Tramway Boulevard’s late-night drag racers have a new obstacle between them and the finish line. The city activated an automated speed camera southbound near Lomas this week, aiming a lens at one of Albuquerque’s most persistent speeding hot spots. The camera is part of a citywide push that has grown to 38 active locations since […]
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Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Westside drivers beware: ABQ targets ‘riskiest stretches’ with new speed cameras
Westside drivers on Coors Boulevard north of St. Joseph will soon have two more sets of eyes watching their speed. The city expects to activate northbound and southbound automated speed enforcement cameras there in early August, bringing the citywide total to 38. The additions build on a corridor the city has steadily wired for enforcement […]
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Former state GOP official charged in deadly hit-and-run will remain in jail, Appeals Court rules
The New Mexico Court of Appeals denied an appeal by former New Mexico Republican Party treasurer and perennial candidate Kimberly Skaggs to be released from jail pending trial following her arrest for th the fatal hit-and-run death of a bicyclist in Doña Ana County. A district court judge had ordered Skaggs held without bail pending […]
Posted inPlacitas
30-year mystery solved: Missing Placitas woman found buried at her own property
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. A Placitas family finally knows what happened to their mother after 30 years of wondering — and it wasn’t the story her husband told for three decades. The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that DNA testing has conclusively identified skeletal remains found in May as those of Ann Lombard […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Teen left at Mexico border becomes flashpoint in governor’s race as AG sues CYFD
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. The New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) faces a lawsuit following the July incident of a 15-year-old U.S. citizen traveling alone toward the Mexican border. The state agency maintains that its decision to pursue reunification with the youth’s mother took legal precedence, while Attorney General Raúl Torrez contends […]
Posted inCorrales
Corrales infant expected to recover after being left in hot car
By Rodd Cayton A Corrales baby is expected to make a full recovery after reportedly being left in a hot car for hours, police report. The 5-month-old’s father is facing a felony charge of child abuse in the July 20 incident. Police Chief Victor Mangiacapra told the Corrales Comment the matter has also been referred […]
Posted inRio Rancho
Police presence at Rio Rancho High School? Just training, officials say
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho High School families flooded the office with calls this morning after spotting a heavy police presence on campus — but administrators say there’s nothing to worry about. Principal Millan Baca sent a letter to families confirming multiple law enforcement agencies are running a scheduled training exercise at the […]
Posted inNM.news
Fewer crimes, more tickets: Inside the RRPD’s 2025 Annual Report
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s overall crime numbers dropped again last year, but drivers didn’t get the same break — and the city’s 911 center answered 30,000 fewer calls after splitting from the county, according to the Police Department’s newly released 2025 Annual Report. Crime down, but not everywhere Reported offenses fell to […]
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After three years of searching, Rio Rancho father reunited with son
The year is 2023. Near the end of June, Juan Escobar was working to get custody of his son, Andrew. He and his ex-wife, Miriam Felix-Delgado were getting a divorce and ultimately, the judge sided with Escobar. After that decision was made, Escobar’s son, Andrew, and his ex-wife Miriam went missing. Escobar hired a private […]
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Sheriff finds man missing from Sandia Crest Rd, still seeking missing Tijeras teen
Investigators with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department asked for the public’s help twice this week to locate persons reported missing from the East Mountains. On Thursday July 16, BCSO said they were “urgently requesting” the public’s help to locate a 35-year old man who was last seen near Sandia Crest Road on July 14. On […]