Albuquerque news

• Grand Canyon wants to find vandals who spray-painted rock

  06-06-2016 23:26
  
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Authorities at the Grand Canyon are looking for vandals who spray-painted a rock near an overlook on the South Rim. Park spokeswoman Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski says a visitor photographed the rock with “Evans 16” spray-painted in black, and a man and woman walking away from it on May 22. The […]
  
  Read more

• A dog’s value? Court says market value plus medical costs

  06-06-2016 23:25
  
  ATLANTA — To its owner, a pet dog may be priceless — and even though Georgia’s highest court didn’t go quite that far Monday, it did say that under some circumstances, an owner whose pet is hurt or dies at the hands of another may seek to recoup more than its fair market value. The […]
  
  Read more

• Endangered fish gets more protected habitat in New Mexico

  06-06-2016 23:09
  
  SILVER CITY, N.M. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has protected nearly 35 miles of critical habitat for an endangered 8-inch fish with a torpedo-shaped body in the headwaters of the Zuni River in northwestern New Mexico. The Center for Biological Diversity says the designation for the Zuni bluehead sucker ensures that federally permitted […]
  
  Read more

• Farmington police release dance video on Facebook

  06-06-2016 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico police officers are upping their game.
  The Farmington police department is the latest to answer the “Running Man Challenge.” Farmington police released their elaborate production on Facebook Monday, showing their officer’s moves.
  Farmington police were challenged by Hobbs police. They then forwarded the challenge to San Juan County, Aztec and Bloomfield police.
  Santa Fe police which has already released their video is now working on a
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• NMSU cuts thousands from athletic department’s budget

  06-06-2016 23:04 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University’s athletic department has cut almost $430,000 from its budget to make up for a $10.7 million shortfall.
  Just last month, the university voted against increasing tuition for next year to fill the budget gap.
  Instead, they decided to cut administrator salaries and trim expenses. Programs within the athletic department had to make cuts in order to balance the department’s budget.
  The school says the drop in funding is a result
  
  Read more

• Colorado health insurers want hikes for individual plans

  06-06-2016 23:03
  
  DENVER — Some health insurers are asking for double-digit rate increases for individual plans in Colorado next year while some are changing their coverage or not offering any insurance to those who buy their own policies. The Division of Insurance announced the proposed rate hikes Monday and said that about 92,000 people would have to […]
  
  Read more

• Body identified as Las Cruces man missing since April

  06-06-2016 22:30
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Authorities say a body found east of Las Cruces has been identified as a man missing since for almost two months. Las Cruces police announced Monday that the body has been positively identified as 28-year-old Jesse Robert Garcia. The body was located May 31 in an undeveloped desert area east of […]
  
  Read more

• APOA files prohibitive practice complaint against City of Albuquerque

  06-06-2016 22:01
  
  The Albuquerque Police Officers Association on filed a complaint Friday against the City of Albuquerque on behalf of APD officers.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• New Mexico gets say in marathon Clinton-Sanders race

  06-06-2016 21:39 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The marathon nomination contest between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders is culminating Tuesday at New Mexico precincts and voting centers.
  Ordinarily presidential nominations in both parties are settled by the time New Mexico votes in the final round of state primaries.
  This year, the state has seen a flurry of campaign visits from Sanders and Bill Clinton on behalf of his wife. A raucous rally by presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in May touched off a riot by pr
  
  Read more

• Officials: Prescriptions on the rise for overdose antidote

  06-06-2016 21:36 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico is seeing a significant increase in the number of prescriptions for an overdose antidote being dispensed from community pharmacies.
  The state Health Department on Monday reported there were 285 Medicaid claims from nearly three dozen pharmacies for naloxone in the first quarter of 2016. That’s a fivefold increase over the same period last year.
  State officials say one of New Mexico’s overdose prevention strategies calls for expanding access to n
  
  Read more

• Updated: Coalition: Avoid ‘witch hunt’ in aftermath of Trump protest

  06-06-2016 21:25
  
  A coalition of groups involved in last month’s anti-Donald Trump protest said Monday that the actions of a few people — those who threw rocks or punches — shouldn’t discredit the peaceful message of the rest of the crowd. “Most of us went home and we sobbed,” Samia Assed, a protester who said she tried […]
  
  Read more

• Civil rights group blames APD for Trump rally violence; Police union advocates for officer safety

  06-06-2016 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Officers’ Association has filed a complaint against the Mayor’s Office and the Albuquerque Police Department, claiming they put officers in danger the night of Donald Trump’s rally by not putting enough cops on the streets that night.
  It comes on the same day that a civil rights group came out saying that APD’s response at the rally was overkill.
  The complaint comes after several officers were injured at the protest
  
  Read more

• Albuquerque Police Union files complaint about officer safety after Trump rally

  06-06-2016 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Officers’ Association has filed a complaint against the Mayor’s Office and the Albuquerque Police Department, claiming they put officers in danger the night of Donald Trump’s rally by not putting enough cops on the streets that night.
  It comes on the same day that a civil rights group came out saying that APD’s response at the rally was overkill.
  The complaint comes after several officers were injured at the protest
  
  Read more

• Ride operator connected to State Fair injuries sentenced

  06-06-2016 21:20
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — The operator of a ride on which five people were injured during the North Carolina State fair has been sentenced to probation. News media outlets report that 49-year-old Timothy Dwayne Tutterrow was sentenced on Monday. Tutterow pleaded guilty a year ago to assault with a deadly weapon. Five people were injured in […]
  
  Read more

• Prosecutor: No charges against boy’s mother in gorilla case

  06-06-2016 21:19
  
  CINCINNATI — A prosecutor Monday announced no charges will be brought against the mother of the little boy who got into the gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo, saying the 3-year-old “just scampered off” as children sometimes do. The shooting of a 400-pound gorilla that was dragging the child through a moat May 28 set […]
  
  Read more

• Vets, families remember Normandy D-Day landings, 72 years on

  06-06-2016 21:13 via krqe.com
  
  COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Proud veterans in their 90s and families of fallen soldiers are commemorating the epochal D-Day invasion of Normandy 72 years ago that helped the Allies vanquish Hitler.
  They held small ceremonies and moments of remembrance Monday along the wide beaches and cliffs where thousands of U.S., British, Canadian and French troops landed as dawn was breaking June 6, 1944. It was a pivotal moment in World War II, weakening the Nazis’ hold on Western Europe a
  
  Read more

• Gov. Martinez touting NM business climate in Chicago

  06-06-2016 20:42
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez is in Chicago this week for a three-day trip focused on trying to pitch New Mexico to out-of-state business leaders. The two-term Republican governor left New Mexico yesterday evening, and will remain in the Chicago area through Wednesday, according to the Governor’s Office. She is being joined on the trip by her […]
  
  Read more

• Felony charges dropped against Eddy County Sheriff’s deputy

  06-06-2016 20:05 via krqe.com
  
  EDDY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Prosecutors have dropped the charges against the Eddy County Sheriff’s deputy accused of transporting stolen livestock. Trey Thompson was running for undersheriff of Eddy County when the allegations surfaced.
  Thompson was charged with transporting stolen livestock and conspiracy which are fourth degree felonies. During a preliminary trial on Friday, special prosecutor Timothy Rose dropped both charges, saying he didn’t believe Thompson intended to ste
  
  Read more

• Los Alamos National Labs looks to hire more New Mexico students

  06-06-2016 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico Community Colleges are looking at ways to better prepare students for jobs at Los Alamos National Labs.
  Lab officials and community college presidents met in Santa Fe with U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, to figure out how to get students employed at the lab.
  The lab estimates almost 2,500 job vacancies will come up between now and 2020.
  Filed under: Education, Home, New Mexico, News
  
  Read more

• Body of Blue Angels pilot killed in crash returning to Durango

  06-06-2016 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – The body of the pilot killed while flying the Blue Angels jet last week will be brought back home to Durango. That’s according to the Durango Herald. Durango native Jeff Kuss was killed Thursday afternoon when his FA18 Hornet crashed near Nashville, Tennessee.
  He and the Blue Angels had been practicing for an air show when it happened.
  Kuss’ body is expected to return to Durango aboard the Blue Angel’s C-130. He will be buried at the Greenmount Cem
  
  Read more

• General Mills introduces new cereal

  06-06-2016 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A brand new cereal is about to hit store shelves later this week and it will be made right here in Albuquerque. General Mills is introducing “Tiny Toast.” The new cereal is one of only a few offerings in the cereal category flavored with real fruit along with other natural flavors.
  It will be available in strawberry and blueberry. The new cereal will be made at the plant off of Paseo del Norte. It’s the first time in more than 15 years that Gene
  
  Read more

• Movie review: ‘The Lobster’ is an absurd tale fit for a moviegoing feast

  06-06-2016 19:32
  
  Most feature films — especially those released during the summer — are primarily designed to attract the largest number of viewers. This is generally accomplished through sophomoric humor, teeth-rattling explosions and thin plots. That’s why when a movie like “The Lobster” comes along, it doesn’t just stand out but screams in panoramic letters that the […]
  
  Read more

• American will reward fliers based on dollars, not miles

  06-06-2016 19:31
  
  DALLAS — American Airlines is releasing more details about changes that will reward its highest-paying passengers, not just those who fly the most miles. American announced Monday that in August, passengers will earn points based on the price of their ticket. Elite-status members of the AAdvantage loyalty program will earn even more points per dollar […]
  
  Read more

• New Mexico governor, city leaders try to woo businesses

  06-06-2016 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Gov. Susana Martinez and officials from two of New Mexico’s largest cities are in Chicago this week to meet with business leaders about opportunities in the state.
  The governor’s office says Martinez is traveling with Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela and economic development officials from Albuquerque and Rio Rancho.
  The city of Rio Rancho has been bracing for dozens of layoffs from one of the state’s largest private employers, computer c
  
  Read more

• Today in History: June 6

  06-06-2016 19:24 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Monday, June 6, the 158th day of 2016. There are 208 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On June 6, 1944, during World War II, Operation Overlord, aimed at liberating German-occupied western Europe, commenced as Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on “D-Day.”
  On this date:
  In 1799, American politician and orator Patrick Henry died at Red Hill Plantation in Virginia.
  In 1816, a snowstorm struck the northeastern U.S., heralding what wo
  
  Read more

• Syrian troops capture more ground in push on IS stronghold

  06-06-2016 19:16
  
  BEIRUT — Syrian government forces on Monday captured more ground in their push toward the northern city of Raqqa, the Islamic State group’s de facto capital, and are approaching a military base that fell to IS when the militants routed the army from the province two years ago, state media and an activist group said. […]
  
  Read more

• Rare militant attack on Jordan security compound kills 5

  06-06-2016 19:16
  
  BAQAA REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan — One or more assailants armed with an automatic assault weapon attacked a local office of Jordan’s national intelligence agency Monday, killing four guards and a receptionist in what the government called a “terrorist attack.” Government spokesman Mohammed Momani suggested Islamic militants were involved, describing the attackers as “criminal elements who […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: The Latest: Family of boy in gorilla pen pleased by decision

  06-06-2016 19:03
  
  CINCINNATI — The Latest on a prosecutor’s decision on whether to file charges against the family of a 3-year-old boy who entered a gorilla exhibit (all times local): 1:15 p.m. The family of a 3-year-old boy who got into the Cincinnati Zoo’s gorilla exhibit says it is pleased by a prosecutor’s decision not to charge […]
  
  Read more

• Yellen: Economy improving but timing of rate hike is unclear

  06-06-2016 18:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is signaling her belief that the U.S. economy is improving but remains defined by so many uncertainties that it’s unclear when the Fed should resume raising interest rates. Speaking in Philadelphia, Yellen dropped a reference she had made on May 27 that a rate hike would likely be […]
  
  Read more

• Woman finds her hero 24 years after Nebraska accident

  06-06-2016 18:48
  
  NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — An Iowa woman who was badly injured in a car accident in Nebraska has found the man who helped keep her alive 24 years ago. Jennifer Hardie-Fehrer, now a nurse in Chariton, Iowa, has thought often about the man she could remember only as Chris, who stopped after seeing the June […]
  
  Read more

• AG, Secretary of State to send staff to polling locations

  06-06-2016 18:47
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Secretary of State and the state’s Attorney General’s Office will provide additional staff at polling locations for the state’s primary. Secretary of State Brad Winter and Attorney General Hector Balderas announced Monday the extra staff will work to ensure proper conduct at polling locations around the state. The Attorney […]
  
  Read more

• Arkansas judge is investigated for sex abuse, misconduct

  06-06-2016 18:46
  
  WYNNE, Ark. — For years, rumors swirled around a small-town Arkansas judge. Now many male defendants have come forward to accuse Joseph Boeckmann of misconduct, saying he offered them a way out of traffic fines if they would pose nude for him and allow him to spank them. The head of the state’s judicial commission […]
  
  Read more

• Biden unveiling public database for clinical data on cancer

  06-06-2016 18:33 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is unveiling a public database for clinical data on cancer on Monday that aims to help researchers and doctors better tailor new treatments to individuals.
  Overseen by the National Cancer Institute outside Washington, the Genomic Data Commons starts with genomic and clinical data for 12,000 patients. The system is designed to increase sharing of information about the gene sequences of tumors and how patients with those tumors responded to specific
  
  Read more

• Hostess recalls snack cakes, doughnuts over peanut residue

  06-06-2016 18:31 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hostess Brands has voluntarily recalled various snack cakes and doughnuts over concerns they may have come in contact with peanut residue not included in the ingredient list.
  The Kansas City, Missouri-based company’s recall announced Friday covers more than 700,000 cases of Ding Dongs, Zingers, Chocodiles and various doughnuts sold in grocery, dollar, drug and convenience stores in the U.S. and Mexico.
  The recall covers single-serve products and multipack boxe
  
  Read more

• Ghost tours offer different perspective on Old Town

  06-06-2016 18:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With a history that leads back to the 1700’s, Albuquerque’s Old Town has achieved notoriety for being the start to today’s current city as well as a violent past.
  Organizers of the History and Ghost Tours of Old Town have gathered all the back story on different events from someone known as the Hatchet Lady to ghosts who they say still haunt spots such as the Plaza Don Luis.
  According to the group’s website, over the course of 90 minu
  
  Read more

• NM economy ranked 5th worst

  06-06-2016 18:19
  
  The New Mexico economy continues its poor showing in national rankings, named Monday as the nation’s fifth worst economic performer, according the financial website WalletHub. New Mexico ranked dead last among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., in  “economic health,” which included metrics on unemployment rate, median household income, percentage of residents living below the […]
  
  Read more

• Advocates: Albuquerque police in Trump protest ‘witch hunt’

  06-06-2016 17:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Advocates who organized an anti-Donald Trump protest in Albuquerque say police were conducting a “witch hunt” by going after young demonstrators accused of throwing rocks at officers.
  Activists say peaceful protesters have been unfairly targeted by Albuquerque police who announced last week they were searching for suspects connected to a demonstration that turned violent. However, advocates say much of the protest outside of the presumptive GOP presiden
  
  Read more

• Closing arguments in Tai Chan trial

  06-06-2016 16:51
  
  LAS CRUCES — Attorneys for the prosecution and defense are expected to make their closing arguments today in the trial of Tai Chan, a former Santa Fe County deputy accused of killing his partner.  If convicted of first-degree murder, Chan could face a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.   Chief Judge Fernando […]
  
  Read more

• Amid high anticipation, Yellen to address economy and rates

  06-06-2016 16:48 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will give a widely anticipated speech on the economy and interest rates Monday after a dismal jobs report Friday raised doubts about the Fed’s timetable for a rate hike.
  Investors will be reviewing Yellen’s speech in Philadelphia for any fresh hints about her outlook for rates and about the state of the economy.
  In remarks she gave on June 3, Yellen had said that a rate hike would likely be appropriate “in the coming mo
  
  Read more

• US stocks climb, led by energy companies as oil prices rise

  06-06-2016 16:47
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are solidly higher Monday morning as energy companies rise along with the price of oil. Fertilizer companies are also gaining ground, but retailers are slumping. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average gained 91 points, or 0.5 percent, to 17,897 as of 10:05 a.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor’s […]
  
  Read more

• New Mexico congressman finishes solo world flight

  06-06-2016 16:37
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico Republican has completed a solo flight around the world to honor U.S. veterans killed in wars. The office of U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce said the Hobbs Republican finished the final legs of his trip last week after the flight was delayed due to weather in Spain. The Vietnam War […]
  
  Read more

• NASA ‘whistleblower’ gives photos to Roswell’s UFO Museum

  06-06-2016 16:35
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. — A former National Aeronautics and Space Administration consultant pilot who says photos and films from Apollo missions were doctored has donated material to Roswell’s UFO Museum. The Roswell Daily Record reports (http://goo.gl/t6BkuY) Ralph Kennedy Johnston, Sr. gave last week digital copies of his three books to the International UFO Museum and Research […]
  
  Read more

• Company says Trump merchandise stolen in Albuquerque riots

  06-06-2016 16:35
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A political merchandise company says it lost thousands of dollars during an anti-Donald Trump protest that turned violent in the Albuquerque. Greg Richards of The Political Mint told KRQE-TV in Albuquerque (http://goo.gl/khUvml ) this week that more than $2,000 in merchandise was stolen then burned during the riot last month. He says […]
  
  Read more

• Justices to review claims from Texas death row inmates

  06-06-2016 16:34
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear appeals from two African-American death-row inmates in Texas, including one who argued his sentence was based on his race. The justices on Monday said they will review death sentences for inmates Bobby Moore and Duane Buck. Neither case poses a broad challenge to the death penalty. Moore was […]
  
  Read more

• Los Alamos EMS Chief earns prestigious honor

  06-06-2016 16:13 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico Emergency Medical Services chief is in Massachusetts after earning a prestigious honor all while juggling a career, teaching and earning a degree.
  Los Alamos Fire Department’s Benjamin Stone will be representing New Mexico as he starts a fellowship program at the Harvard University School of Government.
  Stone was selected out of a highly competitive candidate pool of qualified Emergency Medical Services chiefs from across the country by the
  
  Read more

• High court rejects Google’s appeal in class action lawsuit

  06-06-2016 16:11 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from Google over a class action lawsuit filed by advertisers who claim the internet company displayed their ads on “low quality” web sites.
  The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said the lawsuit representing hundreds of thousands of advertisers using Google’s AdWords program could go forward.
  Google argued that a federal appeals court in San Francisco should not have approved the class act
  
  Read more

• Obama administration designates 9 new promise zones

  06-06-2016 16:10 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has added nine communities to its effort to ease access to federal aid and cut red tape for areas beset by joblessness, hunger, crime and poor housing.
  The newly selected so-called Promise Zones include neighborhoods in Nashville, south Los Angeles, the west side of Atlanta, parts of Evansville, Indiana; San Diego, eastern Puerto Rico and southwest Florida. The Spokane Indian Reservation and communities near Spokane, Washington, and the Turtle Mou
  
  Read more

• Facebook founder’s Twitter account briefly hijacked

  06-06-2016 15:49
  
  PARIS — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has briefly had his Twitter account hijacked. Screenshots preserved by the technology website Engadget appeared to show someone using the little-used account to say Zuckerberg was “in the LinkedIn database” and inviting the social media mogul to get in touch. Facebook Inc. did not immediately return an email seeking […]
  
  Read more

• Stocks rise as expectations of Fed rate increase wane

  06-06-2016 15:44
  
  LONDON — European stock markets advanced Monday as investors scaled back expectations of an imminent interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve following weaker-than-expected jobs data. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, France’s CAC 40 was up 0.2 percent at 4,428 while Germany’s DAX rose 0.2 percent to 10,118. The FTSE 100 index of leading British […]
  
  Read more

• Theater kicks off family-friendly summer movie series

  06-06-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local movie theater is kicking off a new summer movie series for the entire family.
  Premiere Cinemas in Rio Rancho and Legacy Church have teamed up to present a free weekly movie series for all ages.
  Wacky Wednesday movies shows a variety of different family-friendly movies during the course of summer.
  Premiere Cinemas Associate Director, Sarah Graves-Brown, joined the KRQE This Morning team to discuss their upcoming program. Watch above.
  The first film li
  
  Read more

Follow @Albuquerque_Nws on Twitter!