19 YEAR OLD ESIAS MADRID HAS BEEN HANDED A LIFE PRISON SENTENCE FOR THE MURDER OF MANZANO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER IN THE SUMMER OF 2015. THE 30 YEAR MANDATORY SENTENCE WILL BE TACKED ON TO A 16 YEAR SENTENCE MADRID IS SERVING FOR A SEPARATE MURDER CASE. AUTHORITIES SAY…… MORE
BALDERAS TAKES ON WELLS FARGO
NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL IS TAKING ON THE BIGGEST BANKING ENTITY IN THE STATE…WELLS FARGO. IT’S IN REGARD TO LAST YEAR’S REVELATION THAT COMPANY EMPLOYEES CREATED MILLIONS OF FAKE ACCOUNTS NATIONWIDE. BALDERAS SAYS WELLS FARGO NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE AMENDS FOR DAMAGING NEW MEXICO CITIZENS. BALDERAS SAYS…… MORE
CITY HITS 70 HOMICIDES FOR 2017
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THE DEATH OF A MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND WEDNESDAY MORNING AT MESA VERDE PARK AT MARQUETTE AND PENNSYLVANIA IS BEING TREATED AS A HOMICIDE. THAT’S THE 70TH MURDER OF THE YEAR IN THE DUKE CITY…TYING THE RECORD NUMBER OF HOMICIDES THAT OCCURRED IN 1996. APD SAYS THE MAN DIED OF A…… MORE
KELLER BUILDS HIS TEAM
A MAN WHO IS NO STRANGER TO ALBUQUERQUE CITY HALL WILL ONCE AGAIN HAVE AN OFFICE IN THAT BUILDING. MAYOR-ELECT TIM KELLER HAS APPOINTED LAWRENCE RAEL AS THE CITY’S NEXT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. RAEL’S EXPERIENCE INCLUDES STINTS AS ASSISTANT TO THE C-A-O AND THEN LATER, AS THE C-A-O, FOR THREE DIFFERENT MAYORS.HE HAS ALSO SPENT TIME RUNNING…… MORE
TWO MEN SHOT BY BCSO DEPUTY I-D’D
THE TWO MEN SHOT AND KILLED BY A BERNALILLO COUNTY DEPUTY ON NOVEMBER 17TH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 23 YEAR OLD ISAAC PADILLA AND 25 YEAR OLD MARTIN JIM. SHERIFF MANUEL GONZALES SAYS DEPUTY JOSHUA MORA FELT A THREAT, AND FIRED SEVEN SHOTS INTO A STOLEN VEHICLE FOLLOWING A CHASE THAT ENDED AT…… MORE
REWARD FOR GARCIA INCREASED
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE STILL HUNTING FOR 39 YEAR OLD DOMINIC GARCIA. HE’S ACCUSED OF RUNNING OVER AND KILLING 19 YEAR OLD SAMANTHA SANDOVAL BACK ON NOVEMBER 14TH AT PENNSYLVANIA AND HAINES NORTHEAST FOLLOWING AN ARGUMENT IN THE STREET. CRIMESTOPPERS SAYS THE REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF GARCIA HAS…… MORE
NEW LAB DIRECTOR AT LOS ALAMOS
THERE’S A NEW BOSS AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY. TERRY C. WALLACE JUNIOR REPLACES CHARLES MCMILLAN WHO’S RETIRING ON DECEMBER 31ST AFTER SIX YEARS ON THE JOB. WALLACE HAS BEEN LANL’S PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR GLOBAL SECURITY. HE’LL BE THE 11TH PERSON TO HOLD THE DIRECTOR’S POSITION AT LOS ALAMOS.… MORE
DUKE CITY HOMICIDE RATE HIGHER
TWO HOMICIDES IN ALBUQUERQUE OVERNIGHT COULD BE PUSHING THE NUMBER OF MURDERS THIS YEAR TO AN HISTORIC HIGH. ONE PERSON WAS STABBED TO DEATH FOLLOWING A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS. IT HAPPENED ON GIBSON BLVD IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. THEN OFFICERS WERE SENT TO A SHOOTING AT FIFTH AND HEADINGLY NORTHWEST. THERE THEY…… MORE
AN HONOR FOR AN ANIMAL ADVOCATE
CITY OFFICIALS SAY IMPROVEMENTS TO A KENNEL FACILITY AT ALBUQUERQUE’S EASTSIDE ANIMAL SHELTER ARE NEARLY COMPLETE. IT’LL BE CALLED KENNEL Q IN HONOR OF THE LATE ANIMAL ADVOCATE AND KKOB TALK SHOW HOST TERRIE Q. SAYRE. THE RENOVATION PROJECT WILL INCLUDE RADIANT HEATING AND NEW COOLING AND VENTILATION SYSTEMS. THE 1.6 MILLION…… MORE
GEIER NAMED INTERIM APD CHIEF
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR-ELECT TIM KELLER HAS APPOINTED MICHAEL GEIER TO THE POSITION OF INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. GEIER WAS AN APD OFFICER FOR 20 YEARS AND CHIEF OF POLICE IN RIO RANCHO FOR THREE YEARS. KELLER HAS ALSO NAMED THREE DEPUTY CHIEFS OF POLICE. HAROLD MEDINA HAS WORKED AS…… MORE
