Motorcycle Awareness Month highlighted by accidents
SANDOVAL COUNTY — In the wake of motorcycle accidents in Sandoval County, Motorcycle Awareness Month has been saturated with reality. Four confirmed severe motorcycle accidents occurred within days of each other mid-May in Rio Rancho with one motorcyclist’s death May 13. The string of accidents not only highlighted...
SWAT, bomb squad investigate RR home
RIO RANCHO — A suspicious device turned out to be a jet engine after police were called to a Rio Rancho residence. The Rio Rancho Police Department SWAT and the Albuquerque Bomb Squad were called to a home near the intersection of Broadmoor Boulevard and Country Club Drive May 27.
Rural Justice Initiative places law students in legal deserts
A dozen University of New Mexico law students will spend the summer working in rural district courts across the state through a program aimed at improving access to legal services. The Rural Justice Initiative is now in its third year and places students in communities where attorney shortages have created...
ABQ tries to break its heavy metal habit with new copper theft law
By Jesse Jones, City Desk in The Paper. — Drivers and pedestrians are navigating dark stretches of East Central Avenue after copper thieves have ripped wiring from streetlights, prompting a pair of city councilors to tighten Albuquerque’s scrap metal recycling laws in an effort to curb the vandalism. Rather than creati
Albuquerque man sentenced for 2024 South Valley murder
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man convicted of a 2024 murder was sentenced to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 30 years. In August 2024, Samuel Perez Jimenez shot at a home near Atrisco and Mares following an argument over a motorcycle. Then, in September 2024, deputies returned to the same
Electric Vehicle Crashes Into Northeast Albuquerque Home, Sparks Early Morning Fire Response
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Emergency crews responded early Thursday morning after a vehicle crashed into a home in northeast Albuquerque, prompting concerns tied to an electric vehicle battery. Albuquerque Fire Rescue says the call came in just before 3 a.m. to the 4000 block of Lara Avenue Northeast. When crews...
Silver Street Market owners seek buyer who will continue grocery services
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A grocery store in downtown Albuquerque is looking for new owners. The Silver Street Market is for sale and some in the community are concerned about what this means for those who depend on it. The owners hope someone will keep it going as a grocery store. “The goal is to […]
Albuquerque police use drones to catch accused card skimmers at a gas station
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is crediting their newer drones with helping stop two men now accused of stealing credit card numbers from gas pumps. The bust comes as gas prices have spiked across New Mexico. An alert security guard called APD after spotting suspects in two cars putting cr
Kidnapped children rescued in New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — Authorities say two children abducted in Missouri have been safely recovered in New Mexico. The U.S. Marshals Service says the children were found in Chaparral after an alert was sent to local law enforcement. Investigators say the suspect, Ralph Jones Jr., was traveling through the area with t
Holly Holm is focused on performing well against Stephanie Han
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The first meeting didn’t end the way both fighters envisioned. Holly Holm and WBA lightweight champion Stephanie Han had their first fight cut short due to a cut on the forehead of Han brought on by an accidental headbutt one minute and 44 seconds into the seventh round. “I don’t feel I […]
