List/Grid Author Archives: ABQnews Staff
Lobos guard Tony Snell to test NBA Draft waters
New Mexico junior guard Tony Snell on Tuesday announced he will make himself eligible for the NBA Draft, but will not hire an agent meaning he has until April 16 to change his mind and return to the Lobos.
Lockdown lifted at Mark Twain Elementary
According to Albuquerque police, a lockdown has been lifted at Mark Twain Elementary on 6316 Constitution NE without incident. Police say they were investigating shots fired on Arizona NE. Investigators... Read more »
Updated: APD investigates fatal shooting
Police have confirmed that a man has died in the incident. —– Albuquerque police detectives have responded to a possible shooting death this morning on the 9200 block of... Read more »
Mt. Taylor forest road temporarily closed
The Cibola National Forest and Grasslands’ Mount Taylor Ranger District has closed parts of Forest Road 178 to motorized traffic from the junction of FR 178 and FR 180 to... Read more »
Crash on WB Paseo at Coors
An accident is being reported on westbound Paseo del Norte at Coors, according to ABQjournal.com’s traffic map. The map also is showing a slowdown on eastbound Interstate 40 at 4th... Read more »
UPDATED: Retired N.M. teacher, 76, gets 10-year sentence for child porn
Joseph F. Zinkiewicz, 76, a retired teacher from Raton, was sentenced Friday in federal court in Albuquerque to 10 years in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised... Read more »
White Sands soldier killed in Afghanistan
An Indiana soldier stationed at White Sands Missile Range was killed Friday in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced. Sgt. Tristan M. Wade, 23, of Indianapolis, died in the Qarah... Read more »
Belen must change 1,600 addresses
BELEN — Belen city officials are gearing up to change more than 1,600 addresses of residents and businesses to comply with state statute. “It’s not just one area in the... Read more »
Pair caught after chase near Capulin
A man and a woman were captured following a car and foot chase after a traffic stop east of Capulin in which the man allegedly produced a knife and shoved... Read more »
APD arrests 3 for credit-card fraud
Three people from California were arrested earlier this month in Albuquerque on suspicion of traveling the country and setting up fraudulent credit-card operations, Albuquerque Police Department spokeswoman Officer Tasia Martinez... Read more »
UPDATED: Ex-USAF sgt. gets 80 months
Former U.S. Air Force Sgt. Christopher Garcia, 34, of Clovis, was sentenced late Friday in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque to 80 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised... Read more »
Artesia man killed by agents in Carlsbad
An Artesia man was killed late Monday morning at a Carlsbad motel after he allegedly confronted Pecos Valley Drug Task Force Agents who were trying to serve him with an... Read more »
