New Mexico
Looking back at crime in Albuquerque during 2023
According to Albuquerque police, the department is ending the year with 96 homicide investigations.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexicans had to give too many condolences in 2023. According to Albuquerque police, the department is ending the year with 96 homicide investigations.
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies have 16 on their caseload – totaling 112 killings in the metro just for the two agencies this year.
“I think the community is tired of this, tired of the killings, and we need to work together as a community to put a stop to this,” said Alicia Otero with the New Mexico Crusader for Justice.
Otero has spoken to hundreds of heartbroken families in her role with the New Mexico Crusaders for Justice.
But the crime burden in the metro reached a new level this past summer when she had to help two families who lost young children to this crisis.
5-year-old Galilea Samaniego died after getting shot in a drive-by while she slept at her babysitter’s house near Blake and Unser. The five suspects are all teenagers.
Just weeks later, 11-year-old Froylan Villegas died as he left an Isotopes game with his family.
Police say three men shot at the family’s truck, mistakenly thinking it belonged to rival gang members.
“Even though it was a mistaken identity of the vehicles, that is still not OK. Just because it was a mistaken identity does not forgive what they’ve done to the family,” said a family friend of the Villegas.
“These individuals should have never been out in the community and a young man should have never lost his life,” said APD Chief Harold Medina.
Those back-to-back killings led Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to declare gun violence a public health emergency in the state, with some controversial consequences in the metro.
“So effective immediately no person other than a law enforcement officer or licensed security officer shall possess a firearm either openly or concealed,” said Lujan Grisham.
Now, frustrated New Mexicans will be looking at the governor and state lawmakers in just a few weeks as they head to the Roundhouse for a 30-day legislative session.
Mayor Tim Keller says — once again — crime legislation is a top priority and expectation. The city will ask for money to expand the use of the Real Time Crime Center.
APD credits the multi-million dollar tech hub with solving crimes faster, including Froylan Villegas’ murder.
“Our total ask was 10, or $20 million to integrate this for the entire metro area,” said Keller.
The Legislature convenes in two weeks.
New Mexico
New Mexico Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 Day results for April 11, 2026
The New Mexico Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at April 11, 2026, results for each game:
Powerball
06-47-49-53-60, Powerball: 06, Power Play: 2
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 3
Day: 8-3-7
Evening: 6-6-1
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Lotto America
01-21-26-29-32, Star Ball: 06, ASB: 03
Check Lotto America payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 4
Evening: 3-5-4-2
Day: 3-9-5-2
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Roadrunner Cash
10-19-20-26-31
Check Roadrunner Cash payouts and previous drawings here.
Powerball Double Play
01-04-22-36-48, Powerball: 17
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New Mexico
Historic La Posada De Santa Fe hotel sells for $58 million
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The historic La Posada De Santa Fe hotel recently sold for $58 million. The 157-room hotel has been around since 1882 and has been operating as a hotel since the 1930s, making it a staple in Santa Fe. Ashford Hospitality purchased the hotel in 2018, and now Abo Empire owns it as of last month.
Cousins Ryan Price and Trey Yates, who run Abo Empire, say the sale came at the perfect time, as the family-owned oil and gas company had just offloaded a family ranch and decided to try a hand in hospitality. “We wanted to find ways of planting those dollars back into New Mexico, and that happened to be right around the time La Posada came on the market,” Price said.
The new owners of Abo Empire are New Mexican locals. They say they have strong ties to the hotel and plan on keeping the building’s tradition alive while making some improvements.
Price and Yates say their families would choose to stay at La Posada during family vacations growing up, and Price even met his wife in the hotel lobby. “It’s always held a strong place in our hearts,” Price said.
So when making improvements, they plan on preserving the hotel’s spirit. “We feel like over the last decade, the hotel’s been underinvested in,” Yates said. “We’ll be pouring back into it and improving the hotel. There’ll be some major renovations happening for the next three years. Our goal is to keep the hotel open during a large part of this process.”
Yates says they’ll be doing the renovations strategically and upgrading each casita piece by piece throughout the process. “We’re gonna look at keeping the same type of New Mexican charm as well as bringing some things up to date,” Yates said.
Crescent Hotels and Resorts, in partnership with William Cole Companies, will manage the hotel together.
New Mexico
Strong to severe storms possible in New Mexico today
Good morning!
We are trending on the milder side throughout New Mexico to start the weekend. Temperatures in the metro area have fallen into the 50s this morning, which is above normal – especially for Albuquerque. Typically for April 11th low temperatures trend in the low 40s in the Duke City. A few showers have stuck around overnight after a wet Friday. Clovis was the big winner in regard to rainfall from yesterday’s showers and thunderstorms. The city picked up more than an inch of rainfall! Today, temperatures around the Land of Enchantment are forecasted to reach the 60s and 70s as showers and storms come back for the Land of Enchantment.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and push east through the evening. Some of these storms have the potential to turn strong to severe across northern and eastern New Mexico. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has part of the northern mountains along with eastern New Mexico in a Level 1 Risk to see severe storms and a Level 2 Risk in the southeast corner of the state. If storms do turn strong to severe this afternoon large hail and damaging winds will be the primary concern along with downpours. Showers are expected to linger late tonight into early Sunday morning as drier air funnels in.
Rain and mountain snow are expected in northwest and northern New Mexico on Monday and Tuesday as moisture funnels back into the state. A few inches of snow are forecasted to accumulate in the highest terrain of the mountains. Our next weathermaker will also bring strong winds to the Land of Enchantment again early next week. Wind gusts will range from 35-45 mph and possibly reach 50 mph along the central mountain chain and in eastern New Mexico. High temperatures next week will be seasonable to mild, throughout the state, before highs become slightly below normal on Tuesday. Stay weather aware today and have a great weekend!
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