED THE IDEA OF LOCATING A NEW GARBAGE TRANSFER STATION IN THE NORTH VALLEY NEAR EDITH AND COMANCHE. THE CITY’S NOW LOOKING TO CREATE TWO NEW SOLID WASTE FACILITIES. THE WEST SIDE OPERATION WOULD…MORE

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Imus to Sell NM Ranch

FORMER RADIO HOST DON IMUS IS REPORTEDLY CLOSE TO AN AGREEMENT TO SELL HIS CATTLE RANCH IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. ACCORDING TO THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, THE 24 HUNDRED ACRE RANCH NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF RIBERA IN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY IS ON THE MARKET FOR JUST UNDER 20-MILLION DOLLARS. THE ORIGINAL ASKING PRICE WAS…MORE

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NM Border Wall Groundbreaking

A GROUNDBREAKING TODAY (MON) NEAR NEW MEXICO’S SANTA TERESA PORT OF ENTRY. IT MARKS THE START OF BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION ALONG A 20-MILE STRETCH OF THE BORDER. A COMPANY OUT OF MONTANA IS DOING THE WORK UNDER A 73-MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT. CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS ENVIRONMENTALISTS HAVE SUED OVER THE PROJECT. THEY SAY THE FEDERAL…MORE

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Man Charged, Jailed for Fatal Supermarket Stabbing

ONE OF TWO PEOPLE CAUGHT AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER A DEADLY STABBING AT THE ALBERTSON’S STORE ON RIO BRAVO IN ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTH VALLEY SATURDAY REMAINS IN CUSTODY. THAT’S 27 YEAR OLD LUCAS HERRON, WHO BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SAY GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH THE VICTIM, 48 YEAR OLD DANIEL SANDOVAL, INSIDE THE STORE.…MORE

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