List/Grid Author Archives: ABQnews Staff
Teen on trial for alleged incest in SW Colo.
A teenager suspected of sexually assaulting his half-sister in La Plata County went on trial Monday, The Durango Herald reported. The boy, whose name has not been given, is charged... Read more »
Missing Capitan man found dead
A 69-year-old Capitan man with Alzheimer’s disease was found dead Friday morning on a rural road on the Mescalero Apache Reservation, State Police told the Ruidoso News. Alfred Padilla’s body... Read more »
Pojoaque woman guilty of abandonment
Alma Garcia, 29, a member and resident of Pojoaque Pueblo, pleaded guilty last Friday to a misdemeanor charge of child abandonment, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release.... Read more »
Rancher to head Game Commission
Tucumcari rancher Scott Bidegain, 33, was named chairman of the New Mexico Game Commission at the commission’s March 21 meeting in Albuquerque, the New Mexico Deparment of Game and Fish... Read more »
One dead in two-vehicle crash in Taos
One man is dead following a two-vehicle crash Saturday evening in Taos, police told The Taos News. Anthony J. Gutierrez, 67, was a passenger in a car driven by Peter... Read more »
Human remains found near Vado
Dona Ana County sheriff’s investigators are looking through missing-person reports to try to identify skeletal remains found in the desert east of Vado, officials told the El Paso Times on... Read more »
Train blown off tracks near Fort Sumner
A wild wind storm on Saturday whipped up blinding dust, peeled back a roof in downtown Clovis and was blamed for knocking a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train off... Read more »
Bank of the West robbed in SW Albuquerque
According to the FBI, a man robbed the Bank of the West on 5228 Central Avenue SW shortly before 3.p.m. Monday. The FBI and APD are looking for a suspect... Read more »
Is the political gay marriage debate over?
The Supreme Court will hear two landmark cases on gay marriage this week that have the potential to reshape how the country defines one of its most sacred institutions.
More on gay marriage in N.M.:
- N.M. ACLU sues for recognition
- S.F City Attorney: It's already legal
- N.M. officials get personal
- BernCo clerk supports it
- Doña Ana clerk asks for AG's opinion
- House committee rejects measure
Updated: Brushfire breaks out in foothills
Firefighters have managed to get a hose line to the scrub fire above Camino de la Sierra, which they have been fighting with hand tools. Officials say 22 AFD firefighters... Read more »
Updated: Eastbound Paseo reopened
5:01 p.m. According to BCSO, eastbound Paseo Del Norte is open with lane restrictions. Drivers should still expect delays in the area. 4:55 p.m. According to BCSO, three vehicles were... Read more »

Lobos Live: NCAA tourney coverage
Journal reporter Geoff Grammer is at the NCAA tournament in Salt Lake City sending live updates.
- Lobos look to bigs for a win against Harvard
- Lobos’ Greenwood named a Cosmo hottie
- Alford’s new deal extends the cheer
- Alford’s compensation package, new vs. existing
