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Lead Defendant in $15 Million Drug Ring Pleads Guilty

The man at the center of what federal prosecutors have called one of New Mexico’s most significant drug and money laundering cases pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court and will... Read more »

Griego family remembered in obituaries

Obituaries for the five members of the Griego family who were killed on Jan. 19 ran in the Albuquerque Journal today. Police say 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego killed his mother, father,... Read more »
The scene near Zia Elementary. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)

Zia Elementary on Lockdown During SWAT Operation

12:30 p.m.: Police say the suspect has been taken into custody.   Zia Elementary School near Jefferson and Lomas NE has been put on lockdown while APD SWAT team members... Read more »
missing

APD Looking for Missing Woman

Feb. 13 — Albuquerque police say Alexis has been located in Acapulco and recently contacted her family.   Albuquerque police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 47-year-old... Read more »
Silverton Mountain received more than 78 inches of snow in the latest storm.

48 Inches of Snow in Silverton; 37 in Durango

Ski resorts in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico received large amounts of snow the past 24 hours from the storm moving across the southwest. Snow is still falling at the resorts this morning. -- ABQjournal's ski report
At The Roundhouse

At the Roundhouse: Guns Drawn

The gun control story in Tuesday’s Journal shows it’s hard for New Mexico’s part-time lawmakers to prepare for all of the issues that might confront them when they get to... Read more »

Woman Commits Suicide at Silver City ER

A woman who was taken to Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City for help last Thursday night pulled out a gun she had managed to conceal from sheriff’s deputies... Read more »
Fernando Villa

Las Crucen Found With Stolen Vehicle

A 2006 Dodge Durango that was reported stolen last Wednesday morning was recovered by police later that day, and the man who was driving it was arrested, Las Cruces police... Read more »

Raton Chamber Director Resigns

After just five months as executive director of the Raton Chamber of Commerce, Kara McMurtrey has submitted her letter of resignation, and the chamber board voted 6-0 with one abstention... Read more »
Chris Yesslith

Sex Offender Sought After GPS Is Cut

Convicted sex offender Chris Yesslith, 37, is being sought by state probation and parole authorities after his GPS bracelet was cut off and left in the Walmart store at 2701... Read more »

Crash at Constitution and Eubank NE

8:27a.m. UPDATE: New crash reported in the intersection of Golf Course and Paradise NW, KKOB’s Joe Gonzales is reporting. An accident has blocked the center lane in the intersection of... Read more »

N.M. Marshals Nab Ariz. Suspect in TorC

The U.S. Marshals’ South West Investigative Fugitive Team (SWIFT) task force on Monday arrested 29-year-old attempted murder suspect Brian Standley at his mother’s home in Truth or Consequences, the marshals... Read more »
President Barack Obama in Nevada today to push immigration overhaul. (AP File Photo)

Obama To Push Immigration Overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking swift action on immigration, President Barack Obama today will try to rally public support behind his proposals for giving millions of illegal immigrants a pathway to... Read more »
Gary Smith

UPDATED: Former Candidate Pleads Not Guilty to Tire-Slashing

Former congressional candidate Gary Smith on Monday pleaded not guilty to stalking and slashing the tires of his would-be Republican primary opponent Janice Arnold-Jones, KRQE News 13 reported. Smith had... Read more »

Land Grant Trustee Pleads Guilty to Fraud

A member of the Arroyo Hondo Land Grant Board of Trustees pleaded guilty Monday to one count of fraud as part of a plea deal struck on the morning of... Read more »

Navajo Council Speaker Re-Elected

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo lawmakers have re-elected Johnny Naize as head of the tribe’s legislative branch. The fourth-term lawmaker will preside over Tribal Council meetings for another two... Read more »

El Cerro Man Dragged During Carjacking

LOS LUNAS — A 66-year-old El Cerro man was transported to an Albuquerque hospital last Thursday following what deputies believe was a carjacking along Airport Drive and Manzano Expressway. The... Read more »

Guards Hurt in Tucumcari Escape Try

Two Quay County Detention Center officers were injured Sunday by an inmate who was attempting to escape, the Quay County Sun reported. Officers B. J. Angel and Anthonette Dabbs were... Read more »

UPDATED: Farmington Cop, Suspect ID’d

State Police have identified the Farmington police officer and the domestic violence suspect he fatally shot last Tuesday. Around 10 p.m. Jan. 22, Farmington police received a 911 call from... Read more »

Moriarty-Edgewood Schools Delayed

Bad weather is causing delays and a few closings around the state, including a two-hour delay in the start of Moriarty-Edgewood public schools, according to the latest KOAT-TV closings/delays list.... Read more »
Edmond Gonzales

Couple Accused of Caging 8-Year-Old

Cindy Patriarchias Las Cruces police have arrested a mother and her live-in boyfriend who are suspected of leaving the woman’s disabled 8-year-old daughter home alone and locked in a wooden... Read more »

Pair of Accidents on EB I-40

There are separate accidents being reported on eastbound Interstate 40 at Sedillo Hill, one in the median and the other off on the shoulder, according to KOAT-TV. Weather is causing... Read more »
Heather Alexis

ABQ Woman Reported Missing

Heather Alexis, a 47-year-old Albuquerque woman, was reported missing by her 14-year-old daughter, Aaliyah, last Tuesday (Jan. 22), after she said she was going out job-hunting and hasn’t been seen... Read more »

Belen Man Accused of Impersonating Cop

BELEN — A 32-year-old Belen man was charged with impersonating a police officer last week after officers said he tried to deceive a woman to give him money at a... Read more »

Windy Day, Some Snow Forecast for ABQ

Temperatures in the Albuquerque metro area are currently at the freezing point, but it’s not expected to get much warmer today, with a forecast high of 40, according to the... Read more »