New details released on deadly shooting at Kirtland AFB that killed airman
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A shooting near Kirtland Air Force Base in February raised questions about why military police shot and killed one of their own airmen. Now, newly released documents are shedding light on what led up to that shooting. “He panicked and then he ran onto public property and we know they chased...
City and state lawmakers are open ears for new housing cost solutions
Albuquerque is facing a housing shortage. Inventory has slashed in half between 2018 and 2024.
Man pleads guilty mid-trial in murder-for-hire scheme
Martin Trujillo is accused of hiring a couple to kill Gary Escareno in 2022. The couple has been convicted for their roles.
VIDEO: Officers investigate shooting on UNM campus that left 14-year-old dead
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New body camera video is giving more insight into how the University of New Mexico Police Department responded to an on-campus shooting last month that left a fourteen-year-old dead and a suspect at large. Around 1:30 a.m., on the morning of July 25, a mom called 911 saying her stepson told...
Albuquerque to enforce ordinance stopping pet sales on public property
The City of Albuquerque is enforcing an ordinance confiscated animals from people found to be selling pets on public property.
Local motel housekeeper recounts the moment she saved a 1-year-old from overdosing
A local 1-year-old girl is alive because of the quick actions taken by a housekeeper who was at the right place at the right time.
Woman convicted of killing man in Albuquerque hotel room
A jury found a woman guilty of killing a man with a hatchet in an Albuquerque hotel room but it’s believed there is another suspect in this.
Mother charged after child tests positive for cocaine in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Another mother is facing child abuse charges after police said her eight-year-old tested positive for cocaine. Mercedes Barfoot made her first appearance in court on Tuesday. A criminal complaint stated that the boy and two other siblings had been under New Mexico Children, Youth, and...
Six teens charged in connection to murder of unhoused man at Albuquerque bus stop
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A total of six teenagers have been charged in connection to the murder of an unhoused man in early July. The man, later identified as 45-year-old Frank Howard, was chased from a bus stop in the middle of the night before being fatally shot on July 2. The following individuals have been […]
Mother, who told her 7-year-old son to keep his mouth shut after beating his...
New Mexico – In a disturbing case that has left New Mexico reeling, a 40-year-old mother, identified as V. Chavez has been charged with intentional child abuse resulting in death after police say she beat her 18-month-old daughter to death. Prosecutors have described the crime as one of the most violent acts a parent...
