A third of Mexico’s food is wasted. An NM food bank wants to bring some here. 

Most fruit and vegetables consumed in the U.S. are grown in Mexico, but plenty more never arrive, with more than a third of Mexico’s food going to waste, according to the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Dana Yost, president and CEO of the Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque, said that is often because market conditions … Read more

Man sentenced on home invasion, bank robbery charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to 26 years in federal prison for a home invasion of his father-in-law and robbing a bank. Officials say 36-year-old Marc Candelaria did it to fuel a gambling addiction. Court documents say on September 14, 2021, Candelaria staged a home invasion of his father-in-law and was … Read more

Man accused of ramming truck into Albuquerque bank

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Employees inside of an Albuquerque bank got quite the surprise as a man drove through the front. The Albuquerque Police Department was already looking for the suspect after he assaulted a man with a tire iron down the road. Police said Steven Gurule was caught on camera breaking into an SUV outside of … Read more