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Albuquerque officer involved in fatal crash fired
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- The Albuquerque police officer facing criminal charges for a February crash that killed a 21-year-old woman has been fired, Police Chief Ray Schultz said ...
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Heroes of church stabbing honored
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 ...
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Embattled APD officer fired
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 ...
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Mother of toddler arrested on child abuse charges
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 ...
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Injured hiker escorted from mountain
Posted at: 05/24/2013 3:50 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 4:59 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 ...
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Church stabbing suspect appears in court
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 ...
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Damaging wind blows out bingo night
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 ...
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Severe burns loss of leg cant ground ex-Marine as family begins anew in Las Cruces
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 ...
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How safe is that bridge youre driving over
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 ...
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Crews search for injured hiker in Sandia Mountains
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 ...
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Crews reach injured hiker
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 ...
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APD officer involved in deadly crash to be terminated
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 ...
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Hiker reported injured high in Sandias
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 ...
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City fires cop charged in fatal crash
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 ...
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Las Cruces police arrest man who allegedly pulled gun on teen
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 ...
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Teacher arrested after groping student police say
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 ...
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NM senators want expanded hours for port of entry
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico's U.S. senators are asking the federal government for 24-hour daily operation of a port entry at Santa Teresa along the international border with ...
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Funeral held for 8-year-old tornado victim
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, ...
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Feds warns Navajo about unspent housing funds
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- The Navajo Nation has had trouble spending hundreds of millions of dollars in federal housing funds over the past several ...
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UNM yanks SAE fraternity charter
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 ...
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Lawyers spar over audio recording in triple murder trial in Las Cruces District Court
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. ...
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Splash into summer Las Cruces pools open
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 ...
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UNM revokes fraternitys charter
The University of New Mexico has revoked the charter for one of its fraternities. The Dean of Students Office revoked the charter for Sigma Alpha Epsilon after the school says they violated the UNM Student Code of Conduct. According to the office, there was a non-registered party on April 1 which included consumption of alcohol by minors and an alleged sexual assault. The fraternity is ...
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Smoke dust and humidity produce Albuquerque haze
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A combination of wildfire smoke, dust from windy conditions and higher humidity is combining to produce haze and poor air quality in Albuquerque and areas north and south of the ...
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5 men honored to helping stop attack at NM church
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Five men have been honored by the city of Albuquerque for helping stop an assailant during a stabbing attack at a Catholic ...
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Albuquerque leading the way in sustainable development
The Global Warming debate over whether humans or natural processes are to blame for rising temperatures, is far from settled. But for many environmentalists and conservation groups there is a concern that the debate may detract from the fact that something must still be done about the unsustainable way in which humans currently live.
Albuquerque is leading many cities in the United States, and even the world, in efforts to develop a sustainable development program by which future generations will not have to suffer for the industry and economic growth of the present. Read more
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