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Man who killed beloved Albuquerque rocket scientist sentenced to 11 years in prison

The man who shot and killed a rocket scientist in front of a Southeast Albuquerque home three years ago was sentenced on Monday to serve 11 years in prison — 18 years total with seven suspended — followed by five years of supervised probation and two years of parole. Vigil pleaded guilty to second-degree murder […]

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Alec Baldwin to stand trial this summer on a charge stemming from deadly ‘Rust’ movie set shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has set a trial date for Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from the 2021 deadly shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The scheduling order entered Monday calls for jury selection to begin July 9, with the trial starting the following […]

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A man tried to open an emergency exit on an American Airlines flight. Other passengers subdued him

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in New Mexico after a disruptive passenger allegedly tried to open an emergency exit door, authorities said. Albuquerque International Sunport officials said Flight 1219 to Chicago returned to the airport shortly after takeoff Tuesday afternoon “due to a disturbance in […]

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City staffers credited for drastically reducing unsolved Missing and Murdered Indigenous People cases 

The City of Albuquerque is one of the top five cities in the United States where Indigenous people go missing or are murdered, according to a report by the Urban Indian Health Institute in Seattle.  But, the city says, over the last two years Dawn Begay, the city’s Native American Affairs Coordinator and Commander Gerard […]

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Second member of Internal Affairs Division now being investigated in DWI unit probe

The Internal Investigation into the Albuquerque Police Department’s DWI unit has expanded to include a lieutenant in the Internal Affairs Division.  On Friday, an APD spokesperson said the department temporarily reassigned the lieutenant to another position within the department—the Operations Division. APD did not identify the lieutenant since he is on “investigative assignment” rather than […]

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Burglary reported at office of attorney under investigation in DWI scheme

A little more than three weeks after the FBI raided the Northeast Albuquerque office of a local attorney, he reported that two people cut the power, broke the back door and entered the premises.  Thomas Clear III, who is being investigated for possible corruption along with several Albuquerque Police Department DWI officers, reported the break-in […]

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BCSO deputy arrested on domestic violence and DWI charges in Rio Rancho

After getting into a fight with his girlfriend, Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputy Daniel Vasquez-Moreno, was arrested early this morning, and charged with one count of aggravated battery of a household member, and driving while intoxicated.  According to BCSO spokeswoman Jayme Fuller Gonzales, Vasquez-Moreno has been placed on administrative leave following the incident. She said he […]