NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 has learned that a Utah police officer killed in the line of duty over the weekend has ties to the Four Corners. Santaquin Sergeant Bill Hooser died Sunday while investigating reports of a man standing on the back of a semi-truck as it drove on I-15. Police say the driver, identified as Michael Jayne fled from a traffic stop but made a U-turn and hit Sgt. Hooser killing him. Combating crime: New ballistics testing machines come to New Mexico The San Juan County Sheriff's Office says Sgt. Hooser began his career with them as a reserve deputy in 2012 be ..read more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Monday night, parents, students, and teachers are outraged at how South Valley Academy is handling the incident of a staff member accused of threatening a student with a box cutter. The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office says School Director Anthony Perea turned himself in to law enforcement on Monday. Perea is facing aggravated assault and child abuse charges. Mother talks about South Valley school director holding box cutter blade to son’s neck At Monday night's special governing meeting at South Valley Academy, parents were upset at how late they were no ..read more

A windy pattern will continue through the middle of this week. Parts of northern New Mexico could see wind gusts up to 65 mph Tuesday afternoon. Windy weather returned across New Mexico today. West winds were gusting anywhere from 30 to over 60 mph at times across parts of the state. Temperatures were cooler today for most too thanks to a cold front that moved through last night. Winds have been dying down tonight, but a few places (especially along and east of the central mountain chain) will hang onto breezy winds through Tuesday morning. Another round of strong winds will return Tuesday aft ..read more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's video that would make any parent's stomach sink, a child running into one of Albuquerque’s busiest roads. A daycare center was shut down for allowing that very thing to happen. A four-year-old child made a break across San Mateo, running through traffic. But where did that child come from? Turns out, it was the nearby La Petite Academy. “Facilities are required to report any major health or safety incident to us as it happened so that we can intervene and make sure that children are safe,” said Sara Mickelson, Deputy Secretary for the Early Childhood Educat ..read more

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they've discovered Earth-like environments on ancient Mars. NASA's Curiosity rover recently found higher than usual amounts of Manganese on Mars craters showing sediments where water used to be and a nearby shoreline of an ancient lake. Team based in New Mexico captures images of eclipse from 20 miles in space The rover has been exploring the planet's surface since 2012. NASA says the goal of the mission is to figure out what the surface of the planet is made of and if it could support life. Patrick Gasda, a Los Al ..read more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Ish Loya is the new boys basketball coach for the Rio Grande Ravens. Loya, a former Valley Vikings basketball star, is inheriting a team that finished 6-19 last season. Rio Grande embracing role as ‘sleeper team’ for state tournament "I'm excited about it," said Loya. "You know, we're going to use our strengths, maximize those as much as we can. But, yes, we're going to play fast. We're going to be in your face. We're going to be physical and just play hard." Prior to the new job with the Ravens, Loya was associate head coach at Northern New Mexico College ..read more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Lobos senior guard Jaelen House has been invited to the G-League Elite Camp in Chicago on May 11. House is one of 44 players who will scrimmage for two days with the hopes of moving on to the NBA Combine. Former Lobo JT Toppin earns invite to NBA Draft Combine The NBA Combine is also in Chicago, running from May 12-19. House, a three-time All-Mountain West selection, was also the league's Defensive Player of the Year in his final season with the Lobos ..read more

TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – 976 days, that's how long one dog at a Taos animal shelter has been held but this week she took a huge step toward finding her forever home. Stray Hearts Animal Shelter in Taos has placed three-year-old Mia in a foster-to-adopt program meaning she is one step closer to being adopted. Santa Fe looking for input on bicycle trail priorities A special person has been visiting Mia for several months bringing her special treats, tons of playtime, and lots of love. Last week, the shelter's behavior coordinator and long-time volunteer loaded Mia up into a van and brought her h ..read more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  It helped carry thousands of people in medical emergencies through Albuquerque for years. Now the city is donating a decommissioned ambulance to help thousands of people in the war-torn country of Ukraine.   "I want to thank everyone who helped us who stay with Ukraine," said Nataliya Edelman, with Ukrainian Americans of New Mexico.   Story continues below News: FBI: Missing Clovis 10-month-old has been found Events: What’s happening around New Mexico May 3-9 Cannabis: What does federal cannabis rescheduling mean for New Mexico? Trending ..read more

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New technology that helped the Albuquerque Police Department crack one of its highest-profile gun cases is now spreading statewide. The feds are paying for four new specialty machines that will help track shell casings found at crime scenes. "I think probably the best example of the impact that NIBIN has had, and sort of shell casing analysis has had, is the Solomon Peña case, for example," said New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez. "NIBIN" stands for the 'National Integrated Ballistics Information Network,' a program allowing police to compare bullet shell casings ..read more