Albuquerque NM

Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of City Desk ABQ and nm.new.s He is a recovering politician having served eight years as an Albuquerque City Councilor and, in another life, he served as a police officer and nonprofit organizer. Get ready for fundraising emails, folks. Over the next few days, mayoral candidates...

A flood watch is set to go into effect Friday for parts of New Mexico, starting at noon and lasting through the evening.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Eastern Cicada Killer Wasps have been spotted in Albuquerque, according to the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department. The large wasps, which are common across North America and in New Mexico during the summer months, may look intimidating but pose little threat to humans. Females...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man facing charges for a fatal shooting over a motorcycle will be held behind bars through trial. Nicholas Lucio is accused in the murder of Ann Marie Chaires at an apartment complex in southeast Albuquerque. Lucio, Matthew Mitchem and a third man are accused of confronting Chaires on...

A ransom call has led police in Juarez, Mexico, to a house where nine migrants were being kept against their will.

BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico school district has been ordered to pay a family nearly $2 million after attorneys argued that they didn’t help a student who was being stalked, harassed, and eventually beaten up. Cell phone video from October 2023 shows a 15-year-old student on the floor, while another student...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department targeted dozens of men they said were trying to connect with underaged girls. New video shows what happened when officers met up with a suspect at an Albuquerque park, where he thought he was meeting up with a 15-year-old. Karim Vargas: “So I’m going to...

Nationwide, more law enforcement agencies are adopting license plate readers to solve crimes including speeding, vehicle thefts, and missing persons cases. Last week, the New Mexico State Police used these computer-controlled cameras to arrest a suspect in the fatal shooting at the University of New Mexico. Lawmakers...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An arrest warrant has been issued for the man accused of damaging trees in downtown Albuquerque. There was video of a man using his weight to snap the limbs along Central Ave. last week. Days later, an officer spotted a man matching the vandal’s description, identified as 35-year-old Dustin...

A buyer has now been found for 119 JCPenney stores, including both stores in Albuquerque.