THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED A MAN WHOSE BURNT BODY WAS FOUND IN THE EAST MOUNTAINS AS 56 YEAR OLD TERRY WILLIAMS OF A. HE’D BEEN REPORTED MISSING AFTER HIS APARTMENT WAS FOUND RANSACKED LAST WEEK. WILLIAMS’ BODY WAS DISCOVERED NEAR THE CIBOLA CAMPGROUND IN THE AREA OF JUAN…… MORE
“Bumper” Harvest of Coke Seized in NM
HOW MUCH COCAINE YOU CAN BUY FOR 352-THOUSAND DOLLARS? THAT’S THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF JUST OVER 11 POUNDS OF THE DRUG DISCOVERED IN A MINI-VAN ENTERING THE U-S FROM MEXICO ON TUESDAY. IT HAPPENED AT THE SANTA TERESA PORT OF ENTRY. AN OFFICER DETECTED ANOMALIES IN THE VEHICLE’S REAR BUMPER AND…… MORE
NM Gas Prices Down
AN UNUSUAL TREND IN GAS PRICES. USUALLY, THIS TIME OF YEAR, WE START TO SEE GAS PRICES RISE IN ANTICIPATION OF A BUSIER SUMMER DRIVING SEASON. SO FAR THIS YEAR, THAT’S NOT THE CASE. AAA NEW MEXICO REPORTS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS NOW AT 2-33 A GALLON, TWO CENTS LOWER THAN LAST WEEK…… MORE
Two Shot and Injured in Albuquerque Overnight
TWO PEOPLE SHOT IN ALBUQUERQUE OVERNIGHT. POLICE SAY THE FIRST SHOOTING OCCURRED SOMETIME AFTER 11 WEDNESDAY NIGHT NEAR WYOMING AND CENTRAL, WHERE SHOTS WERE HEARD AND SOMEONE CALLED 911. OFFICERS SENT TO THE SCENE FOUND A MAN WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND AT THAT LOCATION. HE’S NOW IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION.…… MORE
APS Employee Back in Jail
A NOW FORMER EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT AT RIO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL FACES A SECOND CHARGE OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION OF A MINOR. JUST DAYS AFTER LUIS CHAVEZ WAS ARRESTED IN THE ORIGINAL CASE, ANOTHER FORMER STUDENT CAME FORWARD SAYING HE WAS THE VICTIM OF AN ATTEMPTED RAPE BY CHAVEZ. CHAVEZ IS NOW…… MORE
APD Names Man Shot in Recent Officer-Involved Incident
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE IDENTIFYING A MAN SHOT BY OFFICERS TUESDAY AS 24 YEAR OLD JACOB PACHECO. HE’S IN THE HOSPITAL WITH WHAT APD DESCRIBES AS NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. OFFICERS WENT TO THE 200 BLOCK OF TRUMAN STREET NORTHEAST ON THE REPORT OF A BURGLARY, AND APD SAYS WHEN THEY ARRIVED, PACHECO…… MORE
FBI Analyzes APD Lapel Video
THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS THAT SOMEONE ALTERED THE LAPEL VIDEO FROM THE NIGHT APD OFFICER JEREMY DEERE SHOT SUSPECTED CAR THIEF MARY HAWKES IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. THAT WAS MORE THAN THREE YEARS AGO. BUT KOB TV REPORTS AN FBI ANALYSIS NOW DISPUTES THAT CLAIM. THIS FOLLOWING A WHISTLE BLOWER LAWSUIT THAT ACCUSED APD OF…… MORE
Santa Fe Elementary Schools To Remain Open
THE SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL NOT BE CLOSING E-J MARTINEZ AND NAVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO SAVE MONEY. AFTER HEARING FROM ANGRY PARENTS WHO OPPOSED THE MOVE, THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS VOTED TO KEEP THE SCHOOLS OPEN. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT THE DISTRICT NOW HAS TO COME…… MORE
Another Name for the Pit
DREAMSTYLE REMODELING HAS PURCHASED NAMING RIGHTS FOR THE PIT AND UNIVERSITY STADIUM. UNM ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PAUL KREBS SAYS DREAMSTYLE WILL PAY 10 MILLION DOLLARS OVER TEN YEARS. HE SAYS IT’S THE LARGEST GIFT TO ATHLETICS AND TO OTHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY . ONE MILLION DOLLARS WILL GO TOWARD OTHER UNIVERSITY ENTITIES,…… MORE
D-A Sets Up Victims Alliance
BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ IS BRINGING IN VARIOUS GROUPS THAT WORK AS ADVOCATES FOR VICTIMS TO COORDINATE ASSISTANCE FROM WITHIN HIS OFFICE. HE TELLS US IT’S ONE WAY TO MAKE SURE VICTIMS ARE NOT FORGOTTEN AS THEIR CASES MOVE THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM. TORREZ SAYS THE IDEA HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED.…… MORE
