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Open burning ban set for Las Cruces

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:24:12 -0400

LAS CRUCES - The Las Cruces Fire Department has issued an open burning ban within the city limits effective Tuesday.Southern New Mexico, to include the City of Las Cruces, is experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions as indicated by the National Weather Service. Such conditions pose a fire hazard and a significant threat to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city.The ...

Finance New Mexico Strategy drives success in social media marketing

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:24:01 -0400

Many business owners feel a sense of urgency and peer pressure about creating a social media presence before they're ready because they assume they're losing business to more tech-savvy competitors.Panic, though, is a poor driver of decisions, and that's why the entrepreneur needs to begin with a set of clear business objectives that will guide his or her use of these versatile ...

Oklahoma principals recall day tornado hit

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:43:38 -0400

It was like any other day. If anything, it might have been a little better than usual -- with more deserved honors for the kids, more jokes and songs, more smiles. Even Mother Nature, after storms the previous day, seemed at first to cooperate as the sun shone ...

Man rescued from Sandia Mountains

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:34 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 9:40 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 10:29 PM By: Danielle Todesco, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Search and Rescue officials are always on-call to help out hikers, especially during a busy holiday weekend like Memorial Day. This year, it kicked off with a rescue. An elderly man had to be helped down from the Sandia Mountains after falling and hitting his head. Officials said ...

Teen helps officers catch drunk drivers

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:34 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 6:14 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 9:30 PM By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Local and state police will have more patrols and more checkpoints to catch people who start their summer by driving drunk. Candace Johnston, however, has a mission. The 13-year-old is young, but she knows the dangers of getting into a car with a drunk driver. "They kept ...

Albuquerque Wine Festival to draw in tourists boost economy

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:34 -0400

Where there is wine, there is usually a celebration. And, New Mexico wine makers have a lot to celebrate. The Albuquerque Wine Festival this weekend will bring together vineyards that are part of a $60 million industry in the Land of Enchantment. Organizers say the festival is expected to bring in around $750,000. And, the impact on surrounding businesses and increase in tourists could ...

Family friends remember Karleen Zetina

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:34 -0400

Every time we saw her, she had a smile on her face - that's what many are remembering Friday night. An Albuquerque teenager, who inspired people with her courage, has lost her battle with cancer. KOB 4 first told you about 17-year-old Karleen Zetina in March - when West Mesa High School held ...

Albuquerque high school teacher arrested for touching a student www.privateofficer.com

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:17 -0400

- A CibolaHigh School teacher was arrested on Thursday, charged with criminal sexual contact of a minor. 37-year-old Antonio Ortega allegedly took advantage of a 17-year-old female student in his classroom on Wednesday - the last day of school. According to the criminal complaint, the language arts teacher and golf coach at the school allegedly came up from behind her, placed his hands on her ...

City honors church stabbing heroes

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:27:55 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 7:32 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 8:49 PM By: Stuart Dyson, KOB Eyewitness News 4 It has been almost a month since a man went on a stabbing spree during mass at an Albuquerque church. The City of Albuquerque honored the off-duty public safety officers Friday who jumped in to stop him. But don't call them heroes – that’s what each of the men will ...

Urban Outfitters takes heat for clothing line

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:27:55 -0400

Urban Outfitters is in hot water with Attorney General Offices around the country for a line of merchandise that mimics prescription pill bottles. Officials accuse the store - popular with hipsters and young adults - of making light of the serious epidemic of prescription drug abuse. "Not only is it in poor taste, I think it demeans the entire effort of what we are doing here in New ...

New Mexicos bridges could see trouble

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:08 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 8:04 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 8:16 PM By: Stuart Dyson, KOB Eyewitness News 4 The Washington State bridge collapse has New Mexicans wondering about bridge safety in their state. One recent report shows hundreds of the state's bridges could be in trouble. About 18 percent of the state’s bridges are structurally deficient or obsolete by federal ...

Man on the run picks wrong house to hide out in

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:08 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 6:01 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 7:20 PM By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4 A man runs from police and breaks into a house to hide out, but Daniel Silva picked the wrong house and wrong homeowner. Police stopped Silva as he was driving near 2nd and Menaul. He then came face to face with a guy who had a lot to protect. Leonard Martinez is usually not home at ...

Rio Rancho man donates Jeep to Oklahoma tornado victim

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:07 -0400

But even without a military title, Erickson, who owns an auto shop in Rio Rancho, felt inclined to give back to veterans, particularly the men and women who lost everything in the Oklahoma ...

Donations for Oklahoma top $20 million

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:07 -0400

The Red Cross has received more than $15 million in donations and pledges so far for the town of Moore, which was struck by a tornado Monday that killed 24, injured more than 300 and destroyed thousands of ...

Petroglyph Monument hardens enforcement

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:01:22 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Stronger enforcement and tougher fines are coming for people caught breaking the rules in one of New Mexico's most popular attractions ...

Homeowner throws intruder out to police

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:55:43 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A man running from the cops got more than he bargained for when he barged into a northwest Albuquerque house Thursday night. Albuquerque police say a little before 9 p.m. an officer noticed a black Hyundai Elantra driving suspiciously slow north from Menaul Boulevard NW on Second Street. Police say the car continued into a neighborhood. When the officer tried to pull the ...

NM man gathers donations for Oklahoma

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:12:26 -0400

Erickson said he will be handing the keys to an Oklahoma marine who served in Afghanistan. The sergeeant's wife, his 5-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son all survived the tornado by seeking shelter in the family's closet. Everything they owned was ...

APS teacher under investigation

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:12:26 -0400

A Cibola High School teacher is on paid leave accused of inappropriately touching a student. Antonio Ortega was arrested Thursday. According to a criminal complaint, the student said she was in Ortega's classroom on the last day of school helping him record final grades. She said that's when he touched her inappropriately several times and made sexually suggestive comments. The ...

Heroes of church stabbing honored

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:53:00 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Four of the men who helped stop and subdue a man who went on a stabbing spree at an Albuquerque church in April were honored by the city Friday. State Corrections Department Sgt. Gilbert Flores, Albuquerque Police Department Officer Daren DeAguerro, Fire Department Lt. Greg Aragon, FBI Agent Charles Metzler and Rio Rancho Police Department Officer Chris Maestas all jumped in ...

Evening Webcast May 24 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:31:03 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Dick Knipfing and Mark Ronchetti with your evening headlines and ...

Embattled APD officer fired

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:04:44 -0400

A city spokeswoman told Action 7 News that Sgt. Adam Casaus received his termination papers and was processed out Friday. In February, Casaus crashed his police SUV into the car of Ashley and Lindsay Browder. Ashley died in the crash. Casaus was charged with vehicular homicide and great bodily injury in connection to the crash. Last week, the estate of Ashley Browder filed a wrongful-death suit ...

Mother of toddler arrested on child abuse charges

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:04:42 -0400

Investigators said the child had fractures, was bleeding in his head and was so dehydrated that he didn't have tears when he cried. The child also didn't flinch when nurses put an IV need in him, police ...

Church stabbing suspect appears in court

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:04:41 -0400

Police said Capener attacked St. Jude Thaddeus Church choir director Adam Alvarez during Mass because he thought Alvarez was part of a Freemason conspiracy. Capener stabbed Alvarez several times and injured other parishioners who rushed to the choir director's aid, the charges ...

Damaging wind blows out bingo night

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:36:31 -0400

CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) - A strong gust of wind did some damage at the VFW hall in Carlsbad during bingo night. About 120 people were inside the hall during Thursday night's storm when a 47-mph gust peeled back part of the metal roof. No one was hurt. Crews are still assessing the ...

Severe burns loss of leg cant ground ex-Marine as family begins anew in Las Cruces

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:35:26 -0400

Pam and Ryan Voltin spend some family time on the swings with two of their children daughter Hope, 2, and son Noah, 5 in the backyard of their Las Cruces ...

How safe is that bridge youre driving over

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:15 -0400

Like millions of other Americans, Dan and Sally Sligh packed up their vehicle and headed out for a Memorial Day weekend trip. As they crossed the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River outside Seattle, Washington, the bridge gave way and their pickup truck plunged into the frigid ...

Crews search for injured hiker in Sandia Mountains

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:15 -0400

The Albuquerque Fire Department said the hiker has sustained serious injuries. Rescue personnel have not reached the hiker yet. Authorities said there are other hikers with the injured ...

Crews reach injured hiker

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:15 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 3:50 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 4:21 PM By: KOB.com Staff New Mexico State Police tell KOB Eyewitness News 4 that its Search and Rescue crew has reached the reported injured hiker in the Elena Gallegos area. KOB 4 is told the injured hiker has been stabilized and is being hiked out. The Albuquerque Police Department and Albuquerque Fire Department are ...

APD officer involved in deadly crash to be terminated

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:58:15 -0400

The City of Albuquerque tells KOB Eyewitness News 4 that the Albuquerque Police Officer involved in a deadly crash earlier this year will no longer be an employee of the city by the day's end. Sgt. Adam Casaus is accused of causing a crash that killed a young Air National Guard member in ...

Hiker reported injured high in Sandias

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:38:34 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Search-and-rescue teams are responding to the west side of the Sandia Mountains after a hiker in his 80s was reported to be injured in a fall in a rugged canyon. A spokesman for New Mexico Search and Rescue said the man is believed to have suffered a head injury about 2 p.m. in the upper part of TWA Canyon. The canyon, named for the crash of an airliner there in 1955, is ...

City fires cop charged in fatal crash

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:38:20 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police Sgt. Adam Casaus will be out of a job by the end of the day, a spokesperson for the mayor's office has confirmed. Casaus is awaiting trial after being charged with vehicular homicide in the February crash that killed Ashley Browder, 21. The firing comes after an internal investigation, details of which have not been released. Prosecutors allege ...

Las Cruces police arrest man who allegedly pulled gun on teen

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:04 -0400

LAS CRUCES - A man suspected of pulling a gun on a 17-year-old boy and demanding personal property has been arrested for the attempted armed robbery. Bobby Ray Perea, 21, of the 2100 block of Lester Avenue, is charged with one count each of attempting to commit armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and intention child abuse. Las Cruces Police learned that the 17-year-old boy ...

Watch Live Who will be the next NMSU president

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:27:50 -0400

Five candidates are vying for the New Mexico State University presidency, and the regents will announce their pick at 4 p.m. Monday at the NMSU Corbett Center Auditorium. Watch the meeting online at http://panopto.nmsu.edu/pressearch. The candidates are David Ashley, Guy Bailey, Garrey Carruthers, Daniel Howard and Elsa Murano. Here's a quick look at the candidates and their notable moments ...

Rescue teams head to hiker injured in Sandias

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:59:10 -0400

Hiker rescued after fall in Sandias

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:59:10 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Search-and-rescue teams on the west side of the Sandia Mountains have brought out a hiker in his 80s reported to be injured in a fall in a rugged canyon. The rescue was completed by about 5 pm. Earlier a spokesman for New Mexico Search and Rescue said the man was believed to have suffered a head injury about 2 p.m. in the upper part of TWA Canyon. The man's ages is ...

Teacher arrested after groping student police say

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:48:28 -0400

On Wednesday, the female student entered Ortega's room to help him record final grades and clean up the classroom. According to the criminal complaint, Ortega began 'touching' her" all the while telling the girl "she can't tell anyone what he is doing right now" and "what I am doing now cannot leave this ...

5 men honored for helping stop attack at Albuquerque church

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:19:26 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE - Five men have been honored by the city of Albuquerque for helping stop an assailant during a stabbing attack at a Catholic church. The men were recognized Friday for their efforts last month in holding down a 24-year-old man who authorities say stabbed three people at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church at the end of Mass. A grand jury indicted Lawrence Capener this month on ...

Funeral held for 8-year-old tornado victim

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:39:38 -0400

Some 300 mourners crowded inside Eagle Heights Baptist Church here Friday to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through nearby Moore, ...

UNM yanks SAE fraternity charter

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:43 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Underage drinking and a reported sexual assault have cost the Sigma Alpha Epislon fraternity its charter, the University of New Mexico announced Friday. The office of the dean of students revoked the charter for violations of the UNM Student Code of Conduct, according to the announcement. SAE already had been under an emergency suspension ...

Lawyers spar over audio recording in triple murder trial in Las Cruces District Court

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:24 -0400

LAS CRUCES - An audio recording of an apparent phone conversation between Eugene "Gino" Ferri and his mother after he had been arrested for a triple murder in 2010 was a bone of contention just before parties at trial broke for lunch Friday in 3rd Judicial District Court here.The trial is in its fifth day.As attorneys discussed the matter with District Judge Fernando Macias. ...

Splash into summer Las Cruces pools open

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:23 -0400

aquatics website. LAS CRUCES - A summer rite of passage for many Las Crucens begins Saturday, as public outdoor swimming pools operated by the city of Las Cruces open. Here is the breakdown for pool operations this summer. The Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, 1401 E. Hadley Ave., and East Mesa Bataan Memorial Pool, 6141 Reynolds Drive, will be open for the Memorial Day holiday. Also, the ...

Las Cruces police issue 201 citations during traffic operations on...

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:13 -0400

LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces Police issued 201 citations this week during three traffic operations along Bataan Memorial West. The three traffic operations were conducted near Del Rey Boulevard. The operations were held in two-hour increments beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, 8 a.m. on Wednesday and 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The vast majority of the citations issued were for speeding. In the six total ...

Event to honor Dan Sosa Jr. a Las Cruces native and longtime state...

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:11 -0400

Dan Sosa Jr., retired New Mexico Supreme Court chief justice, will be recognized in a May 31 event in Albuquerque. Proceeds from the event will help fund a biography of his life as a trailblazing Hispanic leader in the ...

W.K. Kellogg Foundation names Alvin H. Warren as NM program officer

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:08:52 -0400

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation on Friday named Alvin H. Warren as its new officer for New Mexico programs. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation on Friday named Alvin H. Warren as its new officer for New Mexico programs. Warren, a New Mexico native and a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo, will work out of the foundations Downtown office. Before joining the foundation, he was cabinet secretary of Indian Affairs ...

ABQ Civic Tech Day seeks innovation through open data

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:52 -0400

The University of New Mexico will be the local host for a National Day of Civic Hacking event on Saturday, June 1. The University of New Mexico will be the local host for a National Day of Civic Hacking event on Saturday, June 1. The event, ABQ Civic Tech Day, is designed for programmers to work together to develop local apps, or ideas for their own projects, during hackathon sessions. Two of the ...

UNM revokes fraternitys charter

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:28:39 -0400

Sigma Alpha Epsilon's violations came from an April 1 "alleged non-registered party" that included the use of alcohol, the consumption of alcohol by minors and "alleged sexual assault," according to a UNM news release. Most of the violations were based on "potential harm" to people or property, outlined in sections 2.1, 2.11 and 2.15 of the university's ...

Partys over UNM tells troubled frat

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:13:13 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Underage drinking and a reported sexual assault have cost the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity its charter, the University of New Mexico announced Friday. The office of the dean of students revoked the charter for violations of the UNM Student Code of Conduct, according to the announcement. SAE already had been under an emergency suspension after an April 1 party where two ...

Cops look for suspect in shooting

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:08:45 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police are asking the public for help in finding those responsible for shooting a top executive from UNM Cancer Center. Justin Shroer was shot as he was jogging in the Summit Park neighborhood last week. Shroer recovered and is OK but police are looking for leads in the case. At this time it is unknown of the executive was the shooters target or if he was ...

Cops feds hunt latest bank robber

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:31 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police and FBI agents are looking for a bank robber. They say a man wearing a bandana and baseball cap held up the Bank of the West on Carlisle Boulevard NE near Constitution Avenue on Thursday. The hat the guy was wearing was black with a light-colored bill. He had a red bandana around his neck and a black jersey with the word ...

ABQ Haze Smoke Humidity Pollution

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:37:55 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Hazy skies over Albuquerque have caused some conflicting messages from city and forestry officials. Albuquerque city officials are blaming the haze on wildfire smoke, but forest officials say its humidity. The KRQE News 13 Weather Team along with the National Weather Service say its more likely a combination of both but are leaning towards humidity. According to the NWS ...

Church stabbings suspect enters plea

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:35:00 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The man accused of stabbing three people at an Albuquerque church appeared in court Friday to enter a plea to multiple charges. Lawrence Capener pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and four counts of aggravated battery with bodily harm. Police arrested Capener after they say he stabbed the choir director several times at St. Jude Thaddeus Roman Catholic ...

Holiday weekend brings out travelers

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:26 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Get ready as summer travel season kicks off in a big way this weekend with the Memorial Day holiday. More than 2.5 million people in the mountain region, which is where New Mexico falls in, are expected to hit the road this holiday weekend. AAA predicts folks will travel 50 miles or more from home. While auto travel overall across the country is up slightly, air travel is ...

Arias jury foreman Decision gut-wrenching

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:48 -0400

A day after a jury deadlocked on whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, the jury foreman described the decision process as tense and ...

Donations piling up for homeless Okla. pets

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:47 -0400

With a significant number of pets now homeless because of the Oklahoma tornado, New Mexicans have begun donating items to local animal hospitals and ...

Netting put up at Anasazi construction site

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:46 -0400

The downtown Anasazi construction site now features orange netting after residents raised concerns about items falling from the scaffolding and onto the ...

500 trees to be planted in Las Cruces parks this summer

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:08 -0400

LAS CRUCES - The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will partner with Groundwork Doña Ana, a local non-profit, to plant trees from the parks nursery into local parks and public grounds this summer. GWDA received a Youth Conservation Corps grant that will fund the "Green Team" youth crews. The Green Team will perform labor for excavating the planting pits, ...

Top of the List tribal casinos meeting and convention facilities

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:39:25 -0400

Looking to fit everybody you know into one room? Expo New Mexico can accommodate 9,600 people in its largest meeting space. If thats not enough, the total capacity is 50,000, making it No. 1 on The List of top meeting and convention facilities. Check out the statewide results this week in the May 24 print edition of Albuquerque Business First. The print edition of The List includes total square ...

Unknown haze hanging over the state

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:03:25 -0400

If you’ve looked outside today, you probably noticed the haze. The cause of it remains a mystery. Dan Ware from the state’s forestry service tells KOB Eyewitness News 4 the haze is from a combination of humidity and dust particles. Ware said he spoke to the National Weather Service and was told the humidity levels in the area jumped 50 percent overnight. The haze was expected to ...

In this weeks issue Jumping into action

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:49:07 -0400

Its impossible not to smile when you see Photo Editor Randy Siners cover image for the May 24 print edition of Albuquerque Business First. Its impossible not to smile when you see Photo Editor Randy Siners cover image for the May 24 print edition of Albuquerque Business First. The photo is of NDI New Mexico, our Education category winner in the Nonprofit of the Year awards. In the image, seven ...

Downtown Las Cruces apartment complex to break ground in June

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:32:56 -0400

LAS CRUCES - The partners for a downtown apartment complex, The Lofts at Alameda, plan to have ground-breaking ceremony on June 14, John Hummer, one of the partners, reports. The $2.8 million dollar development will be located next to the Las Cruces Sun-News, near the corner of Court Avenue and Alameda Boulevard. The Lofts at Alameda will have 38 apartments, and possibly a coffee shop or some ...

News Headlines NM Style 52413

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:28:02 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE(KASA) - KRQE News 13 Anchor Elizabeth Alvarez has the morning news ...

Father arrested for leaving kids alone

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:14:39 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque man is accused of leaving his two young children at home alone for two hours. A UPS driver called police after spotting a 3-year-old boy wandering around a neighborhood near Pennsylvania and Indian School around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Police were able to figure out where the boy lived and went to the home and found the doors wide open. Inside the home was a ...

2 held after Pakistan-UK flight diverted

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:59 -0400

Police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was diverted to Stansted Airport, outside of ...

Transgender teen fuels social media debate

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:58 -0400

With reactions pouring in from all over the state, KOAT's Facebook page was flooded with comments following a story about a transgender teen boycotting his own ...

APD beefs up Bosque patrol

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:57 -0400

"One careless act can change the landscape for decades to come," said Medina. "The Bosque is a beautiful part of the city and we want to be able to patrol it the best way we ...

What’s with the haze over Albuquerque

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:56 -0400

Albuquerque residents woke up to hazy skies Friday morning, but First Alert meteorologist Eric Green said it's nothing to worry about and shouldn't last ...

Ammunition ordinance up for vote in Santa Fe

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:56 -0400

Santa Fe City Councilor Patti Bushee says the mass shootings in Tuscon, Aurora, Sandy Hook and at Virginia Tech all have one thing in common: the killers used high-capacity ...

Drones could make fighting wildfires safer

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:54 -0400

Though air attack is a necessary risk. New Mexico State Forestry spokesman Dan Ware said pilots fly close to wildfires in order to direct crews on the ground. "Air attack flies above the fire, observing the fire behavior and direction of the fire," Ware said. This season, if the wildfires get big enough, unmanned aircraft, or drones, could be ones mapping the path of the flames. ...

Fewer people dialing DWI to report drunken drivers

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:54 -0400

State police attribute the drop to there being fewer drunken drivers on the roads, but some Target 7 spoke to say it could be because the program isn't well publicized, and people prefer calling ...

$100 million in extra sales needed to keep lotto scholarship afloat

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:53 -0400

"We do hear a lot - the lottery is broke - but what we're talking about is more the legislative lottery scholarship fund - that there's more of a demand than we can return in revenue," said CEO Tom ...

66 Late Night rides return

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:52 -0400

Posted at: 05/24/2013 8:47 AM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 8:48 AM By: Erica Zucco, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Tonight, ABQ RIDE kicks off its "66 Late Night" service, which will run through the summer. They’ll extend service on Route #66-Central by one hour, until 1:00 am on Fridays and Saturdays until September 21. The service uses the #66-Central buses, which run from the ...

Former Lobos heart condition wont hold him back

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:51 -0400

Posted at: 05/23/2013 10:37 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 7:24 AM By: Lee Faria, KOB Eyewitness News 4 This weekend a couple hundred basketball teams will take the floor for the New Mexico Games competition. Among them will be one former Lobo whose career was cut short. KOB Eyewitness News 4’s Lee Faria takes a look at the Lobo who has more heart than most, but ironically it's ...

Tornado loss estimate $2 billion to $5 billion

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:31 -0400

The string of tornadoes that ripped across the central United States in the past week did between $2 billion and $5 billion in damage, according to an initial estimate from Eqecat, a catastrophe risk ...

Judge to Bernalillo County Fix jail conditions

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:31:26 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A federal judge has ordered New Mexico's largest county to prepare a plan to bring the jail population down and to take steps to improve ...

Morning News Blitz May 24 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:38:45 -0400

(KRQE) Albuquerque - * Morning Forecast * Abandoned Kids * Teacher Arrested * Guilty Verdict for Landlord * Lawsuit Filed in Case * Naked Bosque Runner * Doctor Arrested * Santa Fe Fatal Hit & Run * Sobering Up Program * Click It or Ticket * AAA Holiday Travel * Fairview Memorial Park Flags * Memorial Day Closings * Levi Chavez Case * Delay in Escape Charges * Accused Church Stabber in Court ...

More companies skipping corporate taxes

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:37:48 -0400

More businesses are taking legal steps to become whats known as pass-throughs to avoid paying corporate taxes. The companies distribute profits directly among investors who pay taxes at the lower personal income level. More businesses are taking legal steps to become whats known as pass-throughs to avoid paying corporate taxes. The New York Times said the change is because personal tax rates are ...

New Mexico police plan seat belt DWI crackdown

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:27:17 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE - Law enforcement is launching a summer campaign to crack down on drunken drivers and motorists not wearing seat belts. Gov. Susana Martinez and other officials announced the enforcement blitz Thursday as New Mexicans prepared for the Memorial Day weekend that starts the summer travel season. Police plan increased patrols to look for drivers and passengers without seatbelts. There ...

Durable goods orders increase

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:27 -0400

In a sign that manufacturing is recovering, orders for U.S. durable goods increased by 3.3 percent in April, according to the Commerce Department. In a sign that manufacturing is recovering, orders for U.S. durable goods increased by 3.3 percent in April, according to the Commerce Department. That number is coming off a 5.9 percent drop in orders in March. Orders for core capital goods rose by ...

Documents unsealed in cop murder case

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:45:06 -0400

SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) - Judge orders documents unsealed in the case of an Albuquerque cop accused of murdering his wife. Next month the murder trial of Levi Chavez is finally set to begin. Chavez is accused of shooting his wife Tera with his APD issued gun in their Los Lunas home in 2007, then staging it to look like a suicide. Her family has always said Tera would never take her own life. ...

Charges delayed after suspects escape

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:45:03 -0400

and were the objects of a manhunt in April, were both caught a short time later. But until Thursday night, both had escaped charges for escaping that van. The only reason they are facing charges now is because KRQE started asking questions. The case fell through the cracks. BCSO says a new agent taking on the case thought the charges had already been filed, but they weren't. The faces ...

Russias Far East rocked by powerful quake

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:19 -0400

The epicenter for the extremely powerful quake was located in the Sea of Okhotsk, just to the west of the Kamchatka Peninsula, and about 600 kilometers (nearly 375 miles) underground. The quake was felt for five minutes in the region, Russia's Ria Novosti news agency reported. Many people ran into the streets as the temblor shook. No tsunami warnings were issued in the quake's immediate ...

Police search for flasher in Mariposa Park

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:18 -0400

The next time the Mariposa Park flasher decides to show himself, Albuquerque police said they hope to catch him on camera with their mobile surveillance unit and take him down. "He's done it to a couple of girls, where he basically exposes himself, and then essentially vanishes," said Sgt. Trish Hoffman, of the Albuquerque Police Department. Police said they received their first ...

Woman tries to rescue bear cub

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:12 -0400

Posted at: 05/23/2013 7:04 PM | Updated at: 05/23/2013 10:18 PM By: Stuart Dyson, KOB Eyewitness News 4 A good deed turns out ill-fated for an East Mountains woman who rescued what she thought was a bear cub in need south of Tijeras Wednesday morning. She told wildlife officials that saw the three month old baby bear along Highway 337. So, she stopped and grabbed the bear and put it in ...

Local man opens up on Boy Scout vote

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:11 -0400

A policy that has banned gay kids and teens from joining boy scouts was lifted Thursday. Delegates from across the country, including Albuquerque, voted on the issue. But the controversy may not be completely over. Daniel Williams says most of his childhood memories are as a cub scout and then, a boy scout. "I wasn't out as a gay boy scout when I was going through, I ...

Corrections officer fired over medical marijuana use

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:11 -0400

Posted at: 05/23/2013 6:18 PM | Updated at: 05/23/2013 9:02 PM By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4 A Bernalillo corrections officer said he was fired after he tested positive for marijuana. A drug, veteran Augustine Stanley, said he was prescribed to take. Stanley said after he lost his job, he lost everything. KOB Eyewitness News 4 spoke to the county attorney about the ...

Restaurateurs sound off on trendy food trucks

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:11 -0400

Posted at: 05/23/2013 5:50 PM | Updated at: 05/23/2013 11:19 PM By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4 You may have noticed food trucks are popping up all over Albuquerque, but some local restaurant owners said this trend is bad for their business. ABQ Food Trucks sets up pods - three or more trucks in a spot - throughout the city. The first pod debuted Thursday on the west side and ...

Mother opens up about sons drug addiction death

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:11 -0400

Posted at: 05/23/2013 6:04 PM | Updated at: 05/23/2013 9:19 PM By: Joseph Lynch, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Accidental overdoses from prescription drugs are a bigger threat to teenagers in New Mexico than automobile accidents. The Attorney General's Office brought people from around the state to Albuquerque to speak about stopping the epidemic, and they heard one woman's personal ...

Police search for naked runner in the Bosque

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:09:09 -0400

Albuquerque police said the man has been spotted off and on for years, mostly around the trail areas, near Bridge and Central streets. The jogger has never tried to hurt anyone, but officers said running naked in a public, open space is illegal. "If he happens to be taking a jog while unclothed and runs into a group of kids, well, it crosses a certain line there with charges that he's ...

I-5 bridge collapses into Washington river injuring 3

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:32 -0400

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Wash. State bridge collapses into river sends vehicles people into water

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:12:25 -0400

The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the ...