Elise Kaplan / Journal Staff Writer, Author at Albuquerque Journal

Elise Kaplan / Journal Staff Writer, Author at Albuquerque Journal

New Mexico's free child care program a lifeline for working parents – where available

More than 40,000 families around New Mexico are eligible for free child care, based on income. However, only about 1 in 4 of those families are receiving those services, according to state data.

Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 at 12:05AM
Updated: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 at 8:10AM

How APD is planning to use school zones to try to curb gunplay Downtown

The city will be posting signs throughout the Downtown corridor to let people know they are within 1,000 feet of a school and could face federal charges.

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 at 5:43PM

A woman is accused of firing a gun Downtown to scare her 'baby daddy.' The bullet struck a nearby taco truck vendor.

Witnesses — who had just picked up food from the truck — told detectives that they heard a female driver in the car yelling at a guy and then saw her pull something from the center console right before they heard gunshots.

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 at 12:39PM

Don Schrader says he didn't authorize GoFundMe site after hit-and-run

Schrader was hit by a car last Tuesday while crossing the street near the South Broadway Public Library and the driver fled the scene.

Published: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 at 12:19PM
Updated: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 at 6:55PM

Albuquerque icon Don Schrader hospitalized after hit-and-run

Last Tuesday — clad in his trademark cut-off jean shorts and wheeling his hand cart — Schrader was crossing the street near the South Broadway Public Library on his way to tape his four-times-a-week public access TV program when he was hit by a car.

Published: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 at 6:00AM
Updated: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 at 7:09AM

APD Open Space officers find camps in bosque

Albuquerque Police Department Open Space Collateral officers on patrol along the Rio Grande found signs of 10 encampments and one person inside a tent in the bosque over the weekend....

Monday, May 22nd, 2023 at 5:43PM

Woman suspected in carjacking outside West Side Dion’s arrested after pursuit, standoff

After a brief chase on Interstate 40 followed by a SWAT standoff at a West Side intersection Monday morning, Albuquerque Police Department officers arrested a woman who they said had...

Monday, May 22nd, 2023 at 4:49PM

Operation launched to help Native Americans tricked by group home scammers

Three hours into an operation targeting scammers luring Native Americans to behavioral health residential facilities in Arizona in order to get Medicaid benefits, officers had already found one person who was reported missing out of Gallup.

Friday, May 19th, 2023 at 7:18PM

Family of Farmington shooter releases statement

The family of the 18-year-old accused of shooting three elderly women during a rampage in a Farmington neighborhood said he "was fighting a battle of mental illness that he lost."

Friday, May 19th, 2023 at 3:16PM

Farmington police videos show street rampage, shootout with officers

Two women pulled over to help first woman shot in Farmington rampage. That's when they were killed, police say

Published: Thursday, May 18th, 2023 at 4:43PM
Updated: Thursday, May 18th, 2023 at 6:26PM

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Former Ruidoso officer convicted of soliciting a minor

Prosecutors said a former Ruidoso police ... Prosecutors said a former Ruidoso police officer Wednesday was convicted of two felonies after requesting sexual pictures and videos from a federal agent posing ...

June 7, 2023 9:05PM

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Homegrown Albuquerque company Karoo Health launches digital platform for ...

Albuquerque-based startup Karoo Health will deploy ... Albuquerque-based startup Karoo Health will deploy a new digital platform this summer for real-time management of cardiovascular health care, backed by $3.4 million in ...

June 7, 2023 8:24PM

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Jerry Pacheco: Title 42 ironies abound; better laws needed

Title 42, the health policy that ... Title 42, the health policy that allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to quickly expel migrants who illegally entered the U.S. seeking amnesty, ...

June 7, 2023 8:15PM

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Albuquerque police looking for car involved in Downtown homicide

The Albuquerque Police Department is asking ... The Albuquerque Police Department is asking the public's help in finding a car believed to have been involved in a homicide in Downtown late ...

June 7, 2023 7:05PM

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The stage is set: ‘La Traviata’ to kick off ...

New productions of 'Don Giovanni,' 'La ... New productions of 'Don Giovanni,' 'La Traviata' and 'Der Rosenkavalier,' and a revival of 'The Elixir of Love,' cap a 2024 Santa Fe Opera ...

June 7, 2023 5:34PM

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Job Talk: 'I'm done': Finding a new career without ...

Dear J.T. & Dale: I no ... Dear J.T. & Dale: I no longer want to be a nurse. I tried to stick it out after the pandemic, but I'm done.

June 7, 2023 1:15PM

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Isotopes manager Lopez can toast to a career milestone

Veteran manager gets 1,000th career victory ... Veteran manager gets 1,000th career victory with the Isotopes on Sunday, days after getting loss 1,000 as well.

June 7, 2023 5:26AM

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Photos: Isotopes take on Sugar Land during Mariachis Night ...

June 7, 2023 4:29AM

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Track and field: Lobos send a dozen to NCAA ...

Twelve athletes from the New Mexico ... Twelve athletes from the New Mexico track and field team have made, in total, 15 qualifying marks for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field ...

June 7, 2023 3:32AM