Albuquerque news

• Updated: Vintage US nuclear test films declassified and publicized

  17-03-2017 23:49
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From the deserts of southern New Mexico and Nevada to islands in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. government conducted dozens of nuclear weapons tests from the 1940s until the early 1960s. Vintage rolls of film collected from high-security vaults across the country show some of the blasts sending incredible mushroom clouds into […]
  
  Read more

• City settles wrongful death lawsuit for $8.5M

  17-03-2017 23:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – The city will pay more than $8 million dollars for an Albuquerque Police Department crash that killed a 21-year-old woman according to the family’s attorney.
  Back in 2013 APD traffic sergeant Adam Casaus was off-duty in his police SUV when investigators say he sped through a red light at Paseo and Eagle Ranch.
  That crash killed Ashley Browder and left her 19-year-old sister Lindsay injured for life.
  Casaus claimed he was after a drunk driver but APD didn&rsqu
  
  Read more

• Five bills become law after lawmakers say Gov. didn’t follow Constitution

  17-03-2017 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – In a strange turn of events that could end in legal proceedings, five bills have become law without Governor Martinez’s signature. They were bills she vetoed over the past week and half.
  When the Governor vetoes a bill, under the New Mexico Constitution, he or she must send the vetoed bill back to the House in which it originated “with [their] objections.”
  Since last week, Governor Susana Martinez has vetoed 11 bills – mostly Senate, democrat
  
  Read more

• Updated: Trump administration wants freer hand to fire head of agency

  17-03-2017 23:20
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is backing a court case that would make it easier for the president to fire the head of the government’s consumer finance watchdog agency. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken enforcement actions against many financial companies, angering the industry and Republican lawmakers, who accuse it of overreaching its authority. […]
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Accused dog killer back behind bars

  17-03-2017 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – The man accused of brutally beating to death his ex-girlfriend’s dog is back behind bars.
  Back in July, Albuquerque Police say John Santiago broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home and when she arrived, the woman found Santiago with her Pomeranian, Teddy, barely alive.
  Police say the little dog had been burned and beaten and had to be euthanized.
  After being released from jail, Santiago failed to report to pre-trial services, landing him back behind bars.
  S
  
  Read more

• US rig count increases 21 this week to 789; Oklahoma up 10

  17-03-2017 23:16
  
  HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 21 this week to 789. A year ago, 476 rigs were active. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 631 rigs sought oil and 157 explored for natural gas this week. One was listed as […]
  
  Read more

• NCAA Tournament Predictions: UCLA vs. Kent State

  17-03-2017 23:10 via krqe.com
  
  It’s March Madness, the greatest time of the year. Looking for some help with your bracket? Don’t know which teams to believe in, in this crazy college hoops season? We’ve got your back. We’re breaking down every first-round game in the field of 68, plus looking ahead at which teams will make the run to the Final Four.
  3. UCLA (29-4, 15-3/Pac-12)– With a player as talented as Lonzo Ball (his dad thinks he’s better than Steph Curry), shooters like Bryce Alford
  
  Read more

• Kansas man accused of tainting lab with radioactive waste

  17-03-2017 22:52
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas chemist is accused in a federal indictment of illegally storing radioactive material that contaminated his now-closed lab in a suburban Kansas City industrial park, costing U.S. taxpayers $760,000 to clean up as a Superfund site. Thursday’s indictment and federal prosecutors did not specify Ahmed el-Sherif’s source of isotope Carbon-14 […]
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• New: Boxing Bear Brewing Co. takes third in national poll

  17-03-2017 22:48
  
    Boxing Bear Brewing Company has won third place for Best Brewpub in USA Today’s 10 Best Reader’s Choice national poll. The poll, which opened last month and closed on March 12, had a total of 20 breweries from around the country in the running. The brewpubs were nominated as the best in the United […]
  
  Read more

• Disney pays $3.8 million for violating minimum wage rules

  17-03-2017 22:47
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $3.8 million in back wages to Florida workers for violating minimum wage and overtime rules as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor. The federal agency said Friday that the back wages will be paid to more than 16,000 workers at […]
  
  Read more

• Lobo fans know: Alford has had some trouble as a No. 3 seed

  17-03-2017 22:46
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif.–History has repeated itself in the cruelest way for Steve Alford as a h ...
  
  Read more

• Updated: Alaska sea lion study gets help from crowdsource volunteers

  17-03-2017 22:40
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal wildlife agency studying the Steller sea lion decline in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands is looking for help from citizen scientists. Volunteers don’t need raincoats or rubber boots to pitch in, just eyeballs and a computer screen. Fisheries researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration want them to sort through 500,000 […]
  
  Read more

• Fugitive wanted in connection to three violent crimes

  17-03-2017 22:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – Crime Stopper is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 19-year-old Nigel Johnson in connection to a beating death and stabbing.
  Johnson is wanted for stabbing a man on February 6, 2017 when Johnson, along with Emilio Mirabal, attacked two men at a Rapid Ride bus stop. As one of the victims followed the pair to identify them, Johnson stabbed him multiple times in the abdomen and head.
  Johnson is also wanted on an open count of murder and robbery for
  
  Read more

• Video: Special Friday afternoon webcast

  17-03-2017 21:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Friday afternoon news update from KRQE News 13.
  Due to the NCAA Tournament there are some changes to KRQE News 13’s regularly scheduled programming. On Friday, March 17, 2017, KRQE News 13 at Noon did not air. KRQE News 13 at 5:30 will also not air. For more information about programming click here. AFD: 58 vehicles damaged by fire in southeast AlbuquerqueFiled under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News, SmartTV, Top Video
  
  Read more

• High court pick Gorsuch is harsh critic of assisted suicide

  17-03-2017 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch made it clear in a book and other writings what he thinks about assisted suicide and euthanasia: He’s not a fan.
  His reasoning is not based on religious conviction but rather stems from his investigation of the subject stretching from ancient Greece to modern times.
  In his 2006 book, “The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia,” Gorsuch derided the idea that a person could take their own life as a way of achieving &ldq
  
  Read more

• Michigan delivers 3-point punch to knock out Oklahoma St.

  17-03-2017 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick Walton Jr. stuck to the plan Friday.
  He kept running the Michigan Wolverines offense against an aggressive Oklahoma State defense and eventually things fell into place. Again.
  Walton scored 26 points and had 11 assists as the Wolverines made a school record 16 3-pointers in an NCAA Tournament game, getting past Oklahoma State 92-91 in the first round of the Midwest Regional.
  “We haven’t played a team that got up into us in a minute. It’s hard t
  
  Read more

• Spokesman: Gov. Martinez has torn ACL from ski accident

  17-03-2017 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has a torn ACL resulting from a skiing injury in Utah.
  Martinez spokesman Chris Sanchez told The Associated Press an MRI confirmed the Republican governor tore the ligament during a skiing accident. Martinez was in Utah for a meeting of the Republican Governors Association.
  While in Utah, Martinez had criticized the Democrat-led state Legislature for wasting time on matters such as choosing an official state dance instead of addressing
  
  Read more

• New Mexico’s GOP congressman to hold Las Cruces town hall

  17-03-2017 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – The only Republican member of New Mexico’s congressional delegation has scheduled a town hall meeting in the Democratic stronghold of Las Cruces.
  U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce says he’ll meet Saturday with constituents in the largest city in his district. The Hobbs Republican recently held town halls in Hobbs and Ruidoso.
  Republicans who want to repeal the Obama administration’s health care reforms are facing pushback at constituent gatherings from Utah t
  
  Read more

• Updated: Trump’s high court pick is harsh critic of assisted suicide

  17-03-2017 19:43
  
  NEW YORK — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch makes it clear in a book and other writings that he is not a fan of assisted suicide and euthanasia. His reasoning stems from his investigation of the subject stretching from ancient Greece to modern times. His book titled, “The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia,” was […]
  
  Read more

• Immigration judges to be sent to border detention centers

  17-03-2017 19:42
  
  SAN DIEGO — The Justice Department says it will temporarily transfer immigration judges to six detention centers near the border with Mexico in an effort to put President Donald Trump’s immigration directives into effect. The department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review said the transfers to four locations in Texas and one each in Louisiana and […]
  
  Read more

• New Mexico Legislature approves tax increase package

  17-03-2017 19:19 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Legislature has approved roughly $280 million from new taxes and fees to bridge a general fund budget shortfall for the coming fiscal year.
  The Democrat-led House voted 37-32 on a revenue plan that would raise taxes and fees on gasoline and diesel sales, retail sales over the internet, trucking permits and nonprofit hospitals.
  House lawmakers in the Republican minority want any agreement on revenue increases to include an overhaul of the state’s g
  
  Read more

• Updated: Home explodes in DC suburb: ‘It’s just a pile of bricks’

  17-03-2017 19:17
  
  ROCKVILLE, Md. — A house in a Maryland suburb of the nation’s capital was leveled early Friday by a thunderous explosion heard for miles around, a blast so powerful it shattered windows and caused other damage to several neighboring homes, authorities said. The explosion shook the city of Rockville about 1 a.m. and scattered debris […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: GOP, Dem lawmakers decry Trump’s cut to Meals on Wheels

  17-03-2017 19:17
  
  WASHINGTON — Meals on Wheels, the popular service that provides food to the elderly, would see a sharp funding cut under President Donald Trump’s budget proposal. The exact size of the cut is unknown, but White House budget director Mick Mulvaney says the government “can’t spend money on programs just because they sound good.” Mulvaney […]
  
  Read more

• NCAA Tournament: Meet the 2017 Mascots

  17-03-2017 19:13 via krqe.com
  
  Forget the players, the mascots are often the most recognizable figures for a school’s sports program.
  Take a look at some of the mascots for the teams that are dancing in the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. 2017 NCAA Tournament: Meet the Mascots The Notre Dame Leprechaun Mascot entertains fans during Notre Dame's 70-58 win against Boston College in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)Villanova mascot during th
  
  Read more

• NCAA Tournament Predictions: Dayton vs. Wichita State

  17-03-2017 19:11 via krqe.com
  
  It’s March Madness, the greatest time of the year. Looking for some help with your bracket? Don’t know which teams to believe in, in this crazy college hoops season? We’ve got your back. We’re breaking down every first-round game in the field of 68, plus looking ahead at which teams will make the run to the Final Four.
  7. Dayton (24-7, 15-3/Atlantic 10)–How impressive has Archie Miller’s time at Dayton been? He’s done nothing but win and win big in
  
  Read more

• Updated: Running for president? Some states want tax returns public

  17-03-2017 19:07
  
  HONOLULU — Lawmakers in nearly half the states want to add a requirement for presidential candidates: Show us your tax returns. The issue has dogged President Donald Trump, who became the first presidential candidate in modern times to refuse to make his returns public. It flared anew this week after MSNBC said it had obtained […]
  
  Read more

• Viewer videos of Cardenas carport fire

  17-03-2017 18:55
  
  KOB viewers have sent us videos of the Friday morning fire at an apartment complex carport.
  
  Read more

• US denies striking mosque in Syria amid high death toll

  17-03-2017 18:06 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The United States struck an al-Qaida gathering in northern Syria killing dozens of militants, and is investigating reports that civilians were killed, U.S. officials said Friday.
  Syrian opposition activists said around 40 people, mostly civilians, were killed in a mosque in the area, accusing the U.S.-led coalition of carrying out the airstrike Thursday evening.
  Friday prayers were cancelled across rebel-held parts of northern Syria Friday after the airstrike that opposition
  
  Read more

• Day 2 of NCAA Tournament opens with red-hot Michigan

  17-03-2017 18:06 via krqe.com
  
  Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament won’t have much work to do if it wants to top a decidedly staid Day 1.
  The higher seeds went 14-2 on Thursday, the only upsets coming by 12th-seeded Middle Tennessee and 11th seeded Xavier.
  The rest of the field gets underway Friday, with streaking Big Ten champion Michigan taking on 10th-seeded Oklahoma State at 12:15 p.m EST. The early games include third-seeded Baylor against 14th-seeded New Mexico State, eighth-seeded Arkansas against ninth-seeded Seton Hal
  
  Read more

• Mythic creatures dance through Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day

  17-03-2017 18:05 via krqe.com
  
  DUBLIN (AP) — Performers dressed as colorful creatures from Irish myth and legend danced Friday down the chilly streets of Dublin as Ireland commemorated its national saint in a St. Patrick’s Day parade witnessed by hundreds of thousands.
  Throngs of tourists and Dubliners, many of them donning leprechaun costumes, braved gusty winds to pack the route for the parade as it traveled down O’Connell Street across the River Liffey and on to St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Dublin&rsquo
  
  Read more

• Trump predicts quick passage of his health care proposal

  17-03-2017 18:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday predicted that a new health care law would be passed by a substantial margin and “pretty quickly,” expressing optimism for his top legislative priority during his first news conference alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
  Trump reiterated his contention that majority Republicans will win passage of a troubled health care bill that would repeal and replace the sweeping health care law signed by former President Barack Obam
  
  Read more

• Trump, Merkel try to sidestep differences in first meeting

  17-03-2017 18:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to sidestep their differences in a meeting at the White House Friday, but their first public appearance was punctuated by some awkward moments.
  During a photo op in the Oval Office, the two did not shake hands before reporters. Trump pushed back against the notion in Europe that his “America First” agenda means he’s an isolationist, calling such a suggestion “another example of, as yo
  
  Read more

• Trump stands by his claim Obama tapped his phones

  17-03-2017 18:03 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday stood by his unproven claim that his predecessor wiretapped his phones, suggesting he was the victim of the same sort of surveillance the Obama administration was once alleged to have used to monitor German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s calls.
  “At least we have something in common, perhaps,” Trump said during a joint news conference with Merkel.
  Merkel, who was making her first visit to the White House since Trump took offic
  
  Read more

• Trump sidesteps blame over wiretap row with Britain

  17-03-2017 18:03 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump defiantly refused to back down Friday from his explosive claim that Barack Obama wiretapped his phones, and sidestepped any blame for the White House decision to highlight an unverified report that Britain helped carry out the alleged surveillance.
  In brushing off the diplomatic row with perhaps America’s closest ally, Trump also revived another: the Obama administration’s monitoring of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s calls.
  &ldq
  
  Read more

• New: Tulsa notebook: Baylor guard has ties to Albuquerque, not Abu Dhabi

  17-03-2017 16:12
  
  Odds and ends from Thursday's off-day media events in Tulsa, Okla., home of four first round NCAA Tournament games Friday, including the NMSU Aggies.
  
  Read more

• Updated: Telecom policy tilts in favor of industry under Trump’s FCC

  17-03-2017 16:07
  
  NEW YORK — Trumpism is slowly taking hold on your phone and computer, as the Federal Communications Commission starts rolling back measures that upset the phone and cable industries. Consumer advocates complain that hard-fought protections on privacy and competition are at risk, though the new regime says consumers win if businesses have incentives to invest. […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: US urged to spend more on infrastructure

  17-03-2017 16:03
  
  BADEN-BADEN, Germany — Governments need to do more to create growth that benefits everyone, and the U.S. should spend more on roads, highways, bridges and airports, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Friday. The body, which includes the world’s better-off countries, said in a report that governments should focus on providing better access […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Turning James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ into a virtual reality game

  17-03-2017 15:45
  
  BOSTON — Students are developing a virtual reality game based on James Joyce’s “Ulysses” as part of a class at Boston College. The goal of “Joycestick” is to expose new audiences to the works of one of Ireland’s most celebrated authors, as well as to give a glimpse of how virtual reality can be used […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: The Latest: Trump says he’s ‘100 percent’ behind health bill

  17-03-2017 15:44
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Republican health care plan (all times local): 10:30 a.m. President Donald Trump says he wants people to know he’s “100 percent behind” the House Republican health care bill. Trump is meeting with Republican lawmakers at the White House Friday morning. Trump says the attendees were “mostly no’s, yesterday” and […]
  
  Read more

• NCAA Tournament will cost employers an estimated $4 billion

  17-03-2017 15:13 via krqe.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — There’s a lot of money at play when it comes to the Big Dance, so we’re breaking down some of the numbers.
  According to WalletHub, 125,000 fans are expected to be in Phoenix for the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. Wallethub estimates each fan will spend about $2,100 on lodging, food and public transportation.
  The average face-value cost of a single-game ticket to a final four game is $477, and the Final Four’s projected economic impact on its
  
  Read more

• AFD: Over 70 cars damaged or destroyed in SE Albuquerque fire

  17-03-2017 14:19
  
  Albuquerque Fire Department officials say an early morning fire has damaged over 70 vehicles.
  
  Read more

• Casa Rodena hosts live music for St. Patrick’s Day

  17-03-2017 14:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – St. Patrick’s Day is more than just wearing green, it’s also about good food and great music.
  Celebrate St. Patrick’s day with a fun Celtic music group, the Celtic Coyotes at Casa Rodena Winery.
  From 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. enjoy a glass of wine, lite bites and even a Guinness cupcake.
  Cost per person is $25 and the event is open to the public, but tickets must be purchased in advance. For tickets call (505)344-5911
  For more information on t
  
  Read more

• St. Pius to host St. Paddy’s Day Dinner

  17-03-2017 14:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s been a St. Patrick’s Day tradition in the Duke City for over six decades and it benefits a great cause.
  The St. Paddy’s Day Dinner, given by the Good Shepard Center and St. Felix Pantry, is the largest fundraisers of the year and benefits the homeless population.
  Corn Beef and Cabbage will be the main dish of the evening and while this dinner has been served at the Convention Center for the past 15 years, this year, it will be held at
  
  Read more

• Friday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Gov. Martinez vetoes 9 bills, awaits budget fix

  17-03-2017 14:01 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. In just over 24 hours the final gavel on this year’s legislative session is scheduled to drop at the Roundhouse. Democrats are accusing the governor of petty politics after she vetoed nine bills including some with bi-partisan support. Martinez says they’re not necessary for the public’s health, safety and welfare. The governor’s spokesman says a fix to the $350 million shortfall for next year’s budget without tax hikes should be
  
  Read more

• AFD: More than 70 vehicles damaged by fire in southeast Albuquerque

  17-03-2017 13:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are still on scene of a car fire at a southeast area apartment located in the 1100 block of Cardenas SE.
  KRQE News 13 is still working to learn more about what happened as fire crews monitor hot spots.
  Neighbors nearby say they saw flames up to 40 feet high in the gated lot. They say it broke out around midnight with flames as tall as surrounding buildings that lit up the parking lot.
  Firefighters have much of the fire contained but say people need to stay
  
  Read more

• AFD: 70 vehicles damaged by fire at southeast Albuquerque apartment complex

  17-03-2017 13:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are still on scene of a car fire at a southeast area apartment located in the 1100 block of Cardenas SE.
  KRQE News 13 is still working to learn more about what happened as fire crews monitor hot spots.
  Neighbors nearby say they saw flames up to 40 feet high in the gated lot. They say it broke out around midnight with flames as tall as surrounding buildings that lit up the parking lot.
  Firefighters have much of the fire contained but say people need to stay
  
  Read more

• AFD: 58 vehicles damaged by fire in southeast Albuquerque

  17-03-2017 13:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Authorities are investigating what caused a massive fire at a southeast area apartment located in the 1100 block of Cardenas SE.
  Neighbors nearby say they saw flames up to 40 feet high in the gated lot. They say it broke out around midnight with flames as tall as surrounding buildings that lit up the parking lot.
  Firefighters have contained the fire but say people need to stay out of the parking area because it’s not safe due to structural damage to the car
  
  Read more

• 58 cars damaged in fire at Albuquerque apartment complex

  17-03-2017 13:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Authorities are investigating what caused a massive fire at a southeast area apartment located in the 1100 block of Cardenas SE.
  Neighbors nearby say they saw flames up to 40 feet high in the gated lot. They say it broke out around midnight with flames as tall as surrounding buildings that lit up the parking lot.
  Many neighbors said they heard what sounded like fireworks going off about 30 minutes before fire officials arrived.
  “Around 11:30, me and my husb
  
  Read more

• US, global partners wrestle over trade stance

  17-03-2017 13:01 via krqe.com
  
  BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AP) — Top finance officials including new U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are debating what stance to take on free trade at a meeting that will help set the tone for the global economy.
  The gathering of finance ministers and central bank heads from the Group of 20 countries has focused on shifting attitudes toward trade, particularly after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose border taxes and rewrite free trade deals he says have shortchanged the U.S.
  Mn
  
  Read more

• US and global partners wrestle over trade stance

  17-03-2017 13:01 via krqe.com
  
  BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin headed into a tussle over free trade Friday at a summit that will help set the tone for the global economy.
  The Group of 20 gathering will be dominated by the question of how strongly to oppose trade protectionism, particularly after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose border taxes and rewrite free trade deals.
  The focus will be on a joint statement that is being prepared for Saturday. So far, officials at the G-20
  
  Read more

Follow @Albuquerque_Nws on Twitter!