A BERNALILLO COUNTY JURY ON WEDNESDAY FOUND A MAN GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS IN A MURDER THAT HAPPENED IN FRONT OF A SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE CONVENIENCE STORE. NIGEL MYRON JOHNSON WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER, ROBBERY AND CONSPIRACY IN THE BEATING DEATH OF 66 YEAR OLD IRVIN SANCHEZ IN AUGUST OF 2016. THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS JOHNSON…… MORE
Public School Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraud
A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE BERNALILLO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES. FORTY-FIVE YEAR OLD ANTOINETTE GARCIA WAS INDICTED LAST YEAR FOR ALLEGEDLY EMBEZZLING MONEY FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN 2014 AND 2015. IN COURT WEDNESDAY, GARCIA ADMITTED TO STEALING UP TO 95-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FEDERAL EDUCATION GRANT MONEY. SHE FACES A…… MORE
DWI Suspect Gets 10 Years
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN WILL SPEND TEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR A FATAL DRUNK DRIVING ACCIDENT. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A’S OFFICE SAYS LEE GARCIA HIT AND KILLED 74 YEAR OLD RICHARD ABEITA, WHO WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR. IT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER OF 2016 NEAR 61ST AND CENTRAL. GARCIA WAS FOUND GUILTY OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AND HIS…… MORE
Trinity Site Open This Weekend
THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH, IS THE FIRST CHANCE YOU HAVE IN 2018 TO VISIT THE TRINITY SITE ON THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE. THE SITE IS ONLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TWICE A YEAR. TRINITY SITE IS WHERE THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS TESTED ON JULY 16TH, 1945. YOU’LL BE ABLE TO HIKE A QUARTER-MILE…… MORE
No More NRA Monday for Santa Fe Schools
NO MORE MONEY WILL COME FROM THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION TO SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ ROTC PROGRAM. THAT WAS THE DECISION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ON A UNANIMOUS VOTE. THE DISTRICT WAS GETTING 4-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE NRA EVERY YEAR TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR THE ROTC. AND SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEREN’T THE ONLY DISTRICT…… MORE
APD Union Weighs in on Marijuana Legislation
ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS MADE IN SUPPORT OF DECRIMINALIZING THE POSSESSION OF AN OUNCE OR LESS OF MARIJUANA IN ALBUQUERQUE IS THAT IT FREES-UP OFFICERS SO THEY CAN RESPOND TO MORE SERIOUS CRIMES. ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A MEASURE THAT WILL ALLOW OFFICERS TO SIMPLY WRITE A TICKET IF SOMEONE IS…… MORE
Albuquerque Mayor Begins Youth Initiative
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER ANNOUNCES AN INITIATIVE IN WHICH TEENS CAN TAKE PART IN CITY GOVERNMENT BY JOINING THE MAYOR’S YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL ADVISES THE ADMINISTRATION ON PROGRAMS AND POLICIES IMPACTING YOUNG PEOPLE. MAYOR KELLER SAYS IT’S A WAY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF REAL WORLD ISSUES AND HAVE A “SAY”…… MORE
KAFB Lieutenant Confesses to Kiddie Porn
AN AIR FORCE LIEUTENANT ADMITS HE WAS INVOLVED IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY WHILE HE WAS STATIONED AT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE. THIRTY-FIVE YEAR OLD JESSE FURSE PLEADED GUILTY TUESDAY TO A NINE COUNT INDICTMENT ALLEGING THAT HE DISTRIBUTED CHILD PORN BETWEEN OCTOBER OF 2015 AND JANUARY OF 2016. FURSE ADMITTED POSSESSING THOUSANDS OF VIDEO FILES AND…… MORE
Life Plus 36 Years for Albuquerque Man
AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN GETS LIFE PLUS 36 YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE BLUDGEONING DEATH OF TIFFANY BOYER IN 2015. WILLIAM ALEXANDER IS THE LAST SUSPECT TO BE SENTENCED IN THE CASE. THREE OTHERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FOUND GUILTY. THE 58 YEAR OLD ALEXANDER WAS CONVICTED IN JANUARY ON FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN BOYER’S DEATH. PROSECUTORS…… MORE
“Butt Shot” for Alleged Home Invader
THERE’S ONE ALBUQUERQUE ALLEGED BURGLAR WHO WON’T BE TAKING A SEAT ANYTIME SOON. APD SAYS OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY IN PROGRESS EARLY TUESDAY. WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE HOME IN THE 71-HUNDRED BLOCK OF ORALEE NORTHEAST THEY LOCATED A SUSPECT WHO HAD BEEN SHOT IN THE BUTTOCKS BY THE HOMEOWNER. HE IS…… MORE
