Wednesday’s Top Stories
- Albuquerque police release video showing teens hitting, killing bicyclist
- Photos: Hazardous winds leave a trail of destruction in New Mexico
- Lawmakers push final bills as legislative session nears end
- APD investigate fatal shooting near Central and Pennsylvania
- Albuquerque man accused of 2024 murder appears in court
- These movies were filmed in Santa Fe. Have you seen them?
Wednesday’s Five Facts
[1] Albuquerque police release video showing teens hitting, killing bicyclist – In May of last year police say 13-year-old Jonathan Overbay, 15-year-old William Garcia and 11-year-old Messiah Hayes intentionally hit and killed Scott Habermehl, who was riding his bike into work at Sandia Labs. Overbay was arrested earlier this week, while Hayes was arrested and turned over to CYFD on Tuesday night. Police are still searching for Garcia.
[2] Police look for vandals who took 23 fire extinguishers from parking garage – Albuquerque police are asking for help finding suspects accused of damaging parked cars in Civic Plaza. On March 9, security cameras outside the Civic Plaza underground parking garage captured five people walking into the garage. The group broke the glass boxes holding 17 fire extinguishers, removed them, and discharged the extinguishers on the vehicles around them. The group then returned a week later, with two more people, removing six more fire extinguishers and damaging more cars. Albuquerque CrimeStoppers said the cost of damages is around $67,000.
[3] Cold and breezy weather on last day of winter – Colder air on the backside of yesterday’s potent storm system is still accompanied with some windy weather. Less-windy conditions later this week into the weekend will continue with relatively mild air eventually returning as little precipitation will fall in the northern communities.
[4] How is New Mexico’s agriculture industry? 2025 report shows growth – A new report states that New Mexico’s agriculture industry is on the upswing. According to the latest ‘Feeding the Economy’ report, New Mexico’s food and agriculture industries saw a 4.4% increase from 2024 to 2025 in terms of economic impact. As far as wages go, those industries have generated $12.9 billion in wages this year, which is a 9.3% increase from last year.
[5] Santa Fe Regional Airport completes first phase of expansion plans – A little over three years after breaking ground, the Santa Fe Regional Airport completed the first phase of a major expansion project. The initial phase includes a bigger terminal, more paved parking, an outdoor patio, dog relief area, and more. They have also partnered with a new charter service, JSX, with flights to Dallas for the summer. The airport manager says they are excited to start on the second phase, taking out two buildings to expand the terminal.