Nearly a decade after Cibola High School student Brittani Marcell was attached inside her home, Albuquerque police finally make an arrest. Late Wednesday night, officers arrested 33-year-old Justin Hansen and charged him with beating Brittani with a shovel after she went home from school for lunch. APD also says Hansen allegedly threatened Brittani’s mother, who…… MORE
Two Shot to Death in South Valley
Two people are dead after being shot in Albuquerque’s South Valley Wednesday afternoon. APD officers got the call around 3:15. They found the first man with a gunshot would but he later died at University Hospital. Another person already dead was found in a home near Bridge and Lindsay Place west of Coors. The shootings have…… MORE
NM Tourism Rising
Looks like tourism is flourishing in New Mexico. The governor’s office says there were 34.4 million trips taken in the state in 2016, up from 33.4 million trips in 2015. There has been a more than 15% increase in trips to the state since 2010. Also, the state says the leisure and hospitality sector…… MORE
Bernalillo County Sheriffs Investigate Shooting
There was a deputy-involved shooting early Tuesday in the South Valley just after 1 AM. Sheriff Manny Gonzales says they’re waiting on deputies’ reports on the incident. It started at a car wash near Coors and Arenal where deputies were running plate numbers on cars parked there. The information came back that the vehicles were…… MORE
Another Democrat Running for NM Governor
Democrat State Senator Joe Cernanted, a veteran of the legislature, is expected to announce Wednesday that he’s running for governor. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that currently, three other Democrats are in the race, including US Representative Michelle Lujan-Grisham. Republican US Representative Steve Pearce has not made his intentions clear regarding a run for…… MORE
Woman Drowns Kayaking on the Rio Grande
Teams from Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Sandoval County, Corrales and Bernalillo County respond to a drowning in the Rio Grande near Corrales Tuesday morning. A 46-year-old woman had gone kayaking with her family, four other adults, and two children, and was in on of two kayaks when it slammed into an eddy caused by a tree.…… MORE
Fire Destroys Peoples’ Flowers Greenhouse
Peoples’ Flowers has to rebuild its greenhouse at Candelaria and Carlisle. The greenhouse was destroyed in a fire Tuesday night. Albuquerque fire crews responded around 7:30 Tuesday night. They found the greenhouse engulfed in flames along with five vans behind the shop. The cause of the fire hasn’t been determined yet. That’s under investigation. Peoples’…… MORE
Wildfire Sparks Near Cuba, NM
A fire that flared up near Cuba, New Mexico, Tuesday along Highway 126 burns half a dozen acres, two abandoned homes, and a utility building. Crews quickly arrived on scene and worked fast to keep the fire from spreading. Crews kept it from reaching another home, then combed the area once the fire was contained…… MORE
Freedom 4th Fireworks Start Small Fire
Thousands turned out at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta for the Fourth of July Tuesday to hear headliner Clint Black at the City’s Freedom 4th event. And most stayed for the fireworks display later. But a brush fire was sparked by one of the fireworks toward the end of the show. Crews quickly had the fire…… MORE
Mayor Says “No” to Signing City Budget
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR BERRY SAYS HE WON’T SIGN OR VETO THE CITY BUDGET SENT TO HIM BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THAT MEANS THE BUDGET TAKES EFFECT SATURDAY, JULY 1ST. BERRY SAYS THE PLAN CUTS 1-POINT-4 MILLION DOLLARS FROM ALBUQUERQUE’S GENERAL FUND RESERVES, WHICH WOULD HURT THE CITY’S CREDIT RATING. HE SAYS IT…… MORE
