KRQE News 13 - Northwest New Mexico

Feds: Drugs, booze cited in nun murder

Jim Winchester — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:30:25 GMT

The man charged with killing a nun on the Navajo reservation told investigators he broke into her convent residence to steal money for drugs and alcohol, according to a criminal complaint.

Salvation Army truck taken for joyride

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:27:40 GMT

Someone stole a Salvation Army truck from the charity's Farmington office and decided to take it off-roading.

Police: Suspect drove slain nun's SUV

Ian Schwartz — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:54:39 GMT

The FBI continues to be tight-lipped about the arrest early Thursday of a man believed to be connected to the murder of a nun in the Navajo Nation community of Navajo.

Farmington Mayor declines another term

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:26:01 GMT

The Mayor of Farmington has decided that three terms as the city's chief executive are enough.

Police make arrest in Espanola murder

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:54:48 GMT

State police say a 31-year-old Espanola man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man in a public housing development in the city.

Priest: Slain nun believed in forgiving

Ian Schwartz — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:07:13 GMT

FBI agents are sifting though new developments while trying to find the killer of a New Mexico nun murdered at her church on the Navajo Reservation.

No arrests in murder of reservation nun

Jim Winchester — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:54:27 GMT

Federal and tribal investigators are looking for witnesses and a missing car after a nun who spent 10 years at a mission church on the Navajo reservation was murdered over the weekend.

Unemployment takes toll on NM food bank

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:25:42 GMT

The number of San Juan County families in need of emergency food supplies has surged, and that has left the stock at the ECHO food bank at a record low.

California woman killed in NM crash

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:47:59 GMT

New Mexico State Police say a 47-year-old California woman has died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 40 in western New Mexico.

Udall asks for phone service for tribes

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:47:52 GMT

Sen. Tom Udall is asking the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission to share plans for providing telephone service to Native American communities.

San Fidel shop named historic site

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:48:28 GMT

A curio shop that sold Native American crafts during Route 66's heyday has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

2 bodies found on Navajo reservation

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:45:59 GMT

Investigators are looking into the discovery of two bodies found this week on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, but FBI agents say the deaths are not believed to be related.

Crashes, dangling semi close I-25

Bill Diven — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:45:03 GMT

Two crashes, one that left a big-rig trailer dangling off a bridge, closed Interstate 25 in Raton Wednesday night.

Mark Ronchetti weather from Red River

Mark Ronchetti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:37:20 GMT

Mark's weather update from Red River and photos submitted by our users.

Weather update from Mark Ronchetti

Mark Ronchetti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:30:49 GMT

Mark's weather update from Red River and photos submitted by our users.

Storm downs power lines in Four Corners

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:54:38 GMT

Power crews were dispatched to downed power lines Wednesday after a storm left several inches of snow in west Farmington and Kirtland.

Winter has unofficially arrived

Mike Powers — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:13:05 GMT

Much of New Mexico was drenched or covered in white as the first winter storm of the season crossed the state.

Budget-cutting plan would close prisons

Kim Vallez — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:24:22 GMT

The state Department of Corrections would close two New Mexico prisons under a plan it's proposing to deal with budget cuts passed by the Legislature but yet to be signed by Gov. Bill Richardson.

Wintry storm rolls through NM

Todd Dukart — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:02:12 GMT

Rain and snow fell over much of New Mexico on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, the first blast of wintry weather for most of the state this season.

Aztec superintendent leaving Nov. 4

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:26:40 GMT

Superintendent Linda Paul has resigned from the Aztec Municipal School District to serve as executive director of the upstart New Mexico Leadership Institute. Her resignation is effective Nov. 4.

Navajo lawmakers place Shirley on leave

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:24:46 GMT

Navajo lawmakers voted Monday to place the tribe's president on administrative leave, pending an investigation into allegations of ethical, civil or criminal involvement with two companies that had been operating on the reservation.

Bloomfield superintendent resigns

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:14:59 GMT

The Bloomfield school board has ended a two-month dispute by accepting the resignation of Superintendent Randy Allison.

Police: Property dispute ends in murder

Crystal Gutierrez — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:05:27 GMT

A fight over property boundaries may have led to the deaths of two Cibola County men in their 70’s. Cibola County detectives are investigating who crossed the line in a double murder Friday night.

Two killed in San Rafael shooting

Maria Medina — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:50:15 GMT

A land dispute may be behind the shooting deaths of two men and the arrest of another south of Grants Friday afternoon, according to Cibola County authorities.

State reports two men missing

Bill Diven — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:34:26 GMT

The state Missing Persons Clearing House has released information on two men reported missing from Bernalillo and McKinley counties.

Gallup plea dealing dumps DWI charges

Kim Holland — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:52:15 GMT

A judge and district attorney who vowed to stop breaking state law by pleading away DWI charges continue to do so, and one of the drivers they cut loose now stands accused in a fatal collision.

Body found in Farmington stream

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:51:27 GMT

The body of a man discovered partially submerged in a Farmington stream is the fourth body found in the past month — the third recovered from water — and police are calling the death suspicious.

Two planned burns smoke SF Forest

Bill Diven — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:27:03 GMT

On Monday fire managers treated an additional 80 acres within the Chaparral prescribed burn near Jemez Springs while preparing for a burn scheduled to start Tuesday southeast of Pecos.

NM city helps homeless deal with cold

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:21:32 GMT

With cold weather coming soon, officials in Farmington are preparing to help homeless people deal with the conditions.

NM man survives lightning strike

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:11:08 GMT

Less than two months after being struck by lightning in a storm that killed his horse and nearly killed him, Carl Leigh is back in the saddle again.