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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal jury has found former New Mexico House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton guilty on all 37 counts in a public corruption case centered on Albuquerque Public Schools contracts. Jurors also found Stapleton’s longtime associate and co-defendant, Joseph Johnson, guilty on all charges. T

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ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico State Police say agents seized suspected fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder and a loaded handgun after a wanted fugitive was taken into custody Aug. 10 at a hotel in southeast Albuquerque. According to New Mexico State Police, agents with the New Mexico Corrections Department’s Probation and...

The New Mexico Department of Health fired a violence prevention program coordinator less than two weeks after hiring him when it learned of his past case.

Friday’s Top Stories Friday’s Five Facts [1] Jury deliberations begin in fraud case against former NM lawmaker – The jury is now deliberating in the corruption trial against former state lawmaker Sheryl Williams Stapleton, accused of stealing millions of dollars from taxpayers. Prosecutors urged the jury to “follow the

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This week on New Mexico Strange KRQE hosts Chad Brummett and Stephanie Chavez sit down with KRQE Executive Producer Chris McKee to talk about a story he did nearly a decade ago in 2017, on mysterious stones found in northern New Mexico that have markings leading to the Knights Templar. Chad,

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a stunning scene in southeast Albuquerque on Thursday after an SUV plowed into a building. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. at Gibson and Girard. Albuquerque Fire Rescue said the driver was able to get out of the vehicle themselves and was taken to the hospital. There were also wo

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Broadway Blvd. is closed in both directions at Desert Rd. due to a fatal crash Friday morning, according to a social media post by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. BCSO said the fatal crash involves a pedestrian. Drivers should expect delays in the area. BCSO is advising drivers to use I-25 a

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A coffee trailer in Rio Rancho is getting attention, including for its owner, a 17-year-old teen who started the mobile business just a few months ago, and it already has a following. Off Northern near Vista Hills in Rio Rancho, a new business is gaining a lot of attention for its drinks, […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s now home to the tallest playground slide in Albuquerque, and that’s not all the recently renovated Wells Park offers to the community. A year after the city completed construction, the City of Albuquerque’s Parks and Recreation Department said the spot has become a hub that lifts up the