A MAN WHO ESCAPED FROM THE LUNA COUNTY JAIL IN DEMING IS BACK IN CUSTODY. JOSHUA MIRKA WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY MORNING IN EL PASO BY TEXAS RANGERS AND LOCAL POLICE. AUTHORITIES SAY MIRKA BROKE OUT OF JAIL MONDAY NIGHT. HE WAS BEHIND BARS FOR ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING PROBATION BY FAILING TO REGISTER…… MORE
NM Traffic Deaths are Down
A DROP IN TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN 213 ROAD DEATHS SO FAR THIS YEAR…COMPARED TO 255 DURING THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR AGO…A DECREASE OF 16 PERCENT. D-O-T CABINET SECRETARY TOM CHURCH CREDITS, IN PART, A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON DISTRACTED…… MORE
Beware of the Cows
COWS ARE SHOWING UP ON THE ROADS LEADING TO THE BERNALILLO COUNTY METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER. COUNTY SPOKESMAN LARRY GALLEGOS SAYS THE ROADS WHERE YOU’LL ENCOUNTER THE COWS INCLUDE DEPUTY DEAN MIERA DRIVE, SHELLY DRIVE AND THE I-40 FRONTAGE ROAD. GALLEGOS SAYS THEY SEE THEM YEAR-ROUND BECAUSE THERE’S ALWAYS CATTLE IN THAT…… MORE
Inmate on the Run
ANOTHER PRISONER ESCAPES FROM A NEW MEXICO JAIL … THIS TIME IN DEMING AT THE LUNA COUNTY JAIL. STATE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR JOSHUA MIRKA. HE WAS ARRESTED JULY 27TH ON FAILURE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER OUT OF WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA AND IS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN AN ARMED ROBBERY IN…… MORE
Trials are Set in Martens Murder Case
THREE PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE VICTIM’S MOTHER, ARE CHARGED IN THE BRUTAL RAPE AND MURDER OF 10 YEAR OLD VICTORIA IN ALBUQUERQUE IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR. THE THREE WILL BE TRIED SEPARATELY, AND NOW WE KNOW THAT THE MOTHER, MICHELLE MARTENS, WILL GO FIRST IN JULY OF 2018. THAT WILL BE…… MORE
Two “Cuffed” in South Valley Shooting Death
MURDER CHARGES ARE FILED AGAINST TWO OF THREE PEOPLE THOUGHT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING 42 YEAR OLD LAWRENCE CHAVEZ JUNIOR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WITNESS TOLD BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES THAT 28 YEAR OLD ANGELINA WEAVER AND 39 YEAR OLD DALE KOCH, AS WELL AS A THIRD PERSON,…… MORE
Anti-Racism Rally Draws Hundreds in Santa Fe
ABOUT 15-HUNDRED PEOPLE GATHERED FOR A RALLY IN SANTA FE MONDAY NIGHT TO PROTEST AND CONDEMN THE WHITE SUPREMACIST “UNITE THE RIGHT” RALLY THAT WENT VIOLENT IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA SATURDAY. MANY MARCHERS CARRIED SIGNS AND THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SAYS SOME EVEN TRIED TO SPOTLIGHT RACIALLY TINGED INCIDENTS HERE IN NEW MEXICO. …… MORE
Bears on the Move in NM
BEAR ACTIVITY IS WAY UP THIS YEAR IN THE SANDIA RANGER DISTRICT. WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST ESTHER NELSON SAYS THE BEARS ARE FATTENING UP FOR THE WINTER BY MUNCHING ON ACORNS, CHOKE CHERRIES, AND OTHER VEGETATION. THE AREA NOT ONLY HAS FOOD RESOURCES BUT WATER AS WELL, MAKING IT A PERFECT SPOT FOR MEETING THE…… MORE
200 More Jobs for Albuquerque
MORE JOBS COMING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS FLAGSHIP FOODS IS EXPANDING ITS MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES. THE EXPANSION WILL BRING WITH IT NEARLY 200 NEW JOBS. FLAGSHIP FOODS MOVED TO NEW MEXICO IN 2014. IT MAKES FOOD PRODUCTS THAT ARE CERTIFIED “NEW MEXICO TRUE” AND THE…… MORE
NM’s Unusual Month of August
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS THE FIRST PART OF AUGUST HAS BEEN UNUSUAL TO SAY THE LEAST. SINCE THE FIRST OF THE MONTH, THE WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED 61 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS STATEWIDE…MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS COMBINED OVER THE SAME PERIOD. SOME AREAS IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO…… MORE
