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• Small plane headed to Denver area reported overdue

  March 31, 2013 1:00 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - A single-engine plane with one person aboard has been reported overdue on trip to the Denver area. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Piper PA-28 plane took off Saturday from Sandia Airpark Estates Airport east of Albuquerque and was headed to Centennial Airport south of Denver.... more »

• NM teen gunman kills 5 inside home

  January 20, 2013 12:43 PM

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Authorities in New Mexico say a teenage boy has fatally shot two adults and three children inside an Albuquerque home. The boy has been booked on murder and other charges. Bernalillo County sheriff's spokesman Aaron Williamson says the boy's motive and connection to the five victims... more »

• 'Ether Man' gets 156 years for NM rapes

  November 6, 2012 2:30 PM

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A Colorado inmate suspected of being the "Ether Man" serial rapist has been sentenced to 156 years in prison on rape charges in New Mexico. Robert Howard Bruce was sentenced Tuesday in an Albuquerque court after pleading guilty to nine charges of rape. Bruce is serving... more »

• Ex-Olympian, former Adams State runner killed in Arizona plane crash

  July 28, 2012 1:05 PM

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The wife of two-time Olympic distance runner Pat Porter confirms her husband, her 15-year-old son and her son's friend died in a fiery plane crash in Sedona, Ariz. Trish Porter said Friday that her 53-year-old husband was piloting the plane that crashed on takeoff Thursday. The... more »

• Trails and Rails: History on a Train Play Video

  April 21, 2012 4:38 PM

  Trails and Rails, it's a chance to ride the train and see history firsthand. We took the train to learn more about the Amtrak and National Park Service program that trains volunteers to tell passengers about the view out their window. It's a history lesson with a view. ... more »

• Albuquerque burrito bandits under arrest

  February 6, 2012 1:44 PM

  While you were watching the Super Bowl, Albuquerque Police had two suspects in jail on charges of stealing a burrito and doing harm to the owner. KOB TV4 has more. more »

• National gas prices down 9 cents in past 2 weeks

  December 4, 2011 2:48 PM

  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped 9 cents over the past two weeks. That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices, released Sunday, which puts the price of a gallon of regular at $3.29. Midgrade costs an average... more »

• Survey: US gas prices up 5 cents in past 2 weeks

  October 23, 2011 2:30 PM

  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - A survey says the average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has risen nearly five cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday puts the price of a gallon of regular at $3.47. Costs have seen similar... more »

• GOP showcasing Hispanic stars

  October 17, 2011 12:01 PM

  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Florida Sen. Marc Rubio are popular, political newcomers who toe a safe party line in presidential battleground states. The rising GOP stars are also Hispanics - a fact the Republican Party clearly hopes to capitalize... more »

• Massive NM fire somehow missed pot plant operation

  September 2, 2011 4:33 PM

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - This summer's Las Conchas fire in New Mexico scorched tribal lands, threatened Los Alamos and pushed bears into nearby cities. But it somehow spared more than 9,000 marijuana plants in a remote area of Bandelier National Monument. Officials say no arrests have been made in... more »

• New Mexico mayor was drunk when he signed deal

  August 4, 2011 11:41 AM

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Sunland Park, N.M., Mayor Martin Resendiz says he was drunk when he signed nine contracts with a California company that is now suing the city for $1 million. The Albuquerque Journal reports Thursday that Resendiz acknowledged during a deposition that he had been drinking for... more »

• Sex offender uses dumpster as legal address

  May 4, 2011 12:38 PM

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Albuquerque authorities arrested a homeless man for failing to notify them that he moved out of the trash dumpster he listed as his address. KOB-TV reports Charles Mader is a convicted sex offender and is required to give the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department a physical address.... more »

• Trestle on historic NM railway to be replaced

  March 20, 2011 4:02 PM

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A badly burned trestle along the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad route should be replaced in time for the May 28 opening of the seasonal railway. Railroad spokesman Nick Quintana tells the Albuquerque Journal that the historic railroad expects to be open along its entire... more »

• Falcons fall at New Mexico

  March 5, 2011 11:40 PM

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Playing on a heavily taped ankle, Dairese Gary had 17 points and seven assists in his final home game to lead New Mexico to a 66-61 victory over Air Force on Saturday. Gary, who made 11 of 13 free-throw attempts for the Lobos (20-11, 8-8 Mountain... more »

• Tranquilized bear tumbles from tree

  August 16, 2010 3:22 PM

  Residents of Albuquerque, New Mexico's Northeast Heights neighborhood came face-to-face with a bear Sunday morning. Jackie Vigeon first spotted the bear in one of the trees in her yard. She called the Department of Game and Fish and they told her to try and keep the bear scared... more »

• Passenger subdued, flight diverted to Albuquerque

  April 23, 2010 11:26 AM

  The FBI says a flight from Los Angeles to Florida was diverted to Albuquerque, N.M. after a passenger tried to open a cabin door. Crew members and fellow passengers on Delta flight 2148 subdued 46-year-old Stanley Dwayne Sheffield. He was taken into federal custody early Friday after the plane... more »

• Cat that wandered from Albuquerque to Chicago now heading home

  April 17, 2010 10:07 AM

  No one knows how a tabby from New Mexico wound up in Chicago, but lots of people have a role in a happy ending of the story of Charles the cat. He was picked up a stray but was spared when staff at Chicago Animal Care and Control found a... more »

• Probe of alleged serial rapist spreads to 4th state

  November 4, 2009 1:46 PM

  Authorities say a Pueblo man suspected of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women in New Mexico and Texas and trying to kill a Pueblo police officer has prompted inquiries from other investigators in Colorado and Kansas. Pueblo County sheriff's investigators said Wednesday they've been in contact with authorities in... more »

• $3M bond for alleged multi-state, serial rapist nabbed in Pueblo

  November 2, 2009 2:17 PM

  The man accused of the attempted murder of a Pueblo police officer and his family may be a serial rapist. Robert Bruce, 47, was arrested last month after he allegedly tried to blow-up the Pueblo West home of PPD officer Nathan Pruce. Pruce was scheduled to testify in a Peeping... more »