Latest Albuquerque News

Private investigator first to admit guilt in offering bribes to get intoxicated drivers off the hook

Jan. 25, 2025 18:41 PM EST

A private investigator embroiled in a corruption scandal that rocked New Mexico’s law enforcement community for over a decade was the first to plead guilty to a slew of federal charges that include racketeering and bribery, according to court records released Friday. Ricardo Mendez...

South Carolina man pleads guilty to the carjacking and killing of a New Mexico police officer

Jan. 17, 2025 19:18 PM EST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A South Carolina man pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he gunned down a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him, marking a turning point in a case that had been set for trial later this year. Jaremy Smith entered the new plea during...

Book Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter, drier world

Jan. 14, 2025 10:54 AM EST

Albuquerque-born author Kyle Paoletta takes readers on a virtual road trip around his native region, transporting us across hundreds of years and thousands of miles in his new book “American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest.” As cities worldwide grapple...

Have an extra $4 million? You could buy the 'Breaking Bad' house

Jan. 03, 2025 19:34 PM EST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The house made famous by the “Breaking Bad” TV series is up for sale, and the owners of the otherwise unassuming home in one of Albuquerque’s older neighborhoods are hoping the property’s role in the long-running series will help them fetch a pretty penny. ...

Abilene Christian Wildcats and the Sacramento State Hornets square off in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dec. 20, 2024 03:51 AM EST

Sacramento State Hornets (7-5) vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats (8-4) Albuquerque, New Mexico; Friday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento State and Abilene Christian play at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Wildcats are 8-4 in non-conference play....

Biden adds to the nation's list of national monuments during his term. There's an appetite for more

Dec. 08, 2024 09:10 AM EST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did in 1906 what Congress was unwilling to do through legislation: He used his new authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument. Then came Antiquities Act...