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VIDEO: Wrong way high-speed chase on I-25 in Albuquerque ends in arrest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – What started as surveillance on a suspected stolen vehicle back in January—turned into a dangerous, high-speed chase— with deputies stopping the driver as he headed into on-coming traffic, leading to his arrest on I-25. According to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was patrolling around Jerry Cline Park, near Constitution Ave […]
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Excavator on Trailer Decimates Highway Overpass at Interstate Speeds
I am short. I never have to think or worry about hitting my head on anything. Not even the underside of airplane overhead bins (feel free to hate me if you didn’t already). In Lordsburg, New Mexico, a transporter must’ve spaced out on their taller-than-average vehicle height because they failed to clear an overpass, leaving the bridge’s now-crumpled underbelly exposed in construction morbidity.
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NM State Police arrest 20 fugivites including 1 accused of murder
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The New Mexico State Police’s South Zone Crime Suppression Bureau agents arrested 20 fugitives in February, New Mexico State Police said. Included in those arrests was a man who was wanted for murder. On Feb. 6, NMSP agents, in collaboration with the Las Cruces Police Department, Texas Rangers and U.S. […]
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Fired New Mexico-based federal biologist: Cuts already hurting state conservation
When oil and gas wastewater would rupture from pipelines, or a train derailment spilled sulfuric acid near a wildlife refuge, biologist Robert Prather from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Albuquerque office quickly headed to the scene. As an environmental contaminants biologist, Prather remained on call 24/7 to respond...
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Colorado Residents Sentenced Following An Incident At The Canyonlands Archaeological Site
A pair of Colorado residents were fined, given probation, and temporarily banned from Utah’s public lands after pleading guilty to charges tied to a theft and disruption incident at an archeological site at Canyonlands National Park last year. Roxanne McKnight, 39, and Dusty Spencer, 43, of Durango, Colorado, pleaded...
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Jury selection begins for Solomon Peña, accused of organizing shootings at politicians homes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jury selection is currently underway for Solomon Peña. A former New Mexico House of Representatives candidate, Peña is accused of orchestrating shootings at the homes of four Bernalillo County Democrats who he believed were responsible for his loss. Peña ran as a Republican for the New Mexico House of Representatives District 14 seat in […]
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Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies investigating fatal motorcycle crash
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in southwest Albuquerque. Details are limited, but it happened near Old Coors and Sage Rd. The names of anyone involved have not been released.
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Albuquerque museum to host total lunar eclipse viewing event
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This week, Albuquerque skygazers will get an opportunity to watch the moon take on an orange or reddish hue during a total lunar eclipse. During the eclipse, the moon will move into the inner part of Earth’s shadow. Some of the sunlight passing through Earth’s atmosphere will reach the moon’s surface, lighting […]
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Fire displaces residents in mixed-use building near Zuni and Louisiana
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Rescue responded to an early morning fire shortly before 4 a.m. on Sunday near Zuni Rd. and Louisiana Blvd in the International District. Firefighters said the building is a mixed-use structure with a mechanic shop and residential area both sharing the same place. Officials said crews worked for an extended […]
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New Mexico AG Torrez opposes motion to dismiss case against former WNMU president Joseph Shepard
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Thursday filed a motion opposing former Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard’s motion to dismiss the state’s case against him. Torrez filed a civil suit against Shepard and the WNMU Board of Regents in January in response to the...
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Albuquerque man sentenced for 2023 murder
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man who admitted to shooting and killing another man during a carjacking on the Fourth of July two years ago was sentenced Monday. Juan De La Rosa and two accomplices tried to carjack Alfonso Aguilar near Central Ave. and Louisiana Blvd. in 2023. Aguilar was shot and died at the […]
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Spaceport America Cup moving to Midland, Texas from Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – A staple event in southern New Mexico will have a new home this year. The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association, which hosts the Spaceport America Cup in Las Cruces, announced the event will move to Midland, Texas later this year. It will be the first time the Spaceport will not host the […]
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Tribes, Native American students sue over Bureau of Indian Education firings
NORMAN, Okla. — Three tribal nations and five Native American students say in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has failed its legal obligations to tribes when it cut jobs at Bureau of Indian Education schools. Firings at two colleges as part of the administration's cuts to federal agencies , with the help of billionaire Elon Musk , have left students and staff with unsafe conditions, canceled classes and delayed financial aid, according to the lawsuit Friday. Lawyers at the Native American Rights Fund filed the suit in federal court in the nation's capital against the heads of the...