Man accused of killing Golden Pride co-worker sentenced
Ethan Sheppard accused of killing a co-worker inside the northeast Albuquerque restaurant where they worked learned his fate Monday.
Toads, trails and transmitters: Placitas is buzzing
WELCOME PREP (Placitas Resiliance and Emergency Preparedness Alliance) Las Placitas Association is thrilled to welcome another “boots on the ground” organization tackling the issue of emergency preparedness in Placitas. Placitas is considered a community at high risk for wildfire. Many have worked over the years to...
Albuquerque police report 82% of 2025 homicide cases have been solved
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department released new statistics Monday morning. According to APD, homicide detectives have charged or arrested 42 murder suspects for cases that happened in 2025. That represents 82% of the year’s total cases. APD says since the beginning of the year the department...
Delta Air Lines flight makes emergency landing at Little Rock airport
A Delta Air Lines flight on the way to New Mexico on Monday was forced to land at Clinton National Airport.
NM workers’ compensation looks for public input on potential judge reappointment
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is looking for the public’s input on the potential reappointment of Judge Douglas Christopherson. His current term expires on Nov. 12, and his reappointment would be a new, five-year-long term. Comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Aug. 11....
Cycling community, family mourn 2 years after unsolved hit-and-run
The Albuquerque cycling community mourned two years after a deadly hit-and-run that has a family still searching for answers.
New details on the UNM campus shooting revealed in criminal complaint
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – We are learning more about the deadly shooting on the University of New Mexico’s campus that left a 14-year-old dead and a 19-year-old injured. Police have not yet disclosed why the 14-year-old, identified in a criminal complaint as Michael Lamotte, was on campus, but court documents reveal...
New video shows deadly Albuquerque bus fight
New video shows what led up to a deadly fight between a passenger and an Albuquerque bus driver now facing murder charges.
Former Golden Pride employee who stabbed his coworker to death is sentenced
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The former Golden Pride employee who stabbed and killed his coworker was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Monday. Ethan Sheppard, 38, previously pleaded no contest to second degree murder. Security camera footage from the 2024 incident shows Sheppard agitated in the kitchen and eventually...
Video of Walmart ICE arrest sparks protest, city response
On July 20, approximately 100 protesters picketed outside the Walmart on Coors Boulevard and Interstate 40, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested a man around two weeks prior. A video of the incident shows masked immigration officers tasing a man as he screams for help. The man in the...