Albuquerque news

• Woman tied to Circle K shooting arrested

  12-07-2022 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office has arrested a woman in connection to a murder that happened last month. On June 16, deputies responded to a shooting at the Circle K at Coors and Gun Club Rd.Story continues belowHealth News: First probable monkeypox case reported in New MexicoNew Mexico: Which New Mexico county populations are getting younger?Crime: Wrong-way Los Lunas driver leads to drug bustAlbuquerque: Westside Albuquerque residents asked to
  
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• AFR responds to house fire near Hyder Park

  12-07-2022 23:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Rescue responded to a house fire Tuesday morning near San Diego Ave. and Girard Blvd. Officials say fire crews heard several explosions coming from the garage due to propane tanks.Story continues belowHealth News: First probable monkeypox case reported in New MexicoNew Mexico: Which New Mexico county populations are getting younger?Crime: Wrong-way Los Lunas driver leads to drug bustAlbuquerque: Westside Albuquerque residents asked to l
  
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• Could New Mexico benefit from legalized 'shroom therapy?

  12-07-2022 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Medical cannabis has been available in New Mexico for years, but could medical mushrooms become the state's next therapeutic? Some advocates say New Mexico should open the door for legal use of shrooms and psychedelics."No, it's not hippy-dippy stuff from Taos," said New Mexico Representative Christine Trujillo (D-Albuquerque), as she introduced a presentation from the New Mexico Psychedelic Science Society on Tuesday. The advocacy group met with legislators i
  
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• NHCC Foundation showcases Chile at 2022 Maravilla Gala

  12-07-2022 21:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation will present its Maravilla Gala next month, on August 13. This event will have guests exploring the vibrant culture, art, music, and food of one of the most exciting and beautiful Spanish-speaking countries in the world: Chile.Albuquerque Museum’s new exhibit features unique mediumToday, most people know the gala as one of the key events for the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) today, the NHCC Fo
  
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• Nusenda Foundation encourages community groups to apply for grants

  12-07-2022 21:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Nusenda Foundation is now taking applications for its 2022 Community Rewards grant program. Targeted toward helping fund non-profits and schools, the grant program typically provides grants between $2,500 and $15,000 for programs involved in five key areas. Albuquerque Museum’s new exhibit features unique mediumThose focus areas include education, healthcare, environment and wildfire, the arts and community service related programs. Grants benefit
  
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• Man arrested after over 11 pounds of fentanyl found inside car battery

  12-07-2022 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was arrested after over 11 pounds of fentanyl were found hidden inside a car battery during a traffic stop in Austin earlier this month.
  According to an arrest affidavit, Luis Garduno Sanchez, 25, is charged with delivery of a controlled substance greater than 400 grams, a first-degree felony. He did not have an attorney listed online as of publication.
  Luis Garduno Sanchez, 25 (APD Photo)In the affidavit, police said on July 8, Austin Police officers spotted a white
  
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• More widespread afternoon and evening storms roll into NM

  12-07-2022 20:26 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A cold front is going to continue pushing southwest across the state today, as high pressure builds in Arizona. This cold front is increasing moisture content across the north and central, and high pressure will recycle that moisture every day into the week ahead.Forecast Continues BelowEntertainment: You can actually call Surfer Boy Pizza from ‘Stranger Things’Crime: BCSO continues street racing crackdownAlbuquerque: Concerns grow as homeless camp
  
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• PNM bill past due? Power company offering customers financial help

  12-07-2022 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of New Mexico's biggest utilities is offering help paying customers' past due power bills at an event this week. PNM will hold a "free assistance event" in Albuquerque southwest Albuquerque tomorrow (Wednesday, July 13) at a community center near Coors and Bridge Boulevards.PNM's listed income qualifications for electric utility bill assistanceAccording to a news release from PNM, customers who attend the event have the opportunity to find out if they ca
  
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• Bernalillo County boosts Metro Detention Center jail staff pay

  12-07-2022 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Seeking to address "staffing challenges," Bernalillo County has agreed to boost pay for a series of jobs at the Metropolitan Detention Center. Starting in August, the county jail will give a 13% raise to most corrections officers, including those with two years of service all the way up through lieutenants.Pay increases will hit employees checks on August 5, 2022. Along with the raises at the jail, the county will offer "shift differential" pay packages, off
  
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• Homebuyers canceling sales at highest rate since COVID began

  12-07-2022 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Homebuyers are backing out of sales at the highest rate since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from Redfin says.
  Nationwide, about 60,000 home-purchase agreements fell through in June, which is equal to 14.9% of homes that went under contract that same month, according to Redfin.This is the highest percentage on record, the report said, excluding March and April 2020, when the housing market slowed immensely after the onset of the pandemic. Before the pa
  
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• City of Santa Fe finds new place to hang veterans banners

  12-07-2022 19:32 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe city councilors have found a new place to hang veterans banners. The banners had been hanging on light poles, but they were told hanging the banners from light poles was not safe. Fabian Gonzales’ trial to begin Wednesday in Victoria Martens killingBanners honoring veterans have been hanging along Cerrillos Road in Santa Fe since 2019, one banner per light pole. They were planning to hang them along Cerrillos from I-25 to St. Michaels Drive. The
  
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• Is college worth the cost? Only half of Americans think so

  12-07-2022 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Only half of Americans think the economic benefits of a college education outweigh the costs, according to a USA Today/Public Agenda poll released Monday.
  The new report, based on a survey of 1,662 American adults, found young people without degrees are particularly skeptical of the economic upside of attending college.
  That skepticism appears to be driven by the rising cost of higher education rather than a perceived decline in the value of a degree — 86% of responden
  
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• Watch: Jan. 6 hearing aims to tie Trump to rioters

  12-07-2022 18:48 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to probe ties between former President Donald Trump and the far-right extremists who stormed the U.S. Capitol.
  What the committee intends to examine Tuesday afternoon is whether the extremist groups, including the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and QAnon adherents who had rallied for Trump before, coordinated with White House allies for Jan. 6. The Oath Keepers have denied there was any plan to
  
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• Albuquerque's Olympic skater Mariah Duran headlines Civic Plaza skate event

  12-07-2022 18:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – She represented the Duke City and U.S.A. in skateboarding during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics last summer. Now, Albuquerque's own Mariah Duran is expected to make a splash in the heart of downtown Albuquerque this weekend for a special, free skateboarding event.Duran is headlining a stop for the national "Unlock the Spot" skateboarding campaign, which will be setting up in Albuquerque's Civic Plaza this Sunday, July 17. According to a release about the event
  
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• 11-year-old boy stabbed to death in Hobbs

  12-07-2022 18:34 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – Lea County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a stabbing death involving an 11-year-old boy. Officials say deputies responded around 12:53 a.m. Sunday, July 10, to the 3900 block of North Dal Paso St. in Hobbs regarding a person who was stabbed. Police arrest 16-year-old accused of shooting store managerWhen deputies arrived on scene they found the 11-year-old boy and 49-year-old Mary Johnson, both had been stabbed several times. The boy was taken to Covenant He
  
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• The search for the next voice of Zozobra continues

  12-07-2022 18:33 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –Auditions are taking place for the new voice of Zozobra. Contestants do their best rendition of Zozobra in front of a screen showing Old Man Gloom, reacting to the movements of the 50-foot-tall marionette.Return of the burn: 2022 Zozobra tickets now on saleMore than 60 people have auditioned to be Old Man Gloom so far. The top ten will audition this week. The winner will play Zozobra beginning this year.
  2022 will mark the 98th burning of the Zozobra. Organizers are
  
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• New Mexico legal aid hosts free expungement law teleclinic

  12-07-2022 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexicans trying to shake an old criminal record can learn more about the process during an event next month. Courts across the state along with New Mexico legal aid, are holding a free expungement teleclinic on August 18 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. First probable monkeypox case reported in New MexicoPeople trying to have a charge or conviction dropped from their record, can speak to an attorney at the event. They can learn whether they are eligible and what steps to
  
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• FEMA seeks temporary workers for wildfire recovery efforts

  12-07-2022 18:01 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – FEMA is looking for locals to help their communities recover from wildfires. The federal agency is hiring dozens of temporary workers to coordinate with local agencies, help with the grant process and more.Which New Mexico county populations are getting younger?Most positions last for about four months. The various jobs aid with community recovery needs, mostly in Santa Fe.Available positions include: Logistics Specialists: usajobs.gov/job/664117800. The a
  
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• What you need to know about monkeypox in states near New Mexico

  12-07-2022 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The usually rare monkeypox disease continues to spread, and New Mexico just announced the state's first probable case. But our neighbors have had cases for some time. Here's how the situation is playing out in nearby states.Every state that touches New Mexico has already seen multiple cases, according to the U.S. Centers of Disease Control (CDC). Of our direct neighbors, Texas currently has the highest case count, with 26 cases.In Texas, some of the cases iden
  
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• New NASA images: Webb Telescope shows star death, dancing galaxies

  12-07-2022 17:56 via krqe.com
  
  GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — NASA on Tuesday unveiled a new batch of images from its new powerful space telescope, including a foamy blue and orange shot of a dying star.The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope was released Monday at the White House — a jumble of distant galaxies that went deeper into the cosmos than humanity has ever seen.The four additional photos released Tuesday included more cosmic beauty shots.This image released by NASA on Tuesday, Ju
  
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• Free water available for residents affected by sewer line break

  12-07-2022 17:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Residents affected by the sewer pipe break on Albuquerque's westside can now receive free bottled water. City Councilor Louie Sanchez has arranged to have water handed out starting Tuesday at noon at 60th St. and Central Ave.Large warehouse facility coming to Albuquerque west sideResidents affected by the sewer pipe break can get free bottled water at 6001 Central Ave. “First, I want to express to Westside residents that their drinking water is sa
  
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• When to see July's 'supermoon,' the closest of 2022

  12-07-2022 16:43 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Stargazers won’t want to miss July’s full moon.July’s upcoming full moon, also known as the Buck moon, will occur shortly after the moon is at its closest point to Earth in 2022 — which would effectively qualify it as a so-called “supermoon,” according to NASA.July’s full moon is scheduled for 2:38 p.m. EDT on July 13, the space agency says. But less than 10 hours later, the moon’s orbit will bring it within 90% of its closest app
  
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• Police arrest 16-year-old accused of shooting store manager

  12-07-2022 16:28 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The Roswell Police Department arrested 16-year-old Jeremiah Martinez in connection to a July 10 shooting. Martinez is accused of shooting a store manager who tried confronted the teen for shoplifting. Fabian Gonzales’ trial to begin Wednesday in Victoria Martens killingMartinez is accused of trying to steal ammunition from the Big R store on the 1300 block of South Main Street Sunday evening. Officials say a 35-year-old store manager fought with Marti
  
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• In a rare move, Tijuana beaches are off-limits due to dangerous pollution levels

  12-07-2022 15:42 via krqe.com
  
  TIJUANA (Border Report) -- While the monitoring of ocean water quality is consistent north of the border, it's almost unheard of in Mexico making beach closures extremely rare in Tijuana.But in recent months, Baja California officials and environmentalists have been testing the bacteria levels more and more.Results have led officials to warn people against getting in or near the water.For the second week in a row, beaches in Tijuana remain off limits to swimmers and people who simply want to wal
  
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• Famine feared if inflation in Mexico is not controlled, economist says

  12-07-2022 15:42 via krqe.com
  
  TIJUANA (Border Report) -- One of Mexico's most renowned economists is predicting Mexico will reach a 10 percent inflation rate by the end of the year, which would be "disastrous and could lead to famine in some parts of the country."Enrique Rovirosa Miramontes, who leads a college of economists in Baja California, claims seven out of 10 residents in Mexico are already having a hard time keeping up and not being able to afford the cost of food and bare necessities.Due in part to this prediction
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Sewer line collapse, More info on teen who died, Scattered storms, BioPark chimp dies, WNMU mariachi band

  12-07-2022 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  Monday's Top StoriesAlbuquerque Police investigating two overnight shooting deathsLarge warehouse facility coming to Albuquerque west sideBehind Albuquerque Police’s new digital investigative teamJayme Hinshaw ready to try bare-knuckle fightingConcerns grow as homeless camps seen at another Albuquerque parkHerbicide chemical linked to cancer found in majority of urine samples in CDC studyUkraine granted extra EU aid of 1 billion eurosMonday's Five Facts[1] Sewage flows into Rio Grande due
  
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• Fabian Gonzales' trial to begin Wednesday in Victoria Martens killing

  12-07-2022 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Nearly six years after the murder of 10-year-old Victoria Martens, a jury is finally expected to hear arguments in the case against Fabian Gonzales starting Wednesday. The third of three known suspects in one of Albuquerque's most horrific crimes, Gonzales is facing trial for a single charge of reckless child abuse resulting in death and several evidence tampering related charges.Jury selection in the high-profile case began Monday, July 11. Opening sta
  
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• Western New Mexico Mariachi band representing at national conference

  12-07-2022 14:36 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – "Mariachi Plata," a group of college musicians from Western New Mexico University are representing their school and the state at a national conference in Albuquerque. The "Mariachi Spectacular" is a week of events around Albuquerque that brings together Mariachi musicians.Story continues belowHealth News: First probable monkeypox case reported in New MexicoNew Mexico: Which New Mexico county populations are getting younger?Crime: Wrong-way Los Lunas driver lea
  
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• Scattered storms, heavy rainfall may lead to burn scar flooding

  12-07-2022 14:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A cold front is going to continue pushing southwest across the state today, as high pressure builds in Arizona. This cold front is increasing moisture content across the north and central, and high pressure will recycle that moisture every day into the week ahead.Forecast Continues BelowWeird - Off Beat: Whoops! DoorDash glitch allows customers to order free food, alcoholCrime: APD: Drunk driver hits two bicyclistsAlbuquerque: UNMH fills need for trauma-inform
  
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• APD: two killed in separate overnight shootings

  12-07-2022 14:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a second Monday night shooting. Around 10:06 p.m. officers were called to the area of San Mateo Blvd. and Grand Ave. in reference to a female who was possibly down and out in a vehicle.
  Officials say when officers arrived at the vehicle they found a lifeless female who they say appeared to have suffered a gunshot wound. APD homicide detectives are investigating this shooting.APD is also investigating a
  
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• Albuquerque Police investigating two overnight shooting deaths

  12-07-2022 14:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a second Monday night shooting. Around 10:06 p.m. officers were called to the area of San Mateo Blvd. and Grand Ave. in reference to a female who was possibly down and out in a vehicle.
  Officials say when officers arrived at the vehicle they found a lifeless female who they say appeared to have suffered a gunshot wound. APD homicide detectives are investigating this shooting.APD is also investigating a
  
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• Behind Albuquerque Police's new digital investigative team

  12-07-2022 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police is leaning on a newer investigative team as crime is increasingly moving online. Describing their work in a recent news conference, APD also announced that its now one-year-old "Digital Intelligence Team" will soon expand to seven full-time investigators. News Conference: Albuquerque Police to expand newer digital intelligence unitAmid a record setting year for homicides in 2021, the team is, in part, working on gathering the online
  
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• One dead in southeast Albuquerque shooting

  12-07-2022 13:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a death in the area of San Pedro Dr. and Bell Ave. Officials say around 10 p.m. Monday night officers were sent to the area regarding a female who had been shot.APD says when officers arrived they found a female who was lifeless and appeared to have suffered a gunshot wound. This incident is being investigated by APD homicide detectives. No other details are available. KRQE News 13 will update when more
  
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• Jayme Hinshaw ready to try bare-knuckle fighting

  12-07-2022 07:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jayme Hinshaw is ready to try something new. The Fit NHB atomweight's next battle will not be MMA but bare-knuckle. "I never professionally done bare-knuckle fighting, but I grew up here in the south valley," said Hinshaw. "So, I've had my fair share of street fights and bare-knuckle. So, it's nothing new to me."
  It will be the first action for Hinshaw since 2019.  "I actually took time for myself to just reset, you know what I mean, and
  
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• USPS releasing mariachi stamps on Friday

  12-07-2022 07:19 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The postal service is set to release a very New Mexican-themed stamp this week. The mariachi stamps come in five different styles featuring musicians dressed in traje de charro. Each stamp will feature a different iconic mariachi instrument.
  Story continues belowData Reporting: How an Albuquerque nightclub became a libraryNew Mexico: Counties with the highest unemployment rate in New MexicoCrime: Teen who died during APD SWAT situation identifiedAlbuquerque: D
  
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• Fourth annual Art Week is underway in Santa Fe

  12-07-2022 06:35 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Santa Fe's fourth annual Art Week is now underway. More than 50 art-centered events are planned for this week, and each of the city's art gallery districts will host its own gallery stroll night to share its district's unique art offerings. APS hosting transfer expo, job fairThose will be happening Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Art Week runs through July 17th.
  
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• Heavy rain could lead to flash flooding Tuesday

  12-07-2022 06:28 via krqe.com
  
  Moisture will increase across New Mexico Monday night bringing better chances for monsoon storms to the western and northern halves of the state. Heavy rainfall will be possible, leading to a risk of flash flooding.It's been an active monsoon day across the western two-thirds of New Mexico. Showers and storms will continue across parts of the state overnight as a backdoor cold front pushes south and west. This front will not cool off temperatures, but will instead bring a big increase in low-lev
  
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• NMSU continues research on particle physics with renewed grant

  12-07-2022 06:11 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University is once again getting a renewed grant from the US Department of Energy to keep studying particles that form protons and neurons. The renewed grant for NMSU is $1.26 million.Story continues belowData Reporting: How an Albuquerque nightclub became a libraryNew Mexico: Counties with the highest unemployment rate in New MexicoCrime: Teen who died during APD SWAT situation identifiedAlbuquerque: Dispensary-gas station sells gas at
  
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• Large warehouse facility coming to Albuquerque west side

  12-07-2022 06:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It may not look like much, but developers say the 110 acres near I-40 and 98th St. is prime real estate for a big need in Albuquerque. "There's a huge need in this market to be able to provide top-notch industrial class A warehouse on probably the best location available in the region, right off of I-40," said Brian Patterson, Senior Vice President for Titan Development.
  Some work is already being done, but on Wednesday, Titan Development and the City o
  
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• UNM neurosurgeon removes large brain tumor from state senator

  12-07-2022 05:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After undergoing a massive craniotomy at the University of New Mexico Hospital, Sen. Pete Campos of Las Vegas is returning to business. The state senator, who has represented New Mexico's eighth district since 1991, has been battling this benign tumor since his wife noticed he was walking differently back in November.
  Story continues belowData Reporting: How an Albuquerque nightclub became a libraryNew Mexico: Counties with the highest unemployment rate
  
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• Same-sex marriage bill reintroduced in Navajo Nation Council

  12-07-2022 05:29 via krqe.com
  
  NAVAJO NATION (KRQE) – Navajo Nation lawmakers are once again considering a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Delegate Eugene Tso has reintroduced the bill to repeal the tribe's ban on same-sex marriage, which has been on the books since 2005. Tso proposed the bill earlier this year but later withdrew it, telling the Farmington Daily Times he wanted to retool the legislation.
  Story continues belowData Reporting: How an Albuquerque nightclub became a libraryNew Mexico: Counties
  
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• Sports Desk: Austin Trout believes his lifestyle will prolong his boxing career

  12-07-2022 05:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico boxer Austin Trout is in Germany this week, preparing for his latest rumble in a boxing ring. Trout will face Romanian boxer Florin Cardos Friday in a scheduled eight-round bout. Trout, a former WBA light middleweight champion, is on a three-fight win streak.
  Trout is 34-5 overall. His opponent is 21-3. The two fighters are close in age, with Cardos at 34 years old and Trout at 36. Trout is currently ranked as a top ten fighter on the IBF sup
  
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• Concerns grow as homeless camps seen at another Albuquerque park

  12-07-2022 04:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Residents in the International District are upset about homeless people taking over their neighborhood park. Some even question whether the city is taking their concerns seriously, after a wave of people experiencing homelessness make Wilson Park their home.The park, located near San Pedro and Anderson Drive was renovated for nearly $1.6 million, but since reopening last summer… People who live nearby say they haven't felt safe to enjoy the park as it
  
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• BioPark Zoo announces death of chimpanzee

  12-07-2022 04:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The BioPark is grieving the death of one of its chimpanzees. They announced on Monday that Thunder died because of the Shigella Bacteria. The 22-year-old chimpanzee passed away on Saturday.Story continues belowData Reporting: How an Albuquerque nightclub became a libraryNew Mexico: Counties with the highest unemployment rate in New MexicoCrime: Teen who died during APD SWAT situation identifiedAlbuquerque: Dispensary-gas station sells gas at $2.38The Bi
  
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• KRQE En Español: Lunes 11 de Julio 2022

  12-07-2022 02:18 via krqe.com
  
  Comienza el juicio para el ex oficial acusado de usar el estrangulamiento mortal
  El juicio comenzó hoy para el ex oficial de policía de Las Cruces, Christopher Smelser, quien es acusado de matar a un hombre extrangulandolo.La parada de tráfico con Antonio Valenzuela en Febrero de 2020 se convirtió en mortal después de que Valenzuela intentó huir lo querían por cargos de drogas hoy el estado argumentó en la corte que Smelser utilizó i
  
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• Sewage flows into Rio Grande due to collapsed sewer line

  12-07-2022 01:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Water Authority is asking everyone on Albuquerque's west side to cut down on water use as crews work on a collapsed sewer line near 64th street west of Coors Boulevard. The line broke Sunday night, causing backups into homes and businesses.
  The water authority says the pipe was old, dating back to 1963, and had been identified as a "high priority for replacement." Everything that goes down a drain on the west side ends up at this sewer system which then
  
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• APS hosting transfer expo, job fair

  12-07-2022 01:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Public Schools is hosting a transfer expo and job fair this week. It's happening Wednesday at the Berna Facio Professional Development Center at Louisiana and Commanche.Explora hosts adult night in JulyThe event for internal transfers will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the public job fair running from noon to 2 p.m. Attendees should bring copies of their resumes. APS is looking to fill a number of positions including nurses, bus drivers, a
  
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• What we know about teen who died in house fire during SWAT standoff

  12-07-2022 01:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police Department says a 15-year-old involved in a standoff with police died from smoke inhalation. However, it's still uncertain if the house fire was caused by a tear gas canister used to get 27-year-old Qiaunt Kelley out of the home near Southern and Wyoming.
  According to APD, 15-year-old Brett Rosenau and Qiaunt Kelley barricaded themselves inside as officers were closing in. Why was Rosenau with Kelley? KRQE's investigative reporter Ann Pier
  
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• Albuquerque church damaged from hit and run crash

  12-07-2022 01:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A well-known Albuquerque church was left with damage after a car crash, and the driver didn't stick around to take responsibility for it. The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, near 6th and Copper St., is left without a portion of its fence and damage to its property for the second time in the last six months.
  "It's frustrating, you know, we just did a lot of landscaping trying to fix up the neighborhood, our part of the neighborhood, put gravel dow
  
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• More storms, heavy rain expected Tuesday

  12-07-2022 00:55 via krqe.com
  
  Moisture will increase across New Mexico Monday night bringing better chances for monsoon storms to the western and northern halves of the state. Heavy rainfall will be possible, leading to a risk of flash flooding.It's been an active monsoon day across the western two-thirds of New Mexico. Showers and storms will continue across parts of the state overnight as a backdoor cold front pushes south and west. This front will not cool off temperatures, but will instead bring a big increase in low-lev
  
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