Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina announces retirement from department
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The Albuquerque Police Department confirmed on Wednesday morning that their police chief, Harold Medina, will be retiring from APD on Dec. 31, 2025. Medina has spent the last five years as APD’s police chief. According to APD, Medina informed his commanders of the upcoming retirement during...
Retired APD Officer takes guilty plea in DWI corruption scheme
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Retired Albuquerque Police Officer Timothy McCarson has taken a guilty plea in federal court related to the ongoing DWI corruption scheme, where officers admit to conspiring with a defense attorney and taking cash in exchange for DWI dismissals. According to federal court documents,...
APD: Deadly stabbing leaves one man dead in southeast Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating after a man was fatally stabbed late Tuesday night in southeast Albuquerque. APD says officers responded to the area of Central and Louisiana around 10 p.m. after reports of a stabbing. An adult male victim died at the scene as a result of...
Arrests for outside fires prompt AFR-APD increase in patrols
Albuquerque Fire Rescue and Albuquerque Police Department are increasing nightly patrols after arrests were made for recent outside fires.
Police arrest suspect in overnight stabbing on active felony warrant
Police arrested a suspect in a deadly stabbing Tuesday night in southeast Albuquerque and booked them into jail on an active felony warrant.
1 dead, 1 arrested after intoxicated driving crash in Schleicher County
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — A 21-year-old is dead and a 23-year-old is behind bars after a fatal crash involving a reportedly intoxicated driver happened in Schleicher County on Dec. 13. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash involved one vehicle, a 2006 Toyota Tundra, and took...
Sandia Engineers Speed Up Testing of Heat Shields for Hypersonic Vehicles
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From the lessons of the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster to today’s routine commercial returns, heat shields—formally known as thermal protection systems (TPS)—remain essential for surviving extreme heat and friction during atmospheric reentry and hypersonic flight. A team at Sandia National...
RRPD arrest records: Nov. 30 to Dec. 6
Lidia Madrid, 49, of Rio Rancho, was arrested for aggravated DWI/DUI (refused testing) and failure to register or title vehicle as required at an unspecified address. Manuel Ramos, 62, of Rio Rancho, was arrested for shoplifting at an unspecified address. Gabriel Maes, 20, of Rio Rancho, was arrested for aggravated...
Oil prices drop to lowest point since 2021
Oil prices on Tuesday dropped to their lowest point since 2021.
BCSO: 1 dead after shooting involving deputies in NE Albuquerque
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting involving deputies near Wisconsin Street and Zuni Road.
