This year marks 25 years for Jardin de los Niños service to the community and what a better way to celebrate than with a Mardi Gras theme gala! The Gala will be at the Farm and Ranch heritage Museum and will have food, fun and awards going out to the championsRead More →
The Albuquerque Police Department says an officer has resigned after being arrested for domestic violence. KRQE TV is reporting 31-year-old Jeffrey Wharton, who is listed online as a senior officer for APD is accused of beating up his girlfriend last week. The women had several gashes on her head andRead More →
New Mexico ranks 7th for having the most rape and sexual assault cases, according to the most recent FBI uniform crime reporting data from 2018. The Albuquerque Police Department has made huge strides to combat the crisis, by processing thousands of rape kits. The technology brought the backlog down fromRead More →
A former Bernalillo County firefighter is yet again facing criminal charges after a woman told police that he handcuffed and attacked her, according to court documents. 45 year old Celso Montaño, made headlines in October when authorities said they had used DNA evidence to link him to a 2009 rapeRead More →
The Gadsden Independent School District’s computer network has been attacked by a ransomware virus that has shut down the system. KVIA TV is reporting GISD spokesman Luis Villalobos said the virus infected “internet and communications systems” Monday, “affecting all schools and support service locations.” The virus infecting the GISD networkRead More →
Press release from City of Las Cruces LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Last year’s seventh annual Las Cruces Country Music Festival (LCCMF) will be the last in a series that humbly began back in 2013. Due to rising entertainer fees and a trend of dwindling ticket sales over the past coupleRead More →
A student at Santa Teresa Elementary School was hospitalized after the school bus he was in was t-boned by a car. The crash happened around 7:45 yesterday at the intersection of McNutt Road and Leeds Drive. KVIA TV is reporting the bus had 35 Santa Teresa Elementary students. Four ofRead More →
New changes are going into effect for thousands of immigrant families who receive public service benefits like Medicaid or SNAP food benefits. KOB TV is reporting starting Monday, the Trump administration is allowed to deny green cards to legal immigrants who would potentially need public services like Medicaid or foodRead More →
A 2-year-old boy who was the subject of a Sunday night Amber Alert has been found safe, police say. KOAT TV is reporting Officers in Southeast Albuquerque found Johnny Arias after locating his father’s vehicle. The boy’s father, Jose Rito Arias, was taken into custody. The Amber Alert was canceledRead More →
Firefighters quickly extinguished a mobile home fire on Karen Avenue Sunday afternoon. First responders were dispatched to the fire off Dona Ana Road, shortly before 2 Sunday afternoon, Las Cruces firefighters arrived within six minutes of the initial call and located the fire in a single-wide mobile home. Firefighters hadRead More →
