AN ELDERLY WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD INSIDE HER NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE HOME ON EUCLID COURT SATURDAY. POLICE SAY THEY HAVE NO SUSPECTS IN 87 YEAR OLD JOSEPHINA ORTEGA’S DEATH. THEY’RE INVESTIGATING IT AS A HOMICIDE. THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE SHE LIVED IS KNOWN MOSTLY AS A PEACEFUL, FRIENDLY AREA. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO…… MORE
De Anza Due for Redevelopment
ALBUQUERQUE’S DE ANZA MOTOR LODGE HAS BEEN VACANT FOR YEARS … BUT IT’S ABOUT TO BE REDEVELOPED. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS CONSTRUCT SOUTHWEST WILL BEGIN DEMOLITION OF THREE DE ANZA BUILDINGS SOMETIME NEXT MONTH. THE 8-POINT-1 MILLION DOLLAR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE MOTOR LODGE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT A YEAR. WHEN…… MORE
Downtown Albuquerque Restaurant Closing
TUESDAY, MAY 23RD, IS THE LAST DAY YOU CAN GET LUNCH AT ALBUQUERQUE’S PASION LATIN FUSION RESTAURANT. THE DOWNTOWN EATERY IN THE 700 BLOCK OF LOMAS IS CLOSING ITS DOORS COME JUNE 1ST AFTER A FUNDRAISER WAS HELD EARLIER THIS YEAR TO HELP PAY FOR THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND BY A DRIVER WHO…… MORE
Elvis Jet in Roswell to be Auctioned
A PLANE THAT’S BEEN SITTING ON A RUNWAY IN ROSWELL FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF IN A FEW DAYS. AND IT’S NOT JUST ANY PLANE. IT’S A PRIVATE JET ONCE OWNED BY ELVIS PRESLEY. ELVIS DESIGNED THE INTERIOR OF THE PLANE WHICH HAS RED VELVET SEATS AND…… MORE
APD Investigated Three Murders
A body found in ditch Saturday morning is one of three deaths Albuquerque Police are now investigating. The body of 37-year-old Eric Manning was found near Montgomery and I-25. Manning is from Albuquerque. Officers were initially sent to the location on calls of a “down and out.” There they found Manning and soon realized he…… MORE
Car Chase Ends With Arrests
A car chase from Albuquerque to Grants Sunday afternoon ends with the arrest of the suspects. It started around 5:30 PM when Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to Bridge and Goff Southwest. It came after getting a call about an armed suspect in a Jeep Cherokee who allegedly fired shots at the driver of…… MORE
Tickets for Non-Violent Offenses Not a First for Albuquerque
A settlement agreement signed in late March gave Albuquerque Police Chief Gordon Eden 45 days to issue an order that non-violent offenders would be issued tickets instead of jail time. That does not include, however, DWI. The order is a way to deal with APD’s low manpower and was signed on May 10th. The Albuquerque…… MORE
No Movement in NM Jobless Numbers
New Mexico’s unemployment rate for April is unchanged from March, now at 6.7%. A year ago it was at 6.6%. The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions says overall job growth between this April and April of last year was 7,400 jobs. The was the third in the last six months. Private sector industries were…… MORE
Segways for Santa Fe
Santa Fe Police Officers could soon be rolling through the Plaza on Segways. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the police departments wants to buy two Segways to use for seasonal patrols on the Plaza as well as at community events. The cost of the two Segways would cost just over $27,000. The proposal from…… MORE
NM Spring Runoff in Good Shape
It should be a good summer for water sports in New Mexico. That’s the word from State Engineer Tom Blaine, who says we’re experiencing above-average runoff in most of the basins and rivers across the state. Blaine tells News Radio KKOB that should translate into a good year for rafting along the upper Rio Grande.…… MORE
