IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD YEAR FOR FARMERS WHO IRRIGATE ALONG THE RIVER VALLEY. TOM THORPE WITH THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT SAYS THERE’S MORE THAN 90-THOUSAND ACRE FEET OF WATER STORED AT EL VADO LAKE IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO…AND THEY HAVEN’T HAD TO RELEASE A DROP, DUE TO SPRING RUNOFF AND THE ROBUST…… MORE
Settlement in Boyd Case
THE FAMILY OF JAMES BOYD HAS REACHED A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. BOYD, WHO HAD A HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS, WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY ABQ POLICE FOLLOWING A STANDOFF IN THE FOOTHILLS IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR. OFFICER DOMINIQUE PEREZ AND FORMER OFFICER KEITH SANDY FACE SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGES…… MORE
Plea Deal in Golson Shooting
THE MAN WHO SHOT APD OFFICER LOU GOLSON IN JANUARY HAS STRUCK A PLEA DEAL WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. THE AGREEMENT WILL HAVE CHRISTOPHER COOK SERVE 20 YEARS IN PRISON. GOLSON WAS SHOT FOUR TIMES DURING A TRAFFIC STOP, AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. COOK FACES EVEN MORE PRISON TIME ON FEDERAL CHARGES.… MORE
More Arrests Possible in Gerecke Killing
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY THEY HAVE A CONFESSION FROM ONE OF THE SIX TEENS ARRESTED IN THE MURDER OF AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN LAST MONTH. POLICE CHIEF GORDEN EDEN, IN A NEWS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY, SAID THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CASE IS ACTIVE AND ON-GOING. THE TEENS ARE ACCUSED OF KILLING STEPHEN GERECKE WHILE THEY WERE OUT ROBBING HOMES…… MORE
Pets of the Week | July 11
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Although there have been A LOT of owner surrenders this week we also are celebrating that there were MANY adoptions so we just have to highlight a few that were featured on this radio spot. Lucy & Chico featured last weekend went home Tuesday together.…… MORE
Teens Arrested in Albuquerque “Mobbing” Murder
HALF A DOZEN ALBUQUERQUE TEENS ARE IN CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH MURDER IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A POPULAR LOCAL BARTENDER. APD SAYS THE SIX WERE ARRESTED THURSDAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF 60 YEAR OLD STEPHEN GERECKE. GERECKE WAS KILLED WHEN HE CONFRONTED THE TEENS AS THEY “MOBBED” HIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE 67-HUNDRED…… MORE
Man Arrested in Motel 6 Robbery Attempt
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE MAKE ANOTHER ARREST IN LAST WEEK’S ATTEMPTED ROBBERY OF FORMER CNN NEWS ANCHOR LYNNE RUSSELL AND HER HUSBAND, FORMER CNN REPORTER CHUCK DE CARO AT THE MOTEL 6 AT COORS AND ILIFF. THIRTY YEAR OLD SKYY BARRS IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN THE GETAWAY DRIVER FOR TOMORIO WALTON. WALTON DIED IN A SHOOTOUT…… MORE
Widow Speaks at Accused Cop Killer’s Sentencing
THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING RIO RANCHO POLICE OFFICER GREGG BENNER GETS AN 11-AND-HALF YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR VIOLATING PROBATION. A JUDGE SENTENCED ANDREW ROMERO THURSDAY. ROMERO WAS ACCUSED OF VIOLATING PROBATION ON PREVIOUS CHARGES OF AUTO THEFT AND ARMED ROBBERY. HE ALLEGEDLY GUNNED DOWN OFFICER BENNER DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON MEMORIAL DAY. BENNER’S…… MORE
Duke City Crime Spree Now a Federal Case
THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AT ALBUQUERQUE POLICE FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP COULD GO TO PRISON FOR LIFE, NOW THAT HE’S BEEN CHARGED IN FEDERAL COURT. USING THE “WORST OF THE WORST” ANTI-VIOLENCE INITIATIVE, THE U-S ATTORNEYS OFFICE HAS CHARGED 21 YEAR OLD JUSTIN BROUILLETTE WITH ATTEMPTED CARJACKING AND FIREARMS OFFENSES. SINCE BROUILLETTE IS A…… MORE
NM Road, Bridge Conditions Considered “Grim”
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS 654 OF NEW MEXICO’S NEARLY 4-THOUSAND BRIDGES ARE STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT OR FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE. THAT’S 16-POINT-6 PERCENT. MELISSA DOSHER WITH THE NEW MEXICO D-O-T SAYS THEY’VE MADE SOME STRIDES SINCE 2013 WHEN THE FEDERAL DATA WAS COLLECTED. SHE SAYS THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO BRIDGES HAS IMPROVED OVER THE PAST…… MORE
