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Feds charge Rio Rancho woman for firearm offenses

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RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A Rio Rancho woman has been federally charged for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition while using controlled substances. The Fallout From Alec Baldwin’s Botched Criminal Trial 39-year-old Courtney Sparks appeared before a federal judge on July 23 and was placed on conditions of release to a halfway house while awaiting trial. According … Read more

Local golf coach organizes clinic to honor late brother-in-law, recruit first responders

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NO DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR GUTIERREZ-REED HEARING. A GOLF COACH WORKING TO RECRUIT MORE FIRST RESPONDERS AND TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF HIS LATE BROTHER IN LAW, TODD KERSTING, IS HOSTING A GOLF CLINIC FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AS A WAY TO THANK THOSE WHO TRIED TO SAVE ROSARIO ZITO’S LIFE. IT’S BEEN NEARLY TWO … Read more

District of New Mexico | U.S. Attorney and FBI Charge Rio Rancho Woman with Federal Firearms Offenses

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ALBUQUERQUE – A Rio Rancho woman was charged by criminal complaint for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition while using controlled substances. Courtney Leigh Sparks, 39, appeared before a federal judge on July 23, 2024, and will be placed on conditions of release in the third-party custody of a halfway house pending trial, which has … Read more

Albuquerque murder victim’s memorial stolen; family wants answers

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Nearly a year after a woman was shot and killed by a teen while looking for her stolen car, a memorial to commemorate her passing is now gone. Now the victim’s family is asking for your help.  Last July, Sydney Wilson, had tracked her car to a Smith’s on the west side, … Read more

Bernalillo County asks residents to ‘step up’ to fill vacant board seats

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Bernalillo County has vacancies across more than a dozen boards, councils, committees and commissions. It put a call out Monday asking residents to “step up and serve the community” by filling the seats. The groups looking for members range from lighter fare like the Youth Sports Commission and the Keep BernCo Beautiful Advisory Board to … Read more

Housing looms large in governor’s Albuquerque town hall • Source New Mexico

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At the second of a series of town hall meetings on Monday night, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham heard from members of the public for six hours. In an auditorium at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, locals raised issues ranging from difficulty finding mental health treatment, unfair or unlawful evictions, lack of … Read more