Albuquerque news

• NMDOT seeks public comment on transportation improvement

  12-06-2023 23:57 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Transportation is asking the public to comment on their new federal fiscal year 2024-2029 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). It works as a short-term planning document for New Mexico's federal aid highway program and goes into effect on October 1, 2024. NMDOT PSA targets drugged-up driversSTIP was created to address the needs of the state's transportation customers. A draft of the projects slated for improvement is ava
  
  Read more

• Former officer charged for drinking on the job, having sex with inmate

  12-06-2023 23:57 via krqe.com
  
  SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A former San Miguel County corrections officer is facing charges. He's accused of showing up for work drunk, sharing alcohol with an inmate, and having sex with her.According to the criminal complaint, Richard Garduno brought a pint of whiskey to work last Friday, even offering a drink to a coworker. Albuquerque police take down illegal cockfighting operationThe coworker suspected he was drunk, and the former officer reportedly admitted that he slept w
  
  Read more

• Accused killer to stay behind bars for shooting man at Albuquerque park

  12-06-2023 23:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man will stay behind bars while he awaits trial. He is accused of shooting a man in the head, killing him.
  Mark Sigler, 47, made his first appearance in court Monday afternoon. Court documents said he shot a man in the head at Taylor Park off of Indian School around 8:30 Friday morning.He was taken into custody after a SWAT standoff at a home on Hoffman Drive Friday night. Albuquerque police take down illegal cockfighting operationSigler's van
  
  Read more

• 10K Fire burns in Sandia Mountains

  12-06-2023 23:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A fire has started in the Sandia Mountains. It is located near the 10K Trail.
  According to NM Fire Info, the fire started around Monday afternoon.
  Reported start date/time: June 12, 2023, at 1:40 p.m.Cause: UnknownSize: 25 acres as of 2 p.m.Location: West of 10K Trail, North of NM Hwy 536, and East of Ellis TrailheadContainment: 0%Fuels: Burning in TimberFire behavior: The 10K Fire is exhibiting moderate fire behavior
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Man charged with assault after biting police officer

  12-06-2023 22:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Isleta Pueblo man faced a District Court judge this week for two assault charges. Ryan Jacob Garcia, 28, was arraigned on an indictment charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.Court records state in December of 2022, Isleta police responded to calls of a drunk driver entering the Isleta Pueblo reservation. When officers found the vehicle at a home, family members had already detained the driver of t
  
  Read more

• Floods cause New Mexico highway closure

  12-06-2023 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  COLFAX COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A flash flood warning is active until 4 p.m. in Colfax County. Due to the weather, a road in New Mexico is closing.
  According to the National Weather Service, Highway 64 at mile marker 334 will be shutting down Monday afternoon. Flood waters have prompted the closure.The area is located in Colfax County and south of Raton. Learn about flood safety here.
  
  Read more

• Flash flooding hits Colfax County

  12-06-2023 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  COLFAX COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A flash flood warning ended around 6 p.m. for Colfax County.According to the National Weather Service, Highway 64 at mile marker 334 was shut down Monday afternoon. Flood waters prompted the closure.The county sheriff's office warned about the conditions in a Facebook post that shows vehicles in flood water.Learn about flood safety here.
  
  Read more

• Albuquerque trash, recycling collection open on Juneteenth 2023

  12-06-2023 21:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Solid Waste Management Department will still be collecting trash, recycling, and large items on the Juneteenth holiday on Monday, June 19, 2023. Community members who typically have their trash collected on Mondays should proceed as usual by putting their trash and recycling at the curb for collection.The convenience centers at Montessa Park, Don Reservoir, and Eagle Rock will remain open and fully operational from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Americans are drinking as much alcohol now as in Civil War days

  12-06-2023 21:36 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The average American drinks 60 percent more hard liquor now than in the mid-1990s, an unheralded surge in spirit consumption that signals changing tastes in alcohol. Americans are drinking more wine, too: 50 percent more per person since 1995.  Overall, the average American consumed 2.51 gallons of ethanol, the alcohol in wine, beer and spirits, in 2021, compared to 2.15 gallons in 1995, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. If 2.5 gall
  
  Read more

• Solid Waste Rate set to increase in July

  12-06-2023 21:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Solid Waste Program is implementing a six percent rate increase for trash and recycling services provided by Waste Management beginning July first.Albuquerque Public Schools offers free hot meals through the summerThe increase will impact all residential WM customers within the unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County, outside the city limits of Albuquerque. The new monthly cost for one trash bin and one recycling bin is $18.72, up $1.
  
  Read more

• Local group offers resources on plant pollinators

  12-06-2023 21:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Project 'Pollinators in the Neighborhood' partners with neighborhoods and schools to provide information and resources focused on creating pollinator-safe habitats in residential yards and school grounds. They provide free native, pollinator-safe plants and support to neighbors that want to create a pollinator space in their yards.PNM works to bring drinking water to Navajo familiesWhen they visit neighborhoods they ask people to bring a drawing or a picture
  
  Read more

• Albuquerque man accused of kidnapping, beating woman pleads not guilty

  12-06-2023 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque man accused of kidnapping and torturing a woman pleaded not guilty this morning. 39-year-old Larry Gallegos is accused of holding a woman against her will, beating and stabbing her, and injecting her with fentanyl in May.The victim escaped from Gallegos' trailer but was found by him days later at a bus station. He was arrested after numerous drivers on I-40 called the police to report a man beating and dragging a woman along the road.Gallegos
  
  Read more

• British man who climbed to 72nd floor of world's 5th-tallest skyscraper is detained

  12-06-2023 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A British man was detained after climbing more than halfway up the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper in Seoul with only his bare hands on Monday, authorities said.More than 90 emergency, police and other personnel were dispatched to the 123-story, 555-meter (1,820-foot) -tall Lotte World Tower, after the man was spotted scaling the building on Monday morning, the Seoul fire agency said in a statement.The man, in his 20s, reached the 72nd floor, which is about
  
  Read more

• New Mexico Human Services Department takes on fentanyl mixes; launches new campaign

  12-06-2023 20:08 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Human Serviced Department released a new campaign against fentanyl overdoses. The idea is to tackle the rising problem of overdoses, which caused twice as many deaths in 2021 as it did five years prior.“Fentanyl is involved in more deaths of Americans under 50 than any cause of death, including heart disease, cancer, homicide, suicide and other accidents,” Alex Castillo Smith, the deputy secretary for the New Mexico Human Service
  
  Read more

• El Niño and Texas: What history tells us

  12-06-2023 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — El Niño is officially here and the potential for a strong El Niño to develop continues to increase.
  Odds of a strong El Niño this winter are currently at 50%, according to the Climate Prediction Center, with the odds of at least a moderate El Niño at more than 80%. When is monsoon season? What can New Mexico expect this year?Historically El Niño has the following impacts on weather in Texas:
  Hurricane season (June-November): Fewer Atlantic
  
  Read more

• 4-month-old baby girl among victims of deadly home invasion in Juarez

  12-06-2023 19:54 via krqe.com
  
  JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – A man and a 4-month-old baby are dead after armed men broke into a house and shot four people in southeast Juarez.Sunday night’s attack also left a male adult and a 15-year-old girl with gunshot wounds; they were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, Juarez police said.Authorities have not established a motive for the attack.On Monday morning, Chihuahua state police officers were canvassing nearby businesses in t
  
  Read more

• Run to Raton motorcycle rally will still go on

  12-06-2023 19:49 via krqe.com
  
  RATON, N.M. (KRQE) – While some motorcycle rallies across New Mexico have been canceled in light of the recent shooting at Red River, one such event is still planning to move forward. The Run to Raton motorcycle rally will still be taking place from July 20 to 22.Mike Patterson, the event's organizer, says the event is different than other motorcycle rallies because it focuses on the love of the bike. "The motorcyclists that do come in...are from the custom bike building show cir
  
  Read more

• How to reduce air pollution as Albuquerque temperatures rise

  12-06-2023 19:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the temperatures continue to rise, the City of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Program, has tips to reduce ground level ozone or invisible pollutant that threatens air quality. According to city's Environmental Health Department, ozone levels are highest during the afternoons of the summer months.
  According to the CDC, exposure to ozone can cause headaches, coughing, dry throat, shortness of breath, a heavy feeling in chest, and fluid in the lun
  
  Read more

• Albuquerque Public Schools offers free hot meals through the summer

  12-06-2023 19:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) is offering free hot meals at five schools for the summer break. The meals are being served Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. through July 21.Free Meal Locations
  Alameda Elementary SchoolErnie Pyle Middle SchoolJohn Adams Middle SchoolLavaland Elementary SchoolManzano Mesa Elementary School2023 Free Summer Lunch & Story Time in the ParkFree meals are available for those ages 18 and younger. Meals must be eaten
  
  Read more

• Free seminar to help veterans access benefits in Albuquerque

  12-06-2023 19:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A seminar aimed at helping veterans learn more about their benefits will be held at Isleta Casino today, June 12. The event is completely free and will take place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 11000 Broadway Boulevard in Albuquerque.The event is being held by the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Department of New Mexico. The DAV is a nonprofit with a focus on helping veterans and their families access the services and benefits they earned while fighting for our c
  
  Read more

• Free seminar to help access veterans' benefits in Albuquerque

  12-06-2023 19:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A seminar aimed at helping veterans learn more about their benefits will be held at Isleta Casino today, June 12. The event is completely free and will take place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at 11000 Broadway Boulevard in Albuquerque.The event is being held by the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Department of New Mexico. The DAV is a nonprofit with a focus on helping veterans and their families access the services and benefits they earned while fighting for our c
  
  Read more

• Community meeting for healthcare in Bernalillo County

  12-06-2023 19:27 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Residents of Tijeras, Cedar Crest, and the Heights (Bernalillo County District 5) are invited to a community session on health. The event gives residents a chance to voice concerns about healthcare in their community.University of New Mexico Hospital leaders and the county commission will use the feedback to dictate how to allocate tax dollars; which, according to the county, added up to $115 million last year. New Mexico lawmaker wants clean school bu
  
  Read more

• One dead in crash east of Gallup

  12-06-2023 19:14 via krqe.com
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened east of Gallup. According to NMSP, Saturday a 2003 Chevy pickup truck was headed eastbound on I-40 around mile marker 39. They say the Chevy drove into the median and rolled onto Six Mile Canyon Road.How to get New Mexico tax rebate if you didn’t file taxesThe driver of the truck and one of the passengers were transported to a nearby hospital. Cesar Alfaro, 50, a passenger in the truck, w
  
  Read more

• Parts of Reddit 'going dark' in protest of developer fees

  12-06-2023 19:12 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Communities on the online message board Reddit are “going dark” to protest new fees the site is charging third-party developers. Some sections of the site are being set to private for 48 hours as part of the protest, which started Monday, meaning some of the largest communities on Reddit won’t be publicly viewable during the protest. The protest came after third-party developers that use Reddit said they would be shutting down over new fees to
  
  Read more

• New Mexico lawmaker wants clean school buses

  12-06-2023 19:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – School buses are absolutely essential to many students in New Mexico, particularly in rural communities, but U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) is concerned that diesel buses could be harming kids. Luján has introduced a bill to make it clear that clean bus infrastructure and supplies are eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture grants.“Aside from the classroom, students in rural communities spend a large amount of their time commuting
  
  Read more

• Trial begins for Isleta police officer accused of raping a woman

  12-06-2023 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The trial for the former police officer accused of raping a woman is set to begin today, June 12. Leon Martin allegedly raped a woman he stopped for a DWI in 2021.In November 2021, Martin arrested a woman for DWI on the Isleta Pueblo. He was supposed to drop her at the Metro Detention Center outside of Albuquerque when he allegedly stopped the car and raped her.
  Martin was arrested and charged with two counts of rape, false imprisonment, demanding or receiving a br
  
  Read more

• Dwight Yoakam coming to Rio Rancho Events Center

  12-06-2023 18:59 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Grammy award-winning musician Dwight Yoakam is coming to the Rio Rancho Events Center. He will be performing on September 2, 2023, at 8:00 p.m.Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums, has 12 gold albums, and nine platinum or multi-platinum albums; five of which have topped Billboard's Country Albums chart. Along with his music career, Yoakamhas also appeared in 40 feature films, including Sling Blade, Panic Room, and also alongside Channing Tatum and Dani
  
  Read more

• Trial begins for man who intentionally ran over, killed victim

  12-06-2023 18:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A trial is set to begin today, June 12, for the man accused of intentionally running over a person multiple times after a drug deal went wrong. Ruben Tafoya is accused of first-degree murder.In November 2021, then-57-year-old Ruben Tafoya was reportedly following Arthur Lopez in a vehicle. Police say Tafoya hit Lopez with his truck in the parking lot of the Bow and Arrow Lodge near Central Avenue and Wyoming Boulevard. Postal worker accused of Albuquerque cr
  
  Read more

• Trial begins for man accused of intentionally running over, killing victim

  12-06-2023 18:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A trial is set to begin today, June 12, for the man accused of intentionally running over a person multiple times after a drug deal went wrong. Ruben Tafoya is accused of first-degree murder.In November 2021, then-57-year-old Ruben Tafoya was reportedly following Arthur Lopez in a vehicle. Police say Tafoya hit Lopez with his truck in the parking lot of the Bow and Arrow Lodge near Central Avenue and Wyoming Boulevard. Postal worker accused of Albuquerque cr
  
  Read more

• 60 years after Medgar Evers' murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy

  12-06-2023 18:27 via krqe.com
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, as she reflects on his work to push the U.S. toward a promise of equality and justice for all.It's been 60 years since a white supremacist hid in the darkness of night and assassinated Evers outside the family's Jackson home, shooting the Mississippi NAACP leader hours after then-President John F. Kennedy gave a televised s
  
  Read more

• Postal worker accused of Albuquerque crime spree to be sentenced

  12-06-2023 18:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A postal worker accused of going on a crime spree in Albuquerque is scheduled for sentencing today, June 12. Gary Jaramillo is facing up to six years in prison.In December 2022, Gary Jaramillo tried to steal a woman's keys at the Quality Inn and Suites on Menaul and I-25. He then approached a couple, forcing the man to the ground and demanding his wallet and keys. Both drivers injured after ATV, motorcycle crash in southwest AlbuquerqueJaramillo fled in
  
  Read more

• Postal worker accused of Albuquerque crime spree sentenced

  12-06-2023 18:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A postal worker accused of going on a crime spree in Albuquerque was sentenced today, June 12. Gary Jaramillo faced up to six years in prison; all six years were suspended and Jaramillo now only faces four years of probation.In December 2022, Gary Jaramillo allegedly tried to steal a woman's keys at the Quality Inn and Suites on Menaul and I-25. He then approached a couple, forcing the man to the ground and demanding his wallet and keys. Both drivers in
  
  Read more

• Utah woman accused of killing husband then writing grief book for kids requests bail

  12-06-2023 17:47 via krqe.com
  
  PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Attorneys for a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about coping with grief after her husband’s death, and was later accused of fatally poisoning him, argued in court on Monday she should be released on bail for the duration of her trial.Kouri Richins, 33, is charged with murder and drug possession and listened intently as prosecutors questioned the lead detective investigating her husband's death. As a rapt gallery made up of locals, including employe
  
  Read more

• Both drivers injured after ATV, motorcycle crash in southwest Albuquerque

  12-06-2023 17:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a crash involving an ATV and a motorcycle that occurred just before 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, in southwest Albuquerque. Both drivers are severely injured.According to the investigation, an ATV was doing doughnuts at the intersection of Del Rey Road and Benavides Road when it crashed with a motorcycle that was traveling southwest on Benavides. The ATV flipped up onto the curb in front of a nearby home. Vide
  
  Read more

• Where does New Mexico rank among the 'most fun states' in the U.S.?

  12-06-2023 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – WalletHub recently released its 2023 ranking of the most fun states in America. The study didn't fair so well for New Mexico as the state ranked in spot No. 31.WalletHub ranked all 50 U.S. states using 26 key indicators. Some of the factors in consideration were movie costs, accessibility of national parks, and nightlife options per capita. Which New Mexico cities have the most student debt?Source: WalletHubRanking near New Mexico in the study is Alabama, in spot N
  
  Read more

• PNM works to bring drinking water to Navajo families

  12-06-2023 15:58 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – On Monday, PNM announced that they began transferring water to the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project to help Navajo communities obtain drinking water.How much of the high Rio Grande flows does New Mexico get to keep?According to PNM, groundwater levels for the City of Gallup and surrounding Navajo communities have dropped approximately 200 feet over the past 10 years. This has resulted in over 40% of Navajo households relying on hauling in water to meet
  
  Read more

• PNM brings sustainable water to Navajo families

  12-06-2023 15:58 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – PNM announced June 12, 2023, that the official transfer of the critical water infrastructure from the now-closed San Juan Generating Station to the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project for the delivery of drinking water to the Navajo communities that continue to face water supply scarcity.How much of the high Rio Grande flows does New Mexico get to keep?They say groundwater levels for the City of Gallup and surrounding Navajo communities have dropped appro
  
  Read more

• Why are there so many parrots in Los Angeles?

  12-06-2023 15:35 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) -- If you've ever been on a peaceful afternoon walk through Santa Monica, California, or Northeast Los Angeles, you may have seen them fly overhead or heard them squawking in their communal roosts.
  Thousands of non-native parrots call Los Angeles home, much to the enjoyment of the local community of bird enthusiasts.While no extant species of parrot are native to the continental U.S., experts say there are as many as nine species of parrot found in the Los Angeles area, introduced decades
  
  Read more

• JPMorgan reaches settlement with Epstein victims

  12-06-2023 14:55 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- JPMorgan Chase has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit with victims of Jeffrey Epstein.“The parties believe this settlement is in the best interests of all parties, especially the survivors who were the victims of Epstein’s terrible abuse,” the bank said in a statement on Monday, according to The Associated Press.In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court last year, the victims had accused JPMorgan of providing Epstein loans and allowing cash
  
  Read more

• KRQE Newsfeed: Cockfighting ring, Past problems, Windy day, FBI teen academy, Veteran seminar

  12-06-2023 14:35 via krqe.com
  
  Monday's Top Stories
  Video shows arrest of Artesia teen months after police say she threw baby in trashAlbuquerque westside restaurant brings live music to areaNew Mexico State Police officer arrested for sexual assaultPlay Ball Adaptive Clinic hits close to home for Isotopes playerAPD: Man arrested for smoke shop parking lot murder in 2020Here’s how billions in COVID relief funds were stolen or wastedMexico’s governing party to decide its presidential nomination by polling
  Monday's
  
  Read more

• Tony Awards telecast makes inclusive history and puts on quite a show despite Hollywood strike

  12-06-2023 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers’ strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell.“Kimberly Akimbo,” with songs by Jeanine Tesori and a book by David Lindsay-Abaire, follows a teen with a rare genetic disorder that gives her
  
  Read more

• Storms northeast, dry and windy for the rest of New Mexico

  12-06-2023 14:29 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Storms continue in northeast New Mexico Monday morning. A flash flood warning is in effect in Mora and Colfax county, over the eastern Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the I-25 corridor between Springer and Raton.Forecast Continues Below
  Crime: VIDEO: New Mexico teen throws beer bottle at policeRoads: Pavement work to begin on I-25 in Santa FeCommunity: What’s happening around New Mexico June 9 – June 15Albuquerque: Albuquerque man believes mysterious pea
  
  Read more

• Student loan borrowers will struggle with repayment, CFPB warns

  12-06-2023 14:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NerdWallet) - After more than three years on the back burner, monthly federal student loan payments will finally resume 60 days after June 30 — and 1 in 5 borrowers could struggle when that happens, according to a new analysis from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.Many borrowers could also fall behind on other debt obligations when student loan payments resume. More than 1 in 13 student loan borrowers are currently behind on other bills, an increase from before the pandemi
  
  Read more

• Albuquerque police take down illegal cockfighting operation

  12-06-2023 14:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police took down an illegal cockfighting operation Sunday in the International District.Police responded to a home near Wyoming and Trumbull around one this afternoon, where that operation was taking place. Albuquerque westside restaurant brings live music to areaIn a video released by police,you can see officers going through the home where the fights took place. Roosters can be seen and heard throughout the video. They found multiple cages
  
  Read more

• Albuquerque westside restaurant brings live music to area

  12-06-2023 13:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More entertainment options are coming to Albuquerque’s west side and it's already generating some buzz. Sobremesa, at the corner of Coors and Sequoia, is in their final preparations to open up a new venue on the west side. Separate calls made about Albuquerque home where 3 teens were killedThose who call the west side home say it's definitely needed. “I'm really glad to have a local place over here in this community. There's a lot of chain restau
  
  Read more

• Here's how billions in COVID relief funds were stolen or wasted

  12-06-2023 13:38 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of the theft was brazen, even simple.Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected those benefits in multiple states. And federal loan applicants weren’t cross-checked against a Treasury Department database that would have raised red flags about sketchy borrowers.Criminals and gangs grabbed the money. But so did a U.S. soldier in Georgia, the pastors of a defunct church in Texas,
  
  Read more

• Scandal-scarred Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86

  12-06-2023 11:45 via krqe.com
  
  ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi, the boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy's longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption, died Monday, according to Italian media. He was 86.Berlusconi’s Mediaset television network announced his death with a smiling photo of the man on its homepage and the headline: “Berlusconi is dead.”Berlusconi was hospitalized on Friday for the second time in months for treatment of chronic
  
  Read more

• APD: Man arrested for smoke shop parking lot murder in 2020

  12-06-2023 04:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have arrested a man in connection to a murder. It happened nearly three years ago.Albuquerque Police Department said 27-year-old Roman Cerna shot and killed Chance Elkshoulder at a smoke shop on San Pedro north of Gibson in July 2020. FBI Albuquerque Teen Academy open for applicationsAs investigators zeroed in on Cerna, and they said he began making plans to flee to Arizona.He was taken into custody Friday, and prosecutors have already filed a pretria
  
  Read more

• Separate calls made about Albuquerque home where 3 teens were killed

  12-06-2023 04:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Information has surfaced about the past problems at an Albuquerque home. It's the same home where three teens were killed and another was injured during a house party on June 4.According to the city, there have been nine separate calls for service to the home on Hilton, near Montgomery and San Mateo, since mid-December. This includes two calls for, what appears to be, the same shooting on New Year's Eve.Other calls for service included loud music, traffic, a
  
  Read more

• Flix Brewhouse evacuated Sunday afternoon after fire scare

  12-06-2023 04:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An issue with the HVAC system caused an evacuation at Flix Brewhouse Sunday. The location is on Coors and La Orilla.Firefighters were called out to the movie theater during the afternoon after some inside smelled smoke. Play Ball Adaptive Clinic hits close to home for Isotopes playerAlbuquerque Fire Rescue cleared the building to investigate what happened, but the department said crews did not find any active fire, giving Flix the all-clear.
  
  Read more

Follow @Albuquerque_Nws on Twitter!