Add To Watchlist

ALBUQUERQUE

The Wire

Berry leads Albuquerque mayoral race

Mayor Martin Chavez appeared on his way out late Tuesday, as state Rep. Richard Berry told supporters he will be Albuquerque's next mayor.

NCAA games moving from NM to California in 2010

Citing issues associated with a $60 million renovation of The Pit, the NCAA is moving 2010 first- and second-round women's basketball tournament games from Albuquerque to Stanford, Calif.

The Vine
Baby shower celebrates zoo's largest baby
Source: KOB.com - New Mexico News

A baby shower was held over the weekend for Daizy, a baby elephant at the Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, NM. Video included.

Rethinking Cities: Introduction
Source: good.is

Currently, more than half the world's population lives in cities. And the complex collection of systems that make up a city's infrastructure have evolved, creating new and efficient ways to sustain and support a significant concentration of people.

Albuquerque Man gulps 33½ quarter pound burritos, wins eating contest - BostonHerald.com
Source: The Boston Herald

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Professional eater "Humble Bob" Shoudt ate 33½ burritos in 10 minutes, winning the 2009 World Burrito eating championship on Friday before an excited crowd at the New Mexico State Fair.

Police ID 7th body found at construction site
Source: msnbc.com

Medical examiners have identified a seventh woman whose remains were uncovered from an area razed for a housing development in Albuquerque, police said Tuesday.

New push for house number enforcement - emergency workers can't find homes (Video Report)
Source: KOB.com - New Mexico News

Excerpt: Police officers, firefighters and ambulance drivers keep running into the same problem in the Albuquerque area, but a new push to enforce city and county code could change that.

Neighbors fear 'vicious' dog (Video Report)
Source: KOB.com - New Mexico News

Excerpt: People in a West Side Albuquerque neighborhood say they are being terrorized by a neighbor's killer dog, and want the city to put it down before it hurts a child.

Groundskeepers at country club noticed a human hand in a water channel (Video Report)
Source: KOB.com - New Mexico News

Excerpt: Police say a body found Sunday in a ditch near the Albuquerque Country Club may be that of a missing elderly man. The man was reported missing just minutes before two groundskeepers at the country club found the body.

Eleventh Body Found In New Mexico Desert
Source: CNN

Eleven bodies have been found West of Albuquerque, NM. All appear to be women. Two have been identified. One of the victims was pregnant at the time of her murder.

Bob Gerding's Hunting & Fishing Show
Source: Outdoors New Mexico

New Mexico's biggest Outdoors Expo is next weekend. Karl Moffatt gives us a great preview.

Mexico has 400% more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than the Average Country

Mexico City, January 11, 2009, With last year's addition of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve and the town of San Miguel de Allende and the nearby Sanctuary of Jesus Nazareno de Atotonilco, Mexico has now a list of 29 World Heritage Sites in the UNESCO sponsored list.

We seek snitches, Albuquerque police want ad says
Source: AOL

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -The Albuquerque Police Department has turned to the want ads for snitches.

Police advertise for snitches
Source:

Albuquerque Police Department has turned to the want ads for snitches. An ad in an Albuquerque alternative newspaper, The Alibi, reads: "Wanted: People who hang out with crooks to do part time work for APD. Make some extra cash. Drug use and criminal record OK."

Albuquerque PS loosens band time limits
Source: KRQE-TV

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The Albuquerque Public Schools district is backing off new rules and giving high school bands a boost for their halftime shows at football games.

Police: Dog sodomized at Albuquerque shelter
Source: KOB.com - New Mexico News

Albuquerque police are investigating a disturbing case involving a man who sexually abused at least one dog at a local animal shelter.

Booming cities team to roar as sisters
Source: The Albuquerque Journal

Exports to Israel stood at $24.6 billion in 2002 but grew by about 70 percent to $42 billion by 2007.

Woman videotaped abusing puppy placed on leave
Source: KOB.com - New Mexico News

Disturbing video of woman kicking, throwing puppy

Video: APD officer, photographer scuffle
Source: KOB.com - New Mexico News

An Eyewitness News 4 photographer was cuffed and cited Thursday morning for disobeying a police officer. It was a situation where the photographer was trying to do his job. And now the Albuquerque Police Department is reviewing the tape to see if the officer crossed the line.

Mayor: Albuquerque to Get Sister City in Israel
Source: The New Mexico Jewish Link

It's official: Mayor Martin Chavez has announced that Albuquerque will have a sister city in Israel. Many people worked very hard to make this happen.

14 y-o girl sent to prison for being raped, judge goes on vacation
Source: KOB.com - New Mexico News

The district attorney's office is getting renewed criticism after throwing a girl in jail believed to have been raped. But Kari Brandenburg says her office was just trying to protect her.

Teen jailed for not aiding her rape case
Source: abqtrib.com

A 14-year-old Albuquerque girl was jailed for five days this week because she refused to testify against the stepfather prosecutors say raped her.

6,000 soldiers claim persecution by "Christian" evangelicals and Mikey Weinstein Is Going To Do Soemthing About It
Source: MotherJones.com

At Mikey Weinstein's home in the suburbs of Albuquerque, the picture window in the living room has been twice shot out. Sometimes Weinstein opens his front door to find dead animals on his porch, feces smeared on his walls, or slashes in his tires.

Daughters Call 911 On Speeding Dad
Source: KOAT.com

A ride reached triple-digit speeds Saturday night in Santa Fe County with an alleged drunk driver behind the wheel.

This area needs news. Click here to seed the vine