RONALD CHAVEZ DIED IN JANUARY AFTER HE WAS FOUND SERIOUSLY INJURED FOLLOWING A FIGHT AT CENTRAL AND WYOMING. NOW, MORE THAN SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL INVESTIGATOR IS CALLING HIS DEATH A HOMICIDE. THE CASE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. MEANWHILE, A MAN FOUND DEAD IN THE PARKING LOT…… MORE
Zika Mosquitos Heading North
MOSQUITOS CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING THE ZIKA VIRUS ARE MOVING NORTH. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS SUCH A MOSQUITO WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY OF SOCORRO, MARKING THE MOST NORTHERLY REACH FOR THE ZIKA MOSQUITO. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS QUICK TO POINT OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO CASES OF…… MORE
Monsoons Drench Eastern NM
EASTERN NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN THE BIG WINNER SO FAR THIS MONSOON SEASON, THOUGH ALBUQUERQUE GOT A GOOD THUNDERSTORM OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE PORTALES AREA HAS RECEIVED BETWEEN 13 AND 15 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE THE FIRST OF JULY. METEOROLOGIST CLAY ANDERSON SAYS THAT’S DUE TO BACKDOOR COLD FRONTS…… MORE
Officer-Involved Shooting in Rio Rancho
AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING WAS PART OF THE INCIDENT TUESDAY MORNING THAT CLOSED ALL EAST AND WEST BOUND LANES OF IRVING AT UNSER ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE TO TRAFFIC. POLICE ACTIVITY CONTINUED THERE AFTER RIO RANCHO P-D GOT REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE AREA AROUND 7:15AM. KOB-TV REPORTS THE SHOTS WERE REPORTEDLY FIRED…… MORE
Council Again Postpones Vote on A-R-T Study
ANOTHER DELAY FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL ON A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A STUDY ON HOW THE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT WILL IMPACT THE CITY AFTER IT’S COMPLETED. COUNCILORS MONDAY NIGHT DEFERRED ACTION ON THE STUDY FOR ANOTHER MONTH. THE PROPOSED STUDY IS TO COMPARE TRAFFIC OVER 60 DAYS BEFORE AND AFTER THE A-R-T…… MORE
NM Supreme Court Defends Detention Policies
THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT IS DEFENDING THE NEW PRETRIAL DETENTION POLICIES AGAINST A LAWSUIT FILED IN FEDERAL COURT BY THE BAIL BONDS INDUSTRY. THE STATE HAS RECENTLY STARTED RELEASING NON-VIOLENT SUSPECTS FROM JAIL PRIOR TO THEIR TRIAL SO THEY DON’T GET STUCK IN LOCK-UP DUE TO UNAFFORDABLE BONDS. THE HIGH…… MORE
Espanola Police Chief Placed on Leave
ESPANOLA’S POLICE CHIEF HAS BEEN PLACED ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE. THAT AFTER MATTHEW VIGIL WAS INDICTED ON MULTIPLE COUNTS OF ABUSE AND WITNESS INTIMIDATION. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE CHARGES STEM FROM TWO INCIDENTS…ONE LAST OCTOBER AND THE OTHER IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. VIGIL HAS BEEN ESPANOLA’S POLICE…… MORE
Man Shot by APD Identified
A MAN SHOT AND WOUNDED BY AN APD OFFICER IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE SATURDAY AFTERNOON REMAINS HOSPITALIZED AFTER UNDERGOING SURGERY MONDAY MORNING. HE IS IDENTIFIED AS 25 YEAR OLD JEREMIAS ROBERTSON. IT HAPPENED AROUND 5:30PM NEAR LOMAS AND FIRST STREET AFTER POLICE RECEIVED REPORTS OF A MAN POINTING A GUN AT PEOPLE…… MORE
Murder Victim’s Relatives Not Yet Found
FIFTY-ONE YEAR OLD LONNIE WHITTLE WAS FOUND MURDERED IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA NORTH OF DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE ON AUGUST 9TH. AND NEARLY TWO WEEKS LATER, POLICE SAY THEY STILL HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE HIS NEXT OF KIN. POLICE SAY WHITTLE WAS FOUND DEAD WITH OBVIOUS SIGNS OF TRAUMA IN A WAREHOUSE…… MORE
Man Convicted of Killing Parents in Trouble Again
MITCHELL OVERHAND OF ALBUQUERQUE IS BACK IN THE NEWS. OVERHAND HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON CHARGES THAT HE HELPED A GROUP OF PEOPLE BEAT UP A MAN THEY ACCUSED OF OWING A 25-HUNDRED DOLLAR DRUG DEBT. OVERHAND, AS YOU MAY RECALL, WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS PARENTS AND BURYING THEIR BODIES IN…… MORE
